Cinemaazi wishes Hariharan a very happy birthday

Born 3 April, 1955, he is a Padma Shri and two-time National Award winner for Mere dushman from Border (1997), and Jeev dangla gungla rangla from Jogwa (2009). With innumerable unforgettable Hindi songs to his credit including Tu hi re, Chappa chappa charkha chale, Hai Rama yeh kya hua, Bahon ke darmiyan, Dheemi dheemi, Nahin saamne, and Yun hi chala, he has done the majority of his stellar work in Tamil, besides singing songs for other language cinema such as Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, and Bhojpuri. His stint with cinema began with the song Thamizha Thamizha from Roja (1992). Other significant contributions to Tamil cinema include songs in Muthu (1995), Indian (1996), Minsara Kanavu (1997), Iruvar (1997), Kannathil Muthamittal (2002), Kangalal Kaithu Sei (2004), among others. An established ghazal singer, Hariharan was also one half of the popular multiple award-winning band, Colonial Cousins along with Leslie Lewis, the style of which is essentially fusion, combining classical ragas with pop elements. Known for his rendering of the Hanuman Chalisa for T-Series, Hariharan has also acted in a Tamil film Power of Women (2005), is a favourite at live concerts, and has also appeared as judge on TV music reality shows.

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