# Manasi Scott > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Manasi_Scott > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Manasi_Scott.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manasi_Scott > Source revision: 1337267184 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Indian singer, songwriter and actress}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}} {{Infobox person | name = Manasi Scott | image = Manasi Scott walks the ramp at the Bombay Times Fashion Week (03) (cropped).jpg |imagesize = | caption = Scott at the Bombay Times Fashion Week in 2018. | birth_name = | birth_place = | birth_date = | occupation = Singer, songwriter, actress | years_active = 2006–present | notable_works = | spouse = Craig Scott (divorced in 2011) | children = Zephan Izeya | awards = }} '''Manasi Scott''' is an Indian singer, songwriter, and an actress. Manasi is best known for her live performances and for composing "Khatti Meethi" for Sanjay Gupta's ''[Acid Factory](/source/Acid_Factory)''. In 2018, she played the female protagonist in [ALTBalaji](/source/ALTBalaji)'s web series ''[Baby Come Naa](/source/Baby_Come_Naa)'' as Sophie opposite [Shreyas Talpade](/source/Shreyas_Talpade).[https://scroll.in/reel/887396/altbalaji-announces-comedy-baby-come-naa-starring-shreyas-talpade Manasi Scott in ALT Balaji's new web series'Baby Come Naa'] ==Early life== Manasi is known as a multi talented personality. She made national level recognition as a singer while she was studying in eighth standard. After obtaining a degree in mass communications from the [St. Xavier College](/source/St._Xavier_College), she also did a course on TV and Film production. She kick-started her professional singing career with the popular [Pune](/source/Pune) rock band Dark Water Fixation, which also paved way to get her first break in Tamil composer [Vidyasagar](/source/Vidyasagar_(composer))'s ''[Snehithiye](/source/Snehithiye)''. The song was "Othaiyadi Pathaile" and the film directed by Priyadarshan turned out to a box office hit.{{cite web |url=http://www.indiawest.com/news/4304-manasi-scott-sound-principles-for-a-solid-career.html |title=Manasi Scott: Sound Principles for a Solid Career |accessdate=13 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113023722/http://www.indiawest.com/news/4304-manasi-scott-sound-principles-for-a-solid-career.html |archivedate=13 November 2013}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.bluefrog.co.in/events/manasi-scott |title=Manasi Scott, Mumbai | blueFROG |access-date=13 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113070250/http://www.bluefrog.co.in/events/manasi-scott |archive-date=13 November 2013 |url-status=dead}} Manasi also played an important supporting role in the film and her character's name was Nancy. ''Snehithiye'' is a movie noted for having only female characters in the leads. Manasi also acted in the Malayalam film ''[Raakilipattu](/source/Raakilipattu)'', it is the Malayalam version of the Tamil film ''Snegithiye''. In ''Raakilipattu'', she acted with her original name Manasi as [Jyothika](/source/Jyothika)'s friend. Manasi is also a national [basketball](/source/basketball) player. ==Career== Even before releasing her debut album, Manasi had already become a national sensation with her live performances. Even though she released her debut album "Nachlae" in 2005, her first major break happened in 2009 with the [Sanjay Gupta](/source/Sanjay_Gupta) film ''Acid Factory''. Manasi composed and sang a song, "Khatti Meethi", for the film. She also filmed a music video for the same number. The video was voted the No.2 video of 2009 by MSN users. Her other major works are "Peter Gaya Kaam Se ", "Pappu Can't Dance"," The Fox"," Loot", "Tom Dick and Harry Rocks Again", "[Love Story 2050](/source/Love_Story_2050)" etc.{{Cite web |url=http://www.missmalini.com/2009/07/26/celebrity-spotlight-manasi-scott/ |title=Celebrity Spotlight: Manasi Scott|date=26 July 2009 }} Along with her singing career, Manasi has also acted in a couple of popular film which includes ''[Jhootha Hi Sahi](/source/Jhootha_Hi_Sahi)'', ''[Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu](/source/Ek_Main_Aur_Ekk_Tu)'' etc. She was also the anchor of many leading shows, which include ''Perfect 10'' on Sony Pix, ''Glamorous'' on Zoom and ''E Buzz'' on AXN. She was the major judge in ''Cornetto Anchor Hunt'' on Zing/ETC. Manasi Scott is the first Indian singer to have graced the coveted cover of [The Week](/source/The_Week). She is also the first Indian singer to be a brand ambassador, model and host for brands such as [Sunsilk](/source/Sunsilk), L'oreal and [Reebok](/source/Reebok).{{Cite web |url=http://www.hungama.com/artists/manasi-scott-biography/16168 |title=Manasi Scott}} == Notable discography== *''[Okkadu Chalu](/source/Okkadu_Chalu)'' (2000) *''[Goppinti Alludu](/source/Goppinti_Alludu)'' (2000) *''[Snegithiye](/source/Snegithiye)'' (2000) *''[Raakilipattu](/source/Raakilipattu)'' (2007) *''[Love Story 2050](/source/Love_Story_2050)'' (2008) *''[Fox](/source/Fox_(film))'' (2009) *''[Tom, Dick, and Harry: Rock Again...](/source/Tom%2C_Dick%2C_and_Harry%3A_Rock_Again...)'' (2009) *''[Acid Factory](/source/Acid_Factory)'' (2009) *''[Thillalangadi](/source/Thillalangadi)'' (2010) *''[Loot](/source/Loot_(2011_film))'' (2011) *''[Pappu Can't Dance Saala](/source/Pappu_Can't_Dance_Saala)'' (2011) *''[Aadhi Bhagavan](/source/Aadhi_Bhagavan)'' (2013) *''[Peter Gaya Kaam Se](/source/Peter_Gaya_Kaam_Se)'' (2014) ==Filmography== *''All films are in Hindi, unless, otherwise noted.'' {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Film ! Role ! Notes |- | 2000 || ''[Snehithiye](/source/Snehithiye)'' || Nimmi || [Tamil](/source/Tamil_language) film |- | 2007 || ''[Raakilipattu](/source/Raakilipattu)'' || Manasi || [Malayalam](/source/Malayalam) film |- | 2010 || ''[Jhootha Hi Sahi](/source/Jhootha_Hi_Sahi)'' || Krutika || |- | 2012 || ''[Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu](/source/Ek_Main_Aur_Ekk_Tu)'' || Steph Braganza / Steph Karan Sharma || |- | 2015 || ''[Bhaag Johnny](/source/Bhaag_Johnny)'' || Ramona Bakshi || |} ==Television== *''Perfect 10'' on Sony Pix – Anchor *''Glamorous'' on Zoom – Anchor *''E Buzzon'' AXN – Anchor *''Cornetto Anchor Hunt'' on Zing/ETC – Judge * ''[Baby Come Naa](/source/Baby_Come_Naa)''- Web series on [ALT Balaji](/source/ALT_Balaji) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category|Manasi Scott}} * {{Official website|http://manasiscott.com/}} * {{IMDb name|4047800}} * {{Bollywood Hungama person|manasi-scott}} * {{facebook|manasiscott.3}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Manasi}} Category:Indian women singer-songwriters Category:Indian male singer-songwriters Category:Indian singer-songwriters Category:Indian film actresses Category:Living people Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema Category:21st-century Indian actresses Category:21st-century Indian women singers --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Manasi Scott](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manasi_Scott) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manasi_Scott?action=history)). 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