Sid Sriram
Sidharth Sriram (born 19 May 1990), popularly known as Sid Sriram is an Indian music producer, playback singer, and songwriter. He is an R&B songwriter, singer, and performer, and works in the Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam film industries. He regularly collaborates with Bharata Natyam dancer, his sister Pallavi Sriram, and music directors.
Sriram was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He moved with his parents to California when he was a year old, and he grew up in Fremont. His musical skills were nurtured by his mother, Latha Sriram, a carnatic music teacher in the San Francisco Bay Area. He simultaneously started picking up R&B. After graduating from Mission San Jose High School in 2008, he joined the Berklee College of Music and graduated in Music Production and Engineering. Since his graduation, he has been regularly visiting India and performing carnatic concerts, including as a part of the December Music season – Marghazhi Utsavam.
He gained popularity in India with the song “Adiye” sung for the soundtrack of Kadal (2013) composed by A. R. Rahman. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Playback Singer for his rendition of “Ennodu Nee Irunthaal” for the soundtrack of I (2015).
“Thalli Pogathey” in “Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada“, “Vellipomaake ” in “Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo“,”Maru Vaarthai” in “Enai Noki Paayum Thota“,”Undiporaadhey” in “Husharu”, “Arere Manasa” in “Falaknuma Das“,”Adiga Adiga” in “Ninnu Kori” and “Inkem Inkem Inkem Kaavaale” in “Geetha Govindam” , “High On Love” in “Pyaar Prema Kaadhal” , “Ennadi Maayavi Nee” in Vadachennai, “Nuvvunte Naa Jathagaa and Ennodu Nee Irundhaal” in “I“, “Adiye” from “Kadal” “Maate Vinadhuga” in “Taxiwaala“, “Kadalalle” in Dear Comrade , “Parayuvaan” from “Ishq“, “Samajavaragamana” in “Ala Vaikunthapurramloo” and “Maguva Maguva” of the upcoming Telugu film “Vakeel Saab” which is the remake of the Hindi film Pink, have all been notable songs. He also recently worked in some Malayalam songs.
Sriram would later making his foray into music composition, where he would compose for ace director Mani Ratnam‘s production, Vaanam Kottatum which is directed by Mani’s former assistant and director of Padaiveeran, Dhana Sekaran.
Playback singing
Tamil
| Year | Film | Song | Composer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Kadal | “Adiye” | A. R. Rahman |
| 2015 | I | “Ennodu Nee Irundhaal” | |
| “Ennodu Nee Irundhaal”(Reprise) | |||
| 2015 | Naanum Rowdy Dhaan | “Yennai Mattrum Kadhale” | Anirudh Ravichander |
| 2016 | 24 | “Mei Nigara” | A. R. Rahman |
| Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada | “Thalli Pogathey” | ||
| Kavalai Vendam | “Nee Tholaindhaayo” | Leon James | |
| Kattappavae Kaanom | “Hey Penne” | Santhosh Dhayanidhi | |
| Rum | “Alladhe Siragiye” | Anirudh Ravichander | |
| 2017 | Enai Noki Paayum Thota | “Maruvaarthai” | Darbuka Siva |
| Veera | “Verrattaama Verratturiye” | Leon James | |
| Single Album | “Po Po Yen” | A H Kaashif | |
| Yaadhumaagi Nindraai | “Aagayam Thaayaga” | Ashwin Vinayagamoorthy | |
| Server Sundaram | “Kannal Modhadhey” | Santhosh Narayanan | |
| Sachin: A Billion Dreams (D) | “Sachin Sachin” | A. R. Rahman | |
| “Kalam Salaam” | Ghibran | ||
| Mersal | “Maacho” | A. R. Rahman | |
| Meyaadha Maan | “Nee Mattum Podhum” | Pradeep Kumar | |
| Enai Noki Paayum Thota | “Visiri” | Darbuka Siva | |
| 2018 | Tik Tik Tik | “Kurumba” | D. Imman |
| Pyaar Prema Kaadhal | “High on Love” | Yuvan Shankar Raja | |
| Single Album | “Kaadhal” | A H Kaashif | |
| Independent Single | “Kannil Mazhai” | B Prasanna | |
| Adhitri | “Chinnanjiru Kiliye” | Mahakavi Bharathiyar. Produced, Arranged by Sid Sriram | |
| Kanaa | “Oonjala” | Dhibu Ninan Thomas | |
| Vidhi Madhi Ultaa | “Un Nerukkam” | Ashwin Vinayagamoorthi | |
| 2.0 | “Endhira Logathu Sundariye” | A. R. Rahman | |
| “Raajaali” | |||
| Vada Chennai | “Ennadi Maayavi Nee” | Santhosh Narayanan | |
| Sarkar | “OMG Ponnnu” | A. R. Rahman | |
| Kaatrin Mozhi | “Po Urave” | A H Kaashif | |
| Viswasam | “Kannaana Kanney” | D Imman | |
| 2019 | LKG | “Tamizh Anthem Song” | Leon James |
| Thadam | “Inaye” | Arun Raj | |
| Airaa | “Kaariga” | Sundaramurthy KS | |
| Uriyadi 2 | “Vaa Vaa Penne” | Govind Vasantha | |
| Mr. Local | “Nee Nanacha” | Hiphop Tamizha | |
| Monster | “Anthi maalai” | Justin Prabhakaran | |
| Bakrid | “Aalanguruvigala” | D. Imman | |
| Pancharaaksharam | “Theerathe” | sundharamurthy KS | |
| Oththa Seruppu Size 7 | “kuliruthu pulla” | Santhosh Narayanan | |
| NGK | “Anbe Peranbe” | Yuvan Shankar Raja | |
| Angelina | “oru naal” | D.Imman | |
| Jasmine | “Lesa Valichudha” | C.Sathya | |
| Dear Comrade (Dubbed version) | “Pularaddha” | Justin Prabhakaran | |
| Kadaram Kondan | “Tharame Tharame” | Ghibran | |
| Gorilla | “Yaaradiyo” | Sam C.S. | |
| Namma Veettu Pillai | Unkoodave Porakkanum (Brother’s Version)” | D. Imman | |
| Adithya Varma | “Yaen Ennai pirindhai” | Radhan | |
| “Yaarumilla” | |||
| 2020 | Vaanam Kottattum | “Kannu Thangom” | Sid Sriram |
| “Easy Come Easy Go” | |||
| “Poova Thalaiyaa” | |||
| “En Uyir Kaatre” | |||
| “Thinam Thinam” | |||
| Thamilarasan | “Thamizhanoda Veeramellaam” | Ilaiyaraaja | |
| Psycho | “Unna Nenachu” | ||
| “Neenga Mudiyuma” | |||
| Oh My Kadavule | “Kadhaippoma” | Leon James | |
| Teddy | “En Iniya Thanimaye” | D. Imman |
Telugu
| Year | Film | Song | Composer(s) | Co-Singer(s) | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Kadali | “Yadike” | A. R. Rahman | Dubbed | |
| 2015 | I | “Nuvvunte Na Jathaga” | Dubbed | ||
| “Nuvvunte Na Jathaga”(Reprise) | |||||
| 2016 | Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo | “Vellipomaakey” | |||
| 24 | “Manasuke” | Dubbed | |||
| 2017 | Ninnu Kori | “Adiga Adiga” | Gopi Sundar | ||
| Adirindi | “Maayo” | A. R. Rahman | Dubbed | ||
| 2018 | Geetha Govindam | “Inkem Inkem Inkem” | Gopi Sundar | ||
| “Vachindamma” | |||||
| Neevevaro | “Vennala Vennala” | Achu Rajamani | |||
| Sailaja Reddy Alludu | “Egiregirey” | Gopi Sundar | |||
| Devadas | “Emo Emo Emoo” | Mani Sharma | |||
| Nawab | “Praaptham” | AR Rahman | Dubbed | ||
| Husharu | “Undiporaadhey” | Radhan | |||
| “Undiporaadhey”(Sad) | |||||
| Taxiwaala | “Maate Vinadhuga” | Jakes Bejoy | |||
| Padi Padi Leche Manasu | “Emai Poyave” | Vishal Chandrasekhar | |||
| Sarkar | “Vulikithe Vudhyamam” | A. R. Rahman | Dubbed | ||
| “OMG Pilla” | |||||
| 2.0 | “Yanthara Lokapu Sundarive” | Dubbed | |||
| 2019 | Suryakantham | “Inthena Inthena” | Mark K Robin | ||
| “Nenena Nenena” | |||||
| ABCD – American Born Confused Desi | “Mella Mellaga” | Judah Sandhy | |||
| NGK | “Prema O Prema” | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Dubbed | ||
| Falaknuma Das | “Aarerey Manasa” | Vivek Sagar | |||
| Dear Comrade | “Kadalalle” | Justin Prabhakaran | |||
| Rakshasudu | “Chinni Chinni Chinukulu” | Ghibran | |||
| Gang Leader | “Ninnu Chuse Anandamlo” | Anirudh Ravichander | |||
| Madhanam | “Yegire Yegire” | Ron Ethan Yohann | Chinmayi (Humming) | ||
| Tholu Bommalata | “Manasaara”(Male) | Suresh Bobbili | |||
| “Manasaara”(Duet) | Chinmayi | ||||
| 2020 | Thoota | “Maruvaali” | Darbuka Siva | Dubbed | |
| “Yetu Manam Pogalam” | Shashaa Tirupati | ||||
| Ala Vaikunthapurramloo | “Samajavaragamana”(Male Version) | S. Thaman | |||
| Choosi Choodangaane | “Nee Parichayamutho” | Gopi Sundar | |||
| Raahu | “Emo Emo” | Praveen Lakkaraju | |||
| Nishabdham | “Ninne Ninne” | Gopi Sundar | |||
| 30 Rojullo Preminchadam Ela | “Neeli Neeli Aakasham” | Anup Rubens | Sunitha Upadrashta | ||
| Kanaledhe Nuvvani | “Kanaledhe Nuvvani Title Song” | Jadhav Ayaan | |||
| Most Eligible Bachelor | “Manasa Manasa” | Gopi Sundar | |||
| Vakeel Saab | “Maguva Maguva” | S. Thaman | |||
| Orey Bujjiga | “Ee Maya Peremito” | Anup Rubens |
Malayalam
| Year | Film | Song | Composer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Dear Comrade | “Madhu Pole Peytha Mazhaye” | Justin Prabhakaran |
| Ishq | “Parayuvaan” | Jakes Bejoy | |
| Manoharam | “Akale” | Sanjeev T | |
| 2020 | Gauthamante Ratham | “Uyire” | Ankit Menon |
Kannada
| Year | Film | Song | Composer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Dear Comrade | “Kadalanthe Kaada Kannu” | Justin Prabhakaran |
Film Awards[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Song | Film | Music Director | Nominated / Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Filmfare Awards South | Best Playback Singer- Male | Ennodu Ne Irudhaal | I | A. R. Rahman | Won |
| SIIMA Awards | Best Playback Singer Male | Nominated | ||||
| 2017 | Filmfare Awards South | Best Playback Singer – Male | Mei Nigara | 24 | A. R. Rahman | Nominated |
| SIIMA Awards | Best Playback Singer – Male | Thalli Pogathey | Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada | Nominated | ||
| Asiavision Awards | Best Playback Singer – Male (Tamil) | Won | ||||
| 2018 | Filmfare Awards South | Best Playback Singer- Male | Macho | Mersal | A. R. Rahman | Nominated |
| SIIMA Awards | Best Playback Singer – Male | Won | ||||
| Filmfare Awards South | Best Playback Singer – Male | Adiga Adiga | Ninnu Kori | Gopi Sundar | Nominated | |
| SIIMA Awards | Best Playback Singer – Male | Nominated | ||||
| 2019 | Behindwoods Gold Medals | Voice of the year | High on Love | Pyaar Prema Kaadhal | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Won |
| Filmfare Awards South | Best Playback Singer- Male | Won | ||||
| SIIMA Awards | Best playback singer – male | Nominated | ||||
| Filmfare Awards South | Best Playback Singer | Inkem Inkem | Geetha Govindam | Gopi Sundar | Won | |
| SIIMA Awards | Best Playback Singer – Male | Nominated | ||||
| 2020 | Zee Cine Awards Tamil | Best Playback Singer – Male | “Kannaana Kanney” | Viswasam | D. Imman | Won |
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