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Chinmayi

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சின்மயி ஸ்ரீபதா
Chinmayi Sripada
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Background information
Native nameசின்மயி ஸ்ரீபதா
Birth nameChinmayi Sripada
Also known asChinmayee / Indai Haza
BornSeptember 10, 1984
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Playback Singer
  • Voice-Over Artiste
  • CEO Blue Elephant
  • Linguist
  • Baker
  • Erstwhile RJ & TV Host
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2002–present
Chinmayi Sripada is an Indian playback singer, working mainly for the South Indian film industry. She is also a voice actor, television presenter and radio jockey. She is the founder and CEO of a translation services company called Blue Elephant. She is often credited as Chinmayee/Indai Haza but her birth name is Chinmayi. She rose to fame for her critically acclaimed song "Oru Deivam Thantha Poovae (Kannathil Muthamittal) " from the National Award winning movie Kannathil Muthamittal. Chinmayi is also the first female singer in India to have an iOS App.[citation needed]

Early life and background[edit]

Chinmayi's family has a musical background, her paternal grandfather is a Padmabhushan awardee carnatic music great Dr.Pinakapani. Chinmayi's mother, T. Padmhasini, a singer and musicologist, taught her Carnatic music and Hindustani classical music. After her birth and early childhood in Mumbai, Chinmayi relocated to Chennai, where she attended the Children's Garden school until the age of 10. She was then enrolled at Hindu Senior Secondary School, Indira Nagar and went on to complete her school education through home study modules where she was partly home-schooled after her 10th standard.
Chinmayi received the CCRT Scholarship for Young Talent for Carnatic Music from the Government of India at 10.[1] She won the gold medal from All India Radio for Ghazals in 2000 and the Silver for Hindustani Classical Music in 2002. She learned German as a language in the Max Mueller Bhavan in Chennai and completed certification courses from NIIT and SSI in web design. During her school life, she held jobs with both Sify and studentconcepts.org. Chinmayi currently holds a Bachelor of Science degree in psychologyfrom the University of Madras.She is also a versatile dancer and mostly enjoys the Odissi form of dance. Apart from Tamil and English, she speaks Telugu, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam and German fluently.[2]

Personal life[edit]

On 16 September 2013 through a social networking site (Twitter) Chinmayi's mother Padmhasini revealed her future son-in-law to be Rahul Ravindran who is also a South Indian actor. Chinmayi and Rahul were friends, colleagues and in due course started dating each other by end of June 2013, 2 months to be precise.[3] The marriage took place on 5 May 2014.[4]

Career[edit]

Singing[edit]

Playback singing[edit]

She participated and won the singing of Sun TV, Saptasawarangal, following which she was introduced by Singer Srinivas to film composer A. R. Rahman. Chinmayi's playback singing career began with her performance of Rahman's "Oru Dheivam Thanta Poove" for the film Kannathil Muthamittal. After a couple of years of singing exclusively for Tamil, Telugu, Tulu and Malayalam films, she made her Bollywood debut in Mangal Pandey: The Rising with the song "Holi Re". About a year later, she garnered more recognition with her performances of "Tere Bina" and "Mayya" in the movie Guru. In 2007, the song "Beda Beda" marked her first venture into Kannada playback singing. She has since received critical acclaim for songs such as "Oru Dheivam Thantha Poove", Sahana", "Vaarayo Vaarayo", "Kilimanjaro", "Sara Sara" and "Asku Laska". Chinmayi as of date has to her credit over 1,000 songs in six different languages.[5]

Additional Works[edit]

Chinmayi announced that she will release a single in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu in iTunes on occasion of Joy of Giving Week on 2 Oct, and proceeds of which shall go to 17000 ft.org so as to promote philanthropy, charity and the concept of giving.[6]
She also collaborated with Shekar Ravjiani to launch a single in Tamil/Telugu the name of the album being Sitakokachiluka, again for which the legal downloads of it will go to Ma Niketan, a home that takes care of abandoned or uncared for girl children in Thane, a charity that composer Shekhar has been supporting.

Voice acting[edit]

Chinmayi turned a voice actor for the Tamil film Sillunu Oru Kadhal (2006), speaking dubbing for actress Bhumika Chawla. Since then, she has dubbed for several lead actresses in Tamil films, including Tamannaah Bhatia, Sameera Reddy, Samantha Ruth Prabhuand Trisha Krishnan. She has also provided her voice in dubbed Telugu films. She dubbed for the critically acclaimed fictional character Jessie who was portrayed by Trisha in Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya. The same character appeared in the film's Telugu version Ye Maaya Chesave and was portrayed by Samantha, while being portrayed by Amy Jackson in the Hindi version Ek Deewana Tha. Chinmayi dubbed for the character in all three films and won the Nandi Award for Best Female Dubbing Artist for Ye Maaya Chesave in 2010. Chinmayi dubbed in Vettai for Sameera Reddy and has dubbed for her in all Tamil movies. She dubbed for Samantha Ruth Prabhu in Eega in Telugu and its Tamil version Naan Ee in 2012. She dubbed voice for Nayantara for Tamil version of the movie Sri Rama Rajyam.[7] Chinmayi has dubbed for Samantha Ruth Prabhu in Atharintiki Daaredi and Ramayya Vasthavayya in Telugu.

Television and radio[edit]

Chinmayi served as a television presenter during the first season of Airtel Super Singer on STAR Vijay that was aired between April and August 2006 and the first season of Airtel Super Singer Junior from February 2007 to July 2007. In 2008, she returned as host of the second season of Airtel Super Singer, though she discontinued her role before the completion of the season, as she stated the show extended the period of the initial contract. During this time, she was also a radio jockey on Aahaa FM 91.9 in Chennai, on a breakfast show titled Aahaa Kaapi Klub. She later began compering Star Plus's Chhote Ustaad, which ran concurrently with another music talent show she started hosting in June, the debut season of Sun TV's Sangeetha Mahayuddham. On 15 August 2010, Chinmayi announced that that day's Chhote Ustaad would be her last as host, leaving the show after only eight episodes.

Entrepreneurship[edit]

Chinmayi serves as the CEO of Blue Elephant, a translation services company she founded in August 2005. The company has ever since been the language service provider for various Multinational companies like Scope E Knowledge, Ford, Dell, Ashok Leyland, Reliance India, to name a few. She received an award from SAARC Chamber for Women Entrepreneurship for Excellence in a niche industry for Blue Elephant in 2010.[8] In 2011, she became the first ever woman entrepreneur from Tamil Nadu to be selected for the prestigious FORTUNE/US State Department Global Women's Mentoring Partnership Program.[9][10]

Discography[edit]

Main article: Chinmayi Discography

Filmography As Voice Actor[edit]

YearMovieFor whom
2006Sillunu Oru KadhalBhumika Chawla
2007Unnale UnnaleTanisha
Satham PodatheyPadmapriya
2008JayamkondaanLekha Washington
Dhaam DhoomKangana Ranaut
SakkarakattiVedhika Kumar
Vaaranam Aayiram / Surya S/O Krishnan (Telugu)Sameera Reddy
2009TN-07 AL 4777Meenakshi
Yavarum NalamNeetu Chandra
Modhi VilayaaduKajal Aggarwal
Kandein Kadhalai / Priya Priyatama (Telugu; 2011)Tamannaah Bhatia
2010AasalSameera Reddy
Rakta CharitraRadhika Apte
Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai / Khilladi (Telugu)Neetu Chandra
Vinnaithaandi VaruvaayaaTrisha Krishnan
Ye Maaya ChesaveSamantha Ruth Prabhu
SuraTamannaah Bhatia
Manmadha Baanam (Telugu)Trisha Krishnan
2011Ko / Rangam (Telugu)Karthika Nair
Nadunissi Naaygal / Erra Gulabilu (Telugu)Sameera Reddy
Vanthaan VendraanTaapsee Pannu
DhadaKajal Agarwal
DookuduSamantha Ruth Prabhu
VediSameera Reddy
OstheRicha Gangopadhyay
2012VettaiSameera Reddy
Ekk Deewana ThaAmy Jackson
Sri Rama Rajyam (Tamil)Nayantara
Muppozhudhum Un KarpanaigalAmala Paul
EegaSamantha Ruth Prabhu
Naan EeSamantha Ruth Prabhu
MaattrraanKajal Aggarwal
Andala RakshasiLavanya Tripathi
Yeto Vellipoyindhi ManasuSamantha Ruth Prabhu
2013Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle ChettuSamantha Ruth Prabhu
Atharintiki DaarediSamantha Ruth Prabhu
Ramayya VasthavayyaSamantha Ruth Prabhu
2014Irandam UlagamAnushka Shetty
Endrendrum PunnagaiTrisha Krishnan
Aaha KalyanamVaani Kapoor
Alludu seenuSamantha Ruth Prabhu
ManamSamantha Ruth Prabhu
Oka Laila KosamPooja Hegde
LingaaSonakshi Sinha
2015I (Hindi)Amy Jackson
Bale Bale MagadivoyLavanya Tripathi
Some of the ads featuring her as a Voice Over artist

Awards and Nominations and Honours[edit]

Singing awards[edit]

Mirchi Music Awards
  • 2013: Female Vocalist of the Year – "Titli" (Chennai Express)
  • 2014: Mirchi Platinum Disc - Mast Magan
  • 2014: Mirchi Music Awards - Song of the Year - Zehnaseeb from Hasee Toh Phasee
  • 2014: Mirchi Music Awards - Album of the Year - 2 States
Zee Cine Awards
Filmfare Awards
Filmfare Awards South
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
Vijay Awards
South Indian International Movie Awards
  • 2011 – SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer – "Sara Sara"(Vaagai Sooda Vaa)
  • 2012 – Nominated – SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer – "Asku Laska" (Nanban)
  • 2013 - Nominated - SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer - "Mella Sirithaal" (Kalyana Samayal Saadham)
Vijay Music Awards
The Times Film Awards
  • 2011: The Chennai Times Award for Best Female Playback Singer – "Sara Sara"(Vaagai Sooda Vaa)
  • 2011: Nominated, The Hyderabad Times Award for Best Female Singer – "Opiri"(Pilla Zamindar)
Edison Awards
Isaiaruvi Tamil Music Awards
  • 2007: Best Female Playback Singer – "Sahana"(Shivaji)[14]
  • 2009: Best Female Playback Singer – "Vaarayo Vaarayo"(Aadhavan)[15]
  • 2008: Nominated, Best Female Playback Singer – "Avaram Poo"(Poo))
  • 2008: Nominated, Best Female Playback Singer – "Chinnamma Chilakkamma"(Sakkarakatti)
Mirchi Music Awards South
Other awards
Nominations

Awards for dubbing[edit]

Other awards[edit]

  • 1999: All India First and Best Performer Award from Sangam Kala Group
  • 2000: All India First from All India Radio for Ghazals
  • 2003: Pride of Sangam Award
  • 2008: RITZ Amazing Woman Award[26]
  • 2009: Vikatan Award for Best Television Show Host
  • 2011: Award from SAARC Chamber for Women Entrepreneurship for Excellence[27]
  • 2011: Vocational Excellence Award from Rotary Club of Madras[28]
  • 2015: Mercedes Benz - Ritz Woman of Merit award
  • 2015: Rotary Club Inner Wheel (Nanganallur) : Swarna Ratna Award

Honours[edit]

  • 2011: She has been selected as a Mentee to the Fortune/US State Department Global Women's Mentoring Partnership. She is one among three Indians and the only and first person from Tamil Nadu among 35 other women all over the world.[29][30]
  • On 19 October Chinmayi was bestowed with a Femina Penn Shakti Award in recognition of her entrepreneurial and social initiatives.

Trivia[edit]

  • 2010: She came on-screen for the song composed for World Tamil Classical Conference in 2010 directed by Gautham Menon and composed by A. R. Rahman – Semmozhiyaana Thamizh Mozhiyaam
  • 2011: She launched an App named as Chinmayi Sripada App. She is the first female singer in India to have an exclusive app on all iOS devices.[31] The App is also available in the android version
  • 2012: She did her first ever advertisement for Dheepam Oil in all the four south Indian languages (Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada)
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      4. Chinmayi Sripada is an Indian playback singer, working mainly for the South Indian film industry. She is also a voice actor, television presenter and radio jockey. She is the founder and CEO of a translation services company called Blue Elephant. Wikipedia
      6. Born: September 10, 1984 (age 31), Chennai
      7. Spouse: Rahul Ravindran (m. 2014)
      8. Parents: T. Padmhasini
      9. Awards: Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil, more
      10. Albums: Nathigal Nanaivathillai, more
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        Main Rang Sharbaton Ka
        2013
        Phata Poster Nikla Hero
        Zehnaseeb
        2014
        Anbil Avan
        2009
        Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa
        Idhayathai Yedho Ondru
        2015
        Yennai Arindhaal
        Vaarayo Vaarayo
        2009
        Aadhavan
        Madno
        2010
        Lamhaa - The Untold Story of Kashmir...
        Roja Kadale
        2014
        Anegan
        Sooiyan
        2015
        Enthaaraa Enthaaraa
        2013
        Thirumanam Enum Nikkah
        O Humnavaa
        2014
        Oru Thadavai Sollvaya
        2002
        Vaseegara
        Asku Laska Ammo Ammom
        2011
        Nanban
        Chinnamma
        2008
        Sakkarakatti
        Chennai Express
        2013
        Chennai Express
        Saajnaa
        2010
        Lamhaa - The Untold Story of Kashmir...
        Sara Sara Saara Kathu
        2011
        Vaagai Sooda Vaa
        Rooba Rooba
        2010
        Sara Sara
        2011
        Vaagai Sooda Vaa
        Holi Re
        2005
        Mangal Pandey: The Rising
        Inthalo Ennenni Vinthalo
        Oyaayiye Yaayiye
        2009
        Ayan
        Naetru Aval
        2013
        Maryan
        Dil Gira Dafatan
        2009
        Delhi-6
        Nila Ne Vaanam
        2009
        Enna Panni Tholache
        Maiyya Yashoda
        2010
        Jhootha Hi Sahi
        Pudhu Kadhal
        2003
        Yenna Solla
        2012
        Magudi Magudi
        2012
        Kadal
        Ennodu Nee Irundhaal
        2014
        Vandhe Maatharam
        2010
        Vandae Maatharam
        Titli
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