Shamitha Malnad is a voice artist and

playback singer A playback singer, as they are usually known in South Asian cinema, or ghost singer in Western cinema, is a singer whose performance is pre-recorded for use in films. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and the performers lip-sync the ...

. She is known for her works in the

Kannada film industry Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. Kannada cinema is based ...

, as well as her works from Sugama Sangeetha and Devotional albums.

Career

Shamitha Malnad was first introduced to the film music by music director Gurukiran in the film ''Ninagaagi'' in 2002. She has worked for music directors such as Hamsalekha, Gurukiran, V. Harikrishna, Mano Murthy, and others.

Discography

Awards

* 2009 - Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada - "Madhura Pisumaatige ('' Birugaali'') * 2015 - Karnataka State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer - "Thalamalada Maleyalli" (''Bekku'')

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Malnad, Shamitha Living people Indian women playback singers Filmfare Awards South winners Kannada playback singers People from Shimoga district Film musicians from Karnataka Year of birth missing (living people) Singers from Bengaluru Women musicians from Karnataka 21st-century Indian women singers 21st-century Indian singers