Chinmayi Sripada
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Chinmayi at the Filmfare Awards South in 2018. | |
| Born | Chinmayi Sripada 10 September 1984 Madras, Tamil Nadu, India |
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| Alma mater | University of Madras |
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| Years active | 2002–present (as singer) 2005–present (as dubbing artist) |
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| Children | 2 |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Piano |
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Chinmayi Sripada (born 10 September 1984), known mononymously as Chinmayi, is an Indian singer and voice actress. Chinmayi Sripada is one of the most popular and acclaimed playback singers in South India, noted for her wide vocal range and versatility. She predominantly works in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi films. She rose to fame for her critically acclaimed song "Oru Deivam Thantha Poovae" from Kannathil Muthamittal (2002), directed by Mani Ratnam and composed by A. R. Rahman. She debuted as a voice actress in Sillunu Oru Kaadhal (2006) rendering her voice for Bhumika Chawla, after being referred by one of A. R. Rahman's sound engineers. She debuted as a composer with a short lullaby titled Laali, which she also sang and released as part of Instagram's #1MinMusic.
She is the founder and CEO of a translation services company Blue Elephant, a skincare company importing K-beauty to India - Skinroute formerly Isle Of Skin, and a medi-spa Deep Skin Dialogues in Chennai and Hyderabad. She is often credited as Chinmayee and was credited as Indai Haza (named by composer A. R. Rahman for one of his songs - I Miss You da). She is also a social activist often raising her voice against issues faced by women and has been one of the faces of the second wave of #MeToo movement in India.