M. M. Manasi is an Indian playback singer trained in Hindustani vocals and also dubbing artist. She has sung more than 170 songs in

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, and

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. Her hits in Tamil are "Stylish Thamizachi" in ''

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'', "Kattikeda" in ''

Kaaki Sattai ''Kaaki Sattai'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by R. S. Durai Senthilkumar and produced by Dhanush under Wunderbar Films. The film stars Sivakarthikeyan and Sri Divya, with Prabhu and Vijay Raaz in supp ...

'', "Semma Mass" in '' Massu'', "Robo Romeo" in ''

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'', "Sottavaala" in ''Puli'', "Aatakari Maman Ponnu" in

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's 1000th film ''

Tharai Thappattai ''Tharai Thappattai'' is a 2016 Tamil-language musical drama film written, produced and directed by Bala. The film features M. Sasikumar and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar in the leading roles, while Ilaiyaraaja composed the film's music based on ka ...

'' and "Ranjithame" in ''

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''. She won the

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for ''Rangamma Mangamma'' from the 2018 Tollywood periodic-drama film ''

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''.

Early life

Manasi was born to

-speaking parents in

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and grew up in

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. At the age of 2, she started learning music. Her first public performances were

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s sung during

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and

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poojas. She completed her studies at the School of Management at D.G. Vaishnav College. She has a sister, M. M. Monisha, who is also a playback singer.

Career

Manasi was introduced by

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to the Kannada music industry for the movie ''

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'' and by Vidhyasagar in Malayalam for ''

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''. She made an entry into Bollywood with "Daddy Mummy" in ''

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'' for music director

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. This song has over 20 million views on YouTube. Apart from singing, Manasi has also done voice acting for leading heroines in the Tamil film industry. These include '' Baahubali'', '' Thozha'', '' Dharmadurai'', ''

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'', and ''

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'' for

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, ''

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'' for Kajal Agarwal, '' Anjaan'' for

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in ''

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'', '' Meaghamann'' for

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, '' Darling'' and ''

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'' for

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, ''

'' for Bindhu Madhavi, ''

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'' for Taapsee, ''

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'' for Thulasi, ''Idharkkuthane Aasai Pattai Balakumara'' for Swathi, '' Thirumanam Enum Nikkah'' for Nazriya, and ''

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'' for

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. Manasi has sung in Telugu and has many charting songs to her credit, like "Bhelpuri" in ''

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'', "Notanki" in ''

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'', "Private Party" in ''

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'', "Gunde Aagi Pothande" in '' Shivam'', "Meenakshi" in '' Masala'', "Om Sarvani" in ''

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'', "Mara O Mara" in ''

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'', "Lucky Lucky Rai" in ''

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'', and "Rangamma Mangamma" in ''

.''

Discography

As playback singer

This is only a partial list; Manasi has sung over 170 songs in

and

Dubbing artist

Television title songs

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Manasi, M. M. 1993 births Tamil playback singers Telugu playback singers Kannada playback singers Living people Singers from Chennai Indian voice actresses Indian women playback singers Women Hindustani musicians 21st-century Indian singers 21st-century Indian women singers Women musicians from Tamil Nadu Indian women classical singers South Indian International Movie Awards winners