Savitha Reddy
| Savitha Reddy | |
|---|---|
 Reddy in November 2007 | |
| Born |
Savitha Radhakrishnan Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| Residence | Adyar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Dubbing Artiste |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Savitha Reddy, also known as Savitha Radhakrishnan in the Tamil films, is a dubbing artist in the southern India film industry. She has lended voice for heroines in the Tamil and Telugu industries.She is a recipient of Tamil Nadu State Film Awards by Government of Tamil Nadu & Nandi Awards by Government of Andhra Pradesh.[1]
Career
Savitha Reddy is born in Tamil family. She made her debut with Tamil film Annai Vayal (1992) lending her voice for actress Vinodhini . Her major break was with Jeans lending her voice to Aishwarya Rai's character. She has majorly dubbed in Tamil and Telugu languages extending to Kannada (movies and advertisements) and a bit of Hindi (advertisements) and in Malayalam ads and movies for Tamil-speaking characters that include Lakshmi Rai for Annan Thambi & Gauthami Nair for Diamond Necklace.
An M.B.A. graduate who majored in advertising from Annamalai University, she first received attention when Shankar selected her to dub for Aishwarya Rai in Jeans.[2] In Telugu, her first work was for Simran in Kalisundam Raa and later she went on to dub for her in all most all the films. She has dubbed for Aarthi Agarwal from her debut film Nuvvu Naaku Nachav, "I got the Nandi award for this film," recalls Savitha. She lent voice for Trisha's first Telugu film, Varsham, Richa's in Nuvve Kavali, and for Asin in Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi, she has dubbed mostly for Simran, Jyothika and Trisha. Her major works are Thulladha Manamum Thullum, Priyamanavale, Panchathantiram, Kushi, Dhool, Chandramukhi,and Sillunu Oru Kaadhal. In the movie Deiva Thirumagal she lent her voice for Amala Paul whereas her daughter lent her voice for Sara Arjun.
She dubbed for Jyothika Saravanan in the Telugu version of blockbuster movie Chandramukhi and for Simran & Jyothika Saravanan in 12B. She had also dubbed for actress Nina's character in Chitti serial. Actress Sneha in her interview to Tamil magazine Kungumam's Thozhi said that Savitha is among the top 5 women whom she admires most.
Dubbing Filmography
As playback singer
| Year | Title | Film | Language | Composer | Co - artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | "Suthi Suthi" | Padayappa | Tamil | A. R. Rahman | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & Harini |
| 2003 | "Nuvvenmaya Chesavokaani" | Okkadu | Telugu | Mani Sharma | Shreya Ghoshal |
| 2003 | "Aruna Runaam" | Pithamagan | Tamil | Ilaiyaraaja | Old Songs Medley (Dubbing Voice For Simran Bagga) |
| 2004 | "Oru Azhagana" | Perazhagan | Tamil | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Suriya & Mathangi |
| 2005 | "Chi Chi Chi" | Majaa | Tamil | Vidyasagar | Shankar Mahadevan & Harini |
Accolades
References
- ↑ http://cinematoday2.itgo.com/Chandramukhi.htm%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20011124165351/http://www.screenindia.com/20011109/rtelu.html
- ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/2001/05/11/stories/0911070d.htm. Missing or empty
|title=(help); External link in|website=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - ↑ "Star voices". The Hindu. 4 May 2004. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ↑ http://cinematoday2.itgo.com/Chandramukhi.htm%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D