Chinmayi

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Chinmayi K Sripada
Birth name Chinmayi K Sripada
Also known as Chinmayee/Chiinmayyi K Sripadaa
Born September 10, 1984(1984-09-10)
India
Genre(s) playback singing, Indian classical
Occupation(s) Singer/ RJ / Language Translator / Blogger / Television Anchor
Instrument(s) Vocalist
Years active 2002-current
Website [1]

Chinmayi/Chinmayee/Chiinmayyi K Sripadaa is an Indian playback singer. She made her singing debut in A. R. Rahman's Kannathil Muthamittal and since then has sung songs mostly in Tamil films like Enakku 20 Unakku 18, Boys, Arinthum Ariyamalum and Sandakozhi. Her most recent songs to date is from the recently released Hindi album, Guru, Veyil, Sivaji, Bheema and etc.

She also presented the first season of Super Singer on STAR Vijay that was aired between April and August 2006 and the first season of Airtel Super Singer Junior February 2007 - July 2007. She is also a radio presenter on Aahaa FM 91.9 in Chennai, on a breakfast show titled 'Aahaa Kaapi Klub', on air Monday to Friday between 7 to 10 AM. She has dubbed for three movies, Sillunu Oru Kaadhal (for Bhumika Chawla) , Unnale Unnale (for Tanisha Mukherjee) and Satham Podathey (for Padma Priya)

She inherited her talent in singing from her mother who also had been her Guru, Mrs.T.Padmasani. She also maintains her own blog. Her songs and pictures can be found on additional blogs that are linked from the main one. She has recently lent her voice to the song Ennadhuyire for Bheema. Recent songs are in the movies Rameshwaram, Mirugam, Thozha, Nenjathai Killathey, Satrumun kadaitha Thagaval, Thotta, Inbaa in Tamil and Gange Bare Tunge Bare,Inthi Ninna Preethiya, Hani Hani in Kannadi

Her first film song, the title song in Kannathil Muthamittal took the industry by storm. It was a dream debut - a brilliant composition by A. R. Rahman and superbly picturised by Mani Ratnam and well enacted by Simran and Keerthana. She has sung a few more numbers for A. R. Rahman besides other leading music directors.

  • Canada

Chinmayi is reportedly coming to Canada for Toronto's South Asian festival Kondattam. Bharradhi Arts, a music group in Toronto, will play background music for Chinmayi, along with other playback singers.

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