Akhila Anand

Akhila Anand aka Akhila Shyam Sai is a playback singer in the Malayalam Film industry. She is also a stage performer, Television artiste and Compere' in Kerala.

Early life

Akhila Anand was born in Trivandrum City, India in Oct 1982. She started school at Poojapura Govt Lower Primary School, did her primary and secondary education at Sisu Vihar and Cotton Hill Girls High School. Post school she did pre degree course in NSS College and graduated in Commerce from Tandem. Her musical sojourn was set on track by Saraswathi Ammal, under whom she trained in Carnatic Music for five years. She was later given advanced musical classes by Dr Bhagya Lakshmi, She also had the opportunity to be trained by noted singer Ramesh Narayan and Perumbavoor G Raveendranath.

Career

Akhila Anand's musical career started with her song 'Azhakarnilla Manjacharaadillay Poothali', a duet in the movie Ashwaroodan, directed by Jayaraj. The music was composed by Jassie Gift. She has hence rendered more than forty songs for various Malayalam Films. One of the other hits that is noted is the song Kalkkanda Malayil in the movie chocolate composed by Alex Paul and penned by Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma. Akhila is also active in the television circuit. She has been involved in various TV shows like Climax on Kairali TV aired in 2000. In 2002 she anchored Global Greetings followed by Chithra Jalakam and Hridayaragam, all on Asianet. Her recent TV programs include Symphony in Kairali TV and Suvarna Geethangal in Surya TV. She is also a stage artiste and has done many shows during the Onam Week Celebrations in Kerala along with many other programs. She is active in anchoring shows in and out of Kerala. She continues to sing playback for Malayalam Movies.

list of Akhila Anand's film songs
SongFilmYearLyricist(s)Composer(s)
AzhakaalilaAshwaroodan2006Inchakkad BalachandranJassie Gift
Vaayaadikkaatte PokaamoBoss I Love You2006Rajiv AlunkalHari Anand
Kodipaarum PooramalleHappy Be Happy2007Siju ThuravoorYuvan Shankar Raja
BhajanHallo2007Vayalar Sarathchandra VarmaAlex Paul
Vaa VaaBunny, The Lion2007Siju ThuravoorDevi Sri Prasad
Kalkkanda Malaye Ottaykku NunayaanChocolate2007Vayalar Sarathchandra VarmaAlex Paul
Vegam PaayumeeAmerican Halwa2008Siju ThuravoorMahesh Shankar
SundariyeDrona2009Mankombu GopalakrishnanAnoop Rubens
Ente Chithira ThaamaraFour Friends2010KaithapramM Jayachandran
Doore Maamala MeleFiddle2010S JayanRamesh Sasi
Manjin ThullikalDheera2011SudhamsuMM Keeravani
Kannum Kannum100% Love2011Siju ThuravoorDevi Sri Prasad
AadaadumKunjaliyan2012BR PrasadMG Sreekumar
AnuraaginiLoomier Brothers2012Sreemangalam SreekumarRatheesh Krishna
BhoomippenneProgress Report2013CheramangalamGK Harish Mani
Muthumani TherilDear Friends2013Chunakkara RamankuttyL J Benson
Kannante KaralileIthu Manthramo Thanthramo Kuthanthramo2013Sainu PallithazhathuAnil Gopalan
Kannin AayiramAaru Sundarimaarude Kadha2013KaithapramDeepak Dev
Jeevithamenna KooduSnehamulloraal Koodeyullappol2014Vayalar Sarathchandra VarmaSajeev Mangalath
KarinkallikkuyileShe Taxi2015Shibu ChakravarthyBijibal
Chandanakkaattile MaineHridyam2015M T Jayachandran NairRajeev Ramesh
Melle PookkumAashamsakalode Anna2015Rajiv AlunkalParthasarathy
Kannum KannumVikadakumaran2018BK HarinarayananRahul Raj
SnehappoompaadatheNingal Camera Nireekshanathilaanu2018G VinunathArunraj
Karineela Kannulla PennuJoseph2018BK HarinarayananRanjin Raj VK

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