Kalpana Raghavendar
Kalpana Raghavendar | |
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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]
Kalpana was born to playback singer, actor and composer T. S. Raghavendra.[1] Her mother was also a singer. She learnt Carnatic music under Sri Madurai T. Srinivasan.[4]
She has performed in India and abroad,[5][6][7] and in 2013 was the lead performer in a tribute to Srinivasan.[4]
Filmography
Below listed are the few songs sung by Kalpana for films
| 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 "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.
- ^ a b Malathi Rangarajan (January 10, 2013). "Congenially classical". The Hindu.
- ^ "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.