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{{BLP sources|date=June 2010}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Darshana
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|11|06|df=yes}}
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| origin = [[Chennai]], India
| genre = [[Playback singer|Playback singing]]<br>[[Jingles]]
| occupation = Singer
| years_active = 2007–present
}}

'''Darshana''' (born 6 November 1985) is an Indian [[Tamil People|Tamil]] playback singer for films in [[India]]. She is currently residing in Chicago and shuttles between India and the US for her music projects.

==Early career==
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Darshana did her schooling in [[Kuwait]]. She moved to [[Chennai]] to continue her education and did her graduate program in Journalism & Media in M.O.P. Vaishnav College, Chennai and Masters in Media Presentation/Production in [[Loyola College, Chennai]]. During this period she got the opportunity to work as an intern in ''The Hindu'' and later worked for [[Gautami]] as her assistant for a year.

==Singing==
She started singing from an early age of five. She started off as a singer and got to perform as a child artist in Kuwait. Some of the shows worth mentioning are the Ilayaraja Night in 2002 where she shared the stage with the Maestro and did two shows with Playback Singer Mano in 1999. Once she moved back to Chennai in 2003, she recorded many Jingles for leading companies. Between 2004 and 2006, she gave backup vocals for many television sops like Annamalai and [[Selvi (TV series)|Selvi]]. She also sang in many albums brought out by Manikanth Kadrigopalnath, the son of saxophone maestro [[Kadri Gopalnath]] and sang in Veena Maestro Rajesh Vaidya's fusion Albums.

Her passion for music was very strong and hence chose for Music to be her career. Her first major break was for the Movie "[[Sivaji (soundtrack)|Shivaji – The Boss]]" for which the music was scored by Oscar Winner [[A.R.Rahman]]. She was also the part of [[A.R.Rahman]] Times Now show held in Chennai during 2008. She continues to work on her Jazz, R&B and has completed Level 2 in Jazz Vocals from [[Old Town School of Folk Music]], Chicago. She is also pursuing Carnatic & Hindustani Music.

She has won Several Awards at different levels. She was '''''nominated''''' for the [[Filmfare Awards South|55th Filmfare (South)]] awards for her debut song "'''Maduraikki Pogathadi'''" for the film [[Azhagiya Tamil Magan|Azhagiya Thamizh Magan]]. She has also won the "My Tamizh Movie.com" award in the year 2007 for the same song.

Apart from Movie songs, she is also an independent songwriter/composer.

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year !! Movie !! Language !! Music Director !! Song
|-
|2019
|[[Kaappaan]]
|Tamil
|[[Harris Jayaraj]]
|Kurilae Kurilae
|-
|2017
|[[Meyaadha Maan]]
|Tamil
|[[Pradeep Kumar (singer)]]
|Nee Mattum Pothum
|-
|2017
|[[Mom (film)|Mom]]
|Hindi
|[[A.R. Rahman]]
|Maufi Mushkil
|-
| 2017 || [[Bairavaa]]|| Tamil|| [[Santhosh Narayanan]] || Azhagiya Soodana Poovey
|-
| 2015 || rowspan="2"|[[O Kadhal Kanmani]] ||Tamil|| rowspan="5"|[[A.R. Rahman]] || Kaara Aattakkaara
|-
| 2015 ||Tamil|| Theera Ulaa
|-
| 2015 || rowspan="3"|[[O Kadhal Kanmani#Track listing|OK Bangaram]] || rowspan="3"|Telugu (Dubbed version)|| Raara Aatagaada
|-
| 2015 || Neetho alaa
|-
| 2015 || Mental Madhilo (Female version)
|-
| 2012 || [[Pizza (2012 film)|Pizza]] || Tamil|| [[Santhosh Narayanan]] || Engo Oduginraai
|-
| 2011 || [[Udhayan (film)|Udhayan]] || Tamil || [[Manikanth Kadri]]|| Lakka Lakka
|-
| 2011 || [[Ponnar Shankar (film)|Ponnar Shankar]] ||Tamil|| [[Ilaiyaraaja]]|| Malar Villale
|-
| 2011 || [[Kanchana (2011 film)|Kanchana: Muni 2]] ||Tamil|| [[S. Thaman]]|| Karuppu Perazhaga
|-
| 2009 || [[Vedigundu Murugesan]] ||Tamil|| Dhina || Kaapi kottai
|-
| 2009 || [[Blue (2009 film)|Blue]] ||Hindi||rowspan="8"|[[A.R. Rahman]] ||
|-
| 2008 || [[Yuvvraaj]] || Hindi||
|-
| 2008 || rowspan="2"|[[Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na]]|| Hindi|| Pappu Can't Dance Saala
|-
| 2008 || Hindi || Nazrein Milana
|-
| 2007 || rowspan="2"|[[Sivaji (soundtrack)|Shivaji – The Boss]] || rowspan="2"|Tamil/Hindi (Dubbed version)|| Vaaji Vaaji
|-
| 2007 || Ballelakha
|-
| 2007 || rowspan="2"| [[Guru (2007 film)|Guru]] ||rowspan="2"|Telugu (Dubbed version) / Hindi || Mayya Mayya
|-
| 2007 || Bazee Laga
|-
| 2007 || [[Athidhi (2007 film)|Athidhi]] || Telugu || [[Mani Sharma]] || Valla Valla
|-
| 2007 || rowspan="2"|[[Azhagiya Tamil Magan|Azhagiya Thamizh Magan]] || Tamil || rowspan="2"| [[A.R. Rahman]] || Valayapatti
|-
| 2007 || Tamil || Maduraikki Pogathadi
|}

==Independent Single/Album==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year !! Composer !! Song || Language
|-
| 2014 || KT || Vaan Thirakinra pozhuthil || Tamil
|-
| 2012 || KT || Unnai Ninaithen || Tamil
|-
|}

==Awards and nominations==

* Nominated, [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil]] for the song ''Maduraikku Pogatheydi''. (2007)

==References==
{{reflist}}
*[http://rahmaniac.wordpress.com/singers/ Singers of A. R. Rahman]
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0959285/ Azhagiya Tamizh Magan]
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0479751/ Sivaji – The Boss]
*[[O Kadhal Kanmani]]

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian women film singers]]
[[Category:Bollywood playback singers]]
[[Category:Singers from Chennai]]
[[Category:Tamil playback singers]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian singers]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women singers]]
[[Category:Women musicians from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:1985 births]]

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