

She has sung the songs composed by all leading music directors in the film industry including Ilayaraja, A.R. B.H.Abdul Hameed advised her to make her voice recorded in a cassette to distribute to the music directors. She started singing Light music shows at the age of 14. Surmukhi's playback singing career started in 2007 and has spanned over two decades. The meaning of Surmukhi is face (Swara mukhi). Legendary Ghazal King Hariharan has chosen this name for her. As advised by music composer Colonial Cousins, her birth name Suchithra Raman was rechristened as Surmukhi Raman after the movie Modhi Vilayadu in order to avoid confusion with other singers who have similar names. He had great influence on her singing career. Ramanan, who had been a semi classical singer in All India Radio, Indore, Madhya Pradesh.

With such variety on offer, Tamil music defies language barriers and is enjoyed the world over.Surmukhi Raman completed her primary education in Pune, Maharashtra and higher education at Vyasa Vidhyalaya Matric Higher Secondary School in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. With its wider audience, it also found broader influences, incorporating live instruments and hints of techno, funk and hip-hop. In the late 20th century, Tamil film music flourished in the mainstream, thanks to hits like Rahman’s "Roja" and "Uyire", followed by "Patti Rap" and "Urvashi". Known for its innovation and eclecticism, the Tamil film music industry has given birth to several talented composers, the most famous being A. Tamil film music-a beautiful, colourful mélange of Carnatic, Western and other instruments-varies in melodic range and rhythmic patterns. Subramaniam, Vikku Vinayakram and many others, the torch of Carnatic music continues to burn brightly. Thanks to great concert musicians such as the late M. Famously known as the Tamil Trinity, they composed hundreds of devotional songs in Tamil and helped the evolution of Carnatic music that continues to thrive spectacularly today.

It flourished during the 16th and 17th centuries under composers like Muthu Thandavar, Arunachala Kavi and Marimutthu Pillai. But credit for putting Tamil music on the map goes to Carnatic and film music.Ĭarnatic-also known as the music of Gods-is a form of Indian classical music. Carrying forward the traditional styles from that ancient era, Tamil folk is more vivacious and best experienced at a live performance.

Going further back, ancient Tamil music focused on literature and narrative poetry set to instrumentation. Following a tradition that goes back thousands of years, Tamil music connects artists and listeners to their ancient cultures, customs and beliefs. Tamil music encompasses a colourful spectrum of subgenres-ancient, folk, Carnatic and film music.
