Grace Karunas
Grace Karunas | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 1, 1970 Chennai, India |
| Genres | Playback singing |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Grace Karunas is an Indian playback singer, actress who has worked in the Indian film industry. The wife of actor Karunas, Grace has often sung in films featuring her husband.
Career[edit]
Grace began singing at the age of five with the CSI Church, Poonamallee. She continued singing with her church and at college and caught the interest of actor Karunas during an intercollegiate competition, which the actor had come to judge. Karunas subsequently asked Grace to perform songs in his independent albums, and the pair later got married.[1]
Her first film song was "Cheena Thaana Doi" in the Kamal Haasan-starrer Vasool Raja MBBS (2004), and she received the opportunity after Karunas had recommended her to the film's director Saran and music composer Bharadwaj. The success of the song made her popular and she soon worked on other songs including "Velaku Onnu Thiriya Paakudhu" from Devathaiyai Kanden (2004), "Alappuzha Ammani Allo" from Karka Kasadara (2005), "Freeya Vidu Maamu" in Aaru (2005), "Vaadi En Kappa Kezhange" in Sandai (2008) and "Aaada Varum Ulagathula" in Pandi (2008).[1] In the 2010s, she has usually sung for films where Karunas has starred in the lead role.[2] Along with her work in films, Grace has often performed as a live musician in stage shows.[3][4]
Grace has also worked as an actress in films, notably appearing in Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam (2006) and Kathakali (2016) in supporting roles.
Personal life[edit]
Grace is married to actor and politician Karunas, whose films she has often worked on as a singer. Their son, Ken, has also appeared in films as an actor, after making his debut in Azhagu Kutti Chellam (2016).[5] She participated as one of the cook in Cooku with Comali season 3 (Vijay Television).
Notable discography[edit]
| Year | Song title | Film | Music director | Co-artist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "Cheena Thana (Siruchi)" | Vasool Raja MBBS | Bharadwaj | |
| "Velakku Onnu" | Devathaiyai Kanden | Deva | Yugendran | |
| 2005 | "Alappuzha" | Karka Kasadara | Prayog | |
| "Freeya Vudu" | Aaru | Devi Sri Prasad | Jassie Gift, Vadivelu, Mukesh Mohamed, M. L. R. Karthikeyan | |
| 2008 | "Vaadi En Kappa Kezhange" | Sandai | Dhina | Sundar C. |
| "Aaada Varum Ulagathula" | Pandi | Srikanth Deva | Senthildass Velayutham | |
| "Dindukallu Dindukallu" | Dindigul Sarathy | Dhina | Anthony Daasan, Chinnaponnu | |
| "Dindukallu Remix" | Anthony Daasan, Chinnaponnu, Blaaze | |||
| 2009 | "Katthirikka" | Rajadhi Raja | Karunas | Karunas |
| 2010 | "Poo Pookkum" | Ambasamuthiram Ambani | ||
| "Dhanda Dhandapani" | ||||
| 2011 | "Nainavukku" | Kasethan Kadavulada | ||
| "Discovukku" | Anthony Daasan | |||
| 2013 | "Ragalapuram" | Ragalaipuram | Srikanth Deva | Srikanth Deva |
| "Sudamani" | V. M. Mahalingam | |||
| 2016 | "Thittadhe" | Thirunaal | ||
| "Thathalakka" | Enakku Innoru Per Irukku | G. V. Prakash Kumar |
Filmography[edit]
- Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam (2006)
- Kathakali (2016)
Television[edit]
| Year | Show | Role | Channel | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-2020 | Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? Champions | Judge | Star Vijay | Tamil |
| 2022 | Cooku with Comali (season 3) | Contestant | ||
| 2024 | Super Singer 10 | Guest |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "My First Break -- Grace Karunas". The Hindu. 5 September 2008.
- ^ "Enakku Innoru Peru Irukku (aka) Enaku Innoru Per Iruku songs review". Behindwoods.com. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Their mere presence livened up silver screen". The Hindu. 24 October 2005. Retrieved 14 November 2017.[dead link]
- ^ Tamil Nadu. "Parks turn centres of festivities - TAMIL NADU". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Azhagu Kutti Chellam Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 14 November 2017.