Shweta Mohan (born 19 November 1985)[2] is a south Indian playback singer.[3] She has recorded songs for films and albums in all the four south Indian cinema namely Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada, besides few Hindi films and has established herself as a leading playback singer of South Indian cinema.
Born to playback singer Sujatha Mohan and Krishna Mohan, Shweta has received five Filmfare Awards South for Best Female Playback Singer, one Kerala State Film Award and one Tamil Nadu State Film Award.
Shweta Mohan was born on 19 November 1985 to a Malayali family in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She is the daughter of Dr. V. Krishna Mohan and playback singer Sujatha Mohan. She completed her schooling at Good Shepherd Convent, Chennai and graduated from Stella Maris College, Chennai.[4] She is married to her long-time friend, Ashwin Shashi.[5] Shweta Mohan and Ashwin Shashi have a daughter.[1]
Shweta started her training in Carnatic music at the age of 9. As a child artiste, she recorded for the chorus of the songs 'Kuchi kuchi rakkamma' (Bombay) and 'Accham accham illai' (Indira) in the music direction of A. R. Rahman. Shweta has sung for music directors in India like Ilayaraja, A. R. Rahman, Vidyasagar, M M Keeravani, M. Jayachandran, Johnson, Sharreth, Ousepachan, Deepak Dev, Harris Jayaraj, Yuvan Shankar Raja, V. Harikrishna, G. V. Prakash, Mani Sharma, Kannan, N. R. Raghunanthan, Manikanth Kadri, Devi Sri Prasad, Anirudh Ravichander and Sourendro-Soumyojit. Shweta is being trained in Carnatic classical vocal currently under Binni Krishnakumar who is also a playback singer.[6]
| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Notes |
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| 2011–2014 | Bade Achche Lagte Hain | Singer | Sony Television | sang title track in Tamil |
| 2015 | Music India | Judge | Asianet | Appear at the semifinal and final in the show with Gopi Sunder, Deepak Dev. |
| Bol Baby Bol | Judge | Surya TV | Along with Gopi Sunder | |
| 2018 | Super Singer 6 | Judge | Vijay TV | One of the judge with P. Unnikrishnan, Anuradha Sriram & Benny Dayal |
| 2019 | Super Singer 7 | Judge | Vijay TV | One of the judge with P. Unnikrishnan, Anuradha Sriram & Benny Dayal |
| 2020 | Super Singer Champion of Champions | Judge | Vijay TV | |
| 2021 | Super Singer 8 | Judge | Vijay TV | One of the judge with P. Unnikrishnan, Anuradha Sriram & Benny Dayal |
| 2022–2023 | Super Singer 9 | Judge | Vijay TV | One of the judges with P. Unnikrishnan, Anuradha Sriram & Benny Dayal |
| 2023 | Super Singer 3 (Telugu) | Judge | Star Maa | One of the judges with Rahul Sipligunj, Anantha Sriram & Mangli |
| 2024 | Super Singer 10 | Guest | Star Vijay | To celebrate her mother, Sujatha Mohan's birthday. |
| 2024 | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors 4 | Guest Judge | Zee Tamil | Guest judge with K. S. Ravikumar for mega auditions |
| 2024 | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs 4 | Judge | Zee Tamil | One of the judges with Srinivas, S. P. Charan & Saindhavi |
| 2025 | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors 5 | One of the judges with Srinivas, Vijay Prakash, Karthik,Saindhavi & S. P. Charan |
1.Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Tamil 2018, 2017, 2016.
2.Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Malayalam 2018, 2017, 2016.
3.Vijay Award for Best Female Playback Singer 2014, 2012, 2009.
4.IIFA Utsavam Award for Best Playback Singer Female Kannada 2016.
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