Savitha Reddy
Savitha Reddy, also known as Savitha Radhakrishnan in the Tamil films, is a dubbing artist in the southern India film industry. She has lent voice for heroines in the Tamil and Telugu industries. She is a recipient of Tamil Nadu State Film Awards by Government of Tamil Nadu & Nandi Awards by Government of Andhra Pradesh.[1]
Savitha Reddy | |
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Reddy in November 2007 | |
Born | Savitha Radhakrishnan |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Dubbing artist |
Years active | 1985–present |
Career
Savitha made her debut with Tamil film Annai Vayal (1992) lending her voice for actress Vinodhini . Her major break was with Jeans lending her voice to Aishwarya Rai's character.[2] She has majorly dubbed in Tamil and Telugu languages extending to Kannada (movies and advertisements) and a bit of Hindi (advertisements) and in Malayalam ads and movies for Tamil-speaking characters that include Lakshmi Rai for Annan Thambi & Gauthami Nair for Diamond Necklace.
An M.B.A. graduate who majored in advertising from Annamalai University, she first received attention when Shankar selected her to dub for Aishwarya Rai in Jeans.[3] In Telugu, her first work was for Simran in Kalisundam Raa and later she went on to dub for her in all most all the films. She has dubbed for Aarthi Agarwal from her debut film Nuvvu Naaku Nachav, "I got the Nandi award for this film," recalls Savitha. She lent voice for Trisha's first Telugu film, Varsham, Richa's in Nuvve Kavali, and for Asin in Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi, she has dubbed mostly for Simran, Jyothika and Trisha.[4] Her major works are Thulladha Manamum Thullum, Priyamanavale, Panchathantiram, Kushi, Dhool, Chandramukhi,and Sillunu Oru Kaadhal. In the movie Deiva Thirumagal she lent her voice for Amala Paul whereas her daughter lent her voice for Sara Arjun.[5]
She dubbed for Jyothika Saravanan in the Telugu version of blockbuster movie Chandramukhi and for Simran & Jyothika Saravanan in 12B. She had also dubbed for actress Nina's character in Chitti serial. In Parthiban Kanavu she dubbed for Actress Sneha for one of her duel appearances.[6]
List of dubbing films
TV Serials
Year | Serial | Dubbing for | Channel Name |
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1998-1999 | Akshaya | Keerthana | Sun TV |
1999 | Jannal-Adutha Veetu Kathai | Sriranjini | Raj TV |
1999 | Kasalavu Nesam | Sriranjini | Raj TV / Sun TV |
2000-2001 | Chithi | Neena | Sun TV |
2000 | Micro Thodargal-Azhukku Vetti | Gayatri Jayaraman | Raj TV |
2001-2002 | Kaveri | Madhoo | Sun TV |
2002 | Annamalai | Neena | Sun TV |
2002-2003 | Varam | Neena | Sun TV |
2008 | Simran Thirai | Simran | Jaya TV |
Dialogues in between songs
Year | Title | Film | Language | Composer | Co – artist |
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1999 | "Suthi Suthi" | Padayappa | Tamil | A. R. Rahman | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & Harini |
2003 | "Nuvvenmaya Chesavokaani" | Okkadu | Telugu | Mani Sharma | Shreya Ghoshal |
2003 | "Aruna Runaam" | Pithamagan | Tamil | Ilaiyaraaja | Old Songs Medley (Dubbing Voice For Simran Bagga) |
2004 | "Theendai Mei Theendai" | En Swasa Katre | Tamil | A R Rahman | Isha Koppikar & Vairamuthu |
2005 | "Chi Chi Chi" | Majaa | Tamil | Vidyasagar | Shankar Mahadevan & Harini |
Accolades
Year | Artist & Film | Award | References |
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2000 | Simran for Priyamanavale | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Female Dubbing Artist | [9] |
2001 | Aarthi Agarwal for Nuvvu Naaku Nachav | Nandi Award for Best Female Dubbing Artist | [10] |
2003 | Bhumika Chawla for Missamma | Nandi Award for Best Female Dubbing Artist | [10] |
2005 | Jyothika for Chandramukhi | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Female Dubbing Artist | [11] |
2006 | Genelia D'Souza for Bommarillu | Nandi Award for Best Female Dubbing Artist | |
2008 | Genelia D'Souza for Santosh Subramaniam | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Female Dubbing Artist | [12] |
2010 | Nayanthara for Boss Engira Bhaskaran | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Female Dubbing Artist | [1] |
References
- http://cinematoday2.itgo.com/Chandramukhi.htm%5B%5D
- "Dubbing is big business today in Kollywood - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- "Screen The Business Of Entertainment-Regional-Telugu-Spotlight". 24 November 2001. Archived from the original on 24 November 2001. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- "Ever Unseen But Never Unheard". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- "7 POPULAR DUBBING ARTISTS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT". BookMyShow. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- Rao, Subha J. (17 December 2011). "Over to the voices…". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- "Voicing their talent". The Hindu. 11 May 2001.
- "Star voices". The Hindu. 4 May 2004. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- "Tamil Nadu announces film awards for three years". indiaglitz.com. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
- "Telugu Cinema Etc - Idlebrain.com".
- https://www.webindia123.com/movie/awards/state/tamil/2005/index.htm
- "Tamilnadu State Awards 2007 & 2008". Dinakaran. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2009.