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She started singing 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)]],[[M. M. Srilekha]],her sister Prasanna<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4mxZgnmtTU</ |title |
She started singing 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)]],[[M. M. Srilekha]],her sister Prasanna<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4mxZgnmtTU</ |title=Kalpna interview - about her |work=ABN channel |date=October 21,2015}}</ref>. She sang many songs when she was a child,"podapoda punnaku" for tamil movie [[En Rasavin Manasile]] being one such song. As an adult , she started her career as a full-fledged play back singer in 1999 by working under music director [[Mani Sharma]] & her first song was "magalagouriki" for the telugu movie [[Manoharam]]. She also worked with many Legendary music directors & singers like [[Ilaiyaraaja]], [[A. R. Rahman]],[[K. V. Mahadevan]],[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]],[[K. S. Chithra]] etc. She sang many beautiful songs in different genres .Inspite of her singing for films,she is more familiar as a stage singer rather than a play back singer. She did nearly 3000 stage shows in different places of India & abroad.<ref name=filmy>{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article1448379.ece|title=Filmy-carnatic renditions|work=New Indian Express|date=February 4, 2013}}</ref>.She has performed in India and abroad,<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=July 7, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{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=May 23, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{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=October 4, 2014}}</ref> and in 2013 was the lead performer in a tribute to Srinivasan.<ref name=congenially/><br /> |
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Below are the few songs listed which were sung by Kalpana for movies.<br /> |
Below are the few songs listed which were sung by Kalpana for movies.<br /> |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kalpana Raghavendar |
| Born | May 8[citation needed] Chennai,Tamil Nadu, India |
| Genres | Playback singing, Carnatic music |
| Occupation | singer |
| Website | Kalpana Raghavendar on Facebook |
Kalpana Raghavendar is an Indian playback singer, dubbing voice actor, song writer and actor. She started her career as a playback singer at the age of five, and as of 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, conducted by the Malayalam TV channel Asianet.[2][3]
Early life and background
Kalpana was born to playback singer, actor and composer T. S. Raghavendra.[1] Her mother Sulochana was also a singer.She has a younger sister, Shekinah shawn (prasanna) who is popular as an Opera singer.[4].She learnt Carnatic music under Sri Madurai T. Srinivasan.[5]
Career
As Play back Singer
She started singing 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),M. M. Srilekha,her sister Prasanna[6]. She sang many songs when she was a child,"podapoda punnaku" for tamil movie En Rasavin Manasile being one such song. As an adult , she started her career as a full-fledged play back singer in 1999 by working under music director Mani Sharma & her first song was "magalagouriki" for the telugu movie Manoharam. She also worked with many Legendary music directors & singers like Ilaiyaraaja, A. R. Rahman,K. V. Mahadevan,S. P. Balasubrahmanyam,K. S. Chithra etc. She sang many beautiful songs in different genres .Inspite of her singing for films,she is more familiar as a stage singer rather than a play back singer. She did nearly 3000 stage shows in different places of India & abroad.[1].She has performed in India and abroad,[7][8][9] and in 2013 was the lead performer in a tribute to Srinivasan.[5]
Below are the few songs listed which were sung by Kalpana for movies.
| Year | Song Title | Film Name | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | "Poda poda punnaku" | "En Rasavin Manasile | Tamil |
| 1992 | "Eyru Mayil Eyri " | Thambi Pondatti | Tamil |
| 1997 | " Meenachi kayil" | Vidukathai | Tamil |
| 1999 | " Thirupachi Arivaala " | Taj Mahal | Tamil |
| 2000 | " Manasuna pongina " | Sparsha | Telugu |
| " Alaipongera " | “Sakhi | Telugu | |
| " Saregama " | Vamshi | Telugu | |
| " mangala gouri " | Manoharam | Telugu | |
| 2001 | ” Mudela Mandela " | Narasimma | Tamil |
| ” Lala Nanthala" | Narasimma | Tamil | |
| “Premante suluvu kadhura" | Khushi | Telugu | |
| “Monalissa" | Anandam | Telugu | |
| “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 | |
| 2003 | ” Rangareddy zilla" | Ayudham | Telugu |
| ” Iylasa Kattumaram" | Arasu | 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 oorelthe | Telugu | |
| “Sarigamapadanesa" | Raghavendra | Telugu | |
| “Thillana" | Ee Abbai Chala Manchodu | Telugu | |
| “Nammina Namadhi" | Raghavendra | Telugu | |
| “Prapanchame" | Abhimanyu | Telugu | |
| “O malle Puvvura" | Pellam oorelthe | 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 Kurradu | 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 | |
| “Oh pilla" | Joruga Husharuga | Telugu | |
| 2005 | ” Kandi chenu kada" | Naa Alludu | Telugu |
| ” Pilla chusthe" | Naa Alludu | Telugu | |
| “Istanbul Rajakumari " | Mazhai | Tamil | |
| “Kadavul Thanda " | Mayavi | Tamil | |
| “Nenjam Ennum" | Aaru | Tamil | |
| “Koncham Koncham " | Thirudiya Idhayathai | Tamil | |
| ” Devaloga Rani " | Maayavi | Tamil | |
| “Adhire Adhire " | Nuvosthanante Nenodantana | 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" | Iyodhya | 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 | |
| “Thottapuram" | Varalaru | Tamil | |
| “Naa dhyanam" | Swapnam | Telugu | |
| “Pranamati" | Prem | Telugu | |
| “utee trippu" | Hanumanthu | Telugu | |
| “Kalayo vyshnava mayo" | Evandoy srivaru | 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 idhi" | 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 Chikka " | 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 |
| “Darling Dambaku" | Maan Karate | Tamil | |
| “Undile" | Undile manchi kalam mundu mundhuna | Telugu | |
| “Prasanna" | Dhee ante dhee | Telugu | |
| 2015 | ” Gundello" | Andhra Pori | Telugu |
| “Jirugu Jirugu" | Rajini Murugan | Tamil | |
| “Kaara Karuuna" | Mapla Singam | Tamil | |
| “Pogiren" | 36 Vayadhinile | Tamil | |
| ” Krishnaveni Krishnaveni" | Ganaa | Telugu | |
| “Prem sangamam" | Greetings | Telugu | |
| “Thennati singam" | Pasumpon | Tamil | |
| “Alai Kadalil" | Pappa | Tamil | |
| “En Manathai" | Pottu Amman | Tamil | |
| “Anbae inithu" | Holliwood | Tamil |
References
- ^ a b c "Filmy-carnatic renditions". New Indian Express. February 4, 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Shekinah shawn opera". The Hindu. 24 April 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ a b Malathi Rangarajan (January 10, 2013). "Congenially classical". The Hindu.
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4mxZgnmtTU</ |title=Kalpna interview - about her |work=ABN channel |date=October 21,2015}}
- ^ "Raining Music for a Cause". New Indian Express. July 7, 2015.
- ^ "Melodies United by Tune, Divided by Language". New Indian Express. May 23, 2015.
- ^ "Rahman and Team Recreate Magic". New Indian Express. October 4, 2014.