Shweta Mohan
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Born | Madras,Tamil Nadu,India | 19 November 1985
Alma mater | Stella Maris College, Chennai |
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Years active | 2003–present |
Spouse |
Aswin Sasi (m.2011) |
Children | 1[1] |
Parent |
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Relatives | Paravoor T. K. Narayana Pillai(great-grandfather) |
Musical career | |
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Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Labels | Independent Artist |
Website | shwetamohan |
Shweta Mohan(born 19 November 1985)[2]is an Indianplayback singer.[3]She has recorded songs for films and albums in all the four south Indian cinema namelyMalayalam,Tamil,TeluguandKannada,besides fewHindifilms and has established herself as a leading playback singer ofSouth Indian cinema.
Born to playback singerSujatha Mohanand Krishna Mohan, Shweta has received fourFilmfare Awards Southfor Best Female Playback Singer, oneKerala State Film Awardand oneTamil Nadu State Film Award.
Personal life
[edit]Shweta Mohan was born on 19 November 1985 to aMalayalifamily inChennai,Tamil Nadu.She is the daughter of Krishna Mohan and playback singerSujatha Mohan.She completed her schooling atGood Shepherd Convent, Chennaiand graduated fromStella Maris College, Chennai.[4]She is married to her long-time friend, Ashwin Shashi.[5]Shweta Mohan and Ashwin Shashi have a daughter.[1]
Career
[edit]Shweta started her training in Carnatic music at the age of 9. As a child artiste, she recorded for the chorus of the songs 'Kuchi kuchi rakkamma' (Bombay) and 'Accham accham illai' (Indira) in the music direction ofA. R. Rahman.Shweta has sung for music directors inIndialikeIlayaraja,A. R. Rahman,Vidyasagar,M M Keeravani,M. Jayachandran,Johnson,Sharreth,Ousepachan,Deepak Dev,Harris Jayaraj,Yuvan Shankar Raja,V. Harikrishna,G. V. Prakash,Mani Sharma,Kannan,N. R. Raghunanthan,Manikanth Kadri,Devi Sri Prasad,Anirudh RavichanderandSourendro-Soumyojit.Shweta is being trained in Carnatic classical vocal currently under Binni Krishnakumar who is also a playback singer.[6]
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Channel | Notes |
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2011–2014 | Bade Achche Lagte Hain | Singer | Sony Television | sang title track in Tamil |
2015 | Music India | Judge | Asianet | Appear at the semifinal and final in the show withGopi Sunder,Deepak Dev. |
Bol Baby Bol | Judge | Surya TV | Along withGopi Sunder | |
2018 | Super Singer 6 | Judge | Vijay TV | One of the judge withP. Unnikrishnan,Anuradha Sriram&Benny Dayal |
2019 | Super Singer 7 | Judge | Vijay TV | One of the judge withP. Unnikrishnan,Anuradha Sriram&Benny Dayal |
2020 | Super Singer Champion of Champions | Judge | Vijay TV | |
2021 | Super Singer 8 | Judge | Vijay TV | One of the judge withP. Unnikrishnan,Anuradha Sriram&Benny Dayal |
2022–2023 | Super Singer 9 | Judge | Vijay TV | One of the judges withP. Unnikrishnan,Anuradha Sriram&Benny Dayal |
2023 | Super Singer 3 (Telugu) | Judge | Star Maa | One of the judges withRahul Sipligunj,Anantha Sriram&Mangli |
2024 | Super Singer 10 | Guest | Star Vijay | To celebrate her mother,Sujatha Mohan's birthday. |
2024 | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors 4 | Guest Judge | Zee Tamil | Guest judge withK. S. Ravikumarfor mega auditions |
Awards and nominations
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abSinger Shweta Mohan blessed with a baby n girl named SreshtaArchived21 May 2018 at theWayback Machine.English.mathrubhumi.com (1 December 2017). Retrieved on 2019-08-25.
- ^"Shweta Mohan Playback singer".The Times of India.13 August 2020.
- ^Vijayakumar, Sindhu (30 January 2010)."Shweta Mohan is happy".The Times of India.Archived fromthe originalon 11 August 2011.Retrieved7 May2010.
- ^A timeless melody.
- ^A Timeless Melody,The New Indian Express(25 June 2012). Retrieved on 25 August 2019.
- ^"And Quiet Flows The Karamana: Two of a kind".The Hindu.5 October 2012.
External links
[edit]- 1985 births
- 21st-century Indian singers
- 21st-century Indian women singers
- Filmfare Awards South winners
- Indian pop singers
- Indian women playback singers
- Indian women pop singers
- Kannada playback singers
- Kerala State Film Award winners
- Living people
- Malayalam playback singers
- Singers from Chennai
- Stella Maris College, Chennai alumni
- Tamil playback singers
- Women musicians from Tamil Nadu
- Shweta Mohan