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Gayatri Asokan is an Indian playback singer who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. She started her playback career with the song "Deena Dayalo Rama" for the film Arayannangalude Veedu (2000) for music director Raveendran. "Enthe Nee Kanna" for Sasneham Sumithra (2004) won her the Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer in 2003.
Her other songs include "Chanjadi Adi" from Makalkku (2005), "Thumbikkinnaram" from Naran (2005) and "Pularumo" from Ritu (2009).
Career
Gayatri was first trained in Carnatic music by Sri Mangat Natesan and Sri Vamanan Namboodiri at Trichur. Later she started training in Hindustani music under Dr. Alka Deo Marulkar in Pune and later under Pandit Vinayaka Torvi in Bangalore.
She is also a Hindustani classical music singer, a Bhajan singer and has given Hindustani concerts and programs based on film songs abroad. She has sung 500 movie songs and has also sung and given music for a new album for the Art of Living foundation which was released in September 2006 by HMV worldwide. She recently sang for an album by Ilayaraja, Thiruvasagam, which was released by Sony Music.
Since 2017, Gayatri withdrew from film music industry and started focussing on gazals.
Other activities
Gayatri is a jury member for the hit reality shows like Super Star Global on Amrita TV, Sakalalavallabhan on Asianet, Top Singer 2 and Musical Wife on Flowers TV. She is now anchoring popular gazal show Khayal on MediaOne TV and Gandgarvasangeetham 2010 on Kairali TV. In 2019, she performed in Jashn-e-Rekhta, a three-day annual Urdu festival and in Urdu Heritage Festival, Delhi.
Personal life
Asokan is the daughter of Dr. P. U. Asokan and Dr. K. S. Sunidhy. Gayatri was married to Dr.Sayij on 4 January 2005, but the couple later divorced. She is married to Sitar player Purbayan Chatterjee.
Film songs (partial)
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=Albums
Anahata- Art of Living
Neeyum Nilavum- Manorama Music
Thiruvasagam -Sony Music
Vishudhi- Art of Living
Sarveshwari- Art of Living
Iniyennum _ East Coast
Pranayathhin Ormakal
Ghazals by Unnatural
Palanivel
Smaran – Art of Living
Sankirtan – Art of Living
Chants for workplaces – Kedar Pandit
Awards
Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer (2003) – Enthe Nee Kanna – Sasneham Sumitra
2007 :Art of Living award for Outstanding Women Achievers
2011 :Asianet Television Awards for best playback singer -Harichandanam
2012 :Asianet Television Awards for best playback singer -Agniputhri
References
External links
www.gayatriasokan.com
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A Devoted singer: Webpage
Gayatri to perform in Raveendran Night at Swaralaya-2006
The Hindu Article[usurped]
Gayatri-M-Pod Interview
The Hindu Interview
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