Ananya Bhat Explained

Ananya Bhat
Birth Date:[1]
Genre:Filmi, Carnatic classical
Occupation:Singer, actress
Years Active:2017–present

Ananya Bhat is an Indian playback singer who primarily sings in Kannada and Telugu.[2] [3] [4] Through her singing career, she received the award called the Filmfare Award for the song "Namma Kaayo Devan", of the film Rama Rama Re... at 64th Filmfare Awards South in 2017.[5]

Early life and career

Born in Ankali, Belagavi district, she was raised in Mysuru, Karnataka. She is currently residing in Bengaluru.

Bhat is the singer in songs Garbadhi (solo), Sidila Bharava, Dheera Dheera and Koti Kanasugalu, of the multi-lingual film KGF. She has recorded songs in all four South-Indian languages and also in Hindi.She is also the singer in songs Mehabooba,Toofan and Gagana nee of the multilingual film sequel "KGF 2".She has recorded these songs in all four south-Indian languages and also in Hindi.

Previously she worked for a playback "Namma Kaayo Devane" in Rama Rama Re... (2016). In 2018 she sang "Hold On" & "Mental Ho Jawa" songs in Tagaru. Out of two the former song "Hold On" gave her the SIIMA 2019 for best female playback singer -Kannada and a Best Playback Singer – Female Nomination at 66th Filmfare Awards South. She also did her Telugu debut singing for "Yettagayya shiva" in Aatagadharaa Siva which also garnered her Best Playback Singer – Female Nomination at 66th Filmfare Awards South. She sang "Sojugada Sooju Mallige" a Kannada folk song live at the Mahashivaratri event held by Isha foundation in 2020. Ananya appeared in an episode of Kannadathi, a Kannada daily soap, as herself.[6]

As singer

YearSong name Movie name Composer(s) Lyricist(s)Language Notes
2013 "Nee Thoreda Ghaligeyali" Raghu Shastri Kannada
2016 "Namma Kaayo Devane" Rama Rama Re...
2018 "Mental Ho Jawa" TagaruKiran Kaverappa, Vardhik Joseph
"Hold On"
"Nanaghelade" Sankashta Kara Ganapathi Ritvik Muralidhar Nischal S Dambekodi
"Yettagayya Shiva" Aatagadharaa Siva Chaitanya Prasad Telugu
"Garbadhi" Kannada
"Sidila Barava" Ravi Basrur
"Dheera Dheera"
"Kooti Kanasugala"
"Kokh Ke Rath Mein" (D)V. Nagendra PrasadHindi
"Ho Jaane Do Aar Paar"
"Sultan"
"Karuvinil Enai" Madhura Kavi Tamil
"Veesum Soora Kaatin"
"Dheera Dheera"
"Koodi Kanavil"
"Tharagani Baruvaina" Ramajogayya SastryTelugu
"Evvadikevvadu Banisa"
"Dheera Dheera"
"Alasina Ashalaku"
"Garbadhinam" Sudamsu Malayalam
"Shwasa Kattin"
"Dheera Dheera"
"Koodi Kanavugal"
2019 "Helade Kelade" Ghouse Peer Kannada
2021 "Saami Saami" (D)Varadaraj Chikkaballapura
2022 "Shiva Shiva" Veeram
"Baglu Tegi Meri Jaan" ThothapuriVijayaprasad
"Mehabooba" Kinnal Raj
(D)Telugu
Madhura Kavi Tamil
"Agilam Nee"
"Mehabooba" SudhamsuMalayalam
Hindi
SudhamsuMalayalam"Sinnavaada" Ashoka Vanamlo Arjuna Kalyanam Jay Krish Sanapati Bharadwaj Patrudu Telugu
"Singara Siriye" Kantara Pramod Maravanthe Kannada
2023"Onnoda Nadandhaa"ViduthalaiIlaiyaraajaSugaTamil
"Kaattumalli"Ilayaraaja

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ananya Bhat became a multilingual singer for 'KGF'. Deccan Herald. 2022-12-23.
  2. Web site: Ananya Bhat became a multilingual singer for 'KGF' . 21 December 2018 . Deccan Herald . . India . 20 December 2019.
  3. News: Ananya Bhat does her bit to keep folk songs alive: Mysuru News - Times of India . Lokesh . Vinay . . 27 January 2019 . India . 20 December 2019 .
  4. News: Ananya Bhat thanks a special someone - Times of India . . 19 June 2017 . India . 20 December 2019.
  5. Web site: Ananya Bhat- Best Telugu Playback Singer Female 2016 Nominee: Filmfare Awards . filmfare.com . . India . 20 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190706042514/https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-south-2017/kannada/nominations/best-playback-singer-female/ananya-bhat-namma-kaayo-devare . 6 July 2019 . live .
  6. News: Kannadathi: Manvita Harisha and Ananya Bhat to grace Varudhini's party. Times of India. 13 October 2020. 11 November 2020.