Sunitha Upadrashta Age, Wiki and Bio

Sunitha Upadrashta

Quick Info

ProfessionPlayback singer, anchor, host, dubbing artist, and actress
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth10/05/1978
Age46 years
BirthplaceGuntur, Andhra Pradesh

Bio/Wiki

Names Earned‘Queen of Melody’ of South Indian Cinema

Physical Stats & More

Height168 cm
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Personal Life

Date of Birth10/05/1978
BirthplaceGuntur, Andhra Pradesh
Zodiac signGemini
NationalityIndian
HometownGuntur, Andhra Pradesh
ReligionHinduism
CasteTelugu Brahmin
HobbiesTravelling and doing photography
ControversyIn 2019, in an interview, Swamy Swaroopanandendra Saraswati of Sharad Peetham stated that many celebrities come and visit him whenever he stays in Filmnagar’s Temple in Hyderabad. He listed out the names of many celebrities including Sunitha's name. This displeased the singer, and she slammed Swamy for using her name in national television and calling her as his disciple.

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Marriage Date10 January 2021 (Sunday)
Marriage PlaceSri Seetha Rama Chandra Swamy Temple, Ammapally, near Shamshabad in Hyderabad (second marriage)
Engagement Date7 December 2020 (Monday)

Family

FatherUpadrasta Narasimha Rao
MotherSumathi (Maiden Name-Malladi)
Spouse
First HusbandKiran Kumar Goparaju (Media Professional)
Second HusbandRam Veerapaneni
Children
SonAakash Goparaju (from her first marriage)
DaughterShreya Goparaju (singer; from her first marriage)

Career

Debut
As a singerFilm: “Ee Velalo Neevu” from the Telugu film Gulabi (1995) TV: Paadave Koyila (1995) Tamil: “Unakkoruthi” from the film Punniyavathi (1997) Kannada: “Kesari Haravu” from the film Bhoomi Geetha (1997)
As an ActorFilm: Raagam (2016)
As a Dubbing ArtistFilm: Saundarya's voice in Choodalani Undi (1998)
As an AnchorTV: Navaragam (1996)
Awards, Honours, Achievements
National AwardsNational Award for Folk songs at Delhi, Ministry of Cultural Affairs National Award from All India Radio under light music category in 1994
Nandi AwardsBest Female Playback Singer for TV film Antha Rangaalu in 1999 Best Female Dubbing Artist for the movie Jayam in 2002 Best Female Playback Singer for the Movie Athade Oka Sainyam in 2003 Best Female Dubbing Artist for the movie Anand (voice of the Kamalinee Mukherjee) in 2004 Best Female Dubbing Artist for the movie Pothe Poni in 2005 Best Female Playback Singer for the movie Godavari Sunitha in 2006 Best Female Playback Singer for TV film Anthahpuram in 2010 TV film called Mamathala Kovela in 2011 Best Female Dubbing Artist for the movie Sri Rama Rajyam (voice of the Nayantara) in 2012
Filmfare AwardsBest Female Playback Singer – Kannada for the song “O Priyathama” from the movie Cheluveye Ninne Nodalu in 2010 Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu for the song “Em Sandehamledu” from the movie Oohalu Gusagusalade in 2014
Other AwardsBest Playback Singer award from European Telugu Association, London (2003) Kalavedika Art Award as an All-rounder for excellent performance as a Singer, Anchor and Movie dubbing artist in 2003 Sangam P Susheela Youth Award honoured with Gold Medal in 2004 Kala Sudha Award in 2006 Ghantasala Melody Queen Award in 2011 Lata Mangeshkar Best Singer Award for 2011 was presented by the State Government Certificate of Recognition by California Legislature Assembly in 2013 T. Subbaram Reddy Lalitha Sangeeta Puraskar in 2013 Sangeet Samman 2013 (Kannada film) New Jersey state recognition award by the Senate and General assembly of the state of New Jersey passing a resolution to salute her excellence and contributions to the world of music and Indian Cinema in 2019 Vishishta Seva Puraskar by I Stand For The Nation NGO in 2019

Favourites

BeverageCoffee
ActressSophia Loren
SingerS.P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
ScriptureBhagavad Geeta

Some Lesser Known Facts

Sunitha comes from a family passionate about music.
At the age of 6, she began training in Carnatic Vocal and Light Music.
At 13, she performed at the Tyagaraja Aradhana Utsavalu.
She received a scholarship for her musical training from the Central Government.
Since childhood, she has participated in around 500 programs on various TV channels.
At 17, she started her playback singing career with the song "Ee Velalo Neevu."
Sunitha has sung over 3000 songs for various film industries and private albums.
She has featured in private albums of her Guru and sung for devotional projects.
Sunitha has lent her voice to numerous devotional projects and hosted some of them.
She became a sought-after dubbing artist in the South Indian Film Industry.
She has dubbed for more than 110 actresses in 750+ films.
Sunitha holds the record for dubbing in 60 movies in a single year.
She has sung title songs for many Telugu TV serials and hosted various shows.
Sunitha made a special appearance in a 2018 Telugu language short film.
She enjoys photography and often captures moments during her travels.
Sunitha has performed in over 19 countries and hosted her own shows in the USA.
In 2015, she took part in the groundbreaking ceremony for Amaravathi.
She sang Vande Mataram on India's 50th Independence year and hosted related celebrations.
Sunitha is passionate about dogs and owns a pet named Snoopy.
Apart from her various talents, she is also skilled in playing the Veena.