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Hariharan is an Indian playback singer and music composer who has been active in the music industry since the late 1970s. He is known for his soulful renditions of ghazals, bhajans, and film songs. He has won several awards, including two National Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards, and five Filmfare Awards South.
Hariharan was born on 3 April 1955 in Thiruvananthapuram, India. He is 65 years old as of 2021. He is 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs around 70 kg. He has black eyes and black hair.
Hariharan is currently single. He was previously married to Chitra Iyer, with whom he has two children, Akshay and Akriti.
Hariharan began his career as a playback singer in the late 1970s. He has sung in several languages, including Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and Bengali. He has also composed music for several films.
Hariharan has won several awards, including two National Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards, and five Filmfare Awards South. He has also been honored with the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award, in 2003.
Hariharan has an estimated net worth of $10 million. He earns his wealth from his singing and music composing career. He also earns from his live performances and endorsements.
| Popular As |
Hariharan Anantha Subramani |
| Occupation |
Playback singer |
| Age |
69 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aries |
| Born |
3 April 1955 |
| Birthday |
3 April |
| Birthplace |
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
| Nationality |
India |
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Hariharan Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Hariharan's Wife?
His wife is Lalitha (m. 1984)
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Lalitha (m. 1984) |
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Hariharan Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Hariharan worth at the age of 69 years old? Hariharan’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from India. We have estimated
Hariharan's net worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Under Review |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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Hariharan Social Network
Timeline
He was selected as judge for Asianet Star Singer Season 6 programme, a very popular music contest television show for upcoming singers in Malayalam. Hariharan was a part of the 'Royal Stag Barrel Select MTV Unplugged', aired in December 2015.
By this single album, Hariharan established himself as one of the pioneers of Indian fusion music. The next albums by this band were The Way We Do It (1998) and Aatma (2001) but were fairly noticed. Colonial Cousins released their fourth studio album "Once More" on 29 October 2012 under the label Universal. The 2009 Tamil film Modhi Vilayadu had score and soundtrack composed by Colonial Cousins. They also scored the 2010 Tamil film Chikku Bukku.
Hariharan collaborated with Sarangan Sriranganathan for "Sruthi" at the Sydney Hill Centre and the Melbourne Robert Blackwood Hall Australia in 2011 He unofficially released ghazal singer Adithya Srinivasan's first international single 'Gham e Duniya' at the Gateway Hotel, Bangalore. In an interview in 2012, he said that he was no longer receiving offers to sing for Bollywood as music composers wanted to experiment with singers from the younger generation.
He also performed the Swagatham song in the 2010 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony held in New Delhi on 3 October.
During 2010–2011, he appeared in a music show in Jaya TV named Hariyudan Naan which was aired every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. In 2014 he launched his official website.
Hariharan has acted in a Tamil film with Kushboo, Power of Women (2005), and played cameo roles in the Tamil film Boys and the Malayalam film Millennium Stars.
In 2004, he was awarded the prestigious Padma Shri and Yesudas Award for his outstanding performance in music.
The year 1996 was a career milestone; he formed the band Colonial Cousins with Mumbai-based composer and singer Lesle Lewis. Their first album, Colonial Cousins was a fusion album and was the first Indian act to be featured on MTV Unplugged. It won a string of awards including the MTV Indian Viewers' Choice award and Billboard Award for the Best Asian Music Group.
Another outstanding ghazal album was Gulfam, which not only hit double platinum in sales but also fetched Hariharan the Diva Award for the Best Album of the Year in 1995.
Hariharan entered the world of Tamil films in 1992 introduced by debutant music director A.R. Rahman with the patriotic song "Thamizha Thamizha" in Maniratnam's film Roja. He was judged best male playback singer in the 1995 Tamil Nadu State Government Film Awards for his soulful rendition of the song "Uyire Uyire" also by music director A.R Rahman in Maniratnam's Bombay (Hariharan sang the song with K.S. Chithra). Hariharan has been one of the most trusted singers of Rahman and has sung many songs for him in long list of movies that includes Muthu, Minsara Kanavu, Jeans, Indian, Mudhalvan, Taal, Rangeela, Indira, Iruvar, Anbe Aaruyire, Kangalal Kaithu Sei, Dasavathaaram, Sivaji, Alaipayuthey, Kannathil Muthamittal, Guru, Enthiran etc. In 1998, Hariharan won the national award for the best playback singer for the soulful rendition of the song "Mere Dushman Mere Bhai" from the Hindi movie Border, composed by Anu Malik. Hariharan got another National Award for the Marathi song "Jiv Rangla" from Jogwa, set to tune by Ajay Atul in the year 2009.
The other major ghazal albums by him are Hazir (1992), Jashn (1996), Halka Nasha (1996), Paigham (1997), Kaash (2000), and Lahore Ke Rang Hari Ke Sang (2005). His live concert recordings, Hariharan in Concert (1990), Saptarishi (1996) and Swar Utsav (2001) were run away successes. His latest ghazal album is Lafzz... (2008). Hariharan worked with tabla maestro Zakir Hussain on his album Hazir.
At the start of his career, Hariharan did the concert circuit and also performed on TV. He sang for a number of TV serials (e.g., Junoon). In 1977, he won the top prize in the "All India Sur Singaar Competition" and was promptly signed on by the late music director Jaidev to sing for his new Hindi film Gaman (1978). His debut song "Ajeeb Sa neha Mujh Par Guzar gaya yaaron" in that movie became such a hit that it won him an Uttar Pradesh State Film Award, as well as a National Award nomination.
Hariharan (born 3 April 1955) is an Indian playback and ghazal singer from Trivandrum, Kerala whose songs have been featured mainly in Tamil and Hindi. Also he sang notable songs in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi and Bhojpuri films. He is an established ghazal singer and one of the pioneers of Indian fusion music. In 2004, he was honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India and is a two-time National Award winner. Often considered as most versatile, he is regarded as one of the greatest indian singers of all time.
