Jyotsna Radhakrishnan (born 5 September 1986) is an Indian playback singer. She predominantly works in 12 languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. She has sung more than 1000 songs. She is based in Thrissur, Kerala. Jyotsna gained wider recognition for singing popular songs such as “Karuppinazhaku” from Swapnakoodu (2003), “Themma Themma Themmadikkatte” from Rain Rain Come Again (2004) and "Raftara" from Lucifer (2019).
Early life Jyotsna was born in Kuwait. At a very young age she moved to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
She did her schooling at the Asian International School in Ruwais, an industrial area west of Abu Dhabi, where she excelled at singing.
Singing career Jyotsna's interest in music started at a very young age. She learned the Carnatic vocal style under Mangad Natesan, and the Hindustani classical vocal style under Guru Dinesh Devdas.
Although she started her career in Malayalam cinema with the song "Valakilukkam Kettedee" from the film Pranayamani Thooval in 2002. It was "Sughamanee Nilavu" from Nammal that brought her to wider attention. She has sung in almost 800 movies, in Malayalam as well as in Tamil and Telugu. She has sung on some 200 albums. Some of her hits are "Karuppinazhagu" from Swapnakoodu, "Melleyonnu" from Manassinakkare, and "Meheruba" from Perumazhakkalamand also Raftara in "Lucifer" in Malayalam
Some of her latest films are Classmates, Pothen Vava, Don, Notebook and Janmam. She has traveled to the UK, the US, Australia and Singapore for musical programs, and has performed with almost all leading playback singers of south India. She concluded another North American tour with singer G. Venugopal and in August 2013 in Australia with Unni Menon performing for Malayalees in major cities. This was her first trip to Australia where she was accompanied by Ramesh Pisharody.
Personal life On 26 December 2010, Jyotsna married Sreekanth Surendran, a software engineer from Kochi. She gave birth to their first child, a boy, on 9 July 2015.
In 2025, Jyotsna revealed that she has been diagnosed with autism.
Awards Asianet Film Awards: 2002 - Best Female Playback - Nammal
Kerala Film Critics Award:
2013 - Best Female playback Singer - Zachariayude Garbhinikal 2017 - Best Female Playback Singer - Kaattu Winner of Title trophy "Rasna Girl 2001", an open UAE music competition in Hindi film songs Prize winner in "Sangeetha Prathibha Sangamam", an open UAE music competition in Malayalam film songs Shruthi Bharatham Award for best Female Playback Singer 2003 "Yuva Prathibha" award by Pallavoor Appu Marar Smaraka Kala KshetRa 2003 All Kerala Youth Campus Critics Award 2004 Mahatma Gandhi Education Foundation Award 2004 "Outstanding Young Person" Award by Jaycees Kaveri Film Critics TV Award 2004 Jaycees Foundation Award for Best Female Playback Singer Film Audience Award 2005 Gulf Malayalam Music Award 2006 Mazhavil Mango Music awards 2017 -Best Non Film song
Discography: Malayalam 2002 Film No Song Composer(s) Lyricist(s) Co-artist(s) Kunjikoonan1 "Kunjante Penninu[F]" Mohan SitharaYusufali KecheryHridhya Suresh Pranayamanithooval2 "Valakilukkammmmm"Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri Sujatha Mohan, Smitha3 "Omana Laila (D)"MG Sreekumar4 "Omana Laila (F)"Solo Nammal5 "Sukhamanee Nilavu [F]"6 "Sukhamanee Nilavu [D]" Vidhu Prathap Yathrakkarude Sradhakku7 "Onnu Thodanullil[F]"JohnsonSolo
2003 Film No Song Composer(s) Lyricist(s) Co-artist(s) Manassinakkare8 "Melleyonnu Paadi Ninne"IlayarajaGireesh PuthancheryK J Yesudas Choonda9 "Paathira Nilavilum(F)"Mohan SitharaYusufali Kechery Solo10 "Paathira Nilavilum(D)" Sunil Viswachaithanya11 "Parannu Parannu" Solo Swapnakkoodu12 "Maaya Sandhye"Kaithapram Damodaran NamboothiriK J Yesudas13 "Karuppinazhku" Pradeep Kumar, Rajesh Vijay Pulival Kalyanam14 "Gujarathi (D)"Berny-IgnatiusVidhu Prathap15 "Gujarathi(F)" Solo Kasthooriman16 "One Plus One"Ouseppachan MG Sreekumar Varum Varunnu Vannu17 "Thaalam Thaalam"Yusufali Kechery Solo18 "ABCD Muthal" Franco Swapnam Kondu Thulabharam19 "Kasthurikuri"Gireesh Puthanchery Solo Mullavalliyum Thenmavum20 "Pachapalunke"Balu Hariharan Pillai Happy Aanu21 "Ambaadi Poove"Stephen DevassyRajeev AlunkalK S Chithra
2004 Film No Song Composer(s) Lyricist(s) Co-artist(s) Njan Salperu Ramankutty22 "Kaliyaadi Thalir"Raveendran B R PrasadBiju Narayanan Greetings23 "Sona Sona"Gireesh Puthanchery Solo Kerala House Udan Vilpanakku24 "Maashe Edo Maashe"OuseppachanMG Sreekumar Runway25 "Pattuvennila" Suresh PetersSuresh Peters, Sunanda Aparichithan26 "Massam Massam (F)" Renjini Jose27 "Massam Massam (S)" Suresh Peters Chathikkatha Chanthu28 "Mazha Meettum"Alex PaulBalu29 "Love Letter" Santhosh Varma Solo Youth Festival30 "Kalla Kalla Kochu Kalla"M Jayachandran Shibu ChakravarthyRajesh Vijay31 "Enne Ninakkinnu Priyamalle"Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri Franco Perumazhakkalam32 "Meharuba Meharuba"Afsal, Chorus Vellinakshathram33 "Pineapple Penne" Franco Sathyam34 "Be Happy Man" Vijay Yesudas Rain Rain Come Again35 "Themma Themma (F)"Jassie GiftKarthika4 the People36 "Ninte Mizhi Muna" Jassie Gift Symphony37 "Chithramani Kattil (F)"Deepak DevSolo Udayam38 "London Cell Phone" Mohan Sithara Solo Manju Poloru Penkutty39 "Ithile Nee Enthe"Alphons JosephKarthik40 "Ithile Nee Enthe [V2]"Alphons Joseph Jalolsavam41 "Kanneerinte"Vayalar Sarathchandra Varma Solo Students42 "Laisa Laisa (D)"S P Balasubrahmanyam Rajeev AlunkalAfsal Vettam43 "I Love You December"Berny-IgnatiusMG Sreekumar, Sayanora Philip Freedom44 "Paathiraavayi"Rinil JonesThampi Kannanthanam, Santhosh Varma, Kareem ThodupuzhaBiju Narayanan Vajram45 "Njan Nadakkum (poovalla)"OuseppachanShibu Chakravarthy Vijay Yesudas Natturajavu46 "Que Cera"M JayachandranGireesh Puthanchery Alex Kayyalakkal Monalisa (Dubbed version)47 "Monalisa"Valisha-Sandeep Rajeev Alunkal Afsal48 "Ente Uyiru Neeyalle" Solo49 "O Prithama" Chekavan (Dubbed version)50 "Pachamilakku" Mani Sharma Afsal51 "Oh Shanthi (D)" Franco, Chorus Pranayamai (Dubbed version)52 "Ammanamaakum Kannil"Raj–Koti MG Sreekumar53 "En Manassu Nee" Madhu Balakrishnan Koottu54 "Escottelo"Mohan Sithara M D Rajendran Afsal Masanagudi Mannadiyar Speaking55 "Praanamurali Moham" Pramod ShornurYusufali Kechery Solo Paanchajanyam56 "Minnal Kodiyai" Balabhaskar Prasad EP Radhika Thilak Iruvar (Dubbed Version)57 "Vennila Vennila" A R Rahman Mankombu Gopalakrishnan Solo
2005 Film Song Composer(s) Lyricist(s) Co-artist(s) Pandippada "Ariyathe Ishttamay (F)" Suresh PetersChittoor Gopi Solo "Ariyathe Ishttamay (D)" Devanand Deepangal Sakshi "Kavithe (F)"Mohan SitharaYusufali Kechery Solo "Poovambante" Solo Pass Pass "Kuku Kurukka"Job KuruvilaSabari K Ayyappan, Sudhi Nambiar Afsal "Kuku Kuruka [v2]" Immini Nalloral "Komalavally" (Anne Chollile)M JayachandranGireesh Puthanchery Rajesh Vijay "Kootukare" Vijay Yesudas Junior Senior "Nattumavin"Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri MG Sreekumar Athbhutha Dweepu "Chakkara Mavinte (F)"Solo "Oridathoridathu"Vidhu Prathap Boy Friend "Yo Yo Payya" Afsal, Alex Kayyalakkal, Renjini Jose Annorikkal "Mattu Ponkal" Kaithapram NamboothiriSolo Soumyam "Chundari (F)"Solo December "Alakadalin" Jassie Gift Ishaan Dev Rappakal "Kadha Kadha"Mohan Sithara Vijay Yesudas, Anwar Sadath, Asha Madhu "Thanka Manassu (F)" Solo Kalyana Kurimanam "Thairani Mulle" Ronnie RaphaelBichu Thirumala Sujatha Mohan "Keralam Oru" Vidhu Prathap, Nimmi Dhobiwala "Maaya Manassukale" S Kumar Gireesh Puthanchery Solo Seelabathi "Pathira Manal" Ramesh Narayan Prabha Varma Ramesh Narayan Maniyarakallan "Kinnarapattum Paadi" MG Anil Sudhamsu MG Sreekumar, Afsal OK Chacko Cochin Mumbai "Pichakapoo" Sayan Anwar "Halchhala" Krithyam "Kokkurummum Katte" D Udayakumar Gireesh Puthanchery Solo
2006 Film Song Composer(s) Lyricist(s) Co-artist(s) Ennittum "Swarna Meghame" Jassie GiftKaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri Vidhu Prathap "Padapedichu" Jassie Gift Parayam "Tik Tik(F)" Mohan Sithara Solo "Tik Tik (D)" Rajesh Vijay Lion "Chirimani Mulle" Deepak Dev Afsal Pachakuthira "Oru Thottavadi" IlayarajaGireesh Puthanchery Vijay Yesudas "Varavelkkumo" Madhu Balakrishnan Lanka "Kadalezhum" Rajesh Mohan B R Prasad Solo Nilavu Pole "Ranjitha Tharakal" Raj–KotiRajeev Alunkal Afsal "Pratheekshakal" Solo Colourful "Swarna Nila" Sayan Anwar Vidhu Prathap Boss I Love You (Dubbed version) "Etho Thamasa" Kalyan Koduri Vineeth Sreenivasan "Hello Boss" Afsal Lakshmi "Madhumozhi" Ramana Gogula MG Sreekumar "Kanthari" Afsal Chacko Randaaman "Otta Nokkile" Sundar C Babu Joffy Tharakan Kalabhavan Mani Highway Police "Manassinte" M. K. Arjunan Sreekumaran Thampi Solo Classmates "Kathirunna Pennalle" Alex Paul Vayalar Sarathchandra Varma Devanand, Pradeep Palluruthy, Soniya Samjad Pathaka "Husunul Jamal" Thej Mervin Poovachal Khader MG Sreekumar Onnaravattu "Chittaram Kaattathu [v2]" Hashna Hash Solo The Don "Chandana Theril" Mohan Sithara Vayalar Sarathchandra VarmaMG Sreekumar Aadu Thoma "Manavatti Pennin" Josi PulladShaji EllathuBiju Narayanan Moonnamathoral "PeyyukayanuOuseppachanShibu Chakravarthy Solo Notebook "Hridayavum Hridayavum 1" Mejo JosephVayalar Sarathchandra Varma Vineeth Sreenivasan "Hridayavum Hridayavum 2" Pothen Vava "Raaga[Bit]" Alex PaulChorus "Manchadi Manimuthu" MG Sreekumar Baba Kalyani "Neelamizhipeeli" Vidhu Prathap Mukhamariyathe "Mainapenne Kilipenne" Vijay DravidVijayan NalandaSolo
2007 Film Song Composer(s) Lyricist(s) Co-artist(s) November Rain "Aarumaarum" Anup S Nair N/A Srinivas "Dham" Franco Avan Chandiyude Makan Mampoo Pookkum" Sanjeev LalGireesh Puthanchery Anwar Sadath Komban "Laysa Laysa" SP Boopathy Rajeev Alunkal Afsal Sketch "Nishayile" Prakash UllyeriSolo Big B "Muthumazha Konchal" Alphons Joseph Joffy Tharakan Vineeth Sreenivasan Abraham Lincoln "Thakkida Thakkida" Ouseppachan Balachandran Chullikkad Franco Payum Puli "Kuku Kuravayai" Mohan Sithara Gireesh Puthanchery Solo Soorya Kireedam "Oru Swapna" Bennet-Veetraag Rafeeq Ahammed Renjini Jose, Shruthy Goal "Maanam Thelinje" Vidyasagar Vayalar Sarathchandra Varma Vineeth Sreenivasan Best Friends "Kandilla Nee" Valeesha Sandeep Solo Aakasham "Pachakuruvikal" Mohan Sithara Rajeev Alunkal Sheela Mani, Ajay Sethu Warrier, Aswin AS, Sreeshankar July 4 "Kanavinte Kadavathu(D)" Ouseppachan Shibu Chakravarthy Vidhu Prathap "Kanavinte Kadavathu(F)" Solo Chocolate "Thamarayum(F)" Alex Paul Vayalar Sarathchandra Varma Solo Yogi(Dubbed version) "Poraamo Yogi" Ramana Gogula Siju Thuravoor Vidhu Prathap Hero(Dubbed version) "Kanna Vaada" Chakri Anwar Sadath Kelkkatha Shabtham (Dubbed version) "Maayakuthirayil" Yuvan Shankar Raja Gireesh Puthanchery Rahul Nambiar Dubai Seenu (Dubbed version) "Dol Dol" Mani Sharma Rajeev Alunkal Afsal Vikramadithya (Dubbed version) "Jum Jum Maaya" M M Keeravani Mankombu Gopalakrishnan Unni Menon
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