Rakshita Suresh (born 1 June 1998) is one of the Indian playback singers known for her work in Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Telugu cinema. She was the winner on Rhythm Tadheem aired on ETV Kannada and title winner of "Little Star Singer" 2009 aired on Asianet Suvarna (Kannada). She is the first runner up in the reality show of Super Singer 6 aired on Star Vijay (Tamil) in 2018.

Rakshita Suresh
Born (1998-06-01) 1 June 1998 (age 26)
OccupationSinger
Years active2015–present

Early life

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Rakshita was born on 1 June 1998, in Mysore Karnataka to Suresh and Anitha Suresh. She is a graduate in B.Sc. Rakshita started learning music at the age of 4 years. She is trained in Carnatic Music, Hindustani Classical music and Light Music.[1]

Career

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She made her debut as a playback singer for Ilayaraja, she has sung many more singles in Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Telugu. The first song that she recorded in Telugu was in 2015 for the film Yevade Subramanyam starring Telugu actor Nani. She delivered many solo concerts globally, both in India and abroad, like Mysuru "Yuva Dasara".

She started her career with music talent shows. Her first reality show in Kannada was "Yede Thumbi Haduvenu" on ETV and "Super Singer Junior" on Star Vijay (Tamil). Rakshita Suresh was the Winner on Rhythm Tadheem aired on ETV Kannada and Title Winner of "Little Star Singer" 2009 aired on Asianet Suvarna (Kannada). She was first runner up in the reality show of Super Singer 6 aired on Star Vijay (Tamil) in 2018 through which she received lots of attention.[2]

Rakshita made her Bollywood debut with the composition of A.R Rahman as She sang the song "Yaane Yaane" for the movie Mimi.[3] She performs with A. R. Rahman at performances all around the world as a member of his band.

Television

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Year Name of Television Show Role Network Language Notes
2009 Little Star Singer Contestant Asianet Suvarna Kannada
2011-2012 Super Singer Junior 3 Contestant Star Vijay Tamil She was awarded the "Best Western Singer"
2018 Super Singer 6 Contestant First Runner Up
2024 Super Singer Season 10 Guest Performer

Discography

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Song Movie Language Composer Co-artists Notes
2015 "Challa Gaali" Yevade Subramanyam Telugu Ilaiyaraaja Christian Jose, Sethil
2018 "Kannane kanne" Godfather Telugu Naviin ravindran Aalap raju, Lokesh
"Ninna kannolagilidu " Aa Nayana Kannada Sunita Chandrakumar Sahajeet Chandrakumar
"Talakke Tallavidu " Kannada
"Lokada kannige " Kannada Shreya. K. Bhat
"Bhaama Ramana Deepamerage" Deepa Lakshmi Kannada Shreya. K. Bhat
"Aare Ivanaare Mohana" Kannada Vasundha Shastri, Sinchana C
2019 "Pattamarangal" Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven Tamil Hiphop Tamizha Sanjith Hegde, Srinithi S
"Vilagathey" The Final Chapter of Usuraiya Tholaichaen Tamil Stephen Zechariah Stephen Zechariah [4]
"Party Song" Gangs of 18 Telugu A H Kaashif
"Maruppu"
"Varamai Vandha Vaazhvu" Appa Oru Varam Tamil Raja Shah
"Yennai Yeno" Raja Shah
2020 "Oththa Kannula Thanne Vandi Tamil Moses Ananthu
2021 "Kutty Pattas" Album Song Tamil Santhosh Dhayanidhi Santhosh Dhayanidhi [5]
"Rowdy Pattas" Telugu
"Yaane yaane" Mimi Hindi A. R. Rahman [6] Nominated for Mirchi Music awards for the category " Upcoming female vocalist of the year "
"Mutyala Chemma Chekka Remix" Love Story Telugu Pawan CH
"Allipoola Vennela" Telangana Bathukkama Jagrunthi Telugu A. R. Rahman Haripriya, Deepthi Suresh, Aparna Harikumar, Padmaja, Uthara Unnikrishnan
"Beatta Yaethi" Album Song Tamil Arish
"Nee Parichaya" Ninna Sanihake Kannada Raghu Dixit Sidhdhartha Belamannu Nominated for SIIMA Awards for the category "Best Female Singer" - Kannada for the year 2021
"Sahana Swaravu" Sivaji: The Boss Kannada A. R. Rahman Kannada dubbed version of Sivaji
2022 "Sanchariyagu Nee" Love Mocktail 2 Kannada Nakul Abhyankar Vijay Prakash
"O Nidhima"
"Moopilla Thamizhe Thaaye" Tamil Anthem Tamil A. R. Rahman A. R. Rahman, Saindhavi, Nakul Abhyankar, A. R. Ameen, Amina, Rafiq, Gabriella Sellus, Niranjana Ramanan, Aparna Harikumar
"Kan Kan Mein Shriram" Devotional song Hindi Aditya Ramkumar Sarthak Kalyani
"Aasai Alai Meerudhae" Album song Tamil Bharath Raghavan
"Karupazhagi" Album song Tamil Satthia Nallaiah Satthia Nallaiah
"Tholi Tholi" The Legend Telugu Harris Jayaraj Haricharan
"Kaalathukkam Nee Venum" Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu Tamil A. R. Rahman Silambarasan
"Ninne Thaladanne" The Life of Muthu Telugu Sam Vishal
"'Yele Ilanchingamey" Cobra Tamil A. R. Rahman
"Sol" Ponniyin Selvan: I Tamil A. R. Rahman
"Ayyo plastic " Album song Kannada Sunita Chandrakumar
"Vaadi Valarpiraye" Azhagiya Kanne Tamil N.R.Ragunanthan Sayyad Suban, Savni Raveendra
"Ezhuthum Neeye" Naatpadu Theral:2 Tamil Vidyasagar K.Krishnakumar
"Tholi Tholi" The Legend Telugu Harris Jayaraj Haricharan
"Thats How We Roll" Album Song Tamil Part of Instagram 1 minute music series
"Pani Puri" Album Song Tamil Sathya Prakash
2023 "Kirunage" Ponniyin Selvan: II Kannada A. R. Rahman Kannada Dubbed Version of PS-2
"Veera Raja Veera" Vijay Prakash, Sivasri Skandaprasad
"Kanjaadai Poova" Vallaan Tamil Santhosh Dhayanidhi Karthik
"Kodi Parakura Kaalam" Maamannan Tamil A. R. Rahman Kalpana Raghavendar, Deepthi Suresh, Aparna Harikumar
"Theeraa Vaanam" Sweet Kaaram Coffee Tamil Govind Vasantha
”Not Ramaiya Vastavaiya” Jawan Tamil , Telugu Anirudh Ravichander Anirudh Ravichander, Sreerama Chandra
"Nanage Neenu" Upadhyaksha Kannada Arjun Janya Vijay Prakash
"Main Parwaana" Pippa Hindi A. R. Rahman Arijit Singh, Pooja Tiwari, Nisa Shetty
"Yaava Janumada Gelati" Kaatera Kannada Hari Krishna Hemanth Kumar
2024 "Omane" The Goat Life - Aadujeevitham Malayalam A. R. Rahman Chinmayi, Vijay Yesudas
"Vennilavu Saaral" Amaran Tamil G. V. Prakash Kumar Kapil Kapilan

Awards

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Year Award Category Song Language Result Ref
2022 Mirchi Music Awards Upcoming Female Vocalist Of The Year Yaane Yaane Hindi Nominated
SIIMA Awards Best Playback Singer- Female Nee Parichaya Kannada Nominated
Chittara Awards Best Playback Singer- Female Sanchariyagu Nee Kannada Nominated
2023 Vijay Television Awards Favorite Singer-Female Won [7]
SIIMA Awards Best Playback Singer Sol Tamil Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Romantic songs musical nite by Dr. M.S. Natashekar and troupe on Oct.1". Star of Mysore. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  2. ^ Upadhyaya, Prakash (15 July 2018). "Super Singer 6 winner: Senthil Ganesh emerges victorious, Rakshita and Malavika are runners-up [Photos]". www.ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  3. ^ Mishra, Debamitra (7 August 2021). ""'Mimi' has strongly delivered the concept of surrogacy in the most simplified manner"- says 'Yaane Yaane' singer Rakshita Suresh". Odisha News | Odisha Breaking News | Latest Odisha News. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  4. ^ "STEPHEN ZECHARIAH'S LOVE TRILOGY - THE FIRST INDIAN INDIE MUSICAL TRILOGY". EIN News. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Watch Latest Tamil Music Video Song 'Kutty Pattas' Sung by Santhosh Dhayanidhi and Rakshita Suresh Starring Ashwin Kumar and Reba Monica John | Tamil Video Songs - Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  6. ^ Mishra, Debamitra (7 August 2021). ""'Mimi' has strongly delivered the concept of surrogacy in the most simplified manner"- says 'Yaane Yaane' singer Rakshita Suresh". Odisha News | Odisha Breaking News | Latest Odisha News. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  7. ^ Congratulations #RakshitaSuresh for Winning The Favourite Singer 😀💐 | Vijay Television Awards, 21 May 2023, retrieved 5 December 2023
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