Sunanda(സുനന്ദ) (சுனந்தா) is an

Indian film The cinema of India, consisting of motion pictures made by the Indian film industry, has had a large effect on world cinema since the second half of the 20th century. Indian cinema is made up of various film industries, each focused on pr ...

playback singer, who predominantly works in (Hindi Cinema)

Tamil cinema Tamil cinema is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Tamil language, the main spoken language in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is nicknamed Kollywood, a portmanteau of the names Kodambakkam, a Ch ...

and

Malayalam cinema Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam, Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. It encompasses both th ...

. Her Song Jeethega Wohi Jisme hai Dam, of movie Sangraam and Tumhein dekhen meri Aankhein of movie Rang are very popular ]. She completed her pre-degree schooling in

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

before moving to

Chennai Chennai, also known as Madras (List of renamed places in India#Tamil Nadu, its official name until 1996), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population, largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost states and ...

in 1983. She was trained in carnatic music. She was introduced to South Indian film music composer

Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, multi-instrumentalist, lyricist and playback singer popular for his works in Indian cinema, predominately in Tamil cinema, Tamil in addition ...

, who offered her the debut playback song for the movie Pudhumai Penn (1984 film).

Career

Prior to her break in Tamil playback singing, she had sung Carnatic songs and slokas for a Malayalam documentary. Her debut film song was a hit, and she went on to sing multiple hit songs in Tamil and Malayalam movies in 1980s and 1990s. She was not able to continue active playback singing for many years for personal reasons.

List of Tamil songs

List of Telugu songs

References

Living people Artists from Kerala Women artists from Kerala 21st-century Indian women artists Year of birth missing (living people) {{India-singer-stub