Shruti Haasan is an Indian actress, composer and playback singer who works in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada films. Haasan sang her first song aged just six in her father's Thevar Magan, a composition of Ilaiyaraaja. While in school, Haasan made her singing debut in the Hindi language film Chachi 420, which was directed by her father.[1] Haasan sang the bilingual versions of the title theme "Rama Rama" with her father, in Hindi and in Tamil, for the film Hey Ram. The album from Ilaiyaraaja, which was critically praised, won Haasan accolades for her efforts with Screen India saying that she "has the makings of a good singer, and with some training she should go great guns."[2]
Haasan sang along with veteran singer K. J. Yesudas for the film En Mana Vaanil (2002), under Ilaiyaraaja's music. She has sung for Gautham Vasudev Menon's Vaaranam Aayiram, under the composition of Harris Jayaraj. As of November 2008, Haasan is also midway through her untitled debut album, which she has composed, written and sung, and is set for release in mid-2009.[3] A further song was recorded with her voice for her Hindi film Luck. In September 2010, Haasan collaborated with Dave Kushner for the film Hisss.[4] Whilst Kushner composed the track, Haasan wrote the lyrics, sang and appeared in a promotional video for the film.[5] She recently lent her voice for the Telugu film Aagadu, which was confirmed by director Srinu Vaitla via Twitter.[6] After much speculation, Haasan was finalised as the music composer of the Tamil film Unnaipol Oruvan, which was released in 2009.[7] The bilingual film was a remake of the Hindi film A Wednesday!. The soundtracks of both the projects are separate. Apart from this, Haasan is also the vocalist of an alternative rock band, The Extramentals. Haasan released her new song "Edge" with collaborated with her band in the UK.[8][9] The Song crossed more than 1 Million Views in YouTube.
Discography edit
| Year | Film | Title | Composer | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Thevar Magan | "Potri Paadadi Ponne" | Ilaiyaraaja | [10] |
| 1997 | Chachi 420 | "Chupadi Chupadi Chaachi" | Vishal Bhardwaj | |
| 2000 | Hey Ram | "Ram Ram Hey Ram" | Ilaiyaraaja | |
| 2002 | En Mana Vaanil | "Roattorap Paattuch Chaththam" | Ilaiyaraaja | |
| 2008 | Vaaranam Aayiram | "Adiye Kolluthe" | Harris Jayaraj | |
| 2009 | Luck | "Aazma (Luck Is The Key)" | Salim–Sulaiman | |
| Unnaipol Oruvan | "Allah Jaane" | Herself | ||
| "Unnaipol Oruvan" | ||||
| "Vaanam Ellai" | ||||
| Eenadu | "Allah Jaane" | Herself | ||
| "Eenadu" | ||||
| "Ningi Haddu" | ||||
| 2010 | — | "Semmozhiyaana Thamizh Mozhiyaam" | A. R. Rahman | |
| Prithvi (Kannada) | "Nenapidu Nenapidu" | Manikanth Kadri | ||
| Hisss | "Beyond The Snake" | Dave Kushner | ||
| 2011 | Udhayan | "Evan Ivan" | Manikanth Kadri | |
| 7aum Arivu | "Yellae Lama" | Harris Jayaraj | ||
| Oh My Friend | "Sri Chaitanya Junior College" | R. Anil | ||
| Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal | "Sokkupodi" | G. V. Prakash Kumar | ||
| 2012 | 3 | "Kannazhaga Kaalazhaga" | Anirudh Ravichander | |
| 3 (Hindi) | "Tan Ye Mera" | |||
| 3 (Telugu) | "Kannulada" | |||
| 2013 | D-Day | "Alvida" | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | |
| 2014 | Yennamo Yedho | "Shut Up Your Mouth" | D. Imman | |
| Race Gurram | "Down Down" | S. Thaman | ||
| Aagadu | "Junction Lo" | S. Thaman | ||
| Maan Karate | "Un Vizhigalil" | Anirudh Ravichander | ||
| 2015 | Tevar | "Joganiyan" | Sajid–Wajid | |
| Shamitabh | "Stereophonic Sannata" | Ilaiyaraaja | ||
| Puli | "Yaendi Yaendi" | Devi Sri Prasad | ||
| Vedalam | "Don't You Mess With Me" | Anirudh Ravichander | ||
| 2016 | Idhu Namma Aalu | "King Kong" | Kuralarasan | |
| 2019 | LKG | "Dappava Kizhichaan" | Leon James | |
| Khamoshi | "Khamoshi title track" | Zeest | ||
| Kadaram Kondan | "Kadaram Kondan" | Ghibran | ||
| 2021 | Music Video | "Arivum Anbum" | ||
| 2021 | Music Video | "Hum Hindustani" | Dilshaad Shabbir Shaikh | [11] |
| 2023 | Hi Nanna | "Odiyamma" | Hesham Abdul Wahab | [12] |
| Toxic | "Toxic - Title OST" | Jeremy Stack |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Sreenivasan, P. (27 November 2007). "Daughter to follow Kamal Haasan in his footsteps". ApunkaChoice. Archived from the original on 3 January 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2007.
- ^ "A score which shows you what good music is all about". ScreenIndia. 2 March 2000. Archived from the original on 30 December 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2007.
- ^ Moviebuzz (28 June 2007). "Maestro's blessings for Shruti". Sify. Archived from the original on 30 June 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2007.
- ^ "Hisss-toric soundtrack for Mallika!". The Times of India. 26 September 2010.
- ^ "Shruti collaborates with Velvet Revolver star". The Times of India. 8 September 2010.
- ^ "Shruti Hassan singing song in Aagadu movie". strikingsoon.in. 27 July 2014. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014.
- ^ Narayanan, Sharadha (11 April 2009). "At Home in Chennai". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
- ^ "Shruti Haasan releases her song Edge". Timesofindia. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Shruti Haasan Do Not Want to Follow Musical Journey of Priyanka Chopra". OdishaTV. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Shruti Haasan's special connection with Ilaiyaraaja". The Times of India. 19 January 2015. Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Amitabh Bachchan, Lata Mangeshkar and Others Collaborate for Patriotic Song 'Hum Hindustani'". News18. 2021-08-11. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ "Dhruv Vikram and Shruti Haasan in mass hero's new movie, video goes viral - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 2023-11-28. Retrieved 2023-12-07.