Hariharan Anantha Subramani (born 3 April 1955) is an

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and

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singer who predominantly sings in

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languages. He has also sung over 15,000 notable songs in 10+ languages including

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, Sinhala, Maithili,

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, Odia,

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and

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. He is an established ghazal singer and one of the pioneers of Indian fusion music. Hariharan is widely regarded as one of the greatest playback singers in Indian cinema. In 2004, he was honoured with the

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by the

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and is a two-time

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winner. Hariharan, associating with Lesle Lewis, formed the duo

Colonial Cousins Colonial Cousins is an Indian duo, formed by singer Hariharan and singer-composer Leslee Lewis, who also have successful solo careers. Their eponymous first album hit platinum in sales in India and consistently headed the Indian music charts ...

. They have cut many private music albums and also scored music for few feature films in Tamil and Hindi. In 1992, Hariharan and late

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recorded under the label of T-Series crossed the 3-billion views mark on

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, making it the first devotional song in the world to do so.

Early life and education

Hariharan was born in a Tamil family to classical musicians H. A. S. Mani and Alamelu Mani. H. A. S. Mani – he was affectionately called Chellamani – groomed many Carnatic singers in Mumbai where he died in his early 40s due to cardiac arrest in 1963. His mother Alamelu Mani (born 1935) has had a long career as Carnatic vocalist and a distinguished teacher and was honoured with the title Sangeeta Pracharya in 2019. Hariharan did his schooling at

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. He then graduated from SIES College of Arts, Science & Commerce,

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. Thereafter he pursued his studies at the

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Career

Film career

At the start of his career, Hariharan did the concert circuit and also performed on TV. He sang for many TV serials (e.g., ''Junoon''). His debut song "Ajeeb Sa Neha Mujh Par Guzar Gaya Yaaron" won him an Uttar Pradesh State Film Award and a

nomination. Hariharan entered the world of

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in 1992 introduced by debutant music director A. R. Rahman with the patriotic song "Thamizha Thamizha" in

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's film '' Roja''. He was judged best male playback singer in the 1995

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State Government Film Awards for his soulful rendition of the song "

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" also by music director A. R. Rahman in Maniratnam's ''

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'' (Hariharan sang the song with K. S. Chithra). Hariharan has been one of the most trusted singers of Rahman and has sung many songs for him in long list of movies that includes '' Muthu'', ''

Minsara Kanavu ''Minsara Kanavu'' () is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language musical romantic comedy film directed and co-written by Rajiv Menon. The film stars Arvind Swamy, Prabhu Deva, and Kajol (in her Tamil debut), and revolves around Priya (Kajol), a conven ...

'', ''

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'', ''

Mudhalvan ''Mudhalvan'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language political action film co-produced, co-written and directed by S.Shankar. The film stars Arjun, Manisha Koirala, and Raghuvaran in lead roles, while Vadivelu and Manivannan appear in supporting ...

'', '' Taal'', '' Rangeela'', '' Indira'', ''

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'', '' Anbe Aaruyire'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

Enthiran ''Enthiran'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language science fiction action film co-written and directed by S. Shankar. It is the first instalment in the ''Enthiran'' film series. The film stars Rajinikanth in dual lead roles as a scientist and th ...

'' etc. He composed music for the Indo Polish Film'' No Means No''. In 1998, Hariharan won the national award for the best playback singer for the soulful rendition of the song "Mere Dushman Mere Bhai" from the Hindi movie ''Border'', composed by

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. Hariharan got another National Award for the

song "Jiv Rangla" from ''

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.'' He has sung more than 500 Tamil songs and nearly 200 Hindi songs. He has also sung hundreds of songs in

and Odia languages. Hariharan has acted in a Tamil film with

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, ''

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'' (2005), and played cameo roles in the Tamil film ''

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'' and the Malayalam film '' Millennium Stars''.

Ghazals

Hariharan is one of the foremost Indian

singers and composers with more than thirty albums to his credit. In his early career, he cut several successful ''ghazal'' albums, writing most of the scores himself. One of Hariharan's first ghazal albums was '' Aabshar-e-Ghazal'' with

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, which went gold in sales."Artist biography: Hariharan"
, Indianmusicinfo.com; retrieved 28 January 2011. Another outstanding ''ghazal'' album was '' Gulfam'', which not only hit double platinum in sales but also fetched Hariharan the Diva Award for the Best Album of the Year in 1995. The other ghazal albums from him Hazir'' (1992)'', '' Jashn'' (1996), '' Halka Nasha'' (1996)'', ''Paigham'' (1997), ''

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'' (2000), and Lahore Ke Rang Hari Ke Sang'' (2005). His live concert recordings, '' Hariharan in Concert'' (1990), ''

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'' (1996) and '' Swar Utsav'' (2001). His latest ghazal album is '' Lafzz...'' (2008). The album ''Lahore Ke Rang Hari Ke Sang'' won rave reviews and critical acclaim inside and outside India. A. R. Rahman was an avid listener of his ghazals way before roping him in to sing his first song in Tamil film music, "Thamizha Thamizha", for the film '' Roja''.

Colonial Cousins

The year 1996 was a career milestone; he formed the band ''

'' with

-based composer and singer Lesle Lewis. Their first album, ''

'' was a fusion album and was the first Indian act to be featured on ''

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''. It won a string of awards including the MTV Indian Viewers' Choice award and Billboard Award for the Best Asian Music Group. The next albums by this band were ''

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'' (1998) and '' Aatma'' (2001). Colonial Cousins released their fourth studio album " Once More" on 29 October 2012 under the label Universal. The 2009 Tamil film ''

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'' had score and soundtrack composed by Colonial Cousins. They also scored the 2010 Tamil film ''

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''.

Recent years

In 2004, he was awarded the

and Yesudas Award for his outstanding performance in music."Padma Shri Award recipients list"
. India.gov.in. Retrieved on 1 January 2012. Hariharan collaborated with

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based band

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for a track called "Bolo Bolo". He released an album called ''Destiny'' with Punjabi/bhangra artist

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. He coined the terminology "Urdu Blues" with his fairly successful album ''

'' which featured musicians like Anandan Sivamani the percussion maestro, Ustad Rashid Mustafa on

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, Ustad Liyaqat Ali Khan on

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and

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. He also performed the Swagatham song in the

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opening ceremony held in New Delhi on 3 October. During 2010–2011, he appeared in a music show in

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named ''Hariyudan Naan'' which was aired every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Hariharan collaborated with Sarangan Sriranganathan for "Sruthi" at the Sydney Hill Centre and the Melbourne Robert Blackwood Hall Australia in 2011. He unofficially released ghazal singer

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's first international single 'Gham e Duniya' at the Gateway Hotel, Bangalore. In an interview in 2012, he said that he was no longer receiving offers to sing for Bollywood as music composers wanted to experiment with singers from the younger generation. He was selected as a judge for Asianet Star Singer Season 6 programme, a very popular music contest television show for upcoming singers in Malayalam. Hariharan was a part of the 'Royal Stag Barrel Select MTV Unplugged', aired in December 2015.

Major awards

; Civilian Awards * 2004 –

;

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* 1998 –

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: "Mere Dushman", ''

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'' *

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–

: "Jeev Dangla Gungla Rangla", ''

'' ;

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* 2011 –

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– for the song "Pattu Paaduvaan" in the film '' Pattinte Palazhi'' music by Suresh Manimala ; Swaralaya-Kairali-Yesudas Award * 2004 – for his outstanding contribution to Indian film music ;

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards Tamil Nadu State Film Awards were given for excellence in Cinema of Tamil Nadu, Tamil cinema in India. They were given annually to honour the best talents and provide encouragement and incentive to the South Indian film industry by the Governmen ...

* 2004 – Best Male Playback Singer – for various films * 1995 – Best Male Playback Singer – for the song "Koncha Naal" in the film ''

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'' ;

Nandi Awards The Nandi Awards are annual awards presented by the Government of Andhra Pradesh to recognise excellence in Telugu cinema, theatre, and television, as well as lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. The awards are named after the monolithic ...

* 1999 – Best Male Playback Singer – for the song "Hima Semalloyallo" in the film '' Annayya'' ;

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– Best Male Playback Singer – for ''Amrithamayi'' from '' Snehaveedu'' *

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

– Best Male Playback Singer – for "Aaro Padunnu" from '' Katha Thudarunnu'' ; Kalakar Awards * 8th Kalakar Awards 2000 – for Best Male Playback Singer ;

Filmfare Awards South The Filmfare Awards South are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema, Malayalam cinema and Kannada cinema. They are presented by ''Filmfare'' magazine of The Times Group. When it was intr ...

– Best Male Playback Singer – for "Aaro Padunnu" from '' Katha Thudarunnu'' ;

Vijay Awards The Vijay Awards are presented by the Tamil television channel STAR Vijay to honour excellence in Tamil cinema. It has been given annually since 2006, with the latest—the 10th edition—of the award-giving ceremony having been held i ...

* 2009 – Best Male Playback Singer – for "Nenjukkul Peithidum" from ''

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'' * 2021 - Lokmat Sur Jyotsna National Music Award 2021 for his contribution to Indian music

Television

; Reality show as Judge

Discography

*'' Aabshar-e-Ghazal'' *''

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'' *''

'' *'' Dil Aisa Kisi Ne Mera Toda'' *'' Dil Ki Baat'' *'' Dil Nasheen'' *'' Ghazal Ka Mausam'' *'' Gulfam'' *'' Halka Nasha'' *'' Hariharan - Down the Years'' *'' Hariharan in Concert'' *''Horizon'' *''

Intoxicating Hariharan Hariharan Anantha Subramani (born 3 April 1955) is an Indian playback, bhajan and ghazal singer who predominantly sings in Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada and Telugu languages. He has also sung over 15,000 notable songs in 10+ languages incl ...

'' *'' Jashn'' *''

'' *'' Kuch Door Hamare Saath'' *'' Lafzz...'' *'' Lahore Ke Rang Hari Ke Sang'' *''

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'' *''

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'' *'' Qaraar'' *'' Reflections'' *''

'' *'' Swar Utsav'' *''Sukoon'' *'' The Great Ghazals'' *'' The Very Best of Hariharan Ghazals'' *'' Visaal – Ghazals for Connoisseurs'' *'' Waqt Par Bolna'' Albums by Colonial Cousins *''

– MTV Unplugged'' *'' Colonial Cousins – The Way We Do It'' *'' Colonial Cousins – Aatma'' *''

'' (soundtrack album) *''

– Once More''

Featured albums

*''

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– by A. R. Rahman'' *''1995 Meghutam – The Cloud Messenger (Pt. Vishwamohan Bhatt)'' *''2000 Sartaj'' *''2002 Tum Aaye'' *''2004 Dhaani'' *''2008 Tum Jo Mile'' *''2009 Lajwaab – Tribute to Medi Hasan'' *''Asha Wali Dhoop'' *''Chand Ke Saath'' *''2011 Hasrat'' *''2011 Sarhadein: Music Beyond Boundaries'' *''2014 JIL (Just In Love): Music By Dr. Kelvin Jeyakanth''

As Actor

Hariharan has debuted as an actor in the Malayalam movie Dhaya Bharati released on 25 October 2024. He also acted in a lead role in the movie below: Name: Power of Women (2005), Language: Tamil

References

External links

* *Sai, Veejay (4 October 2012
Success... on his terms

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