Divya S. Menon

Divya
Background information
Birth name Divya S Menon
Genres Playback singing
Occupation(s) Singer, Television Anchor
Years active 2005 -
Website www.divyasmenon.com

Biography

Divya S. Menon (born 14 March 1987) is an Indian singer and television anchor from Kerala. Divya is a playback singer in Malayalam who has also recorded songs for Tamil and Telugu films.Divya started anchoring musical shows in Asianet Cable Vision (Thrissur) and has done musical shows in YesIndiavision(Mementos) and Kairali Channels(Ganamela,Sing 'N' Win and Rain drops). She started her film career with Ee Pattanathil Bhootham. She was noticed by Shaan Rahman while anchoring music shows and picked her for Vineeth Sreenivasan - Shaan Rahman debut album, Coffee @ MG Road.[1] She is associated with Blogswara and have sung in multiple albums in the series.[2][3] Divya has sung in Vineeth Sreenivasan's super hit romantic movie, Thattathin Marayathu composed by Shaan Rahman . She has been associated with Vineeth - Shaan ventures, including Malarvadi Arts Club.[4] In 2014 the hit wedding song "Thudakkham Maangalyam" from Anjali Menon's Bangalore Days gave her much popularity which she sang along with along with Vijay Yesudas and Sachin Warrier composed by Gopi Sunder.In 2015 Divya was noticed more promptly when she sang the song "Puthumazhayai" from Martin Prakkat's Charlie (2015 Malayalam film) composed by Gopi Sundar while the same song was sung by Shreya Ghoshal too. She also sang several ad jingles for various music composers both in Malayalam and Tamil

Personal Life

Divya was born in Thrissur, Kerala, to Mr. Soman Kurup, a mechanical engineer and his wife Meena Soman. She was introduced to the world of music as a child and started singing at an early age of Seven. Divya's father was on a transferable job and hence she attended schools including Kendriya Vidyalaya and Bhavans Vidhya Mandir across India. She graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Commerce from Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur and went on to pursue her Master's degree in Fashion Designing from St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam. She is married to Reghu Mohan on 20 August 2012 and is currently residing at Tripunithura, Kochi, Kerala. The couple has a baby girl born on 31 October 2014.

Professional Life

Divya was trained in Carnatic Music from the age of 12 years by Smt.Shakunthala Sheshadri, Mr.Sunil and Sri.Mangad Nadessan.Divya also received education in Hindustani Classical music from Ustad Fiyaz Khan and Sri Dinesh Devdas. She is also passionate about jewellery making and have conducted several exhibitions under her jewellery brand named "Jingles".

Discography

Year Title Film Language Composer
2010 "Adipoli Bhootham" Ee Pattanathil Bhootham Malayalam Shaan Rahman
2010 "Ayiram Kaatham" Malarvaadi Arts Club Malayalam Shaan Rahman
2012 "Anuraagam Anuraagam" Thattathin Marayathu Malayalam Shaan Rahman
2013 "Ennodu Koode" Immanuel (film) Malayalam Afzal Yusuf
2014 "Rasool Allah" Salalah Mobiles Malayalam Gopi Sunder
2014 "Mannil Pathiyum" Gods Own Country Malayalam Gopi Sunder
2014 "Thudakkam Maangalyam" Bangalore Days Malayalam Gopi Sunder
2014 "Pattum Chutti Veli Pennu" Rajadhiraja Malayalam Karthik Raja
2015 "Mutholam Azagilu" Namasthe Bali Malayalam Gopi Sunder
2015 "Choolamittu" Ivan Maryadaraman Malayalam Gopi Sunder
2015 "Ummarathee" Ivan Maryadaraman Malayalam Gopi Sunder
2015 "Manjiloode" 100 Days of Love Malayalam Govind Menon
2015 "Murugappaa" Jamna Pyari Malayalam Gopi Sunder
2015 "Muthe Mohabathin" Nikkah Malayalam Gopi Sunder
2015 "Puthumazhayai" Charlie Malayalam Gopi Sunder
2016 "Ee Pulariyil" Malgudi Days Malayalam Dr. Praveen
2016 "Okko Nakshatram" Seethamma Andalu Ramayya Sitralu Telugu Gopi Sunder
2016 "Paravasame" Seethamma Andalu Ramayya Sitralu Telugu Gopi Sunder
2016 "Thodakkam Maangalyam" Bangalore Naatkal Tamil Gopi Sunder
2016 "Adada Adada" Ennul Aayiram Tamil Gopi Sunder
2016 "Vaarthinkalee" Kali Malayalam Gopi Sunder

Upcoming Projects

Year Film Language Composer
2016 Dooram Malayalam Mohammed Rizwan

Albums

Year Album Song Music Co-Singer
2008 Coffee@ MG Road Poonkuyile Poonkuyile Shaan Rahman Vineeth Sreenivasan
2008 Coffee@ MG Road College Shaan Rahman Vineeth Sreenivasan , Shaan Rahman
2012 Dews of Love Minnal Swapname Anup Bhat Govind
2013 Pepper Band Nathooonne Vishnu Mohan Vishnu Mohan
2015 Vizhiyil Nee Yen Munnil Vannu Akshayjith Sachin Warrier

References


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