Insights of Sir Osthara singer Suchitra

Many say multitasking and Suchitra are synonymous, and we definitely agree! RJing, singing, acting…she does it all with ease.Suchitra Karthik Kumar is a livewire to say the least. She sings like a dream and is among the most sought after singers in the Tamil and Telugu industry today. Hersinging career is bound to zoom ahead as she continues to make waves among Telugu music lovers. Her latest song, Sir Osthara in the Businessman has become a rage these days.

On her career before turning a Singer:

Before she turned full time singer Suchi was quite happy with a lucrative IT job until singer Timothy Madhukar introducer her to Harris Jayaraj as she was singing jingles for him. But then music director Yuvan and Bharadwaj got her into mainstream playback singing and since then there has been no looking back.

Ups and Downs:

Interestingly, the music director who eventually groomed her into what she is today was the same person who shut doors for her saying she couldn’t sing. She recollects, "My first recording for Mani Sharma was a disaster. It was a subtle love song and I had no idea how to handle it. But Mani Sir saw some potential in me I guess, and started calling me back for assignments. This gradually was helpful in moulding my voice, expressions and tone. So when Dole Dole and Ippatikinka happened, nobody could fault me. If I ever had a guru, it was Mani Sir."

On 'Sir Osthara' song:

"Even while we recorded the song, Thaman and I knew that there was something special about it. Thaman had a keen sense of what wouldn’t work and what would click with listeners. I am glad his intuition worked," she says.It’s quite a coincidence that she has sung for a Mahesh Babu starrer after five years.

Best complement:

"A hotshot young music composer once said, that my voice in Naa Hrudayam is such a turn-on," she chuckles refusing to reveal the composer’s name and adds, “and also Surya’s father, Sivakumar complimented me on the same song saying my voice has the right balance of sultriness andinnocence in it."

Her best numbers:

Dole Dole (Pokiri)

Excuse me (Mallanna)

Maham maye (Puli)

Nijamena (Brindavanam)

Sir Osthara (Businessman)