Sid Sriram (born 19 May 1990) is an Indian-American music producer, playback singer, and song writer. He is a R&B songwriter, singer and performer, and works in the Tamil, Telugu and Hindi film industries. He regularly collaborates with renowned Bharata Natyam dancer, Pallavi Sriram.
He shot to fame 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", "Maru Vaarthai Pesathe" in "Enai Noki Paayum Thota" and "Adiga Adiga" in Telugu movie "Ninnu Kori" have been viral hits. Sid Sriram has been working on his album "Insomniac Season" with multi platinum and multiple Grammy award winner, DJ Khalil.
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Personal life
Sid was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. His parents moved to San Francisco when he was a one-year old. His musical skills were nurtured by his mother, Latha Sriram, a highly regarded Carnatic music teacher in the San Francisco, Bay Area. He simultaneously started picking up R&B. After his 12th grade, he joined the Berklee College of Music and graduated in Music Production and Engineering. Since his graduation, he has been regularly visiting India and giving Carnatic concerts, including as a part of the December Music season - Marghazhi Utsavam. He currently splits his time between Los Angeles and Chennai.
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Discography
Independent albums
Sid Sriram has been working on "Insomniac Season" with DJ Khalil, a multi platinum, multiple Grammy winning producer
- 2015 - "Moments of Weakness"
- 2016 - "Danger Design"
- 2017 - "Brother"
Playback singing
Tamil
Telugu
References
External links
- Sid Sriram on IMDb
- Sid Sriram Reflects On His Self-Evolution In New "Moments of Weakness" Video
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