Anju Joseph

Anju Joseph
Background information
BornKanjirappally, Kerala, India
OccupationPlayback singer
InstrumentPiano
Years active2007–present

Anju Joseph is an Indian playback singer in Malayalam cinema. She started her career as a playback singer in Malayalam movie Doctor Love in 2011.[1]

Early life and family

Anju Joseph did her schooling at St. Joseph's Public School and St. Antony's Public School in Kanjirappally and completed her degree in English Literature at St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam. She also got a master's in the same from Maharaja's College, Kochi.[2]

Anju was one of the contestants of Asianet Idea Star Singer Season 4, [3] and she became the third runner-up of the show Gandharva Sangeetham.

Anju was married to Anoop John, who was a reality show director. They later separated. She is now married to Aditya Parameswaran.[4]

Career

She started her career for films like Doctor Love, Alamara, Avarude Raavukal, Ormakalil Oru Manjukaalam, C/O Saira Banu. Another career break in her life was in 2016, when she released an a cappella version of the song Dheewara[5] from the famous film Bahubali. She was personally called and congratulated and This created a major trend in Telugu industry and her team was invited to perform for the Cinemaa Awards in Hyderabad.[6]

Films

List of Anju Joseph film credits
Year Film Role Language Notes Ref.
2022 Archana 31 Not Out Saranya Malayalam
2022 Roy Soumya Malayalam

Television appearance

Year show Role Notes Ref.
2009-2010 Idea Star Singer season 4 Contestant
2021-2022 Super 4 season 2 Co host
2022-Present Start Music Aaradhyam Paadum Singer

Discography

As a Singer

List of Anju Joseph film credits as a singer
Year Film Director Music Director Song
2011 Doctor Love K. Biju Vinu Thomas 1.Nannaavoola
2016 Ormakalil Oru Manjukaalam Antony Abraham Antony Abraham 1.Ariyathe Ente Jeevanil
2017 Alamara Midhun Manuel Thomas Sooraj S. Kurup 1.Poovakum Neeyen
2017 Avarude Raavukal Shanil Muhammed Sankar Sharma 1.Ethetho Swapnamo
2017 C/O Saira Banu Antony Sony Sebastian Mejo Joseph

References

  1. ^ M, Athira (22 June 2017). "Experiments with music". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  2. ^ "വിവാഹശേഷം മുസ്‌ലിം ആയോ? അഞ്ജു മനസ്സ് തുറക്കുന്നു".
  3. ^ Manmadhan, Prema (4 August 2010). "The new singing stars". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Malayalam singer Anju Joseph is married, shares wedding photo". India Today. 30 November 2024.
  5. ^ Nadadhur, Srivathsan (22 March 2016). "Dheevara' goes vocal". The Hindu News. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  6. ^ M, Athira (22 June 2017). "Experiments with music - Anju Joseph". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 December 2018.