Kavya Ajit

Kavya Ajit
കാവ്യ അജിത്
Background information
Birth nameKavya Ajit
Born (1991-07-17) 17 July 1991 (age 33)
Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Genres
Occupations
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • violin
Years active2014–present

Kavya Ajit (born 17 July 1991) is an Indian singer, violinist and a live performer born in Kozhikode, Kerala. Apart from Malayalam, she has recorded songs in many Indian languages including Tamil, Telugu and Kannada.[1] Having trained in Carnatic Classical Music and Western classical style of Violin, she has performed in concerts and stage shows across the world.[1]

Early life and education

Kavya was born on 17 July 1991 in Kozhikode to Dr. Ajit Bhaskar, a pulmonologist and Professor at Malabar Medical College and Dr. Lakshmi S, an Associate Professor in gynaecology at Calicut Medical College. She learnt the basics of Carnatic Music from her grandmother Kamala Subrahmaniam, former All India Radio artiste[1] and continued further education and training under Geeta Devi Vasudevan and Madurai Rajaram after moving to Chennai. Hailing from a musically inclined family, Kavya was initiated into Western Violin at an early age and received guidance and mentorship from Albert Vijayan Japheth.

She attended Presentation Higher Secondary School and Silver Hills Public School in Kozhikode. A computer science engineer who graduated from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetam, Coimbatore, she has worked at Cognizant Technology Solutions before leaving the job to pursue a career in music.[1] She is married to Vidhyasagar Venkatesan and is currently residing in Chennai.

Career

Kavya Ajit with Gopi Sundar and Haricharan during Band Big G live performance at Dubai

Kavya stepped into music scene in 2014 with the Ranjan Pramod's romantic musical Rose Guitarinaal. The film's music composer Shahbaz Aman, who was in search for a new voice, liked hers and offered her the song Engum Nalla Pookkal which became her first breakthrough.[1] It was followed by a string of songs tuned by Shaan Rahman for the films Praise the Lord, Oru Vadakkan Selfie and Nam Duniya Nam Style which was her Kannada debut. She was next heard in Lavender, composed by Deepak Dev where she performed two tracks for the film. The soundtrack was lauded for Dev's combination of western music and old-world lyrics.[2]

She debuted in Tamil film music industry through the song Hey Umayaal for the film Urumeen scored by Achu Rajamani.[3]

Her first taste of success came after singing Neeyen Kaataai from the film Jo and the Boy, composed by Rahul Subrahmanian.[1] She received wider recognition following the release of the breezy melody Ee Shishirakalam, tuned by Shaan Rahman for the film Jacobinte Swargarajyam. The song was an instant hit and was praised by critics and audiences alike.[4][5] In 2016, she made her Telugu debut through the song Jakkanna from the eponymous film. The track was lauded for its grooviness.[6]

In 2017, she lent her vocals for Gopi Sundar's composition Chekkanum Pennum for Omar's second film Chunkzz[7] followed by Agnijwalaa from the Bollywood film Mom for A.R Rahman's Malayalam soundtrack album.[8][9]

Kavya has performed at numerous Carnatic concerts, Western Vocal and Violin gigs and has shared stage with various artists like A.R Rahman,[10] Karthik, Vijay Prakash, Naresh Iyer, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Stephan Devassy, Shaan Rahman and Gopi Sundar as part of various TV music shows and live performances.[1] She has sung various commercial jingles and has collaborated with artists like Vishal Chandrasekhar, Siddharth Menon, Justin Prabhakaran and Madley Blues for their albums and singles.[11][12][13][14]

Discography

Year Film Song Composer Language Ref
2013 Rose Guitarinaal Engum Nalla Pookkal Shahabaz Aman Malayalam
2013 Nam Duniya Nam Style Take It Easy Shaan Rahman Kannada [15]
2014 Praise The Lord Ab Kya Hua He Shaan Rahman Malayalam
2015 Oru Vadakkan Selfie Neelaambalin Shaan Rahman Malayalam
2015 Lavender Pulari Manjin, She's So Beautiful Deepak Dev Malayalam
2015 Appavam Veenjum Nee Thirapol Ouseppachan Malayalam
2015 Jo and the Boy Neeyen Kaattaai Rahul Subramanian Malayalam
2016 Urumeen Hey Umayaal Achu Rajamani Tamil [3]
2016 Chennai Koottam Life is like A Sajan K. Ram Malayalam
2016 Jacobinte Swargarajyam Ee Shishirakaalam Shaan Rahman Malayalam
2016 Jakkanna Jakkanna Dinesh Telugu [6]
2016 Konjam Konjam Kadhalgi Vallavan Tamil [16]
2017 Chunkzz Chekkanum Pennum Gopi Sundar Malayalam
2017 Mom Agnijwalaa A R Rahman Malayalam
2017 2 Countries Ullasamlo Gopi Sundar Telugu [17]
2017 Vimaanam Anthikevarikente, Meghakanavinu Gopi Sundar Malayalam
2018 Hey Jude Hey Don't Worry Jude Rahul Raj Malayalam
2018 B.Tech Peda Glassu Rahul Raj Malayalam
2019 Irupathiyonnaam Noottaandu Aaraaro Ardhramayi Gopi Sundar Malayalam
2020 Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal Maaga Maaga Harshavardhan Rameshwar Tamil/Telugu
2021 Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam Kedanalame Mujeeb Majeed Malayalam [18]
2021 Varisi Mayo Nandha Tamil [19]
2022 Jack N' Jill Annatha Pokki Ram Surendar Malayalam [20]

Other works

Year Song Album/Single Composer(s) Writer(s) Singer(s) Language Ref
2014 Seeli Seeli Hawa, Uljhan Izhaar Narayananunni S Kaustubh Panat, Heena Ansari Siddharth Menon, Kavya Ajit Hindi [12]
2014 Yaaro Nee Kungumam Vecha Kekudhu Surya Prasadh R Anand Shankar Surya Prasadh R, Kavya Ajit Tamil [21]
2017 Lesbian Anthem Ladies and Gentle Women Justin Prabhakaran Kutti Revathi Anitha Karthikeyan, Kavya Ajit Tamil [13]
Rhythm of Life Rhythm of Life Vishal Chandrashekhar Vishnu Edavan Yazin Nizar, Kavya Ajit Tamil [11]
Thaye Thamizhe Vanangukerom The Hindu Tamil Anthem Madley Blues Madhan Karky Sathyaprakash Dharmar, Syed Subahan, Kavya Ajit Tamil [22]
2019 Soodana Murukku Soodana Murukku Langkawi Paiyenz Langkawi Paiyenz, Kavya Ajit Tamil [23]
2020 Lucky One Single Kavya Ajit English [24]
Naamonnu (Kerala Diaries 2.0) Single Kavya Ajit Arun Alat Kavya Ajit Malayalam [25]
2021 Puthiyathor Ulagam Seivom Single Kavya Ajit Bharathidasan Kavya Ajit Tamil [26]
BFF and I (I've got a friend) Single Kavya Ajit English [27]
2022 So Good So True [28]
2023 Jaalame Single Kavya Ajit Titto P Thankachan Kavya Ajit Malayalam [29]
Pathiye [30]
Orma Single Kavya Ajit Arun Alat, Kavya Ajit Kavya Ajit [31]

References

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  3. ^ a b "Urumeen (aka) Urumeen songs review". Behindwoods. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
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  6. ^ a b "Music Review: Jakkanna - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  7. ^ "'Chunkzz' wedding video song is an out-and-out fun affair - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  8. ^ T-Series Malayalam (19 July 2017), MOM Jukebox || Mom Malayalam Songs || Sridevi,Akshaye Khanna,Nawazuddin Siddiqui || Malayalam Songs, retrieved 23 November 2017
  9. ^ "Kavya Ajit: If an artiste's content is not online today, it's unlikely that a person will make it big". Times of India. 3 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Music that soothes the soul". Deccan Chronicle.
  11. ^ a b "Rhythm of Life - Single by Vishal Chandrashekhar on Apple Music". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  12. ^ a b "Izhaar - Narayananunni S - Single by Siddharth Menon on Apple Music". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  13. ^ a b "from Chennai, an anthem for lesbian love | orinam". orinam. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  14. ^ "Kavya Ajit's 'Kerala Diaries' Takes The Spirit Of Kerala To A Different Level". India Glitz. 5 September 2017.
  15. ^ "Nam Duniya Nam Style Songs | Nam Duniya Nam Style Mp3 Songs Lyricist | Nam Duniya Nam Style Kannada Movie Songs - Filmibeat". FilmiBeat. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  16. ^ "Konjam Konjam Mp3 Songs Download Konjam Konjam Tamil Movie Mp3 Songs Download :: TamilMusiq.Net". tamilmusiq.net. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  17. ^ Ullasamlo (From "2 Countries") - Single by Gopi Sundar on Apple Music, 7 December 2017, retrieved 16 December 2017
  18. ^ Music, Apple. "Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam Soundtrack". Apple Music.
  19. ^ Music, Apple. "Varisi Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Apple Music.
  20. ^ "Annatha Pokki (From Jack N' Jill)". Apple Music.
  21. ^ divoindie (3 December 2014), Torture | Kungumam Vecha Kekudhu | Tele film | Lyric Video, retrieved 23 November 2017
  22. ^ Tamil The Hindu (16 September 2017), Thaye Thamizhe Vanangukerom Album Song | Tamil The Hindu | Madhan Karky | Sathyaprakash Syed Subahan, retrieved 23 November 2017
  23. ^ "Soodana Murukku feat. Kavya Ajit". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  24. ^ "Lucky One". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  25. ^ "Naamonnu (Kerala Diaries 2.0)". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  26. ^ Music, Apple. "Puthiyathor Ulagam Seivom - Single". Apple Music.
  27. ^ Music, Apple. "BFF and I (I've got a friend) - Single by Kavya Ajit". Apple Music.
  28. ^ Music, Apple. "So good so true (feat. Zail) - Single". Apple Music.
  29. ^ Music, Apple. "Jaalame (feat. Zail) - Single". Apple Music.
  30. ^ Music, Apple. "Pathiye - Single". Apple Music.
  31. ^ Music, Apple. "Orma - Single". Apple Music.