In 2019, in an interview, Swamy Swaroopanandendra Saraswati of Sharad Peetham stated that many celebrities come and visit him whenever he stays in Filmnagarâs Temple in Hyderabad. He listed out the names of many celebrities including Sunitha's name. This displeased the singer, and she slammed Swamy for using her name in national television and calling her as his disciple.
Sri Seetha Rama Chandra Swamy Temple, Ammapally, near Shamshabad in Hyderabad (second marriage)
Engagement Date
7 December 2020 (Monday)
Family
Father
Upadrasta Narasimha Rao
Mother
Sumathi (Maiden Name-Malladi)
Spouse
First Husband
Kiran Kumar Goparaju (Media Professional)
Second Husband
Ram Veerapaneni
Children
Son
Aakash Goparaju (from her first marriage)
Daughter
Shreya Goparaju (singer; from her first marriage)
Career
Debut
As a singer
Film: âEe Velalo Neevuâ from the Telugu film Gulabi (1995)
TV: Paadave Koyila (1995)
Tamil: âUnakkoruthiâ from the film Punniyavathi (1997)
Kannada: âKesari Haravuâ from the film Bhoomi Geetha (1997)
As an Actor
Film: Raagam (2016)
As a Dubbing Artist
Film: Saundarya's voice in Choodalani Undi (1998)
As an Anchor
TV: Navaragam (1996)
Awards, Honours, Achievements
National Awards
National Award for Folk songs at Delhi, Ministry of Cultural Affairs
National Award from All India Radio under light music category in 1994
Nandi Awards
Best Female Playback Singer for TV film Antha Rangaalu in 1999
Best Female Dubbing Artist for the movie Jayam in 2002
Best Female Playback Singer for the Movie Athade Oka Sainyam in 2003
Best Female Dubbing Artist for the movie Anand (voice of the Kamalinee Mukherjee) in 2004
Best Female Dubbing Artist for the movie Pothe Poni in 2005
Best Female Playback Singer for the movie Godavari Sunitha in 2006
Best Female Playback Singer for TV film Anthahpuram in 2010
TV film called Mamathala Kovela in 2011
Best Female Dubbing Artist for the movie Sri Rama Rajyam (voice of the Nayantara) in 2012
Filmfare Awards
Best Female Playback Singer â Kannada for the song âO Priyathamaâ from the movie Cheluveye Ninne Nodalu in 2010
Best Female Playback Singer â Telugu for the song âEm Sandehamleduâ from the movie Oohalu Gusagusalade in 2014
Other Awards
Best Playback Singer award from European Telugu Association, London (2003)
Kalavedika Art Award as an All-rounder for excellent performance as a Singer, Anchor and Movie dubbing artist in 2003
Sangam P Susheela Youth Award honoured with Gold Medal in 2004
Kala Sudha Award in 2006
Ghantasala Melody Queen Award in 2011
Lata Mangeshkar Best Singer Award for 2011 was presented by the State Government
Certificate of Recognition by California Legislature Assembly in 2013
T. Subbaram Reddy Lalitha Sangeeta Puraskar in 2013
Sangeet Samman 2013 (Kannada film)
New Jersey state recognition award by the Senate and General assembly of the state of New Jersey passing a resolution to salute her excellence and contributions to the world of music and Indian Cinema in 2019
Vishishta Seva Puraskar by I Stand For The Nation NGO in 2019
Favourites
Beverage
Coffee
Actress
Sophia Loren
Singer
S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
Scripture
Bhagavad Geeta
Some Lesser Known Facts
1. Sunitha comes from a family passionate about music.
2. At the age of 6, she began training in Carnatic Vocal and Light Music.
3. At 13, she performed at the Tyagaraja Aradhana Utsavalu.
4. She received a scholarship for her musical training from the Central Government.
5. Since childhood, she has participated in around 500 programs on various TV channels.
6. At 17, she started her playback singing career with the song "Ee Velalo Neevu."
7. Sunitha has sung over 3000 songs for various film industries and private albums.
8. She has featured in private albums of her Guru and sung for devotional projects.
9. Sunitha has lent her voice to numerous devotional projects and hosted some of them.
10. She became a sought-after dubbing artist in the South Indian Film Industry.
11. She has dubbed for more than 110 actresses in 750+ films.
12. Sunitha holds the record for dubbing in 60 movies in a single year.
13. She has sung title songs for many Telugu TV serials and hosted various shows.
14. Sunitha made a special appearance in a 2018 Telugu language short film.
15. She enjoys photography and often captures moments during her travels.
16. Sunitha has performed in over 19 countries and hosted her own shows in the USA.
17. In 2015, she took part in the groundbreaking ceremony for Amaravathi.
18. She sang Vande Mataram on India's 50th Independence year and hosted related celebrations.
19. Sunitha is passionate about dogs and owns a pet named Snoopy.
20. Apart from her various talents, she is also skilled in playing the Veena.
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