Sai Vignesh
Background information
Birth nameSai Vignesh Ramakrishnan
BornNovember 20
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
GenresVarious
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2013–present

Sai Vignesh is an Indian Carnatic vocalist, playback singer, and musician in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada music and cinema. He shot to the limelight after being on Airtel Super Singer 4.

Sai made his debut in playback singing in 2018 with Eghantham. In 2022, he sang in several hit films like Sita Ramam and Kantara.[1] He also was part of the chorus in the hit 2022 film Ponniyin Selvan: I. Sai made his Telugu playback singing debut in 2022 with "Anuragam Asai" from Daarunam.[2] He is best known for the Kannada song "Varaha Roopam" from Kantara.

Biography

Sai is an All India Radio "A" high grade artist and is an empaneled artist of ICCR, Government of India.[3]

He was in top 10 position in the singing reality show Airtel Super Singer 4.[4] He was the winner of “Sing with Shankar Mahadevan Contest 2014“ [5] conducted by Shankar Mahadevan Academy and got an opportunity to perform with Shankar Mahadevan at Banglore.[6] He has performed with Ilayaraja in his live concerts at Singapore, Perth, Erode, Chennai, Trichy and other places.[7] He was also the mentor for "Star Singer" (a reality show in Jaya Tv). In 2021, Sai co-founded an Indo-Classical Contemporary Fusion band called GANDIVA alongside dancer-choreographer Kavya Muralidaran.[8][9]

Sai made his debut playback with “Oora Nenjila” song for the movie Eghaantham (2018) [10] composed by Ganesh Raghavendra and also was part of “Kaalai Theme” song in 2018 for the movie Kadaikutty Singam composed by D.Imman. In 2022, Sai had two successful releasing includes "Kurumugil" from the movie Sita Ramam composed by Vishal Chandrasekar and "Varaha Roopam"[11] from the movie Kantara.[12] Sai made his Telugu playback singing debut in 2022 with "Anuragam Asai" from Daarunam.[13] In August, 2023 Sai was part of a unique concert experience called "Concert in the Dark" to raise awareness for the visually impaired where he and other musicians were to perform blindfolded. This initiative was conceived by Anil Srinivasan.[14]

Playback Songs List

  • "Oora Nenjila" Eghaantham (2018)
  • "Kaalai Theme" Kadaikutty Singam (2018)
  • "Kurumugil" Sita Ramam (2022)
  • "Rocketry's Shri Venkatesa Suprabatham" Rocketry:_The_Nambi_Effect (2022)
  • "Devaralan Aattam" Ponniyin_Selvan:_I (2022) - part of the backing vocals
  • "Varaha Roopam" Kantara_(film) (2022) - Kannada (used in other languages)
  • "Anuragam Asai" Daarunam (2022)
  • "Nedumudi Yeaganein" Striker (2023)
  • "Aroro Ariraaro" Ayothi (2023)
  • "Sollamale Sollamale" Virupaksha (2023)
  • "Acchacchacho" Mr. Natwarlal (2023) - Kannada
  • “Nan Hudugi” - Unlock Raghava (2023) - Kannada
  • "Nagu Hoove" - Kaiva (2023) - Kannada

Awards

Playback Singing

Year Award Name Nominated / Winner Song Nominated For
2023Behindwoods Gold IconWinner - Best Male Singer of the Year"Varaha Roopam" Kantara
2023Mega Wedding Expo Wedding Industry AwardsWinner - Best Entertainer
2023Chittara Star AwardsWinner - Best Singer"Varaha Roopam" Kantara
2023International Iconic AwardsWinner Best Playback Singer"Varaha Roopam" Kantara


Other Awards and Recognitions

  • Recipient of Bharat Ratna Dr.M.S.Subbulakshmi Fellowship In Music from Shanmuganandha Sabha , Mumbai
  • Excellence Award 2021 from Sri Sathya Sai Organization, Puttaparthi
  • “Best Concert” Award from the Music Academy, Chennai for HCL Concerts Series 2019
  • “Best Vocal” artist from the Music Academy, Chennai for Spirit of Youth Festival 2018
  • “Sangeetha Nakshathra” Award from Maham Enterprises for the year 2018
  • “Top Voices for the Future 2017” from TAG, Carnatic Music Forum and Shruti's 3rd Talent Hunt 2017
  • “Bala Kala Ratna” award for the year 2016 from Bala Kala Sagaram Trust, Chennai.
  • ISAI award for Carnatic vocal music from Lions Club of Golden Cultural Capital for the year 2016
  • Runner up in “Times Thyagaraja Award” 2014 conducted by the Times of India.
  • “Valayapatti Kashyap Award” for Carnatic Vocal Music for the year 2011.

References

  1. ↑ "Kurumugil is a very special song to me in my playback singing career: Sai Vignesh - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  2. ↑ Anuragam Aashai - Video Song | Daarunam | Srikanth | Vetri | Smruthi | Sai Vignesh | Prakash Nikki, retrieved 2022-11-18
  3. ↑ Kotra, Harish (2021-12-29). "Sai Vignesh | Classical Concert - Fests.info". fests.info. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  4. ↑ "SS03 Sai Vignesh's Journey - video Dailymotion". Dailymotion. 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  5. ↑ "Chennai Margazhi young artiste of the day: R. Sai Vignesh". The Hindu. 2019-12-14. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  6. ↑ "Kollywood Singer Sai Vignesh Biography, News, Photos, Videos". nettv4u. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  7. ↑ Vignesh, Sai. "Sai Vignesh". Sai Vignesh. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  8. ↑ "Gandiva Official - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  9. ↑ "A celebration of the fierce". Deccan Herald. 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  10. ↑ Oora Nenjila Thaangum Ungala (From "Eghantham") - Single by Jayamoorthi, Sai Vignesh & Ganesh Raghavendra, 2018-07-16, retrieved 2022-11-18
  11. ↑ https://metrosaga.com/no-words-pure-bliss-varaha-roopam-singer-is-back-with-the-unplugged-version/
  12. ↑ என் song Reels -ல மட்டும் Trend ஆக கூடாது: Singer Sai Vignesh Interview | Kurumugil, Varaha Roopam, retrieved 2022-11-18
  13. ↑ Anuragam Aashai - Video Song | Daarunam | Srikanth | Vetri | Smruthi | Sai Vignesh | Prakash Nikki, retrieved 2022-11-18
  14. ↑ https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/pianist-anil-srinivasan-navin-napier-and-krishna-kishor-along-with-sai-vignesh-will-be-performing-at-a-concert-in-hyderabad-on-august-24-2023/article67208559.ece


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