Suchitra

Suchitra
Born	Suchitra Ramadurai (1982-08-14) 14 August 1982 (age 42) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Other names	RJ Suchi Mirchi Suchi Suchi
Education	Mar Ivanios College PSG Institute of Management Le Cordon Bleu
Occupations	Singer actress songwriter composer musician radio jockey columnist writer
Years active	2000–present
Spouse	Karthik Kumar ​ (m. 2005⁠–⁠2017)​
Awards	ITFA Best Female Playback Singer Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu
Musical career
Genres	Indian classical Carnatic filmi Indian pop
Instruments	Vocals guitar
Musical artist

Suchitra Ramadurai, known mononymously as Suchitra, is an Indian radio jockey, popular playback singer, songwriter, composer, voice artist, dubbing artist and film actress. She has sung in multiple languages including Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu.

Suchitra was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, as the daughter of Ramadurai and Padmaja. She has a sister named, Sunitha. Suchitra is a BSc graduate from Mar Ivanios College (Trivandrum). Later on she moved to Coimbatore for her MBA from PSG Institute of Management. She was part of a music band at PSG.^[1]

Suchitra joined Sify for a year, after graduating. She responded to an ad for the post of an RJ in Radio Mirchi.^[2] She became as Rj Suchi, with her popular morning show Hello Chennai. Her distinct and bold voice made her very popular with the younger crowd. She still does a radio show called Flight983 on Radio Mirchi, on Sunday evenings (7–9 pm). The show deals with interesting international happenings.^[3]

She started singing after a few years as RJ.^[4] She also worked as a dubbing artist for popular heroines like Shriya Saran and Lakshmi Rai.^{[citation needed]}

Her career as a playback singer now spans Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam films and she has several hits in all these languages to her credit. She sang her first song for the movie, Lesa Lesa under the composition of Harris Jayaraj and her co-singer was the legendary, K. S. Chitra. Suchitra is a sought-after performer at corporate and other such stage shows. She has also been appreciated for her honest and positive-humour-filled judging at reality shows like Vijay TV's Airtel Super Singer, Sun TV's Sun Singer, Asianet's Music India, and Bol Baby Bol on Gemini TV and Surya TV. 'Music I Like', an album of Suchitra's renditions of Mahakavi Bharatiyaar's poetry, set to contemporary tunes and music, released by Universal Music, was a turning point in her career.

Suchitra is now a singer-songwriter as well, composing music on her own and in collaboration with Singer Ranjith. Her YouTube channel 'Suchislife' has all her updated work.^[5]

She wrote a short story, a graphic illustration of an episode in the life of a black peppercorn called Kuru-Milaku, called "The Runaway Peppercorn".^[2]

After her Twitter page was hacked in 2016, and the pictures and videos released by the hacker went viral under #suchileaks,^[6] following a spate of bad press since she released a statement on Sun News saying she was focused on shutting the page down, Suchitra left for London to pursue culinary arts at Le Cordon Bleu.

In 2020, Suchitra took part in the fourth season of the Tamil reality television show, Bigg Boss Tamil hosted by Kamal Haasan. She entered the show on day 28 as a new contestant and was evicted on day 49.

Suchitra was married to actor Karthik Kumar between 2005 and 2017. ^[7]

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2003	Jay Jay	Herself	Guest appearance (RJ)
2004	Aayutha Ezhuthu	Suchitra
2010	Bale Pandiya	Herself	Guest appearance
2011	Ko	Party Member	Guest appearance

Year	Film	Voice-over for
2005	Anniyan	Herself (As an RJ - Voice only)
2006	Thiruttu Payale	Malavika
	Kedi	Tamannaah Bhatia
2008	Poi Solla Porom	Piaa Bajpai
2009	Indira Vizha	Namitha
	Kanthaswamy	Shriya Saran
	Naan Avan Illai 2	Rachana Maurya
2010	Naanayam	Ramya Raj
	Kola Kolaya Mundhirika	Shikha
2011	Mankatha	Lakshmi Rai
2014	Naan Sigappu Manithan	Iniya
2014	Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam	Akhila Kishore

Year	Album	Music Composer	Lyrics	Label	Notes
1993	Zamaana Dewaana	Rajesh Jhaveri		DC Records	First album debuted.

Year	Film	Song	Music Director	Co-Singer(s)
2003	Lesa Lesa	"Enai Polave Kattru"	Harris Jayaraj	K. S. Chitra
	Jay Jay	"May Maasam 98'il"	Bharadwaj
	Kaakha Kaakha	"Uyirin Uyire"	Harris Jayaraj	KK
	Punnagai Poove	"Siragaagi Ponathae"	Yuvan Shankar Raja	Ganga, Kovai Ranjani
	Ottran	"Yeh Thiththippey"	Pravin Mani	Karthik
2004	Manmadhan	"En Aasai Mythiliye"	Yuvan Shankar Raja	Silambarasan
	Jai	"Shock Adikkudhu Pennae"	Mani Sharma	Ranjith
	Kudaikul Mazhai	"Oru Kottaikkul"	Karthik Raja	Ranjith, Sujatha
	Aai	"Aai Mailapuru"	Srikanth Deva	Manikka Vinayagam, Sabesh, Ganga
		"Neathi Adida Aai"		Javed Ali, Palakkad Sreeram, Gopal Sharma, Kumar
2005	Ullam Ketkumae	"Kanavugal"	Harris Jayaraj	Karthik, Tippu, O. S. Arun, Premgi Amaren, Febi Mani, Pop Shalini
	Dancer	"Jingulu Jingale"	Pravin Mani	Rafi
	Thaka Thimi Tha	"Kanne I Love You"	D. Imman	Mahesh Vinayagam
	6′.2″	"Raavanane"
	Englishkaran	"Ghajini Mohammed"	Deva	Karthik
	Kundakka Mandakka	"Vattamittu"	Bharadwaj
	Anbe Vaa	“Alek Alek”	D. Imman
	Thavamai Thavamirundhu	"Yenna Paarkkirai"	Sabesh–Murali	Yugendran
2006	Vallavan	"Yammadi Aathadi"	Yuvan Shankar Raja	Silambarasan, T. Rajendar, Mahathi
	Pokkiri	"Dole Dole"	Mani Sharma	Ranjith
		"En Chella Peru Apple"		A. V. Ramanan
	Madrasi	"Kadhal Vaaram Kondata"	D. Imman	Tippu, Ranjith
	Azhagai Irukkirai Bayamai Irukkirathu	"Kaadhalai Pirippadhu"	Yuvan Shankar Raja	Bharath, Devan Ekambaram, Premgi Amaren, Ranjith, Pushpavanam Kuppusamy, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Paravai Muniyamma, Sujatha, Naveen
	Pachchak Kuthira	"Sarasa Loga"	Sabesh–Murali	Karthik, Chinmayi
	Yuga	"Oolala Olala"	Dhina	Dev Prakash, Harish Raghavendra
	Boys and Girls	"Vasiyam Vasiyam"	Sirpy
	Nee Venunda Chellam	"Kallathoni"	Dhina	Karthik
	Kedi	"Unna Petha Aatha"	Yuvan Shankar Raja	Jassie Gift
	Dharmapuri	"Vandha Vaadi"	Srikanth Deva	Perarasu
2007	Vel	"Ottraikannale"	Yuvan Shankar Raja	Haricharan
	Polladhavan	"Alibaba Thangam"	G. V. Prakash Kumar
	Marudhamalai	"Hey Yenmama"	D. Imman	Karthik
	Kaalai	"Kutti Pisaase"	G. V. Prakash Kumar	Silambarasan
	Nanbanin Kadhali	"Osthava"	Deva
	Thiru Ranga	"Thagathimi"	Srikanth Deva
	Nee Naan Nila	"Maathu Maathu"	Dhina	Timmy, Dhina
	Pirappu	"Ithu Thaana Kaathal Mazhai"	Bharadwaj	Sathyan, Priya Himesh
	Aarya	"Aarya"	Mani Sharma	Karthik
	Tholaipesi	"Enna Venum"	S. Shanthakumar
	Cheena Thaana 001	"Poruki"	Deva
	Piragu	"Kitavaada Kitavaada"	Srikanth Deva
	Pasupathi c/o Rasakkapalayam	"Naan Major"	Deva
	Mirugam	"Vaargona Vaargona"	Sabesh–Murali	Mahalakshmi Iyer, Chinnaponnu
2008	Yaaradi Nee Mohini	"Nenjai Kasakki"	Yuvan Shankar Raja	Udit Narayan
		"Paalakattu" (D. Imman Mix)	D. Imman	Haricharan, Vinaya
	Dhaam Dhoom	"Pudhu Pudhu"	Harris Jayaraj	Benny Dayal, Guna
	Pazhani	"Locku Locku"	Srikanth Deva	Perarasu
	Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan	"Malika Cherovatra"	Sabesh–Murali	Anuradha Sriram, Jassie Gift
	Sila Nerangalil	"Chella Phonai"	Srikanth Deva
	Inbaa	"Kabul Nattu"	P. B. Balaji
	Kannum Kannum	"Pathinettu Vayasu"	Dhina
	Azhagu Nilayam	"Hey Azhan Kuzan"	Sabesh–Murali
		"Hey Othum Chinnam"		Anuradha Sriram
	Arasangam	"Ko Kuruvi"	Srikanth Deva	Hemambika
	Nepali	"Anaikindra Dhaagam"		Karthik, Bombay Jayashree
	Pandi	"Kuthu Madhippa"		Benny Dayal
	Kathavarayan	"Oru Haiku"		Tippu
	Thenavattu	"Enakkena Pirandhavalo"		Karthik, Arun
	Ellam Avan Seyal	"Ada Ada Sema Sema"	Vidyasagar	Ranjith
	Kodaikanal	"Suvaiyanadhu Suvaiyanadhu"	Deva	Timmy
	Thiruvannamalai	"Adiyae"	Srikanth Deva	Udit Narayan
2009	Silambattam	"Vechikkava"	Yuvan Shankar Raja	Silambarasan
	Sindhanai Sei	"Naa Kaakinaada"	S. Thaman
	Eeram	"Tharai Erangiya"
	Kanthaswamy	"Excuse Me"	Devi Sri Prasad	Vikram
	Moscowin Kavery	"Gore Gore"	S. Thaman	Karthik
		"Then Muttham"		Naresh Iyer
	Vettaikaaran	"Oru Chinna Thamarai"	Vijay Antony	Krish, Dinesh Kanagaratnam
	A Aa E Ee	"Mena Minuki"		Vijay Antony, Surmukhi Raman, Sangeetha Rajeshwaran
	Laadam	"Atlantic Ocean"	Dharan
	Adada Enna Azhagu	"Kummu Kummu"	T. M. Jayamurugan & Jeevan Thomas	Tippu, Kalyani
	Enga Raasi Nalla Raasi	"Vaaya Vaaya"	Deva	Prasanna
	Ragavan	"Ooththura"	Gangai Amaran	Premgi Amaren
	Gnabagangal	"Kadalil"	James Vick	Karthik
	Sirithal Rasipen	"Kanadicha Rosapoo"	Iniyavan	Benny Dayal
	Kandhakottai	"Dishyum Dishyum"	Dhina	Shankar Mahadevan
2010	Siddu	"Naan Alana Thamarai"	Dharan	Venkat Prabhu, Srimathumitha
	Goa	"Goa"	Yuvan Shankar Raja	Krish, Ranjith, Tanvi Shah, Chynk Showtyme, Pav Bundy
	Kola Kolaya Mundhirika	"Notta Kudu"	V. Selvaganesh
	Singam	"En Idhayam"	Devi Sri Prasad	Tippu
	Mundhinam Paartheney	"Pesum Poove"	S. Thaman	Krish
		"Kanavena"		Haricharan
		"Mun Dhinam Paarthen"		S. Thaman
	Aridhu Aridhu	"Oh Lalali"
	Thillalangadi	"Pootta Paathadhum"
	Manmadan Ambu	"Oyyale"	Devi Sri Prasad	Mukesh Mohamed
	Thunichal	"Kalapayalae"	Premgi Amaren
		"Neer Vaanam"		Yugendran
	Jaggubhai	"Acham, Madam"	Rafee
	Sivappu Mazhai	"Unarchigalai"	Deva	Srikanth Deva
	Guru Sishyan	"Kettaley Kettaley (Vangona)"	Dhina
	Kadhalagi	"Vaazhvomay Vaazhvomay"	A. R. Reihana	Kavi Suresh
	Mandabam	"Patha Vikkava"	Iniya Mahesan
	Drohi	"Adi Kutti Maa"	V. Selvaganesh	Ranjith, KK, Maya Sricharan
	Gowravargal	"Nandu Pudi"	Dhina	Rahul Nambiar
	Thottupaar	"Oolavediye"	Srikanth Deva	Silambarasan
2011	Siruthai	"Rakkamma Rakku"	Vidyasagar	Ranjith, Roshan
	Kaavalan	"Yaaradu"		Karthik
	Avan Ivan	"Dia Dia Dole"	Yuvan Shankar Raja
	Mankatha	"Vaada Bin Laada"		Krish
	7aum Arivu	"Oh Ringa Ringa"	Harris Jayaraj	Benny Dayal, Roshan, Jerry John
	Venghai	"Pudikale Pudikudhu"	Devi Sri Prasad	Mukesh Mohamed
	Rajapattai	"Laddu Laddu"	Yuvan Shankar Raja	Vikram, Priyadharshini
	Aadu Puli	"Thodugiral"	Sundar C. Babu	Jyostsna
	Kandaen	"Narmada"	Vijay Ebenezer	Haricharan
	Udhayan	"Ring Ting"	Manikanth Kadri	Baba Sehgal
	Sagakkal	"Kandaangi Selai"	Thayarathnam	Ananthu
	Vithagan	"Un Zone La"	Joshua Sridhar	Sayanora Philip
2012	Vilayada Vaa	"Thottadhu Thottadhu Vettriyagum"	Srimurali	Ranjith, Rap Biggnickk
	Kalakalappu	"Mokkamanusha"	Vijay Ebenezer	Steevevatz
	Mirattal	"Radio Radio"	Pravin Mani	Shankar Mahadevan
	Maattrraan	"Theeyae Theeyae"	Harris Jayaraj	Franko, Aalap Raju, Charulatha Mani, Sathyan
	Podaa Podi	"Maattikittenae"	Dharan	Naresh Iyer, Benny Dayal
	Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya	"Ye Unnathan"	S. Thaman	Ranjith, Naveen, Rahul Nambiar
	Samar	"Oru Kannil Vaegam"	Yuvan Shankar Raja	Ranjith, Naveen
	Kantha	"Sathuryam Pesathada"	Shakthi R. Selva
	Nanda Nanditha	"Iyya Rasa"	Emil Mohammed	Naveen
	Aathi Narayana	"Twinkle Twinkle"	Srikanth Deva	Karthik
	Thiruthani	"Raja Raja Chozha"	Perarasu
	Vavval Pasanga	"Poo Methu Vazhum"	Jerome Pushparaj
		"Vaa Machi"
2013	Settai	"Arjuna Arjuna"	S. Thaman	Karthik
	Baadshah	"Diamond Girl"		Silambarasan
	Vanakkam Chennai	"Ailasa Ailasa"	Anirudh Ravichander
	Puthagam	"Say That You Love Me"	James Vasanthan	Prasad
	Karuppampatti	"Kannamma Chinna Ponnamma"	Kannan	Priya, Thilaka, Anitha
		"Karupampatti Karupampatti"		Naveen, Mukesh Mohamed
	Azhagan Azhagi	"Ethu Varai Vanam"		Priya
	Gouravam	"Ondraai Ondraai"	S. Thaman	Haricharan
	Pattathu Yaanai	"Thalakaal Puriyala"		Shankar Mahadevan
	Summa Nachunu Irukku	"Kannan Indru"	Achu Rajamani
	Ya Ya	"Neethane Endru"	Vijay Ebenezer	Krish
2014	Ninaithathu Yaaro	"Kadhal Oru"	X.Paulraj	Jassie Gift
		"Kairegai" (Remix)		Hyde Karty, Sylvester, Jassie Gift
	Naan Than Bala	"Eruna Rayiluthan"	Venkat Krishi	Haricharan
	Irumbu Kuthirai	"Hello Brother"	G. V. Prakash Kumar	Ranjith, Chinnaponnu
	Poriyaalan	"Haryana Devathaikku"	M. S. Jones Rupert
2015	Pulan Visaranai 2	"Karuppo Sivappo"	Joshua Sridhar	Swarnalatha
	Kadavul Paathi Mirugam Paathi	"Meenamma Meenamma"	Rahul Raj
2016	Narathan	"My Name Is Chandhrika"	Mani Sharma	Senthildass Velayutham, Narendhran
	Manal Kayiru 2	"Rajathi Rajan"	Dharan	Ashwin Shekar
	Thozha	"Eiffel Mele"	Gopi Sundar	Ranjith
	Idhu Namma Aalu	"Maaman Waiting"	Kuralarasan	T. Rajendar
2017	Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva	"Lo Lo Lo Local"	Amresh Ganesh	Raghava Lawrence
		"Motta Paiyyan Paiyyan"
	Valla Desam	"Edho Edho Ennam"	L. V. Muthukumarasamy & R. K. Sundar
2018	Bhaagamathie	"Theme Song"	S. Thaman
	Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu	"IAMK Party Song"	Balamurali Balu	Adithya Surendar, Teejay Arunasalam, Vishnupriya Ravi
2019	Sathru	"Neram Indha Neram"	Amresh Ganesh	Tippu

Year	Film	Song	Language	Music Director
2005	Athadu	Adharaka, "Chandamama"	Telugu	Mani Sharma
2006	Ranam	Cheli Jabilee	Telugu	Mani Sharma
	Pokiri	Dole Dole	Telugu	Mani Sharma
		Ippati Kinka
	Happy	Ossa re	Telugu	Yuvan Shankar Raja
2007	Chirutha	Maro Maro	Telugu	Mani Sharma
2009	Mallanna	Excuse Me	Telugu	Devi Sri Prasad
	Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded	Osama	Malayalam	Gopi Sundar
	Kasko	Telusa Telusa	Telugu	Premgi Amaren
2010	Adhurs	Pilla Naa Valla Kaadu	Telugu	Devi Sri Prasad
	Pokkiri Raja	Chenthenkin	Malayalam	Jassie Gift
	Puli	Maham Maye	Telugu	A. R. Rahman
	Brindavanam	Nijamena	Telugu	Thaman
2011	Shakti	Surro Surra	Telugu	Mani Sharma
	Dhada	Ye Pilla Pilla	Telugu	Devi Sri Prasad
	Vaishali	Kurivippina	Telugu	Thaman
	Kandireega	Champakamala	Telugu	Thaman
	Aakasame Haddu	Karo Karo	Telugu	Anand
	Oosaravelli	Dandiya India	Telugu	Devi Sri Prasad
2012	Businessman	Sir Osthara	Telugu	Thaman
	Sashesham	chupultho maatlade	Telugu	K.C. Mouli
	Devudu Chesina Manushulu	Distub chesthanade	Telugu	Raghu Kunche
	Nuvva Nena	Ayomayam	Telugu	Bheems
	Grandmaster	Aaraanu Nee	Malayalam	Deepak Dev
	Trivandrum Lodge	Theyyaram	Malayalam	M. Jayachandran
2013	Naayak	Nellorae	Telugu	Thaman
	Mirchi	Barbie Girl	Telugu	Devisri Prasad
	Baadshah	Diamond Girl	Telugu	Thaman
	Ramayya Vasthavayya	Kurreyadu	Telugu	S. Thaman
2015	Srimanthudu	Jatha Kalise	Telugu	Devisri Prasad
2018	Bhaagamathie	Theme song	Telugu	Thaman
2019	Okate Life	Whatsapp Baby Ohh Meri Dhimtak Nari	Telugu	Amresh Ganesh

Year	Show	Channel	Role	Language	Notes
2006	Koffee with Suchi	Star Vijay	Host	Tamil
2014	Music India	Asianet	Judge	Malayalam
2015	4th South Indian International Movie Awards	Sun TV	Host	Tamil	Co-hosted with Shiva
2020	Bigg Boss Tamil 4	Star Vijay	Contestant	Tamil	Wildcard Contestant, Evicted Day 49
2020	Bigg Boss Telugu 4	Star Maa	Guest	Telugu	Crossover episode with Bigg Boss Tamil; Fearless Award[citation needed]

International Tamil Film Awards (ITFA)

• 2011 - Best Female Playback Singer – Mankatha

BIG Telugu Music Awards

• 2012 - Best Singer of the Year – Businessman

Filmfare Awards South

• 2012 - Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu for the song 'Sir Osthara' from Businessman
• 2010 - Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu for the song 'Nijamena' from Brindavanam

2nd South Indian International Movie Awards

• 2012 - Nominated: SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu for the song 'Sir Osthara' from Businessman