Ananthu (singer)

Ananthu
Born	Ananthu
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Singer
Years active	1990–present

Ananthu is an Indian Tamil singer known for his songs in the Tamil film Kabali (2016) and "Sendumalli" song from Jai Bhim (2021). He is known for his frequent collaborations with Santhosh Narayanan.

Career

Ananthu worked under M. S. Vishwanathan. He worked on a few songs in the 1990s, but none of his songs were chartbusters. He garnered acclaim for his song "Puli Urumudhu" in Vettaikaaran (2009) and "Ulagam Oruvanukka" and "Maya Nadhi" in Kabali (2016).^[1] The success of his songs in Tamil the makers to allow him to sing "Ulagam Oruvanukka" in the Telugu version and "Maya Nadhi" in the Telugu and Hindi versions of the film.^[2]

Discography

Tamil songs

Year	Film	Song(s)	Composer	Notes
1995	Jameen Kottai	"Thennamara Cholai"	Sirpy
2005	Aanai	"Chinnajiru Kilye"	D. Imman
2009	Vettaikaaran	"Puli Urumudhu"	Vijay Antony
2010	Vamsam	"En Nenje"	Taj Noor
2011	Nandhi	"Vedhagosham"	Bharathwaj
		"Tanjore Thavil"
	Sagakkal	"Kandaangi Selai"	Thayarathnam
2013	Isakki	"Ayya Veerasamy"	Srikanth Deva
	Muthu Nagaram	"Cheerum Puli"	Jayaprakash
2014	Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham	"Theme Song"	Siddharth Vipin
	Aranmanai	"Unnaye Enniye"	Bharathwaj
2015	Komban	"Kambikara Vetti"	G. V. Prakash Kumar
2016	Tharai Thappattai	"Aarambam Aavadhu"	Ilaiyaraaja
	Pichaikkaran	"Pichaikkaran (Theme Music)"	Vijay Antony
	Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum	"Ka Ka Ka Po"	Santhosh Narayanan
	Iraivi	"Manidhi"	Santhosh Narayanan
	Kabali	"Ulagam Oruvanukka"	Santhosh Narayanan
		"Maya Nadhi"	Santhosh Narayanan	Nominated–IIFA Utsavam Award for Best Playback Singer - Male - Tamil
	Kaashmora	"Jagadhammaa"	Santhosh Narayanan
2017	Bairavaa	"Pattaya Kelappu"	Santhosh Narayanan
	Pa Paandi	"Vaanam" "(The Life of Power Paandi)"	Sean Roldan
2018	Kaala	"Thanga Sela"	Santhosh Narayanan
		"Kannamma"	Santhosh Narayanan
		"Kannamma (Acapella)"	Santhosh Narayanan
		"Urimayai Meetpom"	Santhosh Narayanan
2019	Kaaviyyan	"Ethuvandha Enna"	Syam Mohan
2020	Ettuthikkum Para	"Vaadi Chellam"	M. S. Sreekanth
	Maara	"Kaathirunthen"	Ghibran
	Gypsy	"Manamengum Maaya Oonjaal"	Santhosh Narayanan
2021	Jai Bhim	"Sendumalli Ya Manakara Nee"	Sean Roldan
2023	Mark Antony	"Karuppana Saamy"	G. V. Prakash Kumar
2024	Kalki 2898 AD	"Theme of Kalki"	Santhosh Narayanan
TBA	Server Sundaram	"Nirkadhey"	Santhosh Narayanan

Telugu songs

Year	Film	Song(s)	Composer	Notes
2016	Bichagadu	"Bichagadu Theme"	Vijay Antony	Dubbed
	Kabali	"Okade Okkokokade"	Santhosh Narayanan
		"Gunde Ninna Yenno"	Santhosh Narayanan
	Kaashmora	"Jagadamma"	Santhosh Narayanan
2017	Guru	"Ey Pataakey"	Santhosh Narayanan
2018	Kaala	"Chittamma"	Santhosh Narayanan	Dubbed
	Saakshyam	"Dung Dung Dung"	Harshavardhan Rameshwar
	Maari 2	"Maari's Aanandhi"	Yuvan Shankar Raja	Dubbed
2024	Kalki 2898 AD	"Theme of Kalki"	Santhosh Narayanan

Hindi songs

Year	Film	Song(s)	Composer	Notes
2016	Kabali	"Jadoo Rawan Rawan"	Santhosh Narayanan	Dubbed
2018	Kaala	"Sajna"	Santhosh Narayanan
2024	Kalki 2898 AD	"Theme of Kalki"

Malayalam songs

Year	Film	Song(s)	Composer	Notes
2010	Pokkiri Raja	"Manickya Kallil"	Jassie Gift

References

1. Ramanujam, Srinivasa (13 July 2016). "Ananthu on song". The Hindu.
2. "I owe my success to MSV and SPB - Times of India". The Times of India.

External links

• Ananthu at IMDb