Vandana Srinivasan

Vandana Srinivasan is an Indian playback singer, working mainly for the South Indian film industry especially in Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada. She is also an independent singer and a Ghazal, Sufi, devotional and semi-classical artiste in Hindi, Urdu, Bangla, Malayalam, Tamil and other Indian languages. Vandana is also the co founder of The Madras Mehfil Collective, a musical experience consisting of Ghazals, Sufi, Devotional, Retro etc.

Biography

Vandana began training in the Carnatic Classical music at an early age from her Guru, Mrs. Seetha Krishnan till she finished high school. She moved to Madras, India, in 2006 to major in Psychology at Women's Christian College (University of Madras). Here, she trained in the Hindustani Classical music under her Guru, Mrs. Tanushree Saha. She moved to London in 2009 to pursue a postgraduate degree in Organizational & Social Psychology from the London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE). She was exposed to various musical influences in London and she particularly enjoyed exploring Bangla music. Following her return to Madras in early 2011, she established herself as an independent musician and playback singer. Vandana continues to learn Hindustani classical music under the tutelage of Sri Koushik Aithal, based in Bengaluru. Vandana is married to Anand Pattathil, a business man, and is settled in Chennai.

Vandana Srinivasan was a fellow at INK Talks 2013 edition that was held at Kochi, Kerala.

In 2017 she gave a TEDx talk on the Life of a Musician.

Vandana Srinivasan and Anand Pattathil run a collective called The Madras Mehfil Collective aka Mehfil aur Mulaqaat which is a unique musical act founded in Chennai/ Madras under their banner Musicalorie Productions. This team specializes in the genres of Ghazal, Sufi, Devotional, Semi- Classical, Timeless Film Classics & Retro gems across all Indian languages. The band is composed of individually established musicians who command respect through their sheer expertise & talent. The Madras Mehfil Collective is not simply a concept. It is a multi-sensory experience, hosted in a custom designed ambience that enables audiences to transcend their surroundings and connect with the soul and emotion of music.

Discography

Playback Singing YearSongAlbumComposer2012"Polladha Kuthirai"Madhubana KadaiVed Shankar"Oru Padhi Kadhavu"ThandavamG. V. Prakash Kumar2013"Unnale"Raja RaniG. V. Prakash Kumar"Avatha Paiya"ParadesiG. V. Prakash Kumar2014"Sabke Vinathi (Female Version)"Ennathan PesuvathoD. Imman"Unna Ippo parkanum"KayalD. Imman"Pathu Pathu"Manja PaiN. R. Raghunanthan"Mazhakaatha"Oru Oorla Rendu RajaD. Imman"Penne Oh Penne"Naan Sigappu ManithanG. V. Prakash Kumar"Kooda Mela Kooda Vachu"RummyD. Imman"Thikki Thenarudhu (Senior's Version)"VuAbijith Ramaswami2015"Erumamattu payale"KamarakattuF.S.Faizal"Undhan Mugam (Composer's Version)"Charles Shafiq KarthigaSidhartha Mohan2016"Thiruda Thiruda"Aarambamey AttakaasamJaya K Doss"Sakhiya Sakhiya"Guppedantha PremaNavneeth Sunder"Karuvakaatu karuvaaya"MarudhuD. Imman"Aasai Kadhal Aruyirae"WagahD. Imman"Adada idhuyenna"ThodariD. Imman"Un Kadhal Irundhal Podhum (Reprise)"Kavalai VendamLeon James2017"Idhukkuthaane"Adhaagapattadhu MahajanangaleyD. Imman"Nee Illai Endraal"8 ThottakkalSundaramurthy KS"Adi Podi Sandali"PottuAmrish2018"Sandakkari"Kadaikkutty SingamD. Imman2019"Talapu Talupu"BrochevarevaruraVivek Sagar"Thaaja Samachara"NatasaarvabhowmaD. Imman2021"Alangalankuruvi"Pulikkuthi PandiN. R. Ragunandhan"Marudhaani"Annaatthe D.Imman2022"Thaalaattu Paadum Saami"DiaryRon Ethan Yohann"Ullam Urugudhaiya""Etharkkum ThunindhavanD.Imman"Sooravali (Female Version)"Regina Sathish Nair"Aathi En Mela"SembiNivas Prasanna"Ennatha Naa"2024"Moradaa Un Thali"DhonimaEJ Johnson2025"Thoora Megangalil"YOLOSagishna Xavier