Sujith Vasudevan I (born 3 October 1969), professionally credited as Sharreth, is an Indian music director and singer. He predominantly composes film scores and songs for

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, but has also composed many songs for the

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and

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film industries too. He won the

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for the best music director in 2008. He won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director in 2011 for the film '' Ivan Megharoopan''. He was also the first recipient of the Kerala State Film Award for Best Classical Music Singer for his song ''Bhavayami'' in the film ''Meghatheertham''. He is the son-in-law of famous music director

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Early life

Born to Vasudevan Achari and Indiradevi in

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, Sharreth is a protégé of carnatic music

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M. Balamuralikrishna. He made his debut as a

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in 1990 through the Malayalam language film ''

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''. Prior to debuting as a composer, Sharreth had a sporadic presence as a playback singer for films. His first song was 'Dum dum dum', a duet with

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for the Malayalam film '' Onningu Vannengil'' (1985).

Personal life

Sharreth is married to Seetha Rajan daughter of

since 19 March 1999. They have a daughter Diya born in 2006.

Career

He was one of the permanent judges of ''

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'' on

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till the end of the fifth season. From 26 September 2011, he has become a judge along with P. Jayachandran on the

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musical reality show ''Super Star – the Ultimate''. From May 2012, he has become a judge along with

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and S. P. Shylaja on the

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's ''Gandharava Sangeetham''. From February 2013, he was a judge along with

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and Sujatha on the

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's singing reality show ''Indian Voice'' (season 2) and ''Indian Voice Junior''. His memoir written by Sanjeev Pillai titled ''Aathmaraagam'' was published by Litmus Publications (an imprint of

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) in 2014. At present, he is one of the permanent judges of ''

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'' hosted by

from 2020, along with K .S Chithra,

G. Venugopal Gopinathan Nair Venugopal (born 10 December 1960), popularly known as G. Venugopal, is an Indian playback singer known for his works in Malayalam films. He started his singing career in the film '' Odaruthammava Aalariyam'' (1984). Since then ...

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and Manjari.

Awards

* 2011 –

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for Best Music Director – '' Ivan Megharoopan'' * 2009 – Kerala State Film Award for Best Classical Music Singer – "Bhavayami" from ''Meghatheertham'' * 2008 –

for Best Music Director (Malayalam) – ''

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'' * 2008 – Mullassery Raju Music Award – ''

Discography

Film discography

Independent album discography

* ''Sangeetha Paravai'' (Tamil) * ''Chitra Pournami'' (1994) * ''Sarana Manthram'' (1994) * ''Chaithra Geethangal'' (1997) * ''Pasupathaasthram -Sree Kadampuzha Bhagavathi'' (1997) * ''Gopeechandanam – Guruvayoorpuran Songs'' (1999) * ''Onappoovu'' * ''Gurudevan'' (2001) * ''Veendum'' (2003) * ''Sree Gananaatham'' (2008) * ''Devapampa'' (2009) * ''Sasthavu'' (2010) * ''Strawberry Theyyam'' (2014) * ''Njanappana (ART OF LIVING'' (2014) * ''Pahimam Padmanabha'' (2015) * ''Green Symphony'' (2015) * ''Paavana Pamba'' (2016) * ''Madhumasa mazha (Ronima Creations) '' (2022)

As singer

As dubbing artist

Television

*All are Malayalam shows unless noted ;As Judge

Concerts

In 2024,

headlined the

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concert on May 11th at the Chabot Performing Arts Center, Hayward, California. Organized by Kalalaya sponsored by Nambiar Builders, the event featured her signature melodies across multiple Indian languages, with support from musicians such as Sharreth and K. K. Nishad. The concert celebrated Mother's Day, adding a sentimental note to the evening.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sharreth Living people Musicians from Kollam Malayalam film score composers Kerala State Film Award winners Filmfare Awards South winners 1969 births Film musicians from Kerala Singers from Kollam 20th-century Indian composers 21st-century Indian composers 21st-century Indian singers 20th-century Indian singers Indian male playback singers Malayalam playback singers Indian male film score composers 20th-century Indian male singers 21st-century Indian male singers