Renuka Arun is a classical music singer and play back singer in

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. She is the Gulf-Andhra Music Award (GAMA) winner for the best playback singer in Telugu for the year 2017. Renuka is a veteran of

Carnatic music Carnatic music, known as or in the South Indian languages, is a system of music commonly associated with South India, including the modern Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and Sri Lanka. It is o ...

circuit, with more than 550 concerts to her credit. She started her music lessons at the age of 4. She gained instant popularity with the rendering of song 'Endaro' in the

movie

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In addition to her Performances of Carnatic music and film playback singing, Renuka teaches music at a music school in

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. She is a regular columnist on music in

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news paper

Early life and career

Renuka was born in

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. She works as an IT professional. Renuka conducted her first concert while in grade 7. Renuka was a regular in fusion music scene in Kerala. She was also involved with Flamenco dancer Bettina's group of fusion music. She has been learning music under the tutelage of Chandramana Narayanan Namboodiri for the last 30 years

Playback singer

Notable film songs

Renuka gained wide spread accolades for the song Endaro and Sitha Kalayanam

Telugu songs

Malayalam songs

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Renuka Arun
on m3db.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Arun, Renuka Living people Indian women playback singers Women musicians from Kerala 1981 births Singers from Kerala Women Carnatic singers Carnatic singers 21st-century Indian women singers 21st-century Indian singers