Renuka Arun

Renuka Arun is a classical music singer and play back singer in Malayalam and Telugu. She is the Gulf-Andhra Music Award (GAMA) winner for the best playback singer in Telugu for the year 2017.[1][2]

Renuka Arun
Singer
Background information
Birth nameRenuka
Born (1981-07-05) 5 July 1981
OriginPerumbavoor, Kerala, India
GenresPlayback singer Carnatic music
Occupation(s)Vocalist
Years active2000–present
Websitehttps://renukaarun.in/

Renuka is a veteran of Carnatic music circuit, with more than 550 concerts to her credit.[3] She started her music lessons at the age of 4. She gained instant popularity with the rendering of song 'Endaro' in the Telugu movie Bhale Bhale Magadivoy

In addition to her Performances of Carnatic music and film playback singing, Renuka teaches Music at a music school in Ernakulam. She is a regular columnist on music in Mathrubhumi news paper [4]

Early life & career

Renuka was born in Perumbavoor in Kerala. She works as an IT professional.[5] Renuka conducted her first concert while in grade 7.[6] Renuka was a regular in fusion music scene in Kerala. She was also involved with Flamenco dancer Bettina's group of fusion music. She has been learning music under the tutelage of Chandramana Narayanan Namboodiri for the last 30 years[7]

Playback singer

Notable film songs

Renuka gained wide spread accolades for the song Endaro[8] and Sitha Kalayanam[3]

Telugu songs

YearFilmSongMusic DirectorCo-Singer(s)Film Director
2015Bhale Bhale Magadivoy"Endaro"Gopi Sundar-Maruthi Dasari

Malayalam songs

YearFilmSongMusic DirectorCo-Singer(s)Film Director
2017Solo (2017 film)"Sitha Kalyanam"Sooraj S. KurupSooraj S. KurupBejoy Nambiar
2021The Great Indian Kitchen"Neeye Bhoovin"Sooraj S. KurupSooraj S. KurupJeo Baby

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Film Result
2017 Gulf Andhra Music Awards Best Female Singer Telugu Bhale Bhale Magadivoy Won

References

  1. രാജ്‌, അപർണാ. "‌ഒാർമകളുടെ വേദികളിലേക്ക് വീണ്ടും".
  2. "Renuka Arun Earned Gulf Andhra Movie Award".
  3. M, Athira (25 August 2017). "With magic in her voice" via www.thehindu.com.
  4. renuka.arun@gmail.com, രേണുക അരുൺ. "പാട്ടോർമ്മയിലെ പെൺവസന്തം".
  5. "Meet the singer who's riding 'solo' into the hearts of melomaniacs".
  6. yentha.com. "Renuka: Telugu's Newest Music Sensation - Trivandrum News - Yentha.com". www.yentha.com.
  7. "Bhale Bhale Renuka". deccanchronicle.com. 18 February 2016. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018.
  8. Deepu, Joseph (16 January 2017). "Music Review: Bhale Bhale Magadivoi". Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
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