Uthara Unnikrishnan- Classical singer
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Uthara Unnikrishnan- Classical singer
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About:
Uthara Unnikrishnan: Born - 11 June 2004 (age 20)
Years active - 2012–present
Uthara Unnikrishnan (born 2004) is an Indian playback singer. In 2015, she won the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer at the 62nd National Film Awards for her rendition of the song "Azhagu" from the 2014 Tamil film Saivam, a family drama directed by A. L. Vijay. She received the award at the age of 10, becoming its youngest recipient.
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Biography:
Uthara Unnikrishnan is the daughter of Carnatic classical singer P. Unni Krishnan and Bharatanatyam dancer Priya Unnikrishnan. Her father, a recipient of multiple National Film Awards for Best Male Playback Singer, received his first award in 1995 for his debut performance of the Tamil songs "Ennavale Adi Ennavale" and "Uyirum Neeye".
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Songs:
"Azhagu" (Beauty) was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, based on raga Kanada. The song describes a child's perception of the beauty around her. The song was penned by Na. Muthukumar, who also received the National Film Award for Best Lyrics. When Uthara Unnikrishnan accompanied her mother to Carnatic singer Saindhavi's house during Golu festival, she sang a few lines. A couple of months later, Saindhavi's husband G. V. Prakash Kumar called upon Uthara to croon a solo melody for Saivam. Uthara recorded the song for child actor Sara Arjun when she was eight years old in 2013. Apart from "Azhagu", she has sung two more Tamil songs.
Praised by most in regards towards her 2015 win of the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for her rendition of the song "Azhage". Uthara later worked on Theri with G. V. Prakash Kumar in the song "Eena Meena Teeka".
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Year Film Language Song Notes
2014 Saivam Tamil "Azhagu" National award-winning
2014 Pisasu Tamil "Pogum Padhai"
2015 Dagudumootha Dandakor Telugu "Evaru Nearparu"
Strawberry Tamil "Kaiveesum"
2016 Theri Tamil "Eena Meena Teeka"
2018 Lakshmi Tamil "Morrakka Mattraakka"
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