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{{Infobox musical artist
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{{Infobox person
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1980|05|08}}
| name = Kalpana Raghavendar
| birth_place = [[Chennai district|Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| image = Singer Kalpana Raghavendar.jpg
| genre = [[Playback singer|Playback singing]], [[Carnatic music]]
| birth_date = 8 May
| occupation = Singer
| birth_place = Chennai,[[Tamil Nadu]],[[India]]
| website = {{facebook|kalpana.raghavendar.5}}
| nationality = Indian
| parents = [[T. S. Raghavendra|T. S. Raghavendar]] (Father) <br/> Sulochana (Mother) <br/>
| genre = [[Playback singer|Playbacksinging]]
| occupation = Singer, actor, voice actor
| background = solo_singer
| website = [https://www.facebook.com/kalpana.raghavendar.5/ Kalpana Raghavendar] <br/> [https://www.facebook.com/KalpanaRaghavendarFansClub0805/ Kalpana Raghavendar fans club]
}}
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'''Kalpana Raghavendar''' (born 8 May 1980) is an Indian [[playback singer]], winner of [[Star Singer|Idea Star Singer]] Malayalam and participant in Bigg Boss Telugu Season 1, songwriter and actor. She started her career as a playback singer at the age of five and, by 2013, had recorded 1,500 tracks and performed in 3,000 shows in India and abroad.<ref name=filmy>{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article1448379.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140121011559/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article1448379.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 January 2014|title=Filmy-carnatic renditions|work=New Indian Express|date=4 February 2013}}</ref>


In 2010, she was the winner of the south Indian singing show ''[[Star Singer]]'' season 5, broadcast by the Malayalam TV channel [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/kalpana-raghavendra-wins-idea-star-singer-season-5-317824|title=Kalpana Raghavendra Wins Idea Star Singer Season 5|date=25 September 2011|work=[[International Business Times]]}}<br>- {{cite web|url=http://www.keralatv.in/2011/09/winner-of-idea-star-singer-season-5-is-kalpana/|title=Kalpana Raghavendar Winner Of Idea Star Singer Season 5|work=Kerala TV|access-date=6 January 2016|archive-date=29 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729093042/http://www.keralatv.in/2011/09/winner-of-idea-star-singer-season-5-is-kalpana|url-status=dead}}</ref> She is a judge of ''Super Singer Junior''.
'''Kalpana Raghavendar''' is an Indian [[playback singer]], [[Dubbing (filmmaking)#India|dubbing]] voice actor, song writer and actor. She started her career as a playback singer at a very early age. She has so far sung more than 1300 songs in various languages. She was the winner of South India’s competition ''[[Star Singer]]'' for Season 5.


==Early life and background==
==Early life and background==
Kalpana was born to [[T. S. Raghavendra]] and Sulochana on May 8th. Her father was a playback singer, actor and composer. Her mother was also a singer. She has a younger sister, Shekinah shawn (prasanna) who is an opera singer. Kalpana's grandmother, Lakshmamma was instrumental in getting her into singing as she used to persuade Kalpana’s father to teach her music. Kalpana would listen to songs on the radio and sing, after which her father began teaching her. He used to take her to recordings along with him. She sang her first song for a [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film when she was around 5 years old. Kalpana learnt [[Carnatic music]] under Sri [[Madurai T. Srinivasan]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/congenially-classical/article4268999.ece|title=Congenially classical|author= Malathi Rangarajan|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=January 10, 2013 }}</ref> and western classical music under Augustine Paul.
Raghavendar was born into a musical family. Her father, [[T. S. Raghavendra]], was a renowned playback singer, actor and composer, and her mother, Sulochana, is also a singer.<ref name=filmy/> She has a younger sister, Shekinah Shawn (born Prasanna Raghavendar) who is an [[opera]] singer.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/a-night-at-the-opera/article3349113.ece |title=Shekinah shawn opera|date=24 April 2012|work=[[The Hindu]]|last=Gautam|first=Savitha}}</ref> Raghavendar took her [[Carnatic music]] lessons under Madurai T. Srinivasan.<ref name=congenially>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/congenially-classical/article4268999.ece|title=Congenially classical|author= Malathi Rangarajan|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=10 January 2013 }}</ref> She has a [[Master of Science in Information Technology|Master of Computer Applications]] degree and is{{when|date=September 2023}} pursuing a [[Master of Philosophy]].<ref>{{cite news|title=About Kalpana|date=21 September 2014|work=Vasundhara magazine}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Raghavendar began her musical career at the age of five. She acted in the film ''[[Punnagai Mannan]]'' aged six.<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 March 2018 |title=என் பாடல்கள் அளவுக்கு முகம் தமிழ் ரசிகர்களுக்குப் பரிச்சயமானதில்லை: கல்பனா ராகவேந்தர்! |language=ta |trans-title=My face is not familiar to Tamil fans as my songs are: Kalpana Raghavendar! |work=[[Dinamani]] |url=https://www.dinamani.com/cinema/special/2018/mar/16/my-face-is-not-familiar-to-my-fans-singer-kalpana-ragavendhar-2881861.html |url-status=live |access-date=21 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125203910/http://www.dinamani.com/cinema/special/2018/mar/16/my-face-is-not-familiar-to-my-fans-singer-kalpana-ragavendhar-2881861.html |archive-date=25 November 2018}}</ref> Her first vocals were for a family song with [[P. Susheela]], [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[M. M. Srilekha]] and her younger sister Prasanna, composed by the music director Saluri Vasurao.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4mxZgnmtTU|title=Kalpna interview - about her|publisher=[[ABN Andhra Jyothi]]|date=21 October 2015|via=YouTube|access-date=5 January 2016|archive-date=10 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310140850/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4mxZgnmtTU|url-status=dead}}</ref> As an adult, she started her career as a full-fledged playback singer in 1999 with the song "Mangalagouriki" from the Telugu film ''[[Manoharam (2000 film)|Manoharam]]'' under the music director [[Mani Sharma]]. She has worked with many legendary composers and singers like [[M. S. Viswanathan]], [[Ilaiyaraaja]], [[A. R. Rahman]], [[K. V. Mahadevan]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] and [[K. S. Chithra]]. She is more familiar to the public as a stage performer rather than a playback singer, having performed nearly 3,000 stage shows worldwide.<ref name="filmy"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Raining-Music-for-a-Cause/2015/07/07/article2905783.ece|title=Raining Music for a Cause|work=[[New Indian Express]]|date=7 July 2015}}<br>- {{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Melodies-United-by-Tune-Divided-by-Language/2015/05/23/article2828063.ece|title=Melodies United by Tune, Divided by Language|work=New Indian Express|date=23 May 2015}}<br>- {{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Rahman-and-Team-Recreate-Magic/2014/10/04/article2460733.ece|title=Rahman and Team Recreate Magic|work=New Indian Express|date=4 October 2014}}</ref> In 2013, she was the lead performer in a tribute concert for her guru, Madurai T. Srinivasan.<ref name=congenially/>


==Filmography==
===Child actor and dubbing voice actor===


=== Television ===
Kalpana started her career as child actor and a dubbing artiste. As a child she acted in 30 movies. Her first movie as a child actor was in the [[Malayalam]] film ''[[Ee Nadu]]'', for which she was selected by director [[I. V. Sasi]] from 35 children auditioning. From then she acted for Telugu and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] films including ''Sitaramakalyanam'' and ''Dance Master''. She also provided [[Voice acting|voiceover]] for many child actors, notably in the Telugu film ''[[Anjali (film)|Anjali]]''.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Channel
! Language
! Notes
|-
|2010
|[[Star Singer]]
|[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]
| Malayalam
|[[Star Singer]] 2010 winner
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Bigg Boss Telugu (season 1)]]''
| [[Star Maa]]
| Telugu
| 11th place- evicted on day 28
|-
|2018
|''[[Super Singer Junior]]'' season 6
|[[Star Vijay]]
| Tamil
|Judge
|-
|2019
|''Super Singer TV'' season 1


|Star Maa
===Playback singer===
| Telugu
|Judge
|-
|-
|2020
|''[[Super Singer Junior]]'' season 7


|Star Vijay
She started singing professionally at the age of 5, and sang her first song for the music director Saluri Vasurao where she sang a family song alongside [[P. Susheela]], [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[M. M. Srilekha]] and her sister Prasanna. She sang many songs when she was a child, including ''Podapoda punnaku'' for the Tamil film ''[[En Rasavin Manasile]]''. As an adult, she started her career as a playback singer in 1999, working under music director [[Mani Sharma]]. Her first song was ''Mangalagouriki'' for the Telugu movie ''[[Manoharam]]''. She worked with music directors and singers including [[Illayaraja]], [[A. R. Rahman]], [[K. V. Mahadevan]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], and [[K. S. Chithra|Chithra]], in different genres. She also performed in many stage shows in India and abroad.
| Tamil
|Judge
|-
|2020
|''Saregamapa champions''
|[[Zee telugu|Zee Telugu]]
|Telugu
|Judge
|-
| rowspan="2" |2021
|''[[Airtel Super Singer]]'' season 8
| rowspan="2" |Star Vijay
| rowspan="2" | Tamil
|Judge
|-
|''[[Super Singer Junior]]'' season 8
|Judge
|-
|2022||''[[Star Singer]]'' season 8||Asianet||Malayalam
|Judge
|-
|2024
|''[[Super Singer 10]]''
|Star Vijay
|Tamil
|Guest
|}


==Discography==
===Television & Achievements===
List of songs recorded by Kalpana Raghavendar
Kalpana appeared among the panel of judges for a Telugu singing competition show ''Bol Baby Bol Gurukul'' which was telecast by [[Gemini TV]]. She was a guest for many singing competition shows on Telugu and Tamil channels. She was one of the singers in the show ''Swarabhishekam'' telecast by [[ETV Network]], which features [[Tollywood]] playback singers, and which was started in 2013. ETV conducted the program in India and abroad.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:60%;"
|-
! '''Year''' !! Song title !! Film name !! Language !! Co-artist(s)
|-
| rowspan="1" |1991 || "Poda Poda Punnaku" || ''[[En Rasavin Manasile]] '' || Tamil
|
|-
| rowspan="1" |1992 || "Eyru Mayil Eyri" || ''[[Thambi Pondatti]]'' || Tamil
|
|-
|1995
| "Thennati Singam" || ''[[Pasumpon]]'' || Tamil
|
|-
| rowspan="1" | 1997 || "Meenachi Kayil" || ''[[Vidukathai]]'' || Tamil
|
|-
| rowspan="1" | 1999 || "Thirupachi Arivaala" || ''[[Taj Mahal (1999 film)|Taj Mahal]]'' || Tamil
|
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2000 || "Manasuna Pongina" || ''[[Sparsha (film)|Sparsha]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Alaipongera" || ''Sakhi'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "En Manathai" || ''[[Pottu Amman (film)|Pottu Amman]]'' || Tamil
|
|-
| "Saregama" || ''[[Vamsi (film)|Vamshi]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Mangala Gouri" || ''[[Manoharam (2000 film)|Manoharam]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| rowspan="8"|2001 ||"Mandela Mandela "|| ''[[Narasimha (2001 film)|Narasimma]]'' || Tamil
|
|-
| "Mayabini Raati Bukut" || ''[[Daag (2001 film)|Daag]] || Assamese
| [[Zubeen Garg]]
|-
| "Lala Nanthala" || ''[[Narasimha (2001 film)|Narasimma]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| "Premante Suluvu Kadhura" || ''[[Kushi (2001 film)|Kushi]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Monalissa" || ''[[Anandam]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Alai Kadalil" || ''[[Devi Putrudu|Pappa]]'' || Tamil
|
|-
| "Gunthalakadi" || ''Cheppalani undhi'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Arasanda Raman" || ''[[Murari (2001 film)|Murari]]'' || Tamil
|
|-
| rowspan="10"|2002 ||"Musugu veyyodhu" || ''[[Khadgam]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Lokam" || ''[[Bobby (2002 film)|Bobby]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Ammadu Appachi" || ''[[Indra (2002 film)|Indra]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Hey mama" || ''[[Takkari Donga]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Aleba Aleba" || ''Takkari Donga'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Cheliya cheliya singaram" || ''[[Kalusukovalani]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Orinayano" || ''[[Thotti Gang]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Rendu" || ''Coolie'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Ku Ku Ku" || ''[[Anjana Productions|Kouravudu]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Oh Pilla" || ''Joruga Husharuga'' || Telugu
|
|-
| rowspan="24"|2003 ||"Rangareddy Zilla" || ''[[Aayudham (2003 film)|Ayudham]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Iylasa Kattumaram" || ''[[Arasu (2003 film)|Arasu]]'' || Tamil
|
|-
| "Anbae Inithu" || ''[[Hollywood (2002 film)|Hollywood]]'' || Tamil
|
|-
| "Penne Neeyum" || ''[[Priyamana Thozhi]]'' || Tamil
|
|-
| "Kadalora Kavithai" || ''[[Student Number 1]]'' || Tamil
|
|-
| "Kadhal Thozhi Kadhal Thozhi" || ''Student Number 1'' || Tamil
|
|-
| "En Idhayam (Febi)" || ''Dhanush'' || Tamil
|
|-
| "Naan Putham Puthu" || ''[[Inidhu Inidhu Kadhal Inidhu]]'' || Tamil
|
|-
| "Jee Boumbha" || ''[[Alaudin]]'' || Tamil
|
|-
| "Vaanam Enaku" || ''[[Ice (2003 film)|Ice]]'' || Tamil
|
|-
| "Appappa" || ''Ice'' || Tamil
|
|-
| "Dondapandu lanti" || ''[[Pellam Oorelithe]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Sarigamapadanesa" || ''[[Raghavendra (film)|Raghavendra]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Nammina Namadhi" || ''Raghavendra'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Thillana" || ''[[Ee Abbai Chala Manchodu]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Prapanchame" || ''[[Abhimanyu (2003 film)|Abhimanyu]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "O malle Puvvura" || ''[[Pellam Oorelithe]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Seetharamula kalyanam" || ''[[Evare Atagaadu]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Vana Vana" || ''Evare Atagaadu'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Nee left kannu" || ''Abbayi premalo paddadu'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Abba em body" || ''Abbayi premalo paddadu'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Gundammo" || '' [[Palnati Brahmanayudu]] '' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Brindavanamlo" || ''Palnati Brahmanayudu'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Preminchu kunna vaalu" || ''[[Kalyana Ramudu]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| rowspan="20"|2004 ||"Abho ni amma" || ''[[Anji (film)|Anji]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Chiku Buku pori" || ''Anji'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Indurudu" || ''[[Mass (2004 film)|Mass]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Radhu kadha" || ''Sakhiya Naatho raa'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Chakkaranti" || ''Sakhiya Naatho raa'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Joole Joole" || ''[[Varsham (2004 film)|Varsham]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Ye Jilla" || ''[[Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.|Shankar Dada MBBS]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Gongoora" || ''[[Venky]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Azhaku Neeya" || ''[[Jai (2004 Tamil film)|Jai]]'' || Tamil
|
|-
| "Alek Alek" || ''Jai'' || Tamil
|
|-
| "Oru Chinna Vennila" || ''[[Gambeeram]]'' || Tamil
|
|-
| "Aggipulla Geeyagane" || ''[[Okato Number Kurraadu]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Ithuvarai Yarum" || ''[[Kadhaludan ]]'' || Tamil
|
|-
| "Kadal Kadal" || ''[[Aalukkoru Aasai]]'' || Tamil
|
|-
| "Bhel Poori Nan" || ''Aalukkoru Aasai'' || Tamil
|
|-
| "Asale Chalikalam" || ''[[Mr & Mrs Sailaja Krishnamurthy]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Veena Vani" || ''[[Pon Megalai]]'' || Tamil
|
|-
| "Thathai Thathai" || ''[[Manmadhan]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Chemma Chekka" || ''[[Chanti (2004 film)|Chanti-The hero]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Sri Anjaneyam Slokam" || ''[[Sri Anjaneyam]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| rowspan="23"|2005 ||"Kandi Chenu Kada" || ''[[Naa Alludu]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Pilla Chusthe" || ''Naa Alludu'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Istanbul Rajakumari" || ''[[Mazhai]]'' || Tamil
|
|-
| "Kadavul Thanda" || ''[[Maayavi]]'' || Tamil
|
|-
| "Devaloga Rani" || ''Maayavi'' || Tamil
|
|-
| "Nenjam Ennum" || ''[[Aaru (film)|Aaru]]'' || Tamil
|
|-
| "Koncham Koncham" || ''[[Thirudiya Idhayathai]]'' || Tamil
|
|-
| "Adhire Adhire" || ''[[Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Agadalu Pagadalu" || ''[[Radha Gopalam]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Eh Oore Chinnadana" || ''[[Bhadra (2005 film)|Bhadra]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Ammama Nee Misam" || ''[[Andarivaadu]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Doli Doli" || ''[[Sankranti (film)|Sankranthi]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Nee Varumbodhu" || ''[[Mazhai]]'' || Tamil
|
|-
| "Nagamani" || ''[[That Is Pandu]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Ela Radamma" || ''Koneti Rayuni Koti Ratnalu'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Vishnu Vishnuvani" || ''Koneti Rayuni Koti Ratnalu'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Tirumala Sikhranan" || ''Koneti Rayuni Koti Ratnalu'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Kathadi Pole" || ''[[Maayavi]]'' || Tamil
|
|-
| "Mallela Maimarupey" || ''Andari kosam'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Chelivadanam" || ''786 Kaidi Prema Katha'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Vadi Vedi" || ''Satti'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Chiru Chiru Chudaraa" || ''[[Hungama (2005 film)|Hangama]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Adagandha Andaalu" || ''[[Ayodhya (2005 Telugu film)|Ayodhya]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| rowspan="11"|2006 ||"Getup Marchesa" || ''[[Andala Ramudu (2006 film)|Andala Ramudu]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Silusilukkum Silmisham" || ''[[Chennai Kadhal]]'' || Tamil
|
|-
| "Kala Kala Kalai" || ''[[E (2006 film)|E]]'' || Tamil
|
|-
| "Thothapuram" || ''[[Varalaru]]'' || Tamil
|
|-
| "Madura Jilla" || ''[[Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam]]'' || Tamil
|
|-
| "Neeve Na Sarvam" || ''Swapnam'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Naa Dhyanam" || ''Swapnam'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Pranamati" || ''Prem'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Utee Tippu" || ''Hanumanthu'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Kalayo Vyshnava Mayo" || ''[[Srikanth (Telugu actor)|Evandoy srivaru]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
|"Krishnaveni Krishnaveni" || ''Ghana'' || Telugu
|
|-
| rowspan="10"| 2007 || "Mancham Vesy" || ''[[Seema Sastri]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Na Coffee" || ''[[Lakshyam (2007 film)|Lakshyam]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Manmatha" || ''[[Viyyalavari Kayyalu]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "O Apparoa" || ''[[Yamagola Malli Modalayindi]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Adukodaniki" || ''Yamagola Malli Modalayindi'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Jalakthik Raja" || ''[[Yamagola]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Okkasari" || ''[[Gundamma Gaari Manavadu]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Manasantha Edo" || ''Venkatadri'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Sexy Haseena" || ''Venkatadri'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Hey Handsome" || ''[[Viyyalavari Kayyalu]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| rowspan="8"|2008 ||"Ninne pelladukoni" || ''[[Ready (2008 film)|Ready]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Cheppalanundi" || ''[[Ontari (film)|Ontari]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Sudha Badhakam" || ''[[Somberi]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Thanuvu kore" || ''Kalyanam'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Intinta" || ''[[Sivaji (Telugu actor)|Kuberulu]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Thodai Nuvvu Undalamma" || ''[[List of Telugu films of 2008|Devarakonda Veeraiah]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Nanna Nanna" || ''Indrajit'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Maaya Maayaga" || ''[[Bommana Brothers Chandana Sisters]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| rowspan="5"|2009 ||"Premante Adho Iidhi" || ''[[Adhineta]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Boomi Kothikum" || ''[[Arundhati (2009 film)|Arundhathee]]'' || Tamil
|
|-
| "Sandhanakkuyiley Unakkaaga" || ''Thozhi'' || Tamil
|
|-
| "Ammamo Pilode" || ''Adugu'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Yaraadi Nee Mohini" || ''Eesaa'' || Tamil
|
|-
| rowspan="5"|2010 ||"O Nene O Nuvvani" || ''[[Kalavaramaye Madilo]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Ada Engengum Aasai" || ''[[Kola Kolaya Mundhirika]]'' || Tamil
|
|-
| "Jingu Chikk" || ''[[Mynaa]]'' || Tamil
|
|-
| "Pada Pada" || ''[[Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Manasu Manasutho" || ''[[Chaitanya Krishna|Adhi nuvve]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|2011 ||"Acham" || ''[[Kullanari Koottam]]'' || Tamil
|
|-
| "Ooru Usilampatti" || ''[[List of Tamil films of 2011|Keezha Theru Kicha]]'' || Tamil
|
|-
| "Aaroora Aariraaro" || ''Sirai Pozludhugal'' || Tamil
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|2012 ||"Adire andhalu" || ''[[Nandeeswarudu]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Kozhutha Koyya" || ''[[Kollaikaran]]'' || Tamil
|
|-
| "Kozhutha Koyya (SolarSai)" || ''Kollaikaran'' || Tamil
|
|-
| rowspan="8"|2013 ||"Navamoorthulainatti" || ''Intinta annamayya'' || Telugu
|
|-
| "Nila Nila" || ''[[Nirnayam (2013 film)|Nirnayam]]'' || Tamil
|
|-
| "Santhiran Sooruyan" || ''[[List of Tamil films of 2013|Muthu Nagaram]]'' || Tamil
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|-
| "Vijay Pola" || ''[[Ganja Karuppu|Sandhithathum Sindhithathum]]'' || Tamil
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| "Kaali Kaali" || ''[[Meiyyazhagi]]'' || Tamil
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| "Chandare chanda" || ''Shiva kesav'' || Telugu
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| "Jam Jam Jam" || ''[[Maad Dad]]'' || Malayalam
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| "Muddada Nagaye" || ''[[Galaate]]'' || Kannada
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| rowspan="3"|2014 ||"Dikkulu chudaku" || ''[[Dikkulu Choodaku Ramayya]]'' || Telugu
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| "Undile" || ''Undile Manchi Kalam Mundu Mundhuna'' || Telugu
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| "Prasanna" || ''Dhee Ante Dhee'' || Telugu
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| rowspan="2"|2015 ||"Gundello" || ''[[Andhra Pori]]'' || Telugu
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| "Pogiren" || ''[[36 Vayadhinile]]'' || Tamil
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| rowspan="5"|2016 || "Yappa Chappa" || ''[[Kanithan]]'' || Tamil
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| "Jiguru Jiguru" || ''[[Rajini Murugan]]'' || Tamil
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| "Kaara Karuuna" || ''[[Mapla Singam]]'' || Tamil
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| "Adho Theme" || '' [[Manithan (2016 film)|Manithan]]'' || Tamil
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| "Oyaa Oyaa" || '' [[Kaashmora]]'' || Tamil
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|2022 || "Veezehendhen" || ''[[Regina (2023 film)|Regina]]'' || Tamil
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|2023 || "Kodi Parakura Kaalam" || ''[[Maamannan]]'' || Tamil
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|2024
|"Telangana Tejam"
|[[Keshava Chandra Ramavath|''Keshava Chandra Ramavath'']]
|Telugu
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==Awards==
In 2010 Kalpana was the winner of the south Indian Kerala's singing show '''Star Singer''' season 5.She is from [[Tamil Nadu]], but learnt Malayalam and Malayali traditions, and received a standing ovation from [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[K. S. Chithra]], and [[Anuradha Sriram]] for her semifinal and final round performances.{{citation needed}}.
*Won{{Emdash}}Nandi award for Best Playback Singer Female for the song "Navamoorthulainatti" from ''Intinta Annamayya'' (2018)

*Won{{Emdash}}[[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer]] for the song ''Pogiren'' from ''[[36 Vayadhinile]]''(2015)
She was also the winner of the Telugu singing reality show ''SuperSinger 9'' conducted by [[MAA TV]] in 2015, participating as a team leader with 6 singers as a team.{{citation needed}}


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4mxZgnmtTU Television interview] on [[ABN Andhra Jyothi]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4mxZgnmtTU Television interview] on [[ABN Andhra Jyothi]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-YS_7EAOx4 Television interview] on [[TV9 (Telugu)|TV9]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-YS_7EAOx4 Television interview] on [[TV9 (Telugu)|TV9]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpxtyeMB6Z8 Mother's day special] on [[Vanitha TV]]
* {{Facebook|kalpana.raghavendar.5}}


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Kalpana Raghavendar
Background information
Born (1980-05-08) 8 May 1980 (age 44)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
GenresPlayback singing, Carnatic music
OccupationSinger
WebsiteKalpana Raghavendar on Facebook

Kalpana Raghavendar (born 8 May 1980) is an Indian playback singer, winner of Idea Star Singer Malayalam and participant in Bigg Boss Telugu Season 1, songwriter and actor. She started her career as a playback singer at the age of five and, by 2013, had recorded 1,500 tracks and performed in 3,000 shows in India and abroad.[1]

In 2010, she was the winner of the south Indian singing show Star Singer season 5, broadcast by the Malayalam TV channel Asianet.[2] She is a judge of Super Singer Junior.

Early life and background

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Raghavendar was born into a musical family. Her father, T. S. Raghavendra, was a renowned playback singer, actor and composer, and her mother, Sulochana, is also a singer.[1] She has a younger sister, Shekinah Shawn (born Prasanna Raghavendar) who is an opera singer.[3] Raghavendar took her Carnatic music lessons under Madurai T. Srinivasan.[4] She has a Master of Computer Applications degree and is[when?] pursuing a Master of Philosophy.[5]

Career

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Raghavendar began her musical career at the age of five. She acted in the film Punnagai Mannan aged six.[6] Her first vocals were for a family song with P. Susheela, Mano, M. M. Srilekha and her younger sister Prasanna, composed by the music director Saluri Vasurao.[7] As an adult, she started her career as a full-fledged playback singer in 1999 with the song "Mangalagouriki" from the Telugu film Manoharam under the music director Mani Sharma. She has worked with many legendary composers and singers like M. S. Viswanathan, Ilaiyaraaja, A. R. Rahman, K. V. Mahadevan, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and K. S. Chithra. She is more familiar to the public as a stage performer rather than a playback singer, having performed nearly 3,000 stage shows worldwide.[1][8] In 2013, she was the lead performer in a tribute concert for her guru, Madurai T. Srinivasan.[4]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Channel Language Notes
2010 Star Singer Asianet Malayalam Star Singer 2010 winner
2017 Bigg Boss Telugu (season 1) Star Maa Telugu 11th place- evicted on day 28
2018 Super Singer Junior season 6 Star Vijay Tamil Judge
2019 Super Singer TV season 1 Star Maa Telugu Judge
2020 Super Singer Junior season 7 Star Vijay Tamil Judge
2020 Saregamapa champions Zee Telugu Telugu Judge
2021 Airtel Super Singer season 8 Star Vijay Tamil Judge
Super Singer Junior season 8 Judge
2022 Star Singer season 8 Asianet Malayalam Judge
2024 Super Singer 10 Star Vijay Tamil Guest

Discography

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List of songs recorded by Kalpana Raghavendar

Year Song title Film name Language Co-artist(s)
1991 "Poda Poda Punnaku" En Rasavin Manasile Tamil
1992 "Eyru Mayil Eyri" Thambi Pondatti Tamil
1995 "Thennati Singam" Pasumpon Tamil
1997 "Meenachi Kayil" Vidukathai Tamil
1999 "Thirupachi Arivaala" Taj Mahal Tamil
2000 "Manasuna Pongina" Sparsha Telugu
"Alaipongera" Sakhi Telugu
"En Manathai" Pottu Amman Tamil
"Saregama" Vamshi Telugu
"Mangala Gouri" Manoharam Telugu
2001 "Mandela Mandela " Narasimma Tamil
"Mayabini Raati Bukut" Daag Assamese Zubeen Garg
"Lala Nanthala" Narasimma Tamil
"Premante Suluvu Kadhura" Kushi Telugu
"Monalissa" Anandam Telugu
"Alai Kadalil" Pappa Tamil
"Gunthalakadi" Cheppalani undhi Telugu
"Arasanda Raman" Murari Tamil
2002 "Musugu veyyodhu" Khadgam Telugu
"Lokam" Bobby Telugu
"Ammadu Appachi" Indra Telugu
"Hey mama" Takkari Donga Telugu
"Aleba Aleba" Takkari Donga Telugu
"Cheliya cheliya singaram" Kalusukovalani Telugu
"Orinayano" Thotti Gang Telugu
"Rendu" Coolie Telugu
"Ku Ku Ku" Kouravudu Telugu
"Oh Pilla" Joruga Husharuga Telugu
2003 "Rangareddy Zilla" Ayudham Telugu
"Iylasa Kattumaram" Arasu Tamil
"Anbae Inithu" Hollywood Tamil
"Penne Neeyum" Priyamana Thozhi Tamil
"Kadalora Kavithai" Student Number 1 Tamil
"Kadhal Thozhi Kadhal Thozhi" Student Number 1 Tamil
"En Idhayam (Febi)" Dhanush Tamil
"Naan Putham Puthu" Inidhu Inidhu Kadhal Inidhu Tamil
"Jee Boumbha" Alaudin Tamil
"Vaanam Enaku" Ice Tamil
"Appappa" Ice Tamil
"Dondapandu lanti" Pellam Oorelithe Telugu
"Sarigamapadanesa" Raghavendra Telugu
"Nammina Namadhi" Raghavendra Telugu
"Thillana" Ee Abbai Chala Manchodu Telugu
"Prapanchame" Abhimanyu Telugu
"O malle Puvvura" Pellam Oorelithe Telugu
"Seetharamula kalyanam" Evare Atagaadu Telugu
"Vana Vana" Evare Atagaadu Telugu
"Nee left kannu" Abbayi premalo paddadu Telugu
"Abba em body" Abbayi premalo paddadu Telugu
"Gundammo" Palnati Brahmanayudu Telugu
"Brindavanamlo" Palnati Brahmanayudu Telugu
"Preminchu kunna vaalu" Kalyana Ramudu Telugu
2004 "Abho ni amma" Anji Telugu
"Chiku Buku pori" Anji Telugu
"Indurudu" Mass Telugu
"Radhu kadha" Sakhiya Naatho raa Telugu
"Chakkaranti" Sakhiya Naatho raa Telugu
"Joole Joole" Varsham Telugu
"Ye Jilla" Shankar Dada MBBS Telugu
"Gongoora" Venky Telugu
"Azhaku Neeya" Jai Tamil
"Alek Alek" Jai Tamil
"Oru Chinna Vennila" Gambeeram Tamil
"Aggipulla Geeyagane" Okato Number Kurraadu Telugu
"Ithuvarai Yarum" Kadhaludan Tamil
"Kadal Kadal" Aalukkoru Aasai Tamil
"Bhel Poori Nan" Aalukkoru Aasai Tamil
"Asale Chalikalam" Mr & Mrs Sailaja Krishnamurthy Telugu
"Veena Vani" Pon Megalai Tamil
"Thathai Thathai" Manmadhan Telugu
"Chemma Chekka" Chanti-The hero Telugu
"Sri Anjaneyam Slokam" Sri Anjaneyam Telugu
2005 "Kandi Chenu Kada" Naa Alludu Telugu
"Pilla Chusthe" Naa Alludu Telugu
"Istanbul Rajakumari" Mazhai Tamil
"Kadavul Thanda" Maayavi Tamil
"Devaloga Rani" Maayavi Tamil
"Nenjam Ennum" Aaru Tamil
"Koncham Koncham" Thirudiya Idhayathai Tamil
"Adhire Adhire" Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana Telugu
"Agadalu Pagadalu" Radha Gopalam Telugu
"Eh Oore Chinnadana" Bhadra Telugu
"Ammama Nee Misam" Andarivaadu Telugu
"Doli Doli" Sankranthi Telugu
"Nee Varumbodhu" Mazhai Tamil
"Nagamani" That Is Pandu Telugu
"Ela Radamma" Koneti Rayuni Koti Ratnalu Telugu
"Vishnu Vishnuvani" Koneti Rayuni Koti Ratnalu Telugu
"Tirumala Sikhranan" Koneti Rayuni Koti Ratnalu Telugu
"Kathadi Pole" Maayavi Tamil
"Mallela Maimarupey" Andari kosam Telugu
"Chelivadanam" 786 Kaidi Prema Katha Telugu
"Vadi Vedi" Satti Telugu
"Chiru Chiru Chudaraa" Hangama Telugu
"Adagandha Andaalu" Ayodhya Telugu
2006 "Getup Marchesa" Andala Ramudu Telugu
"Silusilukkum Silmisham" Chennai Kadhal Tamil
"Kala Kala Kalai" E Tamil
"Thothapuram" Varalaru Tamil
"Madura Jilla" Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam Tamil
"Neeve Na Sarvam" Swapnam Telugu
"Naa Dhyanam" Swapnam Telugu
"Pranamati" Prem Telugu
"Utee Tippu" Hanumanthu Telugu
"Kalayo Vyshnava Mayo" Evandoy srivaru Telugu
"Krishnaveni Krishnaveni" Ghana Telugu
2007 "Mancham Vesy" Seema Sastri Telugu
"Na Coffee" Lakshyam Telugu
"Manmatha" Viyyalavari Kayyalu Telugu
"O Apparoa" Yamagola Malli Modalayindi Telugu
"Adukodaniki" Yamagola Malli Modalayindi Telugu
"Jalakthik Raja" Yamagola Telugu
"Okkasari" Gundamma Gaari Manavadu Telugu
"Manasantha Edo" Venkatadri Telugu
"Sexy Haseena" Venkatadri Telugu
"Hey Handsome" Viyyalavari Kayyalu Telugu
2008 "Ninne pelladukoni" Ready Telugu
"Cheppalanundi" Ontari Telugu
"Sudha Badhakam" Somberi Telugu
"Thanuvu kore" Kalyanam Telugu
"Intinta" Kuberulu Telugu
"Thodai Nuvvu Undalamma" Devarakonda Veeraiah Telugu
"Nanna Nanna" Indrajit Telugu
"Maaya Maayaga" Bommana Brothers Chandana Sisters Telugu
2009 "Premante Adho Iidhi" Adhineta Telugu
"Boomi Kothikum" Arundhathee Tamil
"Sandhanakkuyiley Unakkaaga" Thozhi Tamil
"Ammamo Pilode" Adugu Telugu
"Yaraadi Nee Mohini" Eesaa Tamil
2010 "O Nene O Nuvvani" Kalavaramaye Madilo Telugu
"Ada Engengum Aasai" Kola Kolaya Mundhirika Tamil
"Jingu Chikk" Mynaa Tamil
"Pada Pada" Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu Telugu
"Manasu Manasutho" Adhi nuvve Telugu
2011 "Acham" Kullanari Koottam Tamil
"Ooru Usilampatti" Keezha Theru Kicha Tamil
"Aaroora Aariraaro" Sirai Pozludhugal Tamil
2012 "Adire andhalu" Nandeeswarudu Telugu
"Kozhutha Koyya" Kollaikaran Tamil
"Kozhutha Koyya (SolarSai)" Kollaikaran Tamil
2013 "Navamoorthulainatti" Intinta annamayya Telugu
"Nila Nila" Nirnayam Tamil
"Santhiran Sooruyan" Muthu Nagaram Tamil
"Vijay Pola" Sandhithathum Sindhithathum Tamil
"Kaali Kaali" Meiyyazhagi Tamil
"Chandare chanda" Shiva kesav Telugu
"Jam Jam Jam" Maad Dad Malayalam
"Muddada Nagaye" Galaate Kannada
2014 "Dikkulu chudaku" Dikkulu Choodaku Ramayya Telugu
"Undile" Undile Manchi Kalam Mundu Mundhuna Telugu
"Prasanna" Dhee Ante Dhee Telugu
2015 "Gundello" Andhra Pori Telugu
"Pogiren" 36 Vayadhinile Tamil
2016 "Yappa Chappa" Kanithan Tamil
"Jiguru Jiguru" Rajini Murugan Tamil
"Kaara Karuuna" Mapla Singam Tamil
"Adho Theme" Manithan Tamil
"Oyaa Oyaa" Kaashmora Tamil
2022 "Veezehendhen" Regina Tamil
2023 "Kodi Parakura Kaalam" Maamannan Tamil
2024 "Telangana Tejam" Keshava Chandra Ramavath Telugu

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Filmy-carnatic renditions". New Indian Express. 4 February 2013. Archived from the original on 21 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Kalpana Raghavendra Wins Idea Star Singer Season 5". International Business Times. 25 September 2011.
    - "Kalpana Raghavendar Winner Of Idea Star Singer Season 5". Kerala TV. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  3. ^ Gautam, Savitha (24 April 2012). "Shekinah shawn opera". The Hindu.
  4. ^ a b Malathi Rangarajan (10 January 2013). "Congenially classical". The Hindu.
  5. ^ "About Kalpana". Vasundhara magazine. 21 September 2014.
  6. ^ "என் பாடல்கள் அளவுக்கு முகம் தமிழ் ரசிகர்களுக்குப் பரிச்சயமானதில்லை: கல்பனா ராகவேந்தர்!" [My face is not familiar to Tamil fans as my songs are: Kalpana Raghavendar!]. Dinamani (in Tamil). 16 March 2018. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Kalpna interview - about her". ABN Andhra Jyothi. 21 October 2015. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ "Raining Music for a Cause". New Indian Express. 7 July 2015.
    - "Melodies United by Tune, Divided by Language". New Indian Express. 23 May 2015.
    - "Rahman and Team Recreate Magic". New Indian Express. 4 October 2014.
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