Dhee

Birth : 1998-06-26, Sydney, Australia

History

Dhee (birth name Dheekshitha Venkadeshan), is an Australian playback singer who has worked in Tamil language films. A resident of Australia, Dhee has sung songs in her stepfather Santhosh Narayanan's albums and has garnered a nomination at the Filmfare Awards for Best Singer. Dhee was born on 26 June 1998 to Indian classical singer, Meenakshi Iyer, who later remarried music composer Santhosh Narayanan. Dhee has an elder brother, Sudheekshanan, and attends Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School in Sydney. Dhee began her playback singing career by performing songs in two of Santhosh Narayanan albums, Pizza II: Villa (2013) and Cuckoo (2014), during breaks from her education. Dhee made a breakthrough by singing "Naan Nee" from Pa. Ranjith's Madras (2014) alongside Shakthisree Gopalan. Her work on the song saw the pair garner nominations for Best Female Singer at the Filmfare Awards and the Vijay Awards.

Profile

Movies

Anweshippin Kandethum

Playback Singer

A team of four expert policemen go through extreme trials and tribulations to find the killer of a young woman.

Jailer

Playback Singer

Muthuvel Pandian lives a peaceful life with his family, but a sudden intrusion of unwelcome parties in the lives of his family forces him to turn to a path he had long left behind.

Gulu Gulu

Playback Singer

A travel junkie with no one particular identity to himself creates a chaos when he sets out to help a group to rescue their friend.

Jagame Thandhiram

Playback Singer

When a clever, carefree gangster is recruited to help an overseas crime lord take down a rival, he is caught off guard by the moral dilemmas that follow.

Karnan

Playback Singer

Karnan, an angry young man, fights for the rights of his oppressed people. Can he save them from those who wield power and weapons?

Soorarai Pottru

Playback Singer

Nedumaaran Rajangam "Maara" sets out to make the common man fly and in the process takes on the world's most capital intensive industry and several enemies who stand in his way.

Gypsy

Playback Singer

A young man travels across India and on his way he learns about the issues connected to nation-wide politics which urges him to do something about it.

Dagaalty

Playback Singer

A conman tries to save an innocent girl from the clutches of a womanizer after realizing that he had fallen in love with her.

Maari 2

Playback Singer

After falling off the radar for a few years, Maari is back in the fray doing what he does best: taking trouble by the horns and being a total bad-ass. This time around, he is facing off against a formidable opponent named Beeja, who would stop at nothing until he sees Maari's downfall.

Vada Chennai

Playback Singer

A young carrom player in North Chennai becomes a reluctant participant in a war between two feuding gangsters.

Kaala

Playback Singer

Karikaalan consistently fights to keep the people of Dharavi, a slum in Mumbai, safe from the clutches of mighty politicians and the land mafia don, Hari Dhadha.

Meyaadha Maan

Playback Singer

A youngster who loves a girl tries to commit suicide and to dissuade him, his friend reaches out to the girl, setting in motion events that unexpectedly turn out to be life changing.

Kabali

Playback Singer

A gangster in Malaysia goes in search of his family after 25 years of imprisonment.

Irudhi Suttru

Playback Singer

A grumpy boxing coach takes on a young, rebellious woman under his wings and starts training her for the world championship. But their biggest battle has to be fought outside the ring.

Madras

Playback Singer

A portrayal of the lives of the people living in North Madras, focusing on the politics inside the slums and how their plight remains the same, despite the political class luring them constantly during elections.

Cuckoo

Playback Singer

Visually-challenged Tamizh and Suthanthirakodi fall in love with each other, but her self-centred brother wants to marry her off to his friend, which leads to the lovers' separation. Can their love help them find each other?

Pizza 2: Villa

Playback Singer

Jebin is a writer who is trying to get his work published. He comes to understand his financial status after his father's death. There is also a villa in Pondycherry that has been bequeathed to him by his dad about which he had no clue till then. His ensuing journey to the villa sets the ball rolling for interesting events that get unfurled slowly.