Sujatha Mohan (), usually credited as
Sujatha, is an award-winning
Indian playback singer who is popular for singing in
Malayalam and
Tamil movies. She has also sung for
Telugu,
Kannada and
Hindi movies. She is widely popular for her evergreen melodies and her sweet voice is considered to be her biggest asset. She has nearly 4,000 songs to her credit.
Family
Sujatha Mohan is the granddaughter of
Parur T. K. Narayana Pillai, the first
Chief Minister of the erstwhile
Travancore-Cochin State after
Independence. She is married to Dr. Mohan. Her only daughter,
Shweta Mohan, is also a singer. Shweta is married to Ashwin from Trivandrum.
Career
Sujatha was shot to fame in the seventies as
Baby Sujatha, the schoolgirl who regularly used to sing with
K. J. Yesudas in his stage shows all over the world. She recorded her first song, "Kannezhuthy Pottuthottu" when she was in sixth standard. The song was composed by
M. K. Arjunan for the 1975 Malayalam movie
Tourist Bungalow. She recorded songs for
Shyam in
Kamam Krodham Moham and
Salil Chowdhury in
Aparadhi. Around this time, composer
M. G. Radhakrishnan got her to record many non-film songs; the biggest hit among them was "Odakkuzhal Vili".
She debuted in Tamil through the song "Kaadhal Oviyam Kandein" from
Kavikuyil (1977), tuned in
Hameer Kalyani raga by
Illayaraja, but it was not included in the film. Her first released song in Tamil was "Kalai Paniyil" from the...
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