Chinmayi

Chinmayi

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Chinmayi Profile

  • Name:
  • Chinmayi
  • Other Name:
  • Chinmayi Sripada
  • Born:
  • September 10, 1984
  • Mother:
  • T. Padmhasini
  • Education:
  • B.A. psychology, M.A. Guidance and Counseling Psychology, Certification Courses in Web Designing

  • Hobbies:
  • Blogging

  • Awards:
  • Filmfare Best Female Playback Singer in Tamil for Vaarayo Vaarayo song in 2010

    Filmfare Best Female Playback Singer in Tamil for Sara Sara song in 2012

     

    Tamil Nadu State Best Female Playback Singer Award – Twice for the songs Oru Deivam Thantha Poove and Sahana

     

    Vijay Best Female Playback Singer Award – Twice

    Isaiaruvi Tamil Music Awards – Twice

    Mirchi Best Female Playback Singer Award

    Edison Award for Best Female Playback singer

    Jaya TV Award for Best Female Playback Singer

    Norway Tamil Film Festival Award for Best Female Playback Singer

    SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer in Tamil

Chinmayi Biography

Chinmayi is an Indian playback singer who has sung thousands of songs and won more than fifty awards. She sings beautifully in many languages like Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu and Tulu and also has also worked as a voice actor in many films.

 

Chinmayi was born on 10th September 1984 in Mumbai in Maharashtra. Her native is Paramakudi and her mother T. Padmasani is a musicologist and her guru. She studied at Children’s Garden at Chennai and at The Hindu Senior Secondary School at Indira Nagar. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Madras and did her master’s degree in guidance and counseling psychology from the same university. She has passed all the 6 levels of German from Max Mueller Bhavan.

 

The original name of Chinmayi is Chinmayi Sripada. She is a polyglot and knows to speak many languages like English, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, German, French, Spanish, Malayalam and Punjabi. Though she learnt both Hindustani and Carnatic music she is much interested in Hindustani music. At her age of 11 she received CCRT Scholarship for Young Talent for Carnatic Music from the Government of India. From All India Radio, she received gold medal for Ghazals in 2000 and silver medal for Hindustani Classical Music in 2002.

 

Chinmayi was so brilliant that she has also completed certification courses from NIIT and SSI in web design and worked for Sify and studentconcepts.org. She entered into film industry through the Tamil film by A.R. Rahman, Kannathil Muthamittal. She presented the first season of the Super Singer in Star Vijay TV and the first season of Airtel Super Singer Junior and the second season of Super Singer 2008.

 

She has worked as voice actor rendering her voice for other heroines in the films like Sillunu Oru Kaadhal, Unnale Unnale, Satham Podathey, Dhaam Dhoom, Jeyam Kondaan, Sakkarakatti, Vaaranam Aayiram, etc. She has sung in few albums like Swandam in Malayalam, Old Is Gold in Hindi and many devotional albums. She owns a company named Blue Elephant which does translation services. She is also an active blogger.

 

She competed in the Saptaswarangal in Sun TV where she was spotted by Singer Srinivas who introduced her to A.R. Rahman. After her debut song, Oru Deivam Thantha Poove in the film Kannathil Muthamittal she sang in many films and some of her famous songs are Sahana, Vaarayo Vaarayo, Anbil Avan, Kilimanjaro, Nenjil Nenjil, Sara Sara Saarakathu, etc.

 

She has also sung for various jingles like The Chennai Silks, Kalyan Jewellers, Jayalakshmi Silks, Prince Jewelry Ad, Nalli Silk Ad, Pepsi Ad, Spinz Talc Ad, etc. She has served as the language service provider for many multinational companies like Ford, Dell, Ashok Leyland, Reliance India, etc. For her contribution she has won the SAARC Chamber for Women Entrepreneurship for Excellence. She is writing a column called Chinmayi’s Choice in Chennaionline.com.

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