Sunitha (Telugu singer)

Sunitha Upadrashta is an Indian playback singer and voice actor who primarily works in Telugu films.[1][2] She is a recipient of nine Nandi Awards and two Filmfare Awards South in various categories. She also received a National Award from All India Radio under light music category when she was 15 years old.[3] She received her first Nandi award in the year 1999 and bagged Nandi Awards in a row for the years 2002 to 2006 and again for the years 2010 to 2012. She was also honored with Lata Mangeshkar Best Singer Award for 2011 by the Government of Andhra Pradesh.[4][5]

Sunitha's commercial singing career began in the year 1995 with the movie Gulabi. She is also known as an anchor and host for music based programs and flagship programs, one among them was anchoring the historical Amaravati foundation-laying ceremony in the year 2015.[6][7] Sunitha is also associated as a judge to musical reality shows in various channels, among them Padutha Theeyaga, a musical show that has been running for the last two decades on ETV which was launched and hosted by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam.[8][9][10] Her contributions are widely noted as a voice-over artist giving voice to over 110 actresses in more than 750 films.[11][12][13]

Sunitha traveled extensively across 19 foreign countries as an artist. Countries include USA (almost every year since 1999), UK, UAE, Singapore, Malaysia, Uganda, Nigeria, Tanzania, South Africa, Australia, Scotland, Ireland, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Japan, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Mauritius.

  1. ^ Chunduri, Mridula (2 October 2005). "Sunitha, the heroine of voice". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  2. ^ Rangarajan, A. D. (30 December 2014). "Sunitha, a bridge between two generations of singers". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Sunitha won National Award at 15". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Honours of the Indian Nightingale". The New Indian Express. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Lata awards for Shankar, Chitra". The Times of India. TNN. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  6. ^ Reddy, Phanindra (22 October 2015). "Amaravati foundation stone-laying event: Two hosts say they're 'blessed'". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Modi lays foundation for Amaravati: As it happened". The Hindu. 22 October 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  8. ^ "SP Balasubrahmanyam's Padutha Theeyaga: SPB Charan, Sunitha & lyricist Chandrabose to host the show". Indian Memes. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Iconic show 'Padutha Theeyaga' gets new judges". Telangana Today. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  10. ^ "SP Charan to step into dad SP Balasubrahmanyam's shoes, to host popular music show Paadutha Theeyaga". Hindustan Times. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
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