Vishnupriya Ravi Explained

Vishnupriya Ravi
Birth Date:18 October 1992[1]
Nationality:Indian
Alma Mater:M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women
Years Active:2013-present

Vishnupriya Ravi (born 18 October 1992), is an Indian playback singer and live performer.[2]

Career

Vishnupriya found her passion for music at the age of 9 which led her parents to enroll her in music school. She trained in carnatic, hindustani and western classical.[3] [4] In 2013, she began her career as a playback singer with the song Chellakutty in the movie Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham composed by Siddharth Vipin.[5] In 2016, she was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu for the song Parashunara from the movie Dhruva along with Padmalatha. The song "Everest Anchuna" from the 2019 film Maharshi has become an instant chartbuster,[6] [7] with a 1.8 million views in YouTube within a day of its preview video release and won her Santosham Film Awards for Best Female Playback Singer.[8]

Personal life

Vishnupriya was born and brought up in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She did her schooling at P. S. Senior Secondary School and graduated from M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women.[9]

Discography

Year Film Song Language Composer Co-singers
2013 Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara "Yaen Endral" Hariharan, Maalavika Manoj
2014 Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham "Chellakkutti" Tamil Siddharth Vipin Ranjith
2015 Aambala"Madras to Madurai" Tamil Kailash Kher, Maria Roe Vincent
Maha Maharaju (Dubbed version) "Hyderabad to Vizag" Hiphop Tamizha Hariharasudhan
2016 Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru "Nee Pona Theruvula" Tamil G. V. Prakash Kumar, MC Vickey
"Pareshanura" Telugu Hiphop Tamizha Padmalatha
2018 Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu "IAMK Party Song" Tamil Adithya Surendar, Suchitra, Teejay Arunasalam
2019 Chikati Gadilo Chithakotudu"Party Song" Telugu Balamurali Balu Nivas, Yazin Nizar
Chitralahari "Prayathname" Telugu Kailash Kher
Maharshi "Everest Anchuna" Telugu Devi Sri Prasad Vedala Hemachandra
Hippi "Viral" Telugu Balamurali Balu Raghu Dixit, Christopher Stanley
Tenali Ramakrishna BA. BL "Peechumittai Pillaro" Telugu Dathu
2020 Anukunnadi Okati Ayinadi Okati "Killi Veddam Lolli Cheddam" Telugu Vikas Badisha Roll Rida
Irandam Kuththu "Thabela Thabela" Tamil S. N. Prasad Diwakar
2021 Bro "Anandham" Telugu Yazin Nizar
Anandham Vilayadum Veedu "Katti Karumbae" Tamil Siddhu Kumar Saisharan
2023 Pallu Padama Paathuka "Kovama Kuttyma" Tamil Balamurali Balu

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Facebook - About . . 2019-04-17 . 17 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210117111426/https://www.facebook.com/vishnupriyaraviofficial/about/ . live .
  2. Web site: Soulful music is her mantra . Rao . Arpita . 2015-11-16 . . 2019-04-17 . 16 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190416215619/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151115/entertainment-kollywood/article/soulful-music-her-mantra . live .
  3. Web site: Singer seeks new genres . Dey . Debjeet . . 2019-06-07.
  4. Web site: Vishnupriya on crooning 'Everest Anchuna' in Mahesh Babu's 'Maharshi' . Ramanujam . Srinivasa . 2019-05-13 . . 2019-06-07 . 17 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210117111426/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/vishnupriya-opens-up-on-maharshi/article27116447.ece . live .
  5. Web site: Playback Singer Vishnu Priya talks about her inspiration . 2015-11-22 . . 2019-04-17 . 17 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210117111506/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMI4qrum_rs . live .
  6. Web site: Singing for Mahesh Babu's Maharshi is an experience I'll cherish forever: Vishnupriya . Yellapantula . Suhas . . 2019-05-16 . 2019-05-16 . 27 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200127031529/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/hyderabad/singing-for-mahesh-babus-maharshi-is-an-experience-ill-cherish-forever-vishnupriya/articleshow/69343392.cms . live .
  7. Web site: Quite excited to have sung in Mahesh Babu's 25th film: Vishnupriya . Ittyerah Joseph . Ashish . . 2019-06-14 . 2019-06-14 . 17 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210117111457/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/quite-excited-to-have-sung-in-mahesh-babus-25th-film-vishnupriya/articleshow/69784544.cms . live .
  8. Web site: Everest Anchuna will blow your mind when you'll see it on screen . Nyayapati . Neeshita . . 2019-04-21 . 2019-05-16 . 15 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190515220419/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/music/everest-anchuna-will-blow-your-mind-when-youll-see-it-on-screen/articleshow/68974169.cms . live .
  9. Web site: Vishnupriya Ravi - LinkedIn . . 2019-04-17.