# Sujatha Mohan (സുജാത മോഹൻ)
**Sujatha Mohan** (സുജാത മോഹൻ), credited in films also as Sujatha, is an Indian playback singer active mainly in Malayalam, Tamil, and [Telugu cinema](https://www.edgepedia.org/telugu-cinema), and a prominent voice of Malayalam film music from the mid-1990s onward. She was born in 1963, the daughter of the late Dr. Vijayendran and Lakshmi, and completed her college education at St. Teresa's in [Ernakulam](https://www.edgepedia.org/ernakulam).[1](https://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?artist=Sujatha+Mohan&category=singers)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1963, daughter of Dr. Vijayendran and Lakshmi[1](https://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?artist=Sujatha+Mohan&category=singers) |
| Playback debut | Age 11, in *Tourist Bungalow*, with music composed by M. K. Arjunan[1](https://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?artist=Sujatha+Mohan&category=singers) |
| Movie song output | 760 movie songs across 526 films; first film song year listed as 1975, last as 2025[1](https://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?artist=Sujatha+Mohan&category=singers) |
| Total recordings | More than 7,000 songs, including Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Badaga, Hindi, and Marathi[2](https://arrahmanian.com/artists/sujatha-mohan) |
| Family | Daughter of playback singer Shweta Mohan (with Dr. Mohan); cousin of singer Radhika Thilak[1](https://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?artist=Sujatha+Mohan&category=singers) |
## Early career
Sujatha showed an interest in music from childhood and drew attention after joining Kalabhavan, the Kochi arts institution, at age eight.[3](https://malayalam.filmibeat.com/celebs/sujatha-mohan.html) She became a playback singer at eleven, singing in *Tourist Bungalow* under the music direction of M. K. Arjunan.[1](https://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?artist=Sujatha+Mohan&category=singers) In the same period she sang her first duet, "Swapnam Kaanum Penne," with [K. J. Yesudas](https://www.edgepedia.org/k-j-yesudas) in the film *Kama Krodha Moham*.[3](https://malayalam.filmibeat.com/celebs/sujatha-mohan.html)
Her first released Tamil song was "Kalai Paniyil" from the Tamil film *Gaayathri* (1977), starring Sridevi and [Rajinikanth](https://www.edgepedia.org/rajinikanth) with music by Ilaiyaraja.[7](https://www.indya101.com/c/celebrities/Sujatha-Mohan-biography) The Malayalam database lists *Kavikkuyil*, scored by Ilaiyaraja, as her Tamil screen debut, and records that she has since sung in all the major South Indian languages.[1](https://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?artist=Sujatha+Mohan&category=singers)
**Marriage and return.** She remained active until her marriage, then stayed out of the film field for some time by her own choice.[1](https://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?artist=Sujatha+Mohan&category=singers) She became active again at the start of the 1990s, and many of [A. R. Rahman](https://www.edgepedia.org/a-r-rahman)'s early songs from that period established her as a noted singer in [South India](https://www.edgepedia.org/south-india); from 1996 onward, singing many songs composed by Vidyasagar, she became one of the leading female voices in Malayalam.[1](https://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?artist=Sujatha+Mohan&category=singers)
## Work with A. R. Rahman
Sujatha Mohan has recorded 87 songs with composer A. R. Rahman, spanning Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi soundtracks from the mid-1990s onward.[2](https://arrahmanian.com/artists/sujatha-mohan) Tamil database listings include "Kaalai Paniyil Aadum" and "Kadhal Oviyam" from *Kavikkuyil* (1977), "Ini Acham Acham Illai" from *Indira* (1995), "Rangeela Rangeela" from *Rangeela* (1995), and "Sollamma Sollamma" from *Kuselan* (2008); her latest Tamil song listed there is "Azhagu Azhagu" from *Sangathamizhan* (2019), with music by Vivek–Mervin.[4](https://www.tamilpaa.com/people/sujatha-mohan/songs)
Her film credits include playback for *Roja* (1992), *Ghajini* (2005), and *The Priest* (2021) under the name Sujatha, and she is credited as a playback singer for [Mani Ratnam](https://www.edgepedia.org/mani-ratnam)'s *Kannathil Muthamittal* (2002).[5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0837673) • [6](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm15593352/) In 2021 she served as a judge on the television music competition *Sa Re Ga Ma Pa LIL Champs 2021*.[6](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm15593352/)
## Composers and collaborators in Malayalam
The Malayalam song database records the following counts of her movie songs by composer and lyricist.[1](https://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?artist=Sujatha+Mohan&category=singers)
- **Composers**: Vidyasagar (77 songs), Johnson (66), [M. Jayachandran](https://www.edgepedia.org/m-jayachandran) (65), Ouseppachan (64), S. P. Venkitesh (39), Mohan Sithara (39), Raveendran (32), Berny Ignatius (21).[1](https://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?artist=Sujatha+Mohan&category=singers)
- **Lyricists**: Gireesh Puthenchery (179 songs), Kaithapram (115), [S. Ramesan Nair](https://www.edgepedia.org/s-ramesan-nair) (60), Bichu Thirumala (34), Shibu Chakravarthy (34), [O. N. V. Kurup](https://www.edgepedia.org/o-n-v-kurup) (28).[1](https://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?artist=Sujatha+Mohan&category=singers)
The database also lists Mohanam as her most-used raga in film songs (21 songs), Vidyasagar as her favorite musician, Gireesh Puthenchery as her favorite lyricist, and [Priyadarshan](https://www.edgepedia.org/priyadarshan) as the director she has most often sung for.[1](https://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?artist=Sujatha+Mohan&category=singers)
## Awards
The Malayalam profile summarizes her record as two Kerala state best-female-singer awards and notes that she also won first prize for light song at the school youth festival.[1](https://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?artist=Sujatha+Mohan&category=singers)
## Numbers and reach
The Malayalam database counts 760 movie songs in 526 films across a span listed as 51 years in the field, with a first song year of 1975 and a last song year of 2025.[1](https://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?artist=Sujatha+Mohan&category=singers) A fan-maintained Rahman reference gives a larger total of more than 7,000 recorded songs across languages; the two figures measure different things, film songs versus all recorded output.[1](https://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?artist=Sujatha+Mohan&category=singers) • [2](https://arrahmanian.com/artists/sujatha-mohan) Her daughter [Shweta Mohan](https://www.edgepedia.org/shweta-mohan) is a well-known younger playback singer, and her cousin Radhika Thilak was also a Malayalam playback singer.[1](https://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?artist=Sujatha+Mohan&category=singers)
## References
1. [Sujatha Mohan / സുജാത മോഹൻ, MalayalaSangeetham.Info singer profile](https://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?artist=Sujatha+Mohan&category=singers)
2. [Sujatha Mohan, AR Rahmanian](https://arrahmanian.com/artists/sujatha-mohan)
3. [സുജാത മോഹൻ, Filmibeat Malayalam celebrity profile](https://malayalam.filmibeat.com/celebs/sujatha-mohan.html)
4. [Sujatha Mohan Songs List, Tamilpaa](https://www.tamilpaa.com/people/sujatha-mohan/songs)
5. [Sujatha (I), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0837673)
6. [Sujatha Mohan (III), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm15593352/)
7. [Sujatha Mohan biography, Indya101.com](https://www.indya101.com/c/celebrities/Sujatha-Mohan-biography)
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*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Music › Musical works and recordings › Discographies and musical catalogues › Production and songwriter credit lists › Songs recorded by lists › Songs recorded by Indian playback singers*
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