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Anuradha Bhat is an Indian playback singer who predominantly works in Kannada language films. She has sung over 100 songs for feature films and also sung in various private musical albums.

Early life and background

Anuradha Bhat was born to Sri krishna Bhat and Gayatri Bhat in Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. Anuradha has a younger sister, Anupama Bhat who is a television host (TV anchor) and actor.

Anuradha Bhat received her primary education from Carmel school and later from premier institutes like Canara College and MSNM Besant PG Institute of Management Studies (both affiliated to Mangalore University)

Career

Anuradha Bhat has worked in several non-film albums, remix songs, TV serials, children’s songs & rhymes. "Chinnu – Series of Kannada Animated Rhymes" rendered by Anuradha Bhat is popular among the toddlers. also sung & featured in video single "Naa haaduve nimagaagiye" A compilation of few of her popular songs - “Anuradha Bhat mashup” is another video song that features her. "Navilugari" is yet another non-film song that she has rendered alongside Rajesh Krishnan.

Discography

This is a partial list of notable films where Anuradha Bhat has worked as a playback singer.

Live performances and concerts

Anuradha Bhat has performed at various events Hampi Utsav, Mysore Dasara, Yuva Dasara, Mysore Winter Festival, Vishwa Kannada Sammelana and Bengaluru Ganesh Utsava (BGU)

She also performed in various countries namely United States of America (USA), London (UK), Netherlands (Europe), Australia, Africa, Hong Kong, UAE, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain.

Awards and nominations

Won

• Karnataka State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer (2012) presented by the Government of Karnataka for her song "Jnaanajyothi" from the movie "Little Master"
• Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada (2015) for "Chanana Chanana" from the movie Ugramm
• RED FM Tulu Film Awards Best Female Playback Singer – Tulu (2016) for "Mahamaye" from the movie Chaali Polilu
• Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada (2018) for "Appa I love you" from the movie Chowka
• SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada for "Appa I love you" from the movie Chowka
• Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada (2022) for "Dheera Sammohagaara" from the movie Bicchugatti

Nominations

• Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada (2013) for "Ellello Oduva Manase (Female)" from the movie Sidlingu
• Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada (2014) for "Srikrishna" from the movie Bhajarangi
• SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada (2015) for "Neenu Iruvaga" from the movie Ninnindale
• Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada (2016) for "Irali Hege" from the movie Benkipatna
• Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada (2017) for "Yavoora Geleya" from the movie Ricky
• Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada (2019) for "Holeva Holeyachege (Slow)" from the movie Ammachi Yemba Nenapu
• Chandanavana Film Critics Award for Best Female Singer (2020) for "Elliruve Hariye" from the movie Kurukshetra
• Chandanavana Film Critics Award for Best Female Singer (2020–2021) for "Dheera Sammohagaara" from the movie Bicchugatti

Television

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External links

• Anuradha Bhat at IMDb

• Indian women playback singers
• Kannada playback singers
• Living people
• Musicians from Mangalore
• Singers from Karnataka
• Film musicians from Karnataka
• 21st-century Indian women singers
• 21st-century Indian singers
• Women musicians from Karnataka