Rita Thyagarajan

Rita Thyagarajan

Birth : 1984-06-10, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

History

Rita Thyagarajan (born Sucharitha Thyagarajan) known by the mononym Rita, is an Indian playback singer who sings in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. Rita started her career with D. Imman, who contacted her after listening to her demo CD which she had recorded after college. "Yendan Varungaalaveetukaraney" from the movie Aanai was the first song she recorded and from then she has recorded over 300 songs and jingles in all major South Indian languages. She got her big break with the song "Vada Mapillai" in Villu, and then recorded songs like "Allegra" and "Mambo mamiyaa" for Kandasamy in Tamil. She was nominated for the Filmfare Award for the song "Allegra". Her song "Vada Mapillai" won Best Song of the Year at the Radio Mirchi Music awards. She recorded songs in Telugu like "Khilaadikoona" from Athidhi for Mani Sharma and "Panchadharabomma" for M. M. Keeravani which again won the Song of the Year award at the Radio Mirchi music awards. Rita has worked with music directors like Ilaiyaraaja, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Mani Sharma, D. Imman, Vidyasagar, Devi Sri Prasad, M. Jeychandran, and M. M. Keeravani. She also performs for stage shows in countries like Singapore, Malaysia, Dubai, Canada, USA, and Australia.

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Rita Thyagarajan

Movies

Neeya 2
Playback Singer
A shape-shifting snake-woman, who is in search of her lover, who she lost two decades ago, sets out to win his love again.
Sagaa
Playback Singer
Young orphans Sathya and Kadhir are raised by a local lady-goon in the dark areas of a bustling metro. They are orphaned again when she is killed by her own brother after a dispute over property. Sathya and Kadhir avenge her death, which lands them in jail. While in jail, Sathya befriends two other inmates and manages to escape with them.
Saamy²
Playback Singer
The son of Aarusaamy becomes a cop and takes on the criminal who murdered his parents.
Samar
Playback Singer
Shakthi, a trekking guide, goes to Bangkok after he receives a patch-up invitation from his lover Roopa, who had broken up with him. En route, he strikes up a friendship Maya. When Roopa doesn’t arrive for the rendezvous, Shakthi decides to return to India but gets embroiled in a mystery where he is taken for a millionaire businessman. Pretty soon, even Shakthi starts doubting his own identity. Can he get out of this conundrum?
Shakti
Playback Singer
The central minister's daughter who secretly goes on a trip is targeted by some evil Egyptians who want her and a holy diamond in their custody, while a guide gets linked to the fight as he protects her from all possible dangers.
Moscowin Kavery
Playback Singer
Moscowin Kavery (English: Moscow's Kaveri ) is a 2010 Tamil romantic drama film written and directed by cinematographer Ravi Varman, making his directorial debut, besides handling the cinematography. The film, which has lyrics written by Vairamuthu and music scored by Thaman, stars Rahul Ravindran and Samantha in the lead roles with Harshvardhan, Santhanam and Seeman essaying supporting roles. Releasing on 27 August 2010, after nearly three years of production, the film was ultimately panned by critics.
Thoranai
Playback Singer
A man comes to Chennai with a mission to find his brother, who had run away from his house about two decades ago. But a series of events make them both a part of unexpected happenings.
Yaaradi Nee Mohini
Playback Singer
Vasu falls in love with Keerthi, but when he expresses his feelings to her, she turns him down and says that her marriage has already been arranged. He later learns that she is set to marry his close friend Cheenu.
Malaikottai
Playback Singer
A young man is granted conditional bail, which requires him to go to the Trichy police station. On his way there, he falls for a beautiful girl. When the girl lands up in trouble, he finds himself facing the wrath of powerful politicians.
Parattai Engira Azhagu Sundaram
Playback Singer
A man arrives in Chennai with a simple wish of buying gold bangles for his mother. However, an event changes his life completely and he becomes famous as the most dreaded criminal in the city.
Azhagai Irukkirai Bayamai Irukkirathu
Playback Singer
Mano loves Jo but when he realises that Jo is in love with Prem, he decides to help her in winning Prem's love.