Annupamaa

Annupamaa
Annupamaa
Birth name	Annupamaa Krishnaswami
Born	2 September 1968 [1]; Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)	Playback singer, actor, voice actor ; Music composer
Instrument(s)	piano, guitar, ukulele
Years active	1991–present

Annupamaa is an Indian playback singer from Tamil Nadu. She is known especially for the song "Chandralekha" (Konjam Nilavu) from Thiruda Thiruda. She is also trained in Carnatic music and a 6th grade solo pianist from Trinity College London.^[1]

Annupamaa Krishnaswami was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India on 2 September 1968. She got training in Carnatic music from the age of four and she began singing in school competitions from the age of eight. She had her school education from St. Anthony's Senior Secondary School, New Delhi and took her BA Degree in English from Kamala Nehru College, New Delhi in 1989. She dropped out of the Mass Communication Course from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication in New Delhi following her passion to become a singer.

Annupamaa is married to J. Murali Krishnan, Executive Vice-president and National Creative Director of Optima Response and they live in Chennai.^[2]

Annupamaa used to take part in college competitions during her days as a student of Mass Communications. As a copy trainee in an ad agency, she had a chance to participate in an Ad Utsav.^[3]

Notable songs

Song	Album	Composer
Akhila Akhila	Nerukku Ner	Deva
Anbal Unnai	3 Roses	Karthik Raja
Antha Vennila	Sandhippoma	Vidyasagar
Break the Rules	Boys	A. R. Rahman
Kya Scene Hai	Sisindri	Raj
Chandralekha	Thiruda Thiruda / Chor Chor	A. R. Rahman
Chinna Ponnu	Kashmir	Deva
Dil Se Re	Dil Se..	A. R. Rahman
Dus (female)	Dus (Unreleased)	Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
Gulmohar Malare	Majunu	Harris Jeyaraj
Hay Hay Ye Mazboori	Haz Aur Shahadat (album)	Khurshid Alam Qawwal
Hello Doctor	Kadhal Desam	A. R. Rahman
Hosima	Chocolate	Deva
Ichankaatule Muyal Onnu	V.I.P	Ranjit Barot
Ied Ka Din	Haz Aur Shahadat (album)	Khurshid Alam Qawwal
If you wanna	New	A. R. Rahman
Indiran Alle	V.I.P	Ranjit Barot
I Wanna Be Free	Tehzeeb	A. R. Rahman
Iyaiyo Kanava	Rangeela (Tamil Dubbed version)	A. R. Rahman
Jaan Tum Ho Meri	Vishwavidhaata	A. R. Rahman
July Maddham Vanthal	Pudhiya Mugam	A. R. Rahman
Kaatrodu Puyalai	Rishi	Yuvan Shankar Raja
Kama Kama	Enakku 20 Unakku 18	A. R. Rahman
Kadhal Niagra	En Swasa Kaatre	A. R. Rahman
Kumuru Kumuru	Aanai	D. Imman
Love Love	Ulavuthurai	Shah
Maara Maara	Kadhal Azhivathillai	Vijaya T. Rajendar
Mama Varalama	Sagiye	Pradeep Ravi
Mercury Pookkal	Ratchagan	A. R. Rahman
Mogama Thakama	Kama
Nazrein Milaana Nazrein Churaana	Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na	A. R. Rahman
Pappu Can't Dance	Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na	A. R. Rahman
Pooveukenna Pootu	Bombay	A. R. Rahman
Rahathulla	Ghajini	Harris Jeyaraj
Salaam	Haz Aur Shahadat (album)	Khurshid Alam Qawwal
Sandhipoma	Enakku 20 Unakku 18	A. R. Rahman
Sandhosha Kanneere	Uyire	A. R. Rahman
Sundara En Sundara	Super Police	A. R. Rahman
Signore Signore	Kannathil Muthamittal	A. R. Rahman
Teri Jawani Mast Mast	Tathastu	Vishal–Shekhar
Thilothamma	Kadhal Mannan	Bharadwaj
Thithikkara Vayasu	Thimiru	Yuvan Shankar Raja
Thudikindra Kadhal	Nerukku Ner	Deva
USA USA	Achchamundu! Achchamundu!	Karthik Raja
Yaa Rasool Khuda	Haz Aur Shahadat (album)	Khurshid Alam Qawwal
Yeh Raat	Aks	Anu Malik

References

^ Saravanan, T. (30 October 2015). "In her own style". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
^ "'CHANDRALEKHA Anupama". Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
^ "Singer with style". The Hindu. 12 February 2002. Archived from the original on 1 December 2004. Retrieved 14 January 2012.

[1] Saravanan, T. (30 October 2015). "In her own style". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 January 2018.

[2] "'CHANDRALEKHA Anupama". Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2012.

[3] "Singer with style". The Hindu. 12 February 2002. Archived from the original on 1 December 2004. Retrieved 14 January 2012.

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