Gowry Lekshmi
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| Years active | 2006 – present |
Gowry Lekshmi (born 2 August 1993) is an Indian composer, singer, songwriter, and music producer from Kerala.
Early life
She is from Cherthala, a quaint village in Alappuzha of Kerala. She studied in Bishop Moore Vidyapith Cherthala.She did BA Music course in RLV College of Music and Fine Arts, Thrippunithura and further mastering the same with MA from Kerala University.[1][2][3]
Career
Gowry Lekshmi began her film career at the age of 13 by composing a song for the Malayalam film Casanovva.[1] Director Rosshan Andrrews, who liked her song "Sakhiye", used it in his Mohanlal-starrer Casanova that came out in 2012.[4] She was only 13 when she composed the song. The song was used in the movie when she was 15. As the youngest composer in India, Gowry's work was much appreciated and got wide media coverage then.[5][6][7] Gowry is a holder of the Performer's Certificate from Trinity College London.[8]
Gowry made her debut as a playback singer for music director Prasanth Pillai in the film Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal, followed by the song "Kalam Padunne" for Rex Vijayan in the film Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi. Since then she has sung in a number of films in Malayalam and Tmail.[9] Gowry's breakthrough as a singer came when she sang the song "Aaro Nenjil" in the Malayalam film Godha. It gave her much appreciation.[10] "I got lots of fans and followers because of the song," she said, "It's every musician's dream to be recognised for their work, and I'm glad it happened for me too."[9]
In 2015, Gowry produced her debut independent music video titled Thoni, who was also her first single, written, composed and sung by herself. It received positive response.[11]
Gowry Lekshmi is crowdfunding her new video, a new initiative in Malayalam indie music. "I have to raise ₹3.5 lakh to make the video for my song Aararo.... We have already got 80 percent of the required amount. I am confident that I will be able to make it," gushes the musician. Aararo... will be her sixth video, the others being Thoni..., Theeye..., Maane... (lyric video), Makaramanjin... and the official video of Maane... that will be released soon.[12] She has performed in Kappa TV Music Mojo, and has released nearly 15 own compositions.
Settled in Chennai, she divides her time between her band and making new compositions, some of them with her husband and drummer, Ganesh Venkitaramani. Besides Ganesh, the others in her band are Isaac Dharmakumar, John Praveen and Godfrey Immanuel.
Discography
Films
| Year | Song | Album | Credit | Notes |
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| 2012 | "Sakhiye" | Casanovva |
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| 2013 | "Vande Madaram" | Kunthapura | Composer | |
| 2014 | "Ithu Jeevitham" | Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal | Singer | |
| 2015 | "Aayiram Kaalamai" | Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi | Singer | |
| 2016 | "Sollava" | Bongu | Singer | Tamil song |
| 2016 | "Kaalai Thaneer" | Ennodu Vilayadu | Singer | Tamil song |
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Godha | Singer | |
| 2017 | "Pattam Pole" | Puthan Panam | Singer | |
| 2017 | "Unnai Edhirparthen" | Bayama Irukku | Singer | Tamil song |
| 2017 | "Sunnath Kalyanam" | Aana Alaralodalaral | Singer | |
| 2018 | "Athmavin Akashathil" | Njan Prakashan | Singer | |
| 2019 | "Uyarum" | June | Singer | |
| 2019 | "Ini Vida Parayaam" | Zam Zam | Singer | |
| 2019 | "Sayya" | Neeya 2 | Singer | Tamil song |
| 2019 | "Ganesa" | Raja Bheema | Singer | Tamil song |
| 2019 | "Thirinjum Marinjum" | Ishq |
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Singles / music videos
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
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| 2015 | Thoni |
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Two versions: Malayalam and Tamil |
| 2016 | Theeye |
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| 2017 | Maane |
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| 2018 | Take My Soul |
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| 2019 | Athiru Kaakkum |
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| 2019 | Kaithola Paya Virichu | Singer | Lagori & Friends |
Albums
| Year | Song | Album | Credit | Notes |
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| 2006 | "Vemnaattu Theerathoru" | Koodipooja | Singer | Devotional album |
| 2007 | "Thirunaagathalayum" | Ente Thiruairanikkulathappan | Singer | Devotional album |
| 2007 | "Kannanaamunniye" | Om Namo Narayanaaya | Singer | Devotional album |
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Mojo Session Live |
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Kappa TV |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Chasing The Octaves, Gowry Lekshmi". Mad Garage. 2017-09-02. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
- ↑ Khandelwal, Heena (17 June 2018). "Born to song: Gowry Lekshmi's musical journey". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ↑ S., Priyadershini (11 September 2013). "Songs in her heart". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ↑ "Who said women can only sing, not compose?". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
- ↑ M., Athira (25 August 2015). "Rocking the charts". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ↑ Nair, Vidya (20 May 2017). "Gowry's winning track". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ↑ Kalyanasundaram, Abinaya (11 October 2017). "Gowry croons to her own tunes". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ↑ "Gowry Lekshmi and Street Academics shall mesmerize Namma Bengaluru". Radio City. 16 February 2018. Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Singing to her own tune". Deccan Chronicle. 2017-11-21. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
- ↑ Satyam Videos (2017-04-01), Aaro Nenjil Video Song with Lyrics | Godha Official | Tovino Thomas | Wamiqa Gabbi | Shaan Rahman, retrieved 2018-07-07
- ↑ Nelson K. Paul (23 May 2015). "Gowry Lekshmi's 'Thoni' is indie music at its finest". Malayala Manorama. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ↑ M, Athira (2018-07-06). "For the people, by the people". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
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