Featured In
ALBUMYeduvaraiyo (From "Rathnam") - SingleDevi Sri Prasad, Hariharan & Viveka
Albums by Hariharan
ALBUMShree Hanuman Janmotsav Special BhajansHariharan, Hari Om Sharan, Lakhbir Singh Lakkha & Babla Mehta
ALBUMManzil (A Musical Journey)Hariharan & Raksha Srivastava
ALBUMHanuman Amritwani - SingleHariharan
ALBUMHariharan - Bhakti SangrahHariharan & Sumeet Tappoo
ALBUMMouni Amavasya Special Non Stop BhajansNarendra Chanchal, Hariharan & Anuradha Paudwal
ALBUMLounge by Lalitya MunshawLalitya Munshaw & Hariharan
ALBUMHridayanjaliHariharan & Sumeet Tappoo
ALBUMDivine BlissHariharan, Sumeet Tappoo & Shankar Mahadevan
ALBUMTogether TagoreHariharan, Kavita Krihsnamurti & Soumya Bose
ALBUMHazir - 2Hariharan & Zakir Hussain
Hariharan's Popular Music Videos
Nenjukkul Peidhidum (From "Vaaranam Aayiram")
Harris Jayaraj, Hariharan, Devan Ekambaram & V.V. Prassanna
Ennai Saaithaalae (From "Endrendrum Punnagai")
Harris Jayaraj, Hariharan & Shreya Ghoshal
Rayini Maatram (From "Dhasavathaaram")
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Chappa Chappa (From "Maachis")
Vishal Bhardwaj, Hariharan & Suresh Wadkar
Palakkattu Pakkathile (From "Yaaradi Nee Mohini")
Yuvanshankar Raja, Hariharan, Suchitra & Vinaya Krishnan
Om Namo Narayan
Hariharan, Kamal Haasan & Asin
Chhod Aaye Hum (From "Maachis")
Vishal Bhardwaj, Hariharan, Suresh Wadkar, Vinod Sehgal & KK
Hai Mubarak Aaj Ka Din (From "Boxer")
R.D. Burman, Hariharan, Kavita Krishnamurthy & Vanita Mishra
Amali Thumali (Full Song)
Hariharan, Swetha Mohan & Chinmayi Sripada
Wahji Wahji (From "Sivaji The Boss")
A.R. Rahman, Hariharan, Madhushree & P.K. Mishra
Artist Biography
The ghazal singer Hariharan is widely recognised as an Indian-fusion trailblazer—thanks to his innovative “Urdu Blues”, his albums with Lesle Lewis as the pop-raga duo Colonial Cousins and his hold on the dizzying array of languages that make up Indian cinema.
• He broke into playback singing for cinema after his performances on TV serials caught the attention of Bollywood music directors in the late ‘70s.
• Hariharan’s debut film performance in 1978’s Gaman was a musical hit in its own right, and the young singer was awarded a National Award nomination for “Ajeeb Saaneha Mujh Par Guzar Gaya”.
• He eventually won two National Awards—for the 1998 Hindi movie Border and the 2009 Marathi film Jogwa.
• Though he has predominantly sung for Hindi and Tamil films, he has also recorded in Telegu, Marathi, Kannada and more.
• Aside from his contribution to cinema, Hariharan is best known as one of the country’s most established singers of ghazals. Much of the singer’s prolific discography are national favourites, including 1994’s Gulfam.
• He also performs in the critically acclaimed group Colonial Cousins, which fuse Western pop sounds like jazz and funk with traditional ragas.
• For his lifelong contribution to Indian music, the singer was awarded the Padma Shree, one of the highest national civilian honours, in 2004.
Hometown
India
Genre
Worldwide