| Name |
Sujatha
Mohan |
| Nick
Names |
Suju |
| Profession |
Play
back singer |
| Date
of Birth |
March
31st |
| Birth
Place |
Thiruvananthapuram,
Kerala |
| Mother
Tongue |
Malayalam |
| Religion |
Hindu |
| Languages
known |
Malayalam,
Tamil, English and a bit of Hindi |
| Family |
Mother:
Lakshmi
Husband: Dr.Krishna Mohan
Daughter: Shweta |
| Debut |
Malayalam:
Tourist Bungalow-- music director M K Arjunan
Tamil: 'Kavikkuyil'- music by Ilayaraja
|
| Songs
that made her popular |
*
'Puthu Vellai Mazhai' in 'Roja'
* 'thilana thilana' from Muthu |
| Gurus |
*
Neyyantinkara Vasudevan
* Ochira Balakrishnan
* K.J.Yesudas - 'Á¡Éº£¸'
Guru |
| Hobbies |
light
reading, cooking and listening to music |
| Favourite
songs |
*
'Mallikai' by Vani Jayaram from '¾£÷ì¸
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*
'Kannalanae'
by Chitra from Bombay,
* 'Oh sajna' of Lata Mangeshkar,
* 'jaayiye
aap kahan' by Asha |
| Best
of her songs |
*
'Netru illatha matram' (feels it is her best)
* Aasai
Aasai (Dhool),
* Mallikayae Mallikayae (Arasu),
* Maankuttiye (Priyamana Thozhi),
* Nenjodu (Kadhal Kondein)
* Thithikkuthe… (Thithikkuthe). |
| If
given the chance she likes to sing |
*
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sung by P.Suseela
* '¸¡üÈ¢ø
±ó¾ý ¸£¾õ'
from Johnny sung by S.Janaki |
| Her
father's wish |
wanted
her to become a doctor |
| Made
her emotional |
*
'±§¾¡ ´Õ À¡ðÎ ±ý ¸¡¾¢ø §¸ðÌõ'
*
'Ó¾ø Ó¨È ¸¢ûÇ¢ À¡÷ò§¾ý' - ºí¸Áõ |
| About
K.J.Yesudas |
Godsend
gift to the world of music. |
| Languages
sung |
Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi, Badaga.
|
| Hindi
songs |
Her
Hindi numbers in films like ‘Pukaar’ and ‘Taal’
have topped the charts. |
| Total
songs |
More
than 5,000 |
| Connection
with Sridevi |
Her songs in ¸Å¢ìÌ¢ø(¸¡¾ø
µÅ¢Âõ ¸ñ§¼ý), ¸¡Âòâ (¸¡¨Äô Àɢ¢ø¬Îõ
ÁÄ÷¸û), ƒ¡É¢ ( ´Õ þɢ ÁÉÐ) made
both her and Sridevi famous. |
| Favourites |
*
Ragam: kalyani
* Female singers: P.Suseela, Asha, Yesudas,
S.P.B, Hariharan
* Carnatic singers: K.J.Yesudas,
Sudha Raghunathan, Nityasree.
* Instruments: flute,
piano, sarod.
* Actors: Madhavan, Ajit , Vijay, Dhanush,
Vikram
* Food: chicken
curry with thair saatham. |
| Special
care for her voice |
*
Not taking cold or sour items
* Not talking much
* vocal exercises |
| About
not getting the National award |
"I
have missed it narrowly in some years. Moreover,
some films with good songs are not entered for
the National Awards every year. This is part of
the game. If I am destined, I will get it one
day." |
| Awards |
* Kerala
state award twice(in
1997 for `Pranayamanithooval' (`Azhakiya Ravanan')
and in 1999 for `Varamanjal' (`Pranayavarnangal'))
* the
Asianet award twice ( one for Kandu
Kandu' in `Mambazhakkalam.')
* the
Film Critics award 11 times
* the
Tamil Nadu state award thrice in 1993, 1996, 2001
* the
Cinema Express award
* the Dinakaran award
* Vanitha
award and the Mathrubhoomi Award for `Kallai
Kadavathu' in `Perumazhakkalam'
* Raju
Pilakkad Film Award |
| Facts |
*
She sang her first film song when she was still
in six standard.
* Her first tamil film song ('Kaadhal Oviyam Kandein')
was not included in the film. However she took
it as a good sign.
* Lost her father at age two
* She married Dr.Mohan in 1981 and moved to Chennai
which helped her to launch her career again.
* She
made a comeback in 1989 through Priyadarshan's
`Kadathanadan Ambadi.' Her songs in `Chitram'
(1988) made her even more famous.
* In Tamil films she made a comeback through `Puthuvellai
Mazhai' in A.R. Rahman's debut film `Roja' in
1992.
* Has some allergy porblems so avoids stage singing.
* Well trained in Hindustani music also. |
| Dream |
To
sing perfectly as long as possible. |
