He has sung more than 500 Tamil songs which is his highest in his career.
#Hariharan ghazals movie
In 1998, Hariharan won the national award for the best playback singer for the soulful rendition of the song "mere dushman mere bhai" from the Hindi movie Border, composed by Anu Malik. Rahman and has sung many songs for him in a long list of movies that include Roja, Minsara Kanavu, Jeans, Indian, Mudhalvan, Taal, Bombay, Rangeela, Indira, Iruvar, Anbe Aaruyire, Kangalal Kaithu Sei, Sivaji, Alaipayuthey, Kannathil Muthamittal, Guru, etc. Hariharan has been one of the most trusted singers of A.R. Rahman in Maniratnam's Bombay (Hariharan sang the song with K.S. He was judged best male playback singer in the 1995 Tamil Nadu State Government Film Awards for his soulful rendition of the song "Uyire Uyire" also by music director A.R. Rahman with the patriotic song "Thamizha Thamizha" in Maniratnam's film Roja. Hariharan entered the world of Tamil films in 1992 introduced by debutant music director A.R. Another outstanding ghazal album was "Gulfam", which not only hit double platinum in sales but also fetched Hariharan the Diva Award for the Best Album of the Year in 1994. One of Hariharan's first ghazal albums was "Abshaar-e-Ghazal" with Asha Bhonsle, which went gold in sales. In addition, he cut several successful ghazal albums, writing most of the scores himself.
#Hariharan ghazals tv
He sang for a number of TV serials (e.g., Junoon). His debut song "Ajeeb Saaneha Mujh Par Guzar Gaya Yaaron" in that movie became such a hit that it won Hariharan an Uttar Pradesh state award, as well as a Best Singer National Award nomination, and Hariharan's playback singing career took off.Īt the start of his career, Hariharan performed at concerts and also performed on TV. In 1977, Hariharan bagged the top prize in the All-India Sur Singaar competition and was promptly signed on by the late music director Jaidev to sing for the Hindi film Gaman. He has perfected his Urdu diction to such standards that even his audiences in Lucknow, the heartland of the language, have been wowed over. The committed Hariharan also put heart and soul into learning Urdu when he decided to become a ghazal singer. He used to put in nine hours of singing practice every day. In his teens, inspired by the songs of Mehdi Hassan and Jagjit Singh, Hariharan developed a passion for ghazals and started training in Hindustani music from Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan. He was also exposed to Hindustani music from a young age. Alamelu was Hariharan's first guru (mentor).įrom here he picked up Carnatic music skills. Mani (full name: Anantha Subramani Iyer), Hariharan inherited his parents' musical talents. The son of renowned Carnatic vocalists, Shrimati Alamelu and the late H.A.S. Hariharan grew up in Mumbai in a Tamil brahmin Iyer family, and has a bachelor's degrees in science and law. Hariharan is an Indian playback singer in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu movies, an established ghazal singer, and one of the pioneers of Indian fusion music.