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Pragathi Guruprasad
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Birth name | Pragathi Guruprasath |
Also known as | Pragathi |
Born | Queenstown, Singapore |
14 September 1997
Origin | Fremont, California, US |
Genres | Carnatic and Western music |
Occupation(s) | Playback singer |
Instruments | Vocalist |
Years active | 2012–present |
Pragathy Guruprasad is a Singaporean-American playback singer who has worked in Indian Tamil-language films. Brought up in Fremont, California, she finished as a runner-up in the Airtel Super Singer Junior 3 show, which aired from October 17, 2011 to October 26, 2012.
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Personal life
Pragathi Guruprasad was born to Guruprasad and Kanaka on 14 September 1997 in an Indian Singaporean family, and she has an elder sister, Saiprithvi. In Singapore, her father taught Carnatic lessons, and since at the age of five, Pragathi had also begun training in carnatic music. Her family subsequently relocated to Fremont, California where she continued learning Carnatic and Hindustani music from both her father at first and then from a teacher, Sangeetha Swaminathan, a disciple of Sudha Raghunathan.
Career
In July 2014, she signed on to make her acting debut by portraying a supporting role in Bala's Tharai Thappattai (2016), but later opted out owing to her college commitments. In September 2016, Bala later announced that she would portray the lead role in his next project starring actor Yuvan. However the film was eventually shelved before production began.
In 2020, she made an appearance in a small role in the American comedy drama Never Have I Ever. Pragathi sang the popular Tamil Sangam poetry 'Yayum Ngayum' for the album Sandham: Symphony Meets Classical Tamil by Composer Rajan Somasundaram, which in July 2020, was featured in Amazon's Top#10 International Music albums.
Discography
Year | Song | Film/Album | Music Director | Language | Ref |
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2012 | Kalakku | Panithuli | Agnel Roman, Faizan Hussain | Tamil | |
Sengaade | Paradesi | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Tamil | ||
Or Mirugam | |||||
Naan Naana | Life | Sri Vijay | Tamil | ||
2013 | Tamarai Kanna | Jaya Jagannath | Jayakumar | Tamil | |
Hari Hareye Namah | |||||
Pada Pada Pattampoochi | Pattampoochi Single | Kowtham Mohanarajan | Tamil | ||
Osaka Osaka | Vanakkam Chennai | Anirudh Ravichander | Tamil | ||
Aasai | Vaanavil- The Quest | Vernon G Segaram | Tamil | ||
Yaedho | Yeadho - Single | Swamy Kitcha | Tamil | ||
2015 | Thean Kudika | Maze In Idhayam | Steve Cliff | Tamil | |
2016 | Paravai Parandhuchu | Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum | Santhosh Narayanan | Tamil | |
Kadavulae Vidai | Rum | Anirudh Ravichander | Tamil | ||
2017 | Uyire Oru Kadhal | Uyire Oru Kadhal | Chris G | Tamil | |
Usuraiya Tholaichaen | Usuraiya Tholaichaen - Single | Stephen Zechariah | Tamil | ||
Laali Laali | Theeran Adhigaram Ondru | Ghibran | Tamil | ||
2018 | Bittersweet | Cherie | Kevin Anthony | English | |
Piriyame Piriyame | Ratsasan | Ghibran | Tamil | ||
2019 | Gokka Makka | Titanic Kadhalum Kavundhu Pogum | Nivas K. Prasanna | Tamil | |
Sevvandhi Poove | Kanne Kalaimaane | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil | ||
Yayum Nyayum | Sandham- Symphony Meets Classical Tamil | Rajan Somasundaram | Tamil | ||
Poraali Penne | Madras Gig | Keba Jeremiah | Tamil |
Television
Year | Name of Television Show | Role | Network |
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2024 | Super Singer Season 10 | Guest | Star Vijay |