page_title: Shruti Haasan
section_title: Music career
hierarchical_section_title: Shruti Haasan / Music career
caption_attribution_description: English: Picture of India actress Shruti Haasan, taken from her concert at the Banyan (2006).
context_page_description: Shruti Haasan is an Indian film actress and singer who works predominantly in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil-language films. Born in the Haasan family, she is the daughter of actors Kamal Haasan and Sarika Thakur. She is the recipient of several awards, including three Filmfare Awards, and has established herself as one of the leading actresses of South Indian cinema.
  As a child artist, Haasan sang in films and appeared in a guest role in her father's directorial Hey Ram, before making her adult acting debut in the 2009 Bollywood film Luck. She achieved recognition with leading roles in the Telugu romantic comedy Oh My Friend, the Telugu fantasy film Anaganaga O Dheerudu, the Tamil science fiction action film 7aum Arivu. Her roles in the latter two earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South. Haasan went on to establish herself in South Indian cinema with several commercially successful films, including Gabbar Singh, Vedalam, Srimanthudu, and Si3. She won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu for the action comedy Race Gurram.
context_section_description: Shruti Haasan sang her first song aged just six in her father's Thevar Magan, a composition of Ilaiyaraaja. While in school, Haasan made her singing debut in the Hindi language film Chachi 420, which was directed by her father. Shruti sang the bilingual versions of the title theme "Rama Rama" with her father, in Hindi and in Tamil, for the movie Hey Ram. The album from Ilaiyaraaja, which was critically praised, won Haasan accolades for her efforts with Screen India saying that she "has the makings of a good singer, and with some training she should go great guns."
  Shruti sang along with veteran singer K. J. Yesudas for the film En Mana Vaanil (2002), under Ilaiyaraaja's music. She has sung for Gautham Menon's Vaaranam Aayiram, under the composition of Harris Jayaraj. As of November 2008, Haasan is also midway through her untitled debut album, which she has composed, written and sung, and is set for release in mid-2009. A further song was recorded with her voice for her Hindi film Luck.
  In September 2010, Haasan collaborated with Dave Kushner for the film Hisss. Whilst Kushner composed the track, Shruti wrote the lyrics, sang and appeared in a promotional video for the film. She recently lent her voice for the Telugu film Aagadu, which was confirmed by director Srinu Vaitla via Twitter.
  After much speculation, Shruti Haasan was finalized as the music composer of the Tamil film Unnaipol Oruvan, which was released in 2009. The bilingual film was a remake of the Hindi film A Wednesday!. The soundtracks of both the projects are separate. Apart from this, Shruti is also the vocalist of an alternative rock band, The Extramentals.
  Shruti Haasan released her new song ‘Edge’ with collaborated with her band in the UK.
caption: Shruti Haasan at a concert in early 2007
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