Anuradha Sriram is a renowned Indian playback singer and accomplished Carnatic classical vocalist known for her versatile singing across several Indian languages. She has recorded thousands of film songs and has also performed extensively in classical music concerts. Her official biography states that she has sung more than 3,000 film songs across South Indian and North Indian languages.
She is particularly known for her collaborations with leading Indian music composers, including A. R. Rahman, and has contributed songs to Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada and Bengali films. Some of her well-known Hindi film songs include “Dil Se Re” from Dil Se.., “Ishq Bina” from Taal, and “Ishwar Allah” from Earth.
Anuradha has also appeared as a judge and television personality on several Indian music reality shows. Her achievements include a Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil, a Karnataka State Film Award, and the Kalaimamani Award from the Government of Tamil Nadu.Anuradha Sriram was born as Anuradha Mohan on 9 July 1970 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She began her formal music training at the age of six and studied both Carnatic and Hindustani classical music. Her gurus have included prominent musicians such as Tanjavur S. Kalyanaraman, T. Brinda, T. Viswanathan and Pandit Manikbua Thakurdas.
She completed her B.A. and M.A. in Music at Queen Mary's College, Chennai, securing university gold medals in both courses. She later received a fellowship to pursue an M.A. in Ethnomusicology and Composition at Wesleyan University in the United States. She also received training in Western classical opera.
Anuradha began singing for films in the 1990s and became closely associated with A. R. Rahman. Her early film work included the song “Malarodu Malaringu” from Bombay (1995), while she gained wider recognition with “Anbendra Mazhayile” from Minsara Kanavu (1997).
Throughout her career, she has worked with major composers and singers in the Indian film industry. Apart from playback singing, she has performed classical concerts, worked on non-film albums and devotional music, and served as a judge on television music competitions.
Anuradha is married to fellow musician Sriram Parasuram. The couple is known for their classical and fusion jugalbandi performances and have two sons, Jayant and Lokesh.
She received the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for “Omkara Naadamaya” from Hrudayanjali, the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil for “O Podu” from Gemini, and the Kalaimamani Award in 2006. She was also awarded an honorary doctorate by Sathyabama University in 2012. Birth Date: 9 July 1970 Birth Place: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Birth Name: Anuradha Mohan Profession: Playback Singer, Carnatic Classical Singer, Composer, Television Personality, Voice Artist Genres: Carnatic Music, Hindustani Classical, Filmi, Fusion, Pop Languages: Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Sinhala and other Indian languages Years Active: 1995–Present Spouse: Sriram Parasuram Death Date: Not applicable — Anuradha Sriram is alive.