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{{short description|Indian singer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
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| birth_date = c. 1979
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| instruments = vocals
| genre =
| occupation = [[Playback singer]]
| years_active = 2018{{ndash}}present
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'''Brindha Sivakumar''' is an Indian singer who works in Tamil-language films. She is the daughter of actor [[Sivakumar]] and the younger sister of actors [[Suriya]] and [[Karthi]].

== Career ==
While Brindha was studying [[Tenth grade|grade 10]], [[Karthik Raja]] called her for a recording, but Brindha declined the offer since her [[Board examination|board exams]] were near.<ref name="S" /> She made her debut as a playback singer with ''[[Mr. Chandramouli]]'' (2018).<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 April 2018 |title=Brindha Sivakumar: A dream realised |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/interviews/2018/apr/25/a-dream-realised-5709.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920161500/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/interviews/2018/apr/25/a-dream-realised-5709.html |archive-date=20 September 2020 |access-date=27 May 2020 |website=[[Cinema Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Suriya’s sister Brindha debuts as a singer in Mr Chandramouli |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/suriyas-sister-brindha-debuts-as-a-singer-in-mr-chandramouli/articleshow/63907611.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007075018/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/suriyas-sister-brindha-debuts-as-a-singer-in-mr-chandramouli/articleshow/63907611.cms |archive-date=7 October 2018 |access-date=27 May 2020 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Brindha sang the title track for the film. She was called to sing a song for the film after [[G. Dhananjayan|Dhananjayan]], a family friend and the film's producer, listened to her voice while she was singing a prayer song for [[Suriya]]'s [[Agaram Foundation]].<ref name="S">{{Cite web |last=Lakshmi |first=V |date=28 April 2018 |title=I told Sam to not use my voice if he felt it was not up to the mark: Brindha |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/i-told-sam-to-not-use-my-voice-if-he-felt-it-was-not-up-to-the-mark-brindha/articleshow/63941120.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717053953/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/i-told-sam-to-not-use-my-voice-if-he-felt-it-was-not-up-to-the-mark-brindha/articleshow/63941120.cms |archive-date=17 July 2021 |access-date=27 May 2020 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Subramanian |first=Anupama |date=27 April 2018 |title=Another from Sivakumar family in tinsel town |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/270418/another-from-sivakumar-family-in-tinsel-town.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510184528/https://deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/270418/another-from-sivakumar-family-in-tinsel-town.html |archive-date=10 May 2018 |access-date=27 May 2020 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref> She went on to sing a song in ''[[Raatchasi]]'' (2019).<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 June 2019 |title=Suriya's sister, Brindha Sivakumar, sings for sister-in-law Jyotika's Raatchasi |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/jun/22/suriyas-sister-brindha-sivakumar-sings-for-sister-in-law-jyotikas-ratchasi-12473.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806063743/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/jun/22/suriyas-sister-brindha-sivakumar-sings-for-sister-in-law-jyotikas-ratchasi-12473.html |archive-date=6 August 2020 |access-date=27 May 2020 |website=[[Cinema Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Karthi appreciates his sister Brindha |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/karthi-appreciates-his-sister-brindha/articleshow/69886602.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626063911/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/karthi-appreciates-his-sister-brindha/articleshow/69886602.cms |archive-date=26 June 2019 |access-date=27 May 2020 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> In a review of the soundtrack by ''[[The Times of India]]'', the reviewer wrote that "The second song, Nee Yen Nanbanae, is ... a soothing melody sung by Brindha Sivakumar".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Music Review: Raatchasi |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/music-review-raatchasi/articleshow/70091869.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719204912/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/music-review-raatchasi/articleshow/70091869.cms |archive-date=19 July 2019 |access-date=27 May 2020 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Her next song was in the film ''[[Jackpot (2019 film)|Jackpot]]'' (2019) and a critic from ''The Times of India'' stated that "Sinduri Vishal and Brindha Sivakumar have gone full throttle to bring out the energy in the nout letting the tempo slip even a wee bit".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Music Review: Jackpot |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/music-review-jackpot/articleshow/70498820.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226200408/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/music-review-jackpot/articleshow/70498820.cms |archive-date=26 February 2021 |access-date=27 May 2020 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Her father, [[Sivakumar]]; brothers, [[Suriya]] and [[Karthi]]; and sister-in-law, [[Jyothika]]; are all actors who work in the Tamil film industry.<ref name="S" /> Brindha got married in 2005 to a granite industrialist who shares the same name as her father, Sivakumar.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 January 2020 |title=15 வருடத்திற்கு முன் மகள் திருமணத்தை மிரட்டலாய் நடத்திய நடிகர் சிவகுமார்! சூர்யா - கார்த்தியின் சகோதரி பிருந்தா வெட்டிங் கேலரி! |url=https://tamil.asianetnews.com/gallery/cinema/actor-sivakumar-daughter-brindha-sivakumar-marriage-photos-q3ivpl |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/7clSz |archive-date=17 July 2021 |access-date=28 May 2020 |website=[[Asianet News]] |language=ta}}</ref>

== Discography ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Film
! Song
! Composer
! Co-singers
! Lyricist
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Mr. Chandramouli]]'' || "Mr. Chandramouli" (Theme) || [[Sam C. S.]] || Sam C. S. || Vithya Damodharan
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2019 || ''[[Raatchasi]]'' || "Nee Yen Nanbanae" || [[Sean Roldan]] || Solo || [[Yugabharathi]]
|-
| ''[[Jackpot (2019 film)|Jackpot]]'' || "Shero Shero" || [[Vishal Chandrashekhar]] || Sinduri Vishal || [[Vivek (lyricist)|Vivek]]
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Ponmagal Vandhal]]'' || "Vaa Chellam" || [[Govind Vasantha]] || Solo || Vivek
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|10873406}}

[[Category:Tamil playback singers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

Brindha Sivakumar - Revision history

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