Sid Sriram
Sidharth Sriram (born 19 May 1990[1]), popularly known as Sid Sriram is an Indian-American music producer, playback singer, and songwriter. He is an R&B songwriter, singer and performer,[2][3] and works predominantly in the Tamil and Telugu music industry while also working in a few Malayalam film productions.[4] He regularly collaborates with Bharata Natyam dancer, his sister Pallavi Sriram, and music directors.[5]
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sidharth Sriram |
| Born | 19 May 1990 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Origin | Indian-American |
| Genres | R&B, Carnatic |
| Occupation(s) | |
| Years active | 2012 – present |
Early life
Sid Sriram was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India to Tamil speaking family. He moved with his parents to California when he was a year old, and he grew up in Fremont. His musical skills were nurtured by his mother, Latha Sriram, a carnatic music teacher in the San Francisco Bay Area.[6] He simultaneously started picking up R&B. After graduating from Mission San Jose High School in 2008, he joined the Berklee College of Music and graduated in music production and engineering.[7] Since his graduation, he has been regularly visiting India and performing carnatic concerts, including as a part of the December Music season - Marghazhi Utsavam. Since then, he has moved back to India and currently lives in the town of Mylapore. [8]
Career
He gained popularity in India with the song "Adiye" sung for the soundtrack of Kadal (2013) composed by A. R. Rahman.[9] He won the Filmfare Award for Best Playback Singer for his rendition of "Ennodu Nee Irunthaal" for the soundtrack of I (2015).[10]
"Thalli Pogathey" in Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada, "Vellipomaake" in Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo, "Maru Vaarthai" in Enai Noki Paayum Thota, "Undiporaadhey" in Husharu,[11] "Arere Manasa" in Falaknuma Das, "Adiga Adiga" in Ninnu Kori and "Inkem Inkem Inkem Kaavaale" in Geetha Govindam, "High On Love" in Pyaar Prema Kaadhal, "Ennadi Maayavi Nee" in Vadachennai, "Ennodu Nee Irundhaal" in I, "Adiye" from "Kadal" "Maate Vinadhuga" in Taxiwaala, "Kadalalle" in Dear Comrade, "Parayuvaan" from "Ishq", "Samajavaragamana" in Ala Vaikunthapurramloo and "Maguva Maguva" of the upcoming Telugu film Vakeel Saab, which is the remake of the Hindi film Pink, have all been notable songs. He also recently worked in some Malayalam songs.[12][13]
Sid Sriram would later making his foray into music composition, where he would compose for ace director Mani Ratnam's production, Vaanam Kottatum, which is directed by Mani's former assistant and director of Padaiveeran, Dhana Sekaran.[14]
Discography
Composer
| Year | Film | Director | Language | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Vaanam Kottattum | Dhana Sekaran | Tamil | [15] | |
Tamil
| Year | Film | Song | Composer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Kadal | "Adiye" | A. R. Rahman |
| 2015 | I | "Ennodu Nee Irundhaal" | |
| "Ennodu Nee Irundhaal"(Reprise) | |||
| 2015 | Naanum Rowdy Dhaan | "Yennai Mattrum Kadhale" | Anirudh Ravichander |
| 2016 | 24 | "Mei Nigara" | A. R. Rahman |
| Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada | "Thalli Pogathey" | ||
| Kavalai Vendam | "Nee Tholaindhaayo" | Leon James | |
| Kattappavae Kaanom | "Hey Penne" | Santhosh Dhayanidhi | |
| Rum | "Alladhe Siragiye" | Anirudh Ravichander | |
| 2017 | Enai Noki Paayum Thota | "Maruvaarthai" | Darbuka Siva |
| Veera | "Verrattaama Verratturiye" | Leon James | |
| Single Album | "Po Po Yen" | A H Kaashif | |
| Yaadhumagi Nindraai | "Aagayam Thaayaga" | Ashwin Vinayagamoorthy | |
| Server Sundaram | "Kannal Modhadhey" | Santhosh Narayanan | |
| Sachin: A Billion Dreams (D) | "Sachin Sachin" | A. R. Rahman | |
| "Kalam Salaam" | Ghibran | ||
| Mersal | "Maacho" | A. R. Rahman | |
| Meyaadha Maan | "Nee Mattum Podhum" | Pradeep Kumar | |
| 2018 | Tik Tik Tik | "Kurumba" | D. Imman |
| Pyaar Prema Kaadhal | "High on Love" | Yuvan Shankar Raja | |
| Single Album | "Kaadhal" | A H Kaashif | |
| Independent Single | "Kannil Mazhai" | B Prasanna | |
| Adhitri | "Chinnanjiru Kiliye" | Mahakavi Bharathiyar. Produced, Arranged by Sid Sriram | |
| Kanaa | "Oonjala" | Dhibu Ninan Thomas | |
| Vidhi Madhi Ultaa | "Un Nerukkam" | Ashwin Vinayagamoorthi | |
| 2.0 | "Endhira Logathu Sundariye" | A. R. Rahman | |
| "Raajaali" | |||
| Vada Chennai | "Ennadi Maayavi Nee" | Santhosh Narayanan | |
| Sarkar | "OMG Ponnnu" | A. R. Rahman | |
| Kaatrin Mozhi | "Po Urave" | A H Kaashif | |
| Viswasam | "Kannaana Kanney" | D Imman | |
| 2019 | LKG | "Tamizh Anthem Song" | Leon James |
| Thadam | "Inaye" | Arun Raj | |
| Airaa | "Kaariga" | Sundaramurthy KS | |
| Uriyadi 2 | "Vaa Vaa Penne" | Govind Vasantha | |
| Mr. Local | "Nee Nenacha" | Hiphop Tamizha | |
| Monster | "Anthi Maalai" | Justin Prabhakaran | |
| Bakrid | "Aalanguruvigala" | D. Imman | |
| Pancharaaksharam | "Theerathe" | sundharamurthy KS | |
| Oththa Seruppu Size 7 | "Kulirudha Pulla" | Santhosh Narayanan | |
| NGK | "Anbae Peranbae" | Yuvan Shankar Raja | |
| Angelina | "Oru Naal" | D.Imman | |
| Jasmine | "Lesa Valichudha" | C.Sathya | |
| Dear Comrade (Dubbed version) | "Pularaadha" | Justin Prabhakaran | |
| Kadaram Kondan | "Thaarame Thaarame" | Ghibran | |
| Gorilla | "Yaaradiyo" | Sam C.S. | |
| Namma Veettu Pillai | Unkoodave Porakkanum (Brother's Version)" | D. Imman | |
| Adithya Varma | "Yaen Ennai Pirindhai" | Radhan | |
| "Yaarumilla" | |||
| 2020 | Vaanam Kottattum | "Kannu Thangom" | Sid Sriram |
| "Easy Come Easy Go" | |||
| "Poova Thalaiyaa" | |||
| "En Uyir Kaatre" | |||
| "Thinam Thinam" | |||
| Thamilarasan | "Thamizhanoda Veeramellaam" | Ilaiyaraaja | |
| Psycho | "Unna Nenachu" | ||
| "Neenga Mudiyuma" | |||
| Oh My Kadavule | "Kadhaippoma" | Leon James | |
| Dharala Prabhu | "Kaadhal Theevey" | Sean Roldan | |
| Maara | "Yaar Azhaippadhu " | Ghibran | |
| Teddy | "En Iniya Thanimaye" | D. Imman | |
| Takkar | "Nira" | Nivas K Prasanna | |
| Murungakkai chips | "Edho Solla" | Dharankumar C | |
| Mudhal nee mudivum nee | "Mudhal nee mudivum nee"(title track) | ||
| 2021 | Bhoomi | "Uzhava" | D.Imman |
| Naduvan | "Kaalai Athikaalai" | Dharankumar C | |
| Thalli Pogathey | "Idhayaidhaya" | Gopi Sundar | |
| WWW(Dubbed version) | "Maehaveli" | SimonK. King | |
| Pisasu 2 | TBA | TBA |
Telugu
| Year | Film | Song | Composer(s) | Co-Singer(s) | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Kadali | "Yadike" | A. R. Rahman | Dubbed | |
| 2015 | I | "Nuvvunte Naa Jathaga" | Dubbed | ||
| "Nuvvunte Naa Jathaga"(Reprise) | |||||
| 2016 | Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo | "Vellipomaakey" | |||
| 24 | "Manasuke" | Dubbed | |||
| 2017 | Ninnu Kori | "Adiga Adiga" | Gopi Sundar | ||
| Adirindi | "Maayo" | A. R. Rahman | Dubbed | ||
| 2018 | Geetha Govindam | "Inkem Inkem Inkem" | Gopi Sundar | ||
| "Vachindamma" | |||||
| Neevevaro | "Vennala Vennala" | Achu Rajamani | |||
| Sailaja Reddy Alludu | "Egiregirey" | Gopi Sundar | |||
| Devadas | "Emo Emo Emoo" | Mani Sharma | |||
| Nawab | "Praaptham" | AR Rahman | Dubbed | ||
| Husharu | "Undiporaadhey" | Radhan | |||
| "Undiporaadhey"(Sad) | |||||
| Taxiwaala | "Maate Vinadhuga" | Jakes Bejoy | |||
| Padi Padi Leche Manasu | "Emai Poyave" | Vishal Chandrasekhar | |||
| Sarkar | "Vulikithe Vudhyamam" | A. R. Rahman | Dubbed | ||
| "OMG Pilla" | |||||
| 2.0 | "Yanthara Lokapu Sundarive" | Dubbed | |||
| 2019 | Suryakantham | "Inthena Inthena" | Mark K Robin | ||
| "Nenena Nenena" | |||||
| ABCD – American Born Confused Desi | "Mella Mellaga" | Judah Sandhy | |||
| NGK | "Prema O Prema" | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Dubbed | ||
| Falaknuma Das | "Aarerey Manasa" | Vivek Sagar | |||
| Dear Comrade | "Kadalalle" | Justin Prabhakaran | |||
| Rakshasudu | "Chinni Chinni Chinukulu" | Ghibran | |||
| Gang Leader | "Ninnu Chuse Anandamlo" | Anirudh Ravichander | |||
| Madhanam | "Yegire Yegire" | Ron Ethan Yohann | Chinmayi (Humming) | ||
| Tholu Bommalata | "Manasaara"(Male) | Suresh Bobbili | |||
| "Manasaara"(Duet) | Chinmayi | ||||
| Thoota | "Maruvaali" | Darbuka Siva | Dubbed | ||
| "Yetu Manam Pogalam" | Shashaa Tirupati | ||||
| 2020 | Ala Vaikunthapurramloo | "Samajavaragamana''(Male) | S. Thaman | ||
| Choosi Choodangaane | "Nee Parichayamutho" | Gopi Sundar | |||
| Raahu | "Emo Emo" | Praveen Lakkaraju | |||
| Nishabdham | "Ninne Ninne" | Gopi Sundar | |||
| Orey Bujjiga | "Ee Maya Peremito" | Anup Rubens | |||
| "Kalalu Choosina" | |||||
| Solo Brathuke So Better | "Hey Idi Nenena" | S. Thaman | |||
| 2021 | 30 Rojullo Preminchadam Ela | "Neeli Neeli Aakasham" | Anup Rubens | Sunitha Upadrashta | |
| Most Eligible Bachelor | "Manasa Manasa" | Gopi Sundar | |||
| Vakeel Saab | "Maguva Maguva" | S. Thaman | |||
| SR Kalyanamandapam | "Choosale Kallaraa" | Chaitan Bharadwaj | |||
| Sashi | "Okey Oka Lokam" | Arun Chiluveru | |||
| Kanaledhe Nuvvani | "Kanaledhe Nuvvani Title Song" | Jadhav Ayaan | |||
| Nuvvante Nenani | "Nammave Cheli" | Varikuppala Yadagiri | |||
| Miles Of Love | "Theliyadhe Theliyadhe" | RR Druvan | |||
| WWW | "Nailu Nadi" | Simon K. King | |||
| Ishq | "Anandamaanandha Madhike" | Mahathi Swara Sagar | |||
| Nallamala | "Yemunnave Pilla" | PR |
Malayalam
| Year | Film | No | Song | Composer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Dear Comrade | 1 | "Madhu Pole Peytha Mazhaye" | Justin Prabhakaran |
| Ishq | 2 | "Parayuvaan" | Jakes Bejoy | |
| Manoharam | 3 | "Akale" | Sanjeev T | |
| 2020 | Gauthamante Ratham | 4 | "Uyire" | Ankit Menon |
| Maniyarayile Ashokan | 5 | "Olu" | Sreehari K Nair | |
Kannada
| Year | Film | No | Song | Composer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Dear Comrade | 1 | "Kadalanthe Kaada Kannu" | Justin Prabhakaran |
Awards and nominations
Film Awards
References
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzE_T1LewNM
- "Sid Sriram Reflects On His Self-Evolution In New "Moments of Weakness" Video". The Fader. 9 November 2015.
- "Video: Sid Sriram, "SAGETRON"". The Fader. 5 February 2015.
- "Margazhi, here I come". The Hindu. 16 December 2016.
- "Music struck a dominant note". The Hindu. 5 January 2017.
- "'He's on song and loving it'". The Hindu. 5 January 2013.
- "Being an Indian kid in the USA, I was exposed to so many kinds of music". Rediff.com. 24 January 2013.
- Jyothsna. "The Environment Ar Rahman Sir Creates Is Spiritually Uplifting and Calm". Behindwoods. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- "From Berklee to singing for Rahman". Rediff.com. 24 January 2013.
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- "Sid Sriram About Undiporaadhey Song". guitaa.com/. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- "I knew Thalli Pogathey was going to be special". The Times of India. 14 January 2017.
- "Who Is Enpt's Music Director? Any Guesses?". Behindwoods. 31 December 2016.
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