Mahalakshmi Iyer
Mahalakshmi Iyer (born 11 July 1976) is an Indian playback singer known for her contributions to Hindi, Assamese and Tamil film music. She has also recorded songs in several other Indian languages, including Telugu, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, Gujarati and Kannada. Shortly after completing her graduation, she began her professional career by lending her voice to advertising jingles.
Mahalakshmi Iyer

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- Name
- Mahalakshmi Iyer
- Born
- 11 July 1976
- Birthplace
- Bombay, Maharashtra, India
- Education
- Ramniranjan Anandilal Podar College of Commerce and Economics St.
- Occupation
- Singer
- Nationality
- India
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Mahalakshmi Iyer (born 11 July 1976) is an Indian playback singer known for her contributions to Hindi, Assamese and Tamil film music. She has also recorded songs in several other Indian languages, including Telugu, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, Gujarati and Kannada. Shortly after completing her graduation, she began her professional career by lending her voice to advertising jingles.
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Biography
Biography
Although she recorded her first song in 1997 for the unreleased film Dus with the composer trio Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, her first officially released film song came in 1998 with A. Rahman in Dil Se.. Over the years, she has recorded approximately 5,000 songs, working with many leading composers across the Indian film industry. Mahalakshmi was one of the lead vocalists in the song “Jai Ho” from the film Slumdog Millionaire (2008). For this track, she shared the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture at the 52nd Grammy Awards held on 31 January 2010. The same song also received the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 81st Academy Awards. Throughout her career, she has received several accolades, including the Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer, the Orissa State Film Award for Best Singer, the Gujarat State Film Award for Best Playback Singer, the Gujarati Iconic Film Award (GIFA) for Best Playback Singer, and the Filmfare Award Assamese for Best Playback Singer in 2024. In addition to her work in film music, she has collaborated with international artists such as Michel Sanchez and Éric Mouquet on the project, Deep Forest. She has also released Indie singles and continues to perform extensively in live concerts worldwide, frequently touring with prominent composers such as A. Rahman, Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, Vishal-Shekhar, Jatin–Lalit and Zubeen Garg.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Mahalakshmi Iyer • Born — 11 July 1976 • Birthplace — Bombay, Maharashtra, India • Education — Ramniranjan Anandilal Podar College of Commerce and Economics St. Xavier's College, Mumbai • Occupation — Singer
Early life
Early life
Mahalakshmi Iyer was born on July 11, 1976, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, into a Tamil-speaking Iyer family. Her mother is a Carnatic classical singer, which greatly influenced Mahalakshmi’s early musical upbringing. She began her formal training in Hindustani classical music at a young age, alongside her two sisters. Much of her childhood was spent in the Chembur neighborhood of Mumbai. She completed her undergraduate studies in Economics at RA Podar College of Arts and Commerce and later attended St. Xavier’s College, both located in Mumbai. Mahalakshmi began her professional career in music with her first jingle assignment for Optex Sarees. She subsequently established herself in the advertising industry, lending her voice to numerous campaigns for major brands such as Close-up, Nescafé, Johnson's Baby Soap, Uncle Chipps, Amul, Pepsi, Cadbury Dairy Milk, among many others.
Career
Career
Mahalakshmi made her playback debut with the film Dus in 1997, but the film was never completed and remained unreleased due to the sudden passing of the film's director Mukul S. Anand. The album however was released in 1999 as a tribute. She sang the track Ae Ajnabee with Udit Narayan for A. R. Rahman in Mani Ratnam's Dil Se.. which was her first release as a playback singer and considered to be her debut. Mahalakshmi continued singing for Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy and A.R. Rahman in many films which followed. Since then she has also sung many serials, jingles, and original albums. She was part of several successful soundtracks such as Mission Kashmir, Yaadein and Saathiya and worked with some of the biggest music composers like A. R. Rahman, Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, Vishal–Shekhar, Nadeem–Shravan, Jatin–Lalit and more. She has sung for many Yash Raj Films' biggest hits like Dhoom 2, Bunty Aur Babli, Salaam Namaste, Fanaa, Ta Ra Rum Pum and Jhoom Barabar Jhoom. She was known for her performances in songs like "Kabhi Sham Dhale" from Sur – The Melody of Life (2002), "Har Taraf" from Rishtey (2002) and for hit songs like "Chup Chup Ke" from Bunty Aur Babli (2005), "Aaj Ki Raat" from Don: The Chase Begins Again (2006) and "Bol Na Halke Halke" from Jhoom Barabar Jhoom. She sang on the Academy Award-winning song "Jai Ho" for A. R. Rahman in the film Slumdog Millionaire (2008). Specifically, she sang the Hindi words between the short "Jai Ho" chants, as well as portions of the verses (most of which were sung by Sukhwinder Singh). In the past, she rendered background vocal to the very famous Ghazal of Pankaj Udhas named Aur Ahistaa. She has also rendered her voice to many private album remixes notably Aaja Piya Tohe Pyar and Baahon Mein Chali Aao, which was originally rendered by the legendary Lata Mangeshkar.
Hindi
Hindi
• Year — Song — Film — Music director — Co-singer(s) • 1997 — "Suno Gaur Se Duniya Walo (Hindustani)" — Dus — Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy — Udit Narayan, Shankar Mahadevan, Dominique Cerejo • 1998 — "Ae Ajnabee" — Dil Se.. — A. R. Rahman — Udit Narayan • 1999 — "Tumne Na Humse" — Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi — Vishal–Shekhar — Solo • "Dil Se Mere" — Shekhar Ravjiani • "Dillagi Dillagi" — Dillagi — Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy — Kavita Krishnamurthy, Alka Yagnik, Abhijeet, Udit Narayan, Sonu Nigam, Sukhwinder Singh, Shankar Mahadevan, Shaan, Jaspinder Narula • "Kya Yeh Sach Hai" — Shankar Mahadevan • 2000 — "So Jaa Chandaa" — Mission Kashmir — Loy Mendonsa — Solo • 2001 — "Chalti Hai Purvaai" — Rahul — Anu Malik — Alka Yagnik • "Hasde Hasde" — Abhay — Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy — Kamal Haasan • "Naani Maa" (Lori) — Moksha — Rajesh Roshan — Solo • "Yaar Teri Bewafai" — Love You Hamesha — A. R. Rahman — Solo • "Yaadein Yaad Aati Hai" — Yaadein — Anu Malik — Sunidhi Chauhan • 2002 — "Har Taraf Tu Hai" — Rishtey — Sanjeev Darshan — Shaan • "Chalka Chalka Re" — Saathiya — A. R. Rahman — Richa Sharma, Vaishali Samant • "Yeh Taazgi Yeh Saadgi" — Deewangee — Ismail Darbar — KK • "Kabhie Sham Dhale" — Sur – The Melody of Life — M. M. Kreem — Solo • "Oohh Yeah" — Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai? — Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy — KK • 2003 — "Aao Milke Gaayen Aisa Gaana" — Armaan — Shankar Mahadevan, Udit Narayan, Amitabh Bachchan • "Main Gaaon" — Armaan — Udit Narayan, Shaan • "Tere Ishq Mein" — Supari — Vishal–Shekhar — Vishal Dadlani • "Jab Kabhi" — Jhankaar Beats — KK • "Mera Mann" — Nayee Padosan — Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy — Solo • "Chori Nahi Kee" — Shankar Mahadevan • "Rang De Rang De" — Babul Supriyo, Shaan • "Mujhe Tumse Muhabbat Hai" — Qayamat: City Under Threat — Nadeem Shravan — Kumar Sanu • "Mera Dil Dil Toh Lele" — Shaan • "ABBG" — Kuch Naa Kaho — Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy — Udit Narayan • "Baat Meri Suniye" — Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy — Shankar Mahadevan • 2004 — "Yeh Dhuaan" — Charas — Raju Singh — Solo • "Kuchh To Ho Raha Hai" — Shaadi Ka Laddoo — Vishal–Shekhar — Shaan • "Tum Kaho To" — Udit Narayan • "Pyar Mein Sau Uljhane Hai" — Kyun! Ho Gaya Na... — Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy — Shankar Mahadevan, Vijay Prakash, Sneha Pant • "Ishq Khudai" — Rudraksh — Krishna, Shankar Mahadevan, Shweta Pandit • "Abhi Nahi Aur Kabhi" — Stop! — Vishal–Shekhar — Shaan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Sowmya Raoh • 2005 — "Chup Chup Ke" — Bunty Aur Babli — Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy — Sonu Nigam • "Miraksam" — Waqt: The Race Against Time — Anu Malik — Sudesh Bhosle, Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan • "Koi Aisa Alam" — Karam — Vishal–Shekhar — Sonu Nigam • "Tu Jahaan" — Salaam Namaste — Sonu Nigam • "Jaaniya Ve" — Dus — Hariharan • "Dil Ke Arma Tarse" — Aanch — Sanjeev Darshan — Sonu Nigam • "Koi Aisa Alam" — Karam — Vishal–Shekhar — Sonu Nigam • 2006 — "I'm in Love" — Neal 'n' Nikki — Salim–Sulaiman — Sonu Nigam • "Dil Laga Na" — Dhoom 2 — Pritam — Jolly Mukherjee, Suzanne D'Mello, Sukhbir • "Aaj Ki Raat" — Don: The Chase Begins Again — Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy — Alisha Chinai, Sonu Nigam • "Des Rangila" — Fanaa — Jatin–Lalit — Solo • "Chanda Chamke" — Fanaa — Jatin–Lalit — Babul Supriyo • "Rock N' Roll Soniye" — Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna — Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy — Shaan, Shankar Mahadevan • 2007 — "Bol Na Halke Halke" — Jhoom Barabar Jhoom — Rahat Fateh Ali Khan • "Jhoom Barabar Jhoom" — Shankar Mahadevan, KK, Sukhwinder Singh • "Baat Pakki" — Just Married — Pritam — Shaan, Sukhwinder Singh • "Jab Chhaye" — Hattrick — Pritam — Solo • "Zara Gungunalein" — Laaga Chunari Mein Daag — Shantanu Moitra — Babul Supriyo • "Tenu Leke" — Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love — Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy — Sonu Nigam • "Ta Ra Rum Pum" — Ta Ra Rum Pum — Vishal–Shekhar — Shaan • "Teri Yaadein" — Kaisay Kahein... — Pritam — Sukhwinder Singh • 2008 — "Jai Ho" — Slumdog Millionaire — A. R. Rahman — Sukhwinder Singh, Vijay Prakash, Tanvi Shah • "Gup Chup" — One Two Three — Raghav Sachar — Raghav Sachar • "Jo Gumshuda" — Mission Istaanbul — Anu Malik — Shaan, Ege • "Oh Ho Sanam" — Dasavathaaram (D) — Himesh Reshammiya — Shaan • "Falak Tak Chal" — Tashan — Vishal–Shekhar — Udit Narayan • "Pyar Ki Dastan" — Luck by Chance — Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy — Amit Paul • 2009 — "Mujh Jaisa Hero" — Love Khichdi — Pritam — Gopal Rao • "Maza Aa Gaya" — Victory — Anu Malik — Sonu Nigam, Suresh Wadkar, Sudesh Bhosle, Sumitra Iyer, Altaf Raja • 2010 — "Sadka Kiya" — I Hate Luv Storys — Vishal–Shekhar — Suraj Jagan • "Chal Chal Bhosle Market" — Khichdi: The Movie — Raju Singh — Shaan • "Tera Mera Pyar" — Action Replayy — Pritam — Karthik • "Charha De Rang" — Yamla Pagla Deewana — Nouman Javaid — Ali Pervez Mehdi, Shweta Pandit, Rahul Seth • 2011 — "Laung da Lashkara" (orig&remix) — Patiala House — Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy — Hard Kaur, Jassi Sidhu • "Rola Pe Gaya" (orig & remix) — Shankar Mahadevan, Hard Kaur, Earl • "Mauka" (orig & remix) — Aarakshan — Raman Mahadevan, Tarun Sagar, Gaurav Gupta, Rehan Khan • 2012 — "Bechayan Sapne" — Chittagong — Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy — Abhijeet Sawant, Gulraj Singh, Sameer Khan, Shankar Mahadevan • "Khud Ko Tere" — 1920: Evil Returns — Chirantan Bhatt — Solo • "Meri Duniya Terey Dam Se" — Delhi Safari — Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy — Shekhar Ravjiani, Shivam Mahadevan • 2014 — "Concert Song" — 2 States — Solo • "Do Akhiyyan" — Badlapur Boys — Sachin Gupta — Shaan • "Nakhriley" — Kill Dil — Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy — Ali Zafar, Shankar Mahadevan, Gulzar • 2015 — "Dooriyan" — I Love Desi — Sham Balkar — Javed Ali, Sonu Kakkar • 2018 — "Heer" — Baa Baaa Black Sheep — Gourav-Roshin-Shaan — Mika Singh • 2019 — "Beimani Se" — Gone Kesh — Bishakh Jyoti — Solo
Assamese
Assamese
• Year — Song — Film(s) — Composer — Lyricist — Co-singer(s) — Ref. • 1999 — "Morome Bisare Aaji" — Bukur Majot Jole — Monoj Kashyap — Monoj Kashyap — Solo • "Morom Nodir Gabharu Ghat" — Morom Nodir Gabharu Ghat — Atul Medhi — Zubeen Garg — Zubeen Garg • "Bukure Bhakha Mor Buji Nopowane" • 2001 — "Motoliya Botahe" — Nayak — Zubeen Garg — Zubeen Garg — Solo • "Lahe Lahe" — Zubeen Garg, Shashwati Phukan • "Kinu Xuria" — Zubeen Garg, Pamela Jain • "Mon Gahanot" — Zubeen Garg, Shaan, Pamela Jain, Sagarika • 2002 — "Sokuwe Sokuwe Sinaki" — Prem Aru Prem — Zubeen Garg — Zubeen Garg — Bobita Sharma, Zubeen Garg, Jonkey Borthakur, Sagarika • "Ui Guthibo Jaanene" — Kanyadaan — Manas Robin — Zubeen Garg, Shaswati Phukan • "Phul Golapore" — Priya O' Priya — Manas Robin — Manas Robin — Jitul Sonowal, Dilip Das • "Ei Ghar Amar" — Jibon Nodir Duti Paar — Zubeen Garg — Zubeen Garg — Zubeen Garg, Shaan, Sagarika, Arnab Chakrabarty, Jonkey Borthakur • "Kokal Khamusiya" — Zubeen Garg • 2004 — "Rong Tumi Huane" — Rong — Zubeen Garg — Zubeen Garg — Solo • "Gun Gun Gun Koi" — Hridoy Kopowa Gaan — Jayanta Nath — Zubeen Garg — Solo • 2011 — "Poita Bhaat" — Poley Poley Urey Mon — Timothy Das Hanse, Biman Baruah — Zubeen Garg, Chayanika Bhuyan • 2012 — "Xamayor Lagote" — Ekhon Nedekha Nodir Xhipare — Zubeen Garg — Bidyut Kotoky — Solo • 2015 — "Xapun Namise Suwa" — Khel - The Game — Dhruba Jyoti Phukon — Zubeen Garg — Solo • 2016 — "Xaliki Puwar" — Gaane Ki Aane — Zubeen Garg — Zubeen Garg — Solo • 2017 — "Dure Dure Tumi" — Nijaanor Gaan — Jatin Sharma — Rajdweep — Siddharth Hazarika • 2023 — "Silmil Tuponite" — Raghav — Zubeen Garg — Zubeen Garg • 2025 — "Era Eri" — Bhaimon Da — Zubeen Garg — Zubeen Garg, Amritprava Mahanta
Tamil
Tamil
• Year — Film — Song — Composer(s) — Co-artist(s) • 1998 — Poonthottam — "Meethaatha Oru Veenai" — Ilaiyaraaja — Hariharan • 1999 — Jodi — "Velli Malarae" — A. R. Rahman — S. P. Balasubrahmanyam • "Vanna Poongavai" — Srinivas • Mudhalvan — "Kurukku Siruthhavale" — Hariharan • 2000 — Alai Payuthey — "Yaaro Yaarodi" — Vaishali Samant, Richa Sharma • Hey Ram — "Pollatha Madhana" — Ilaiyaraaja — Anupama Deshpande • Kandukondain Kandukondain — "Kandukonden Kandukonden" — A. R. Rahman — Hariharan • Priyamaanavale — "Ennavo Ennavo" — S. A. Rajkumar — Hariharan • "Enakoru Snegidhi" • 2001 — Dheena — "Nee Illai Endraal" — Yuvan Shankar Raja — Bhavatharini • Aalavandhan — "Siri Siri" — Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy — Kamal Haasan • 12B — "Poove Vai Pesum" — Harris Jayaraj — Harish Raghavendra • "Mutham Mutham" — KK • Narasimha — "Kadhal Aararo" — Mani Sharma — Saisivan • Vedham — "Malai Kattru Vandhu" — Vidhyasagar — Hariharan • Chocklet — "Dhuryodhana Dhuryodhana" — Deva — Shankar Mahadevan • "Kappaleh Kappaleh" — Hariharan • 2002 — Aasai Aasaiyai — "Kannam Sivakka" — Mani Sharma — Ranjith • King — "Achuvellam Pacharisi" — Dhina — Shankar Mahadevan • Ragasiyam (D) — "Paarvaiyal Paavaiye" — Nadeem-Shravan • "Anbin Uruvam" — Balram • "Onnu Pola" — Balram • "Shanti Shanti Than" — Jolly Mukherjee • "En Mugam" — Vijay Prakash • Pammal K. Sambandam — "Gadothkaja" — Deva — Srinivas • "Dindukallu Poota" — Shankar Mahadevan • Raja — "Chinna Chinna" — S. A. Rajkumar • "Oru Pouranami" — Hariharan • Red — "November Madham" — Deva — Hariharan • 2003 — Alaudin — "Goyyaka" — Mani Sharma — Karthik • Dum — "Polladha Padava" — Deva — KK • Jay Jay — "Pengal Nenjai" — Bharadwaj — KK • Priyamaana Thozhi — "Rojakkale" — S. A. Rajkumar • Success — "Marathi Kutti" — Deva — KK • Thennavan — "Vinodhane Vinodhane" — Yuvan Shankar Raja — Srinivas • Vaseegara — "Nenjam Oru Murai" — S. A. Rajkumar — Srinivas • Winner — "Mudhal Murai" — Yuvan Shankar Raja — Srinivas • 2004 — Jai — "Kanna Simittina" — Mani Sharma — Karthik • Kuthu — "Assana Assana" — Srikanth Deva — Zubeen Garg • 2005 — Daas — "Vaa Vaa" — Yuvan Shankar Raja — Shankar Mahadevan • Kanda Naal Mudhal — "Koo Koovena" — Yuvan Shankar Raja — Karthik, Harish Raghavendra • 2006 — Madrasi — "Vidamatten Vidamatten" — D. Imman • Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu — "Uyirilae Enadhu" — Harris Jayaraj — Srinivas • Dhoom 2 (D) — "Kadal Kadal Thedi" — Pritam — Gopal Rao, Jolly Mukherjee, Suzanne D'Mello, Vijay Prakash • 2007 — Agaram — "Unnai Naan Paarthen" — Yuvan Shankar Raja • Kanna — "Thullum" — Ranjit Barot — Balaraman • Machakaaran — "Vayasu Ponnukku" — Yuvan Shankar Raja • Mirugam — "Vaargona Vaargona" — Sabesh–Murali • Thavam — "Kannadasa Kannadasa" — D. Imman • "Kannadasa"(Reprsie) — Sudha Ragunathan • Unnale Unnale — "Mudhal Naal Indru" — Harris Jayaraj — KK • 2008 — Dasavathaaram — "Oh Ho Sanam" — Himesh Reshammiya — Kamal Haasan • "Oh Ho Sanam - remix" — Himesh Reshammiya • 2010 — Bale Pandiya — "Aaradha Kobamillai" — Devan Ekambaram — Raman Mahadevan • 2012 — Maattrraan — "Kaal Mulaitha Poove" — Harris Jayaraj — Javed Ali • 2013 — Dhoom 3 (D) — "Mayanga (Malang)" — Pritam — Abhishek Nailwal • 2015 — Rajinimurugan — "Un Maele Oru Kannu" — D. Imman — Jithin Raj • 2016 — Thirunaal — "Ore Oru Vaanam" — Srikanth Deva — Shakthisree Gopalan • 2019 — Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi (D) — "Koamaanae" — Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy — Shriram Iyer • "Nanjukku" — Hamsika Iyer, Siddharth Mahadevan
Telugu
Telugu
• Year — Movie — Song — Composer(s) — Writer(s) — Co-artist(s) • 1999 — Oke Okkadu (D) — "Nelluri Nerajana" — A. R. Rahman • 2000 — Ammo! Okato Tareekhu — "Nee Aakupacha" — Vandemataram Srinivas • Azad — "Kala Anuko Kaladanuko" — Mani Sharma • Choosoddaam Randi — "Anda Linda Brahmanda" — M. M. Keeravani • "Dumuvulu" • Priyuralu Pilichindi (D) — "Thongi Choose" — A. R. Rahman • Sakutumba Saparivaara Sametam — "Pachi Venna Thechi" — S. V. Krishna Reddy • Sardukupodaam Randi — "Kothimeera Puvvulanti" • 2001 — Chocklet (D) — "Suyodhana Duryodhana" — Deva • "Oh Priya Oh Pirya" • Deevinchandi — "Chilakamma Chilakamma" — S. A. Rajkumar • "Ammammo Chaligavundi" • Jabili — "Achamaina Telugu" — S. V. Krishna Reddy • Manasantha Nuvve — "Dhin Dhin Dhinak" — R. P. Patnaik • Muthyam — "Nooziveedu Mamidi" — Vandemataram Srinivas • Ninnu Choodalani — "Ye Chota Nenunna" — S. A. Rajkumar • 2002 — Bharatasimha Reddy — "Malli Malli" • Indhra — "Dhaayi Dhaayi Dhamma" — Mani Sharma • Kalalu Kandham Raa — "Siri Siri Muvvala" — Ramesh Erra • Premaku Swagatam — "Andhaka Yuvarani" — S. V. Krishna Reddy • Rahashyam (D) — "Ee Nagarame" — Nadeem–Shravan • "Jillumantondhi" • "Kantiki Edhuruga" • "Needu Premenule" • "Evevo Baashalu" • "Neelanti Jodu" • 2003 — Chantigadu — "Okkasari Pilichavante" — Vandemataram Srinivas • Neetho Vastha — "Kalasina Tholakari" — M. M. Srilekha • Praanam — "Nindu Noorella" — Kamalakar • Tagore — "Manmadha Manmadha" — Mani Sharma • 2004 — Adavi Ramudu — "Aakasham Sakshiga" — Mani Sharma • Anji — "Gumma Gulabi Komma" • Lakshmi Narasimha — "Pappesuko Charesuko" • "Naathothi Neeku" • Mee Intikoste Em Istaaru Maa Intkoste Em Testaaru — "Chammaku Chakkera" — Ghantadi Krishna • Samba — "Luxemburg Lux Sundari" — Mani Sharma • Vidyardhi — "Andhra Khiladi" • 2005 — Allari Pidugu — "Ongolu Githaro" • Athadu — "Chandamama" • Balu — "Athi Methani" • Jai Chiranjeeva — "Thumsup Thunder" • Narasimhudu — "Mudhoche Kopalu" • Orey Pandu — "Aakasha Veedhilo" — Anand Raaj Anand • "Come Come" • Subash Chandra Bose — "Neredu Pallu" — Mani Sharma • 2006 — Dhoom 2 (D) — "Raajukunna Segalalona" — Pritam • Pokiri — "Choododdu Antunna" — Mani Sharma • Raghavan (D) — "Hrudayame" — Harris Jayaraj • Ramalayam Veedhilo Madhumathi — "Churukanti" — Kishan • Ranam — "Varevva" — Mani Sharma • Stalin — "Go Go Gova Maguva" • Style — "Thadava Thadavaku" • Veerabhadra — "Jujibeelallo" • 2007 — Munna — "Manasa Nuvvunde"(Film) — Harris Jayaraj • "Manasa Nuvvunde"(Humming) • Ta Ra Rum Pum (D) — "Ta Ra Ram Pum" — Vishal–Shekhar • "Hey Shonaa Hey Shonaa" • 2008 — Chintakayala Ravi — "Shava Shava Bhalle" — Vishal–Shekhar • "Endhuko Tholi" • Dasavathaaram (D) — "Oh Sanama Ho Sanam" — Himesh Reshammiya • "Oh Sanam Ho Sanam"(Remix) • Krishna — "Dil Maange More" — Chakri • Salute — "Endammaya" — Harris Jayaraj • 2009 — Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam — "Abbacha" — Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy • 2012 — Brothers (D) — "Kommalanni Poovai" — Harris Jayaraj — Javed Ali • 2019 — Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi (D) — "Naa Raja" — Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy • "Rae Raelae Re"
Bengali
Bengali
• Year — Song — Film — Music director — Co-singer(s) • 2006 — "Mon Dole" — Ghatak — Jeet Gannguli — Shaan • 2009 — "Bolo Piya" — Saat Paake Bandha — Jeet Gannguli — Sonu Nigam • 2012 — "Tore Niye Jai" — Khokababu — Rishi Chanda — Zubeen Garg • 2012 — "Guti Guti Paye" — Bikram Singha — Shree Pritam — Shaan • 2012 — "Dhuan Dhuan" — Bikram Singha — Shree Pritam — Shaan • 2012 — "Sajna Paas Aa Tu Jara" — Idiot — Shree Pritam — Shaan • 2012 — "Jhor Othe Mone" — Idiot — Shree Pritam — Zubeen Garg • 2013 — "O Bondhu Amar" — Khoka 420 — Shree Pritam — Shaan • 2013 — "Govinda Jay Jay" — Khoka 420 — Shree Pritam — Abhijeet Bhattacharya • 2013 — "Pagal Ami Already" — Khiladi — Shree Pritam — Zubeen Garg • 2018 — "Mon E Kemon" — Wrong Route — Dev Sen — Imran Mahmudul • 2018 — "Ja Hobe Dekha" — Raja Rani Raji — Lincon — Shaan
Marathi
Marathi
Marathi Film Songs • Year — Song — Film — Music director — Co-singer(s) • 2006 — "Naach Gaanyacha Rang" — Nana Mama — Sachin Sanghvi — Solo • 2011 — "Mala Sang Na" — Sharyat — Chinar - Mahesh — Solo • 2014 — "Daatale Reshami" — Timepass — Chinar - Mahesh — Chinar Kharkar • 2015 — "Angat Rangat" — Kaay Raav Tumhi — Kanak Raj — Solo • 2015 — "Praju" — Timepass 2 — Chinar - Mahesh — Rishikesh Kamerkar • 2015 — "Sune Sune" — Welcome Zindagi — Soumil Shringarpure-Siddharth Mahadevan — Solo • 2015 — "Abhas Ha" — 3:56 Killari — Chinar - Mahesh — Solo • 2018 — "Runa Zuna" — Memory Card — Mitesh-Pritesh — Javed Ali • 2018 — "Halwa Halwa" — Jaga Vegli Antyatra — Rohan Pradhan & Rohan Gokhale — Siddharth Mahadevan
Kannada
Kannada
Kannada Film Songs • Year — Song — Film — Music director — Co-singer(s) • 2003 — "Ee Nanna Kannaane" — Abhi — Gurukiran — Udit Narayan • 2004 — "Ninna Mareyalare" — Kanchana Ganga — S. A. Rajkumar — Udit Narayan • 2007 — "Yeko Yeno" — Arasu — Joshua Sridhar — Solo • 2008 — "Dheem Dheem" — Accident — V. Harikrishna — Sonu Nigam • 2013 — "Yarigu Kanada Kamana Billina" — Mandahasa — Veer Samarth — Karthik • 2018 — "Nee Yaaro Nanage" — Amma I Love You — Gurukiran — Santhosh Venky • "Minugo Putta Taregale" — Saahasa Makkalu — Sharath Bilinele
Identity
Identity
Mahalakshmi Iyer is recorded as actress, singer and composer.
Places
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Places
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IN.
Country
Mumbai.
Birth place
Non-film songs
• Year — Album — Song — Composer — Lyricist — Co-singer(s) — Language — Notes — Ref. • 1996 — Zubeenor Gaan — "Ujagori Nikhaar" — Zubeen Garg — Zubeen Garg — Zubeen Garg — Assamese • Rong — "Rong Tumi Huwane" • 1998 — Sach Ka Saath — "Sach Ka Saath" — Trilok Singh Loomba — Hindi — Background vocal/Chorus only (Uncredited) • Nazar Nazar — Mandar Agashe — Background vocal only • Meghor Boron — "Aagoli Kolapat" — Zubeen Garg — Zubeen Garg — Solo — Assamese • "Jodihe Jun Tora" (Version 1) — Zubeen Garg • "Purnima Jun Tumi" — Zubeen Garg, Udit Narayan, Sagarika Mukherjee Da Costa • Sabda — "Kokal Khamusiya" — Zubeen Garg • Snigdha Junak — "Fagun Ahile Boi" — Diganta Bharati — Solo • 1999 — Stolen Moments — "Aur Ahistha" — Pankaj Udhas — Hindi — Background vocal only (Uncredited) • 2000 — Sparsh — "Kya Hone Laga Mujhe" — Zubeen Garg — Zubeen Garg — Zubeen Garg, Sagarika Mukherjee Da Costa • 2001 — Pranayam — "Thengum Nin Ullam" — Thej Mervin — M.A. Babji — Malayalam • 2002 — Dance Masti Again — "Aaja Piya" — Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy — Instant Karma — Hindi
Primary material
Documents and archives
reference work
- “Mahalakshmi Iyer”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q533341: Mahalakshmi Iyer
Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Institutional database
- MusicBrainz artist record for Mahalakshmi Iyer
Scholarly · MetaBrainz Foundation
Awards and nominations
• Year — Award — Category — Song — Film — Result — Reference(s) • 2008 — Zee Cine Awards — Best Female Playback Singer — "Bolna Halke Halke" "Tenu Leke" — Jhoom Barabar Jhoom Salaam-e-Ishq • 2010 — Grammy Awards — Best Song for Visual Media (As a performer) — "Jai Ho" — Slumdog Millionaire • 2013 — Maharashtra State Film Awards — Best Female Playback Singer — "Daatale Reshmi Dhuke" — Timepass • 2016 — Filmfare Awards South — Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil — "Un Maela Oru Kannu" — Rajinimurugan • 2016 — IIFA Utsavam — Best Playback Singer Female – Tamil • 2017 — Odisha State Film Awards — Best Female Playback Singer — "Dheu Kere Kule" — Mimamsa • 2021 — Gujarati Iconic Film Awards (GIFA) — Best Playback Singer (Female) — "Raah Jue Shangar Adhuro" — 21mu Tiffin • 2024 — Filmfare Awards Assamese — Best Female Playback Singer – Assamese — "Silmil Tupanite" — Raghav Apart from the above awards, Mahalakshmi has also been conferred upon by the following: • Alpha award for Best Playback for Adhar • Maharashtra Kala Niketan Award for Suna Yeti Ghaara
Literature
Scholarly footprint
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Citations
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Institutional database
MusicBrainz artist record for Mahalakshmi IyerMetaBrainz Foundation
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Secondary witness
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