Sriram Parthasarathy

Sriram Parthasarathy is a Carnatic vocalist and playback singer who predominantly works in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam films.

Sriram Parthasarathy
Birth name	Sriram Parthasarathy
Born	(1981-05-09) 9 May 1981 (age 44)
Occupation	Playback singer
Years active	2001–present
Spouse	Sruthi Sriram

Early life

Sriram Parthasarathy hails from a family of classical musicians. He is a disciple of Neyveli Santhanagopalan.^[1]

Career

Sriram has recorded several singles and released them in the classical genre.

He has regularly collaborated with Ilaiyaraaja^[2] and Harris Jayaraj, while also working with other veteran music directors, such as A. R. Rahman, Yuvan Shankar Raja, and Vidyasagar. He has also won awards for his beautiful renditions.

Sriram's most famous songs include "Elangaathu Veesudhe"^[2] from Pithamagan (2003), "Suttum Vizhi"^[1] from Ghajini (2005), and "Aanandha Yaazhai" from Thanga Meengal (2013). He has won a Tamil Nadu Filmfare Award for "Suttum Vizhi", as well as SIIMA and Filmfare Awards for "Aanandha Yaazhai".

Sriram received appreciations for his rendition in 'Shades of Blue: A Musical Tribute to Venmurasu' sung along with Kamal Haasan, Saindhavi, Rajan Somasundaram and is considered among his career best.^[3]

Discography

Year	Film	Song	Music director	Language	Co-artist(s)
2001	Dhill	"Dhill Dhil"	Vidyasagar	Tamil	Ranjith, Timmy
	Poovellam Un Vasam	"Pudhu Malar Thottu"
	Parthale Paravasam	"Adhisaya Thirumanam"	A. R. Rahman		Sujatha Mohan, Kalyani Menon, Sriram Narayan
2003	Parasuram	"Chittukuruvi"			Swarnalatha, Arjun Sarja
	Nala Damayanthi	"Thirumaangalyam"	Ramesh Vinayagam		Sujatha Mohan, Saijanani
	Pithamagan	"Elangaathu Veesudhe"	Ilaiyaraaja		Shreya Ghoshal
		"Elangaathu Veesudhe" (Solo)
	Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu	"Masthura Masthura"	A. R. Rahman	Telugu	Chitra Sivaraman, Mathangi Jagdish, George Peter
2004	Aai	"Neathi Adida"	Srikanth Deva	Tamil	Sadhana Sargam
2005	Ghajini	"Suttum Vizhi"	Harris Jayaraj	Tamil	Bombay Jayashree
2006	Aacharya	"Androru Thai"	Srikanth Deva
	Chennai Kadhal	"Thimirae Thimirae"	Joshua Sridhar		Shweta Mohan
2007	Azhagiya Tamil Magan	"Kelamal Kayyilae"	A. R. Rahman		Saindhavi
2008	Uliyin Osai	"Kaalathai Vendra"	Ilaiyaraaja
		"Pularkindra Pozhuthu"			Ilaiyaraaja
		"Kallai Irunthen"			Dhanya
		"Ethanai Bhavam Undu"
	Jayam Kondaan	"Adhai Koodavaa"	Vidyasagar
	Dhanam	"Unakkullae"	Ilaiyaraaja		Bela Shende
		"Kannanukku Enna"			Bhavatharini, Prasanna
	Vaazhthugal	"Muzhumai Nila"	Yuvan Shankar Raja
	Nenu Meeku Telusa	"Emaindo Gaani Chusthu"	Achu Rajamani	Telugu
	Yennai Theriyuma	"Vor Parvai Parthu"		Tamil
2009	Kannukulle	"Puthu Pournami"	Ilaiyaraaja		Darshini Gopi
2010	Gaayam 2	"Andaala Lokam"		Telugu	Geetha Madhuri
		"Endukamma Prema Prema"			Shashwathi
2011	Thambikottai	"Unakkaka Uyirey Vaythey"	D. Imman	Tamil	Shweta Mohan
	Ayyan	"Manasoram"	Ilaiyaraaja		Sadhana Sargam
	Ponnar Shankar	"Kannai Padithen"			Shreya Ghoshal
	Ko	"Venpaniye"	Harris Jayaraj		Bombay Jayashree
	Rangam	"Ee Manchullo"		Telugu
	Konjam Veyil Konjam Mazhai	"Usira Thirudi Pora"	Bharani	Tamil
	Sri Rama Rajyam	"Sri Rama Lera"	Ilaiyaraaja	Telugu	Shreya Ghoshal
	Thandavakone	"Enna Pol Oruthan"		Tamil
2012	Maalai Pozhudhin Mayakathilaey	"Kadaal Karayile"	Achu Rajamani
	18 Vayasu	"Unnai Onru"	Charles Bosco & Dinesh Kanagaratnam
	Mayilu	"Thukkamenna Thuyaramenna"	Ilaiyaraaja		Bhavatharini
2013	Thanga Meenkal	"Aanandha Yaazhai"	Yuvan Shankar Raja
2014	Persiakaran	"Njan Kanda Swapnathin"	Ranjith Meleppat	Malayalam
2015	Anegan	"Deivangal Ingae"	Harris Jayaraj	Tamil
	Anekudu	"Dheivamu Vundhi"		Telugu
	Palakkattu Madhavan	"Santhoshame Endrum"	Srikanth Deva	Tamil
	Sivappu	"Oru Ganam Vaanum"	N. R. Raghunanthan
2016	Sethupathi	"Konji Pesida Venam"	Nivas K. Prasanna		K. S. Chithra
	Idhu Namma Aalu	"Oru Thalai Raagam"	Kuralarasan
2017	Koditta Idangalai Nirappuga	"Vaa Jannal"	C. Sathya
	Kaalakkoothu	"Engeyo Pogum"	Justin Prabhakaran
2018	Peranbu	"Vaanthooral"	Yuvan Shankar Raja
	Vada Chennai	"Kaarkuzhal Kadavaiye"	Santhosh Narayanan		Santhosh Narayanan, Pradeep Kumar, Ananthu
2019	Sarvam Thaala Mayam	"Varalama"	A. R. Rahman
		"Dhari Jera Deevinchu"		Telugu
2021	Anbirkiniyal	"Anaikatti Aada Vandha"	Javed Riaz	Tamil
2022	Valimai	"Enna Kurai"	Yuvan Shankar Raja		Nandini Srikar
Unreleased	Therodum Veedhiyile	"Maranthuvidu"	D. Imman
	Ennathan Pesuvadho	"Tholaivil Irikkum Megam"
	Idam Porul Yaeval	"Kondaatamae"	Yuvan Shankar Raja

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Awards

• Best Singer Award from the Music Academy
• Best Concert Award from the Music Academy
• Yuva Kala Jyothi from Nada Veda Mahothsavam Trust (Chennai)
• Tamil Nadu State Award from the Chief Minister Karunanidhi for the song Suttum Vizhi from Ghajini
• International Jury Award from ITFA group from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Saraswathi Sangeetha Seva Rathna from Saraswathi Sabha (Kumbakonam)
• Best Singer from The Lions Club
• Most Popular Cine Song Award from Shivaji Awards (Chennai)
• Best Singer from Radio Mirchi Hyderabad
• 2005 – Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Playback – "Suttum Vizhi" – Ghajini^[6]
• 2014 – 61st Filmfare Awards South for Best Male Playback – "Anandha Yaazhai" – Thanga Meenkal
• 2014– SIIMA Award for Best Male Playback Singer – "Aananda Yaazhai" – Thanga Meenkal