Shweta Mohan
Shweta Mohan (born 19 November 1985)[2] is an Indian playback singer.[3] She has received four Filmfare Awards South for Best Female Playback Singer, one Kerala State Film Award and one Tamil Nadu State Film Award. She has recorded more than 700 songs[citation needed] and albums in all the four south Indian languages namely Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, she has also recorded songs for Hindi films and has established herself as a leading playback singer of South Indian cinema.[citation needed]
Shweta Mohan | |
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| Born | 19 November 1985 |
| Alma mater | Stella Maris College, Chennai |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
| Spouse | Aswin Sasi (m. 2011) |
| Children | 1[1] |
| Parent(s) | Krishna Mohan Sujatha Mohan (singer) |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Labels | Independent Artist |
| Website | shwetamohan |
Personal life
Shweta Mohan was born on 19 November 1985 to a Malayali family in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She is the daughter of Krishna Mohan and playback singer Sujatha Mohan. She completed her schooling at Good Shepherd Convent, Chennai and graduated from Stella Maris College, Chennai.[4] She is married to her long-time friend, Ashwin Shashi.[5] Shweta Mohan and Ashwin Shashi have a daughter, Sreshta Ashwin, who was born in 2017.[1]
Career
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 of A. R. Rahman. Shweta has sung for music directors in India like Ilayaraja, 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 and Anirudh Ravichander. Shweta is being trained in Carnatic classical vocal currently under Binni Krishnakumar who is also a playback singer.[6]
Discography
Awards and Nominations received by Shweta Mohan
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-2014 | Bade Achche Lagte Hain | Singer | Sony Television | sang title track in tamil |
| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Notes |
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| 2015 | Music India | Judge | Asianet | Appear at the semifinal and final in the show with Gopi Sunder, Deepak Dev. |
| Bol Baby Bol | Judge | Surya TV | Along with Gopi Sunder | |
| 2018 | Super Singer 6 | Judge | Vijay TV | One of the judge with P. Unnikrishnan, Anuradha Sriram & Benny Dayal |
| 2019 | Super Singer 7 | Judge | Vijay TV | One of the judge with P. 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 with P. Unnikrishnan, Anuradha Sriram & Benny Dayal |
References
- ^ a b Singer Shweta Mohan blessed with a baby n girl named Sreshta. 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). . The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ 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.