Surmukhi Raman


Surmukhi Raman, born on 15 September 1983 in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu is an Indian playback singer from Tamil Nadu. She was brought up in Pune, Maharashtra. She occasionally writes lyrics. She is one of the emerging playback singers in South India. She has done playback for more than 150 film songs in four languages including Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. In addition, she has recorded a number of devotionals. She has performed in numerous concerts in India and abroad.

Early life

Surmukhi Raman completed her primary education in Pune, Maharashtra and higher education at Vyasa Vidhyalaya Matric Higher Secondary School in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She studied at University of Madras. Her father S.V. Ramanan, who had been a semi classical singer in All India Radio, Indore, Madhya Pradesh. He had great influence on her singing career. As advised by music composer Colonial Cousins, her birth name Suchithra Raman was rechristened as Surmukhi Raman after the movie Modhi Vilayadu in order to avoid confusion with other singers who have similar names. Legendary Ghazal King Hariharan has chosen this name for her. The meaning of Surmukhi is face.

Singing career

Surmukhi's playback singing career started in 2007 and has spanned over two decades. She started singing Light music shows at the age of 14. B.H.Abdul Hameed advised her to make her voice recorded in a cassette to distribute to the music directors. She has sung the songs composed by all leading music directors in the film industry including Ilayaraja, A.R. Rahman, Hariharan,Bharadwaj, Vidhyasagar, Sharetth, Vijay Antony, Deva, Srikanth Deva, D. Imaan, Colonial Cousins, Jeevaraja, Vijayshankar,Taj Noor, Xavier,Manikanth Kadri, Rajini, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Ganesh Raghavendra,Nallathambi, and Shyam Balakrishnan. She has sung for more than 15 movies in Tamil and Telugu under the musical composition of Ilayaraja. Her famous hit songs include "Pothum Otha Sollu", "Chinna Paya Vayasu", and "Paruruvayaa". Her popular song "Aandipatti Kanava Kathu" from the Tamil "film Dharamadurai garnered 26 million views on YouTube." Also her another song "Peechey Peechey" from the movie Aranmanai is featured as one of the "most popular tamil songs from the best artists" in the Tamil section of the Emirates Entertainment Magazine, October 2016.
She is also a live stage performer who has performed more than 2000 orchestras. She has sung in concerts in India and abroad with the leading playback singers including S. P. Balasubramaniam, Mano, Hariharan, K. J. Yesudas, Chithra, Sujatha, Karthik, Srinivas, and with music directors Ilayaraja, Bharadwaj and Dhina. She has performed various star shows throughout India, Australia, Botswana, Canada, Europe, Germany, Malaysia, Middle Eastern Countries, Norway, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America. She is regularly performing in Ilayaraja Shows for past 3 years. She has also sung the title tracks for few Tamil and Telugu serials including Mahalakshmi and Bama Rukmani.

Devotional Albums

Surmukhi Raman has been performing solo devotional Bhajan, semi classical shows in North India almost every year for past 10 years. She has sung more than 500 devotional songs, encouraged by Mr.A.C. Dinakar, one of the senior most musicians in the industry. Her famous devotional albums include Siva Kavasam & Thirupallieluchi,Yoga Narasimhar, Murugane Mal Murugane , Kanikai Thanthidum and Mera Sairam .

Voice Trainer

Apart from playback singing, she is also appeared among the panel of Judges in the singing reality shows.
Official voice trainer for "Sun Singer" consecutively for 4 years.
IBC Tamil

Discography

According to popular online media musical sources, the discography of Surmukhi Raman includes.
YearFilmLanguageSongsMusic DirectorCo-singers
2007PirappuTamilIdhudhaana Kadhal MazhaiBharadwajSathyan Mahalingam, Priya
2007PallikodamTamilRose MaryBharadwajGana Ulaganathan
2007Madurai VeeranTamilUyirum uyirumSrikanth DevaRamesh & Senthildas
2007 Nalaiya pozhudhu UnnoduTamilYaarukitta thudhu sollaSrikanth DevaJaidev
2008ThottaTamilSaami AdudaSrikanth DevaAsit, Senthil Dass
2008Vallamai TharayoTamilVallamai TharayoBharadwajBharadwaj
2008ThiruvannamalaiTamilAmma MaareSrikanth DevaPushpavanam Kuppusamy
2008ThangamTamilChinna Chinna mukkuthiSrikanth DevaSenthildas
2008NepaliTamilHey PriyaSrikanth DevaKarthik, Bombay Jayashri, Savitha
2008Manjal VeiyilTamilMalarudhu MalarudhuBharadwajPrasanna, Sathyan Mahalingam
2009PerumalTamilYaen keduthaSrikanth DevaBenny Dayal
2009KannukulleTamilVaanam PadigalIlayarajaAnitha, Priya
2009Naalai NamadheTamilNaalai NamadheBharadwaj
2009Kadhalukku MaranamillaiTamil Kadavule un kovililBharadwaj Ponethaal
2009Modhi VilayaduTamilChikki Mukki Chikki MukhiColonial CousinsLesle Lewis
2009A Aa E EeTamilMena MinukiVijay AntonyVijay Antony, Sangeetha Rajeshwaran, Suchitra
2009KaskoTeluguWhistle KottuPremgi AmarenDevi Sri Prasad
2010AasalTamilYea DushyanthaBharadwajKumaran
2010AasalTamilKuthiraikku TheriyumBharadwajSri Charan
2010MattramTamilYaaradhu YaaradhuVijayshankarBalram
2010OchaayiTamilNochi kattu kadhavonnuJeevarajaSriram Parthasarathy
2010OchaayiTamilsonthamellamJeevaraja
2010VamsamTamilMarudhaani PoovapoleTaj NoorMukesh
2010VamsamTamilUsureTaj Noor
2010Irandu MugamTamilKannum KannumBharadwajKarthik
2010PuzhalTamilEmmanaseNallathambiKarthik
2010PuzhalTamilTakkaru Takkaru DoiNallathambiNaveen Madhav
2010Sanikizhamai Saayangalam 5 ManiTamilThirudugirai ThirudugiraiXavierR. Prasanna
2011SiruthaiTamilChellam Vada ChellamVidhyasagarUdit Narayan
2011Avargalum IvargalumTamilThedi ThediSrikanth Deva
2011Sankaran KovilTamilMudhan MudhalakaRajiniBalaji
2011Mudhal IdamTamilInga VaantheyD. ImaanHaricharan
2011Puli VeshamTamilTop GlassSrikanth DevaM. L. R. Karthikeyan, Anitha, Srikanth Deva
2011MallukattuTamilMaapillaiku ThozhanTaj NoorM. L. R. Karthikeyan Malavika, Anjana Sowmya
2011Ra RaTamilAnbum AranumSrikanth DevaHarish Raghavendra
2011Konjam Sirippu Konjam KovamTamilKokilammaSunil Xavier
2011Konjam Sirippu Konjam KovamTamilEn EdhireSunil XavierTippu
2011Maduve ManeKannadaNaxalittu NaanallaManikanth KadriVijay Prakash
2011Maduve ManeKannadaIdenaManikanth KadriManikanth Kadri
2011VaadamalliMalayalamAnuragamShyam BalakrishnanK. K. Nishad
2011VaadamalliMalayalamRapukaludeShyam BalakrishnanP. G. Ragesh
2012Madhuvum MythiliyumTamilBujju KuttiSrikanth DevaSrikanth Deva
2012Manam Kothi ParavaiTamilJal Jal Jal OosaiD. ImaanAalap Raju
2012MurattukaalaiTamilDhavaniSrikanth Deva
2012VachathiTamilSirumalligaiJack VathsanDevi
2012Muthal Thagaval ArikkaiTamilUn Athanum NaanthaneRavi RaagavSenthil Das
2012DhoniTamilEndhaka nee payanamIlayaraja
2012PanithuliTamilUyirinAgnel Roman and FaisalJayadev
2012PrasadKannadaOndu AramaneIlayarajaIlayaraja, Rita, Anitha
2013Ananthapuram 1980TeluguDevudi GudiloJames VasanthanVelmurugan
2013NandhiTamilVedhagosam muzangaveBharadwajMukesh, Bharadwaj
2014 SooranTamilVaa MaaP.B.BalajiVidyalakshmi, Rita
2014AranmanaiTamilPeeche PeecheBharadwajM.M. Monissha, M. M. Manasi
2014AranmanaiTamilKatthi ParvakkariBharadwajKarthik
2014Katham KathamTamilPoda podaTaj NoorVelmurugan, Deepak
2014Thunai MudhalvarTamilKaasu VeesinaJaiRita
2014 Govindudu AndarivadeleTeluguBhavagare ChoopeYuvan Shankar RajaRanjith, Vijay Yesudas
2014Yamaleela 2TeluguAlara ChanchalamainaS. V. Krishna Reddy
2014Yamaleela 2TeluguKrishnam BhajeS. V. Krishna ReddyM. L. R. Karthikeyan
2014Arya SuryaTamilMamaSrikanth DevaGangai Amaran, Senthil Das
2014DrishyaKannadaOndu Kathe KeluIlayarajaVijay Prakash, Pooja, Manasi
2015Kida Poosari MagudiTamilChinna Paya VayasuIlayarajaSuraj
2015KilladiTamilEkka ChakkaSrikanth Deva
2015Palakkattu MadhavanTamilKunnan PoSrikanth Deva
2015Jippaa JimikkiTamilVennilaa PoloruRanibV V Prasanna, Senthildass
2016Tharai ThappattaiTamilParuruvaayaIlayarajaSathya Prakash
2016DharamaduraiTamilAandipattiYuvan Shankar RajaSenthildass
2016Amma KanakkuTamilKanavugalIlayaraja
2016NayyappudaiTamilIdhu pol Oru SugamTaj NoorYazin Nizar
2016Gilli Bambaram GoliTamilEngo Poguthu kaalYR Prasad
2017AakkamTamilSolla SollaSrikanth Deva
2017Kalathur GramamTamilKanna UnnaiIlaiyaraja
2018DhisaiTamilMadarasu PonnukuBharadwajSathyan Mahalingam
2018DhisaiTamilIdhu Aasai PookkumBharadwajBharadwaj
2018DhisaiTamilKanna KannaBharadwajBharadwaj
2018GeniusTamilVelaiyadu MaganeYuvan Shankar RajaSenthil Das,Sam, Pawan, Priya Himesh, Sri Varthini
2018EghanthamTamilMullaiya kelu malliyaGanesh Raghavendra
2018Maniyaar KudumbamTamilEn manasukullaThambi RamaiahD. Imaan
2018Maniyaar KudumbamTamilAdi Pappali PalameThambi RamaiahJithin Raj, Sooraj Santhosh

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