M. M. Manasi is an Indian playback singer trained in Hindustani vocals and also dubbing artist. She has sung more than 170 songs in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi, and English. Her hits in Tamil are "Stylish Thamizachi" in Aarambam, "Kattikeda" in Kakki Sattai, "Semma Mass" in Massu, "Robo Romeo" in Tamizhuku En Ondrai Azhuthavum, "Sottavaala" in Puli, "Aatakari Maman Ponnu" in Ilayaraja's 1000th film Tharai Thappattai and "Ranjithame" in Varisu.She won the SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer (Telugu) for ''Rangamma Mangamma'' from the 2018 Tollywood periodic-drama film Rangasthalam.

Biography

Manasi was born to Tamil speaking parents in Chennai and grew up in Mumbai. At the age of 2 she started learning music, her first public performances were bhajans sung during Navratri and Ganpati poojas. She has a sister, M. M. Monisha.

Manasi was introduced by Ilaiyaraja to the Kannada music industry for the movie ''Drishya'' and by Vidhyasagar in Malayalam for ''Oru Indian Pranayakadha''. She made an entry into Bollywood with "Daddy Mummy" in ''Bhaag Johnny'' for music director Devi Sri Prasad. This song has 20 million views on YouTube.

Apart from singing, Manasi has also done voice acting for the leading heroines in the Tamil film industry: ''Baahubali'', ''Thozha'', ''Dharmadurai'', ''Devi'', ''Kaththi Sandai'' for Tamanna Bhatia, ''Maari'' for Kajal Agarwal, ''Anjaan'' for Samantha, Kamalinee Mukherjee in ''Iraivi'', ''Meaghamann'' for Hansika Motwani, ''Darling'' and ''Velainu Vandhutta Vellaikaaran'' for Nikki Galrani, ''Tamizhuku En Ondrai Azhuthavum'' for Bindhu Madhavi, ''Vai Raja Vai'' for Tapsee, ''Yaan'' for Thulasi, ''Idharkkuthane Aasai Pattai Balakumara'' for Swathi, ''Thirumanam Enum Nikkah'' for Nazriya and ''Oh My Kadavule'' for Ritika Singh.
Manasi was born to Tamil speaking parents in Chennai and grew up in Mumbai. At the age of 2 she started learning music, her first public performances were bhajans sung during Navratri and Ganpati poojas. She has a sister, M. M. Monisha.

Manasi was introduced by Ilaiyaraja to the Kannada music industry for the movie ''Drishya'' and by Vidhyasagar in Malayalam for ''Oru Indian Pranayakadha''. She made an entry into Bollywood with "Daddy Mummy" in ''Bhaag Johnny'' for music director Devi Sri Prasad. This song has 20 million views on YouTube.

Apart from singing, Manasi has also done voice acting for the leading heroines in the Tamil film industry: ''Baahubali'', ''Thozha'', ''Dharmadurai'', ''Devi'', ''Kaththi Sandai'' for Tamanna Bhatia, ''Maari'' for Kajal Agarwal, ''Anjaan'' for Samantha, Kamalinee Mukherjee in ''Iraivi'', ''Meaghamann'' for Hansika Motwani, ''Darling'' and ''Velainu Vandhutta Vellaikaaran'' for Nikki Galrani, ''Tamizhuku En Ondrai Azhuthavum'' for Bindhu Madhavi, ''Vai Raja Vai'' for Tapsee, ''Yaan'' for Thulasi, ''Idharkkuthane Aasai Pattai Balakumara'' for Swathi, ''Thirumanam Enum Nikkah'' for Nazriya and ''Oh My Kadavule'' for Ritika Singh.
Manasi was born to Tamil speaking parents in Chennai and grew up in Mumbai. At the age of 2 she started learning music, her first public performances were bhajans sung during Navratri and Ganpati poojas. She has a sister, M. M. Monisha.

Manasi was introduced by Ilaiyaraja to the Kannada music industry for the movie ''Drishya'' and by Vidhyasagar in Malayalam for ''Oru Indian Pranayakadha''. She made an entry into Bollywood with "Daddy Mummy" in ''Bhaag Johnny'' for music director Devi Sri Prasad. This song has 20 million views on YouTube.

Apart from singing, Manasi has also done voice acting for the leading heroines in the Tamil film industry: ''Baahubali'', ''Thozha'', ''Dharmadurai'', ''Devi'', ''Kaththi Sandai'' for Tamanna Bhatia, ''Maari'' for Kajal Agarwal, ''Anjaan'' for Samantha, Kamalinee Mukherjee in ''Iraivi'', ''Meaghamann'' for Hansika Motwani, ''Darling'' and ''Velainu Vandhutta Vellaikaaran'' for Nikki Galrani, ''Tamizhuku En Ondrai Azhuthavum'' for Bindhu Madhavi, ''Vai Raja Vai'' for Tapsee, ''Yaan'' for Thulasi, ''Idharkkuthane Aasai Pattai Balakumara'' for Swathi, ''Thirumanam Enum Nikkah'' for Nazriya and ''Oh My Kadavule'' for Ritika Singh.

Manasi has sung in Telugu and has many charting songs to her credit like "Bhelpuri" in ''Aagadu'', "Notanki" in ''Power'', "Private Party" in ''Sarrainodu'', "Gunde Aagi Pothande" in ''Shivam'', "Meenakshi" in ''Masala'', "Om Sarvani" in ''Legend'', "Mara O Mara" in ''Tadakha'', "Lucky Lucky Rai" in ''Balupu'', and "Rangamma Mangamma" in ''Rangasthalam''.

Early life

Manasi was born to Tamil-speaking parents in Chennai and grew up in Mumbai. At the age of 2, she started learning music. Her first public performances were bhajans sung during Navratri and Ganpati poojas. She completed her studies at the School of Management at D.G. Vaishnav College. She has a sister, M. M. Monisha, who is also a playback singer.

Career

Manasi was introduced by Ilaiyaraja to the Kannada music industry for the movie ''Drishya'' and by Vidhyasagar in Malayalam for ''Oru Indian Pranayakadha''. She made an entry into Bollywood with "Daddy Mummy" in ''Bhaag Johnny'' for music director Devi Sri Prasad. This song has over 20 million views on YouTube.Apart from singing, Manasi has also done voice acting for leading heroines in the Tamil film industry. These include ''Baahubali'', ''Thozha'', ''Dharmadurai'', ''Devi'', and ''Kaththi Sandai'' for Tamannaah Bhatia, ''Maari'' for Kajal Agarwal, ''Anjaan'' for Samantha, Kamalinee Mukherjee in ''Iraivi'', ''Meaghamann'' for Hansika Motwani, ''Darling'' and ''Velainu Vandhutta Vellaikaaran'' for Nikki Galrani, ''Tamizhuku En Ondrai Azhuthavum'' for Bindhu Madhavi, ''Vai Raja Vai'' for Taapsee, ''Yaan'' for Thulasi, ''Idharkkuthane Aasai Pattai Balakumara'' for Swathi, ''Thirumanam Enum Nikkah'' for Nazriya, and ''Oh My Kadavule'' for Ritika Singh.Manasi was introduced by Ilaiyaraja to the Kannada music industry for the movie ''Drishya'' and by Vidhyasagar in Malayalam for ''Oru Indian Pranayakadha''. She made an entry into Bollywood with "Daddy Mummy" in ''Bhaag Johnny'' for music director Devi Sri Prasad. This song has over 20 million views on YouTube.Apart from singing, Manasi has also done voice acting for leading heroines in the Tamil film industry. These include ''Baahubali'', ''Thozha'', ''Dharmadurai'', ''Devi'', and ''Kaththi Sandai'' for Tamannaah Bhatia, ''Maari'' for Kajal Agarwal, ''Anjaan'' for Samantha, Kamalinee Mukherjee in ''Iraivi'', ''Meaghamann'' for Hansika Motwani, ''Darling'' and ''Velainu Vandhutta Vellaikaaran'' for Nikki Galrani, ''Tamizhuku En Ondrai Azhuthavum'' for Bindhu Madhavi, ''Vai Raja Vai'' for Taapsee, ''Yaan'' for Thulasi, ''Idharkkuthane Aasai Pattai Balakumara'' for Swathi, ''Thirumanam Enum Nikkah'' for Nazriya, and ''Oh My Kadavule'' for Ritika Singh.Manasi has sung in Telugu and has many charting songs to her credit, like "Bhelpuri" in ''Aagadu'', "Notanki" in ''Power'', "Private Party" in ''Sarrainodu'', "Gunde Aagi Pothande" in ''Shivam'', "Meenakshi" in ''Masala'', "Om Sarvani" in ''Legend'', "Mara O Mara" in ''Tadakha'', "Lucky Lucky Rai" in ''Balupu'', and "Rangamma Mangamma" in ''Rangasthalam.''

As playback singer

This is only a partial list; Manasi has sung over 171 songs in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi

Year
Film
Language
Song
Music Director
Co-Singer(s)
2013
Okkadine
Telugu
"Hola Hola"
Karthik
Karthik
2013
Oru Indian Pranayakadha
Malayalam
"Saajan"
Vidyasagar
2013
Annakodi
Tamil
"Poraale"
G.V. Prakash Kumar
S. P. B. Charan
2013
1: Nenokkadine
Telugu
"o' sayonara sayonara"
Devi Sri Prasad
Sooraj Santhosh
2013
Tadakha
Telugu
"Viyyalavaru"
S.S. Thaman
Sooraj Santhosh
2013
Balupu
Telugu
"Lucky Lucky Rai"
S.S. Thaman
Naveen Madhav
2013
Arrambam
Tamil
"Stylish Thamizhachi"
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja, Rubba Bend.Psycho Unit
2013
Vaalu
Tamil
"Engaathan Porrandha"
S.S. Thaman
Silambarasan, Monisha
2013
Tadakha
Telugu
"Mara O Mara"
S.S. Thaman
Suchith Suresan
2014
Legend
Telugu
"Om Sarvani"
Devi Sri Prasad

2014
Power
Telugu
"notanki notanki"
S.S. Thaman
Ravi Teja
2014
Power
Kannada
"Why Why (YY)
Naveen Madhav
2014
Anjaan
Tamil
"Sirippu En"
Yuvan Shankar Raja

2014
Aaha Kalyanam
Telugu
"The Punch Song"
Dharan Kumar
Nivas
2014
Aagadu
Telugu
" Bhel Poori "
S.S. Thaman
Sooraj Santhosh
2014
Govindudu Andarivadele
Telugu
"Kokkokkodi"
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Haricharan, Karthik, Rita
2014
Tamizhuku En Ondrai Azhuthavum
Tamil
"Robo Romeo"
S.S. Thaman
M M Monisha
2015
Bhaag Johnny
Hindi
"Daddy Mummy"
Devi Sri Prasad
Devi Sri Prasad
2015
Kaaki Sattai
Tamil
"Kattikida"
Anirudh Ravichander
Anirudh Ravichander, Anthony Daasan, Anitha Karthikeyan
2015
Puli
Tamil
"Sottavaala"
Devi Sri Prasad
Shankar Mahadevan
2015
Akhil
Telugu
"Padessavae"
S.S. Thaman
Karthik
2015
S/O Satyamurthy
Telugu
"Jaaruko"
Devi Sri Prasad
Sagar
2015

Jadoogadu

Telugu

"Gola Cheddame"

Mahati Swara Sagar

Sweekar Agasthi
2015
Shivam
Telugu
"Gunde Aagi Pothaande"
Devi Sri Prasad
Vedala Hemachandra
2015
Sakalakala Vallavam
Tamil
"Buji Ma Buji Ma"
S.S. Thaman
D. Imman, S.S. Thaman
2015
Kumari 21F
Telugu
"Break Up Patch Up"
Devi Sri Prasad

2015
Massu Engira Masilamani
Tamil
"Sema Masss"
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Nivas
2015
Rakshasudu
Telugu
"Super Masss"
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Nivas
2015
Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka
Tamil
"Papparapampam"
Prasan Praveen Shyam
Krishna Iyer, Benny Dayal
2015
Sher
Telugu
"Napere Pinky"
S. S Thaman
Simha
2016
Sardaar Gabbar Singh
Telugu
"Tauba Tauba"
Devi Sri Prasad
Nakaash Aziz
2016
Tharai Thappattai
Tamil
"Aattakaari Maaman Ponnu"
Ilaiyaraaja
Prasanna
2016
Sarrainodu
Telugu
"Private Party"
S. Thaman
S.S. Thaman
2016
Arthanari
Tamil
"Kai Veesi Nadakkum""Mandira Vizhiyal"
V. Selvaganesh
Karthik
2017
Velaiilla Pattadhari 2
Tamil
"Iraivanai Thandha Iraiviye"
Sean Roldan
Sean Roldan
2017
Vanamagan
Tamil
"Damn Damn"
Harris Jayaraj

2017
Jaya Janaki Nayaka
Telugu
"Let's Party All Night"
Devi Sri Prasad
Prudhvi Chandra
2017
Vivegam
Tamil
"Veriyera"
Anirudh Ravichandar
Poorvi Koutish
2017
Mahanubhavudu
Telugu
"Mahanubhavudavera"
S. Thaman
Geetha Madhuri
2017
Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi
Telugu
"Rayyi Rayyi Mantu"
Devi Sri Prasad
Divya Kumar
2018
Riya (Web series)
English
"Daddy and Daughter"
Brian D. Kelley

2018
Rangasthalam
Telugu
"Rangamma Mangamma"
Devi Sri Prasad

2018
Saamy 2
Tamil
"Adhiroobaney"
Devi Sri Prasad

Telugu

"Athi Sundara"
2018
Padi Padi Leche Manasu
Telugu
"Urike Cheli Chilaka"
Vishal Chandrasekhar
Rahul Sipligunj
2018
Next Enti?
Telugu
"Oh No Never!"
Leon James
Ash King
2018
Maari 2
Tamil
"Maari's Aanandhi"
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Ilaiyaraaja
2018
Maari 2 (D)
Telugu
"Maari's Aanandhi"
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Haricharan
2018
Maari 2 (D)
Telugu
"Rowdy Baby Nene"
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Dhanush
2019
Vinaya Vidheya Rama
Telugu
Tassadiyya
Devi Sri Prasad
Jaspreet Jasz
2019
F2 - Fun and Frustration
Telugu
Girra Girra
Devi Sri Prasad
Sagar
2019
Udyama Simham
Telugu
"Dibiri Gola"
Dileep Bandari

2019
Kazhugu 2
Tamil
yelamala kathu
Yuvan Shankar Raja
-
2019
Maharshi
Telugu
Paalapitta
Devi Sri Prasad
Rahul Sipligunj
2019
90ML
Telugu
Singilu Singilu
Anup Rubens
Rahul Sipligunj
2020
Oh My Kadavule
Tamil
Friendship Anthem
Leon James
Leon James & Anirudh Ravichander
2021
RRR
Telugu
TBA
M.M. Keeravani

2021

Choo Mandhirakaali

Tamil

"Kodaali Kannaala"

Satish Raghunathan

Anand Aravindakshan