Srinivasan Doraiswamy, known by his stage name Srinivas or Jeans Srinivas, is an Indian

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 ...

in the Tamil,

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, Telugu,

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, and

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music industries. Credited to 3000 songs, he is also a music composer, working on projects including films, jingles, albums, television serials, and devotional albums. He received the

Kalaimamani The Kalaimamani is the highest civilian award in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. These awards are given by the ''Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Mandram'' (literature, music and theatre), a unit of the Directorate of Art and Culture, Government ...

award by the Tamil Nadu state government in 2005 and the Tamil Nadu State Film Award twice for the songs " Minsara Poove" ( Padayappa) in 1999 and "Maargazhiyil" ( Onbadhu Roobai Nottu) in 2008. He has also received the Best Male Singer

Kerala State Film Award The Kerala State Film Awards are the film awards for a cinema of kerala, motion picture made in Kerala. The awards started in 1969 by the Department of Cultural Affairs (Kerala), Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala and sin ...

for the song "Bhasuri" ( Rathri Mazha) in 2007, the Film Critics Award for Best Composer for the movie " Seetha Kalyanam" in 2009, and Best Playback Singer for " Kaisi Hai Yeh Ruth" ( Dil Chahta Hai).

Early life

Singer Srinivas was born on 7 November in Ambasamudram in

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to Duraiswamy and Lakshmi.

Career

Srinivas began his musical journey in 1992 after being inspired by the soundtrack of Mani Ratnam's Tamil film " Roja," which featured fresh voices and sounds by debut composer

A.R. Rahman Allah Rakha Rahman (; born A. S. Dileep Kumar; 6 January 1967), also known by the initialism ARR, is an Indian music composer, record producer, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and philanthropist known for his works in Indian cinema ...

. Encouraged by Rahman, Srinivas relocated to Chennai in 1993 to pursue music seriously. His first film song was for the Telugu movie " One By Two" in Vidyasagar's music. He gained recognition with his rendition of Mehdi Haasan's ghazals, leading Rahman to offer him work in Chennai. Srinivas collaborated extensively with Rahman, singing tracks for several films. His notable works include "Mellisaiye" from " Mr. Romeo" (1996) and "En Uyire" from " Uyire" (1998). He achieved widespread acclaim with hits like " Minsaara Poove" from " Padayappa" (1999), earning him his first Tamil Nadu Government State award for Best Male Singer. Srinivas continued his successful collaboration with Rahman, contributing to songs like " Endendrum Punnagai" and " Snehidhane" from " Alaipayuthey" (2000) and "Muzhumadhi" from " Jodha Akbar" (2008). Apart from Tamil, Srinivas also worked on Telugu albums with Rahman, earning the moniker "Jeans Srinivas" after the popularity of his song " Priya Priya" in the Telugu version of the movie " Jeans." His association with Rahman extended to

, with recent contributions to films like " Galatta Kalyanam" (2021) and the Malayalam version of " Ponniyin Selvan - II." Throughout his career, Srinivas has been known for his versatile voice and close collaboration with A.R. Rahman.

Television

Be it '' Vijay Television'' Super singer or '' Zee Tamil Sa Re Ga Ma Pa'', with his outspoken comments and the continuous support and encouragement for the contestants throughout the season makes him one of the most favourite judges in the reality shows of Tamil Nadu.

Awards

, Tamil Nadu Government * Best Male Singer - Rathri Mazha, Kerala state film awards *

Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Playback The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer is given by the state government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil language, Tamil (Kollywood) films. K. J. Yesudas has won the award the most times (5). Th ...

- Padayappa and Onbadhu Roobai Nottu *2017 - Vijay Television Awards for Favourite Judge Male Vijay Television Awards

Discography

Tamil Discography (Selected Songs)

Telugu Discography

Kannada Discography (Selected Songs)

As music composer

;Films

Onscreen appearances

References

External links

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About Srinivas
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Srinivas 1959 births Living people Malayalam playback singers Indian male playback singers Kerala State Film Award winners Tamil playback singers Singers from Thiruvananthapuram Kannada playback singers Tamil Nadu State Film Awards winners Bollywood playback singers Filmfare Awards South winners International Tamil Film Award winners Film musicians from Kerala 20th-century Indian singers People from Tirunelveli district 21st-century Indian singers 20th-century Indian male singers 21st-century Indian male singers Institute of Chemical Technology alumni