# Sathyan (singer) > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sathyan_(singer) > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sathyan_(singer).md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sathyan_(singer) > Source revision: 1340812615 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{EngvarB|date=September 2013}} {{short description|Indian playback singer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{More footnotes needed|date=April 2013}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Sathyan | imagesize = | birth_name = Sathyan Needhi Mohan | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|05|31|df=y}} | origin = [Chennai](/source/Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India | occupation = Playback singer, composer | alias = M. Satyan, Needhi Mohan | genre = | spouse = {{marriage|Nithya|2009}} | label = | years_active = 2004–present }} '''Sathyan Mahalingam''', popularly known as '''Sathyan''', is an [Indian](/source/Indian_people) [playback singer](/source/playback_singer) and composer.[http://expressbuzz.com/cities/chennai/‘music-was-a-miracle’/246339.html "Music Was a Miracle"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507173316/http://expressbuzz.com/cities/chennai/ |date=7 May 2012 }} He is best known for performing the hit numbers "Kalakkapovathu Yaaru" (''[Vasool Raja MBBS](/source/Vasool_Raja_MBBS)''), "Sil Sil" (''[Arinthum Ariyamalum](/source/Arinthum_Ariyamalum)'') and the title track from ''[Boss Engira Bhaskaran](/source/Boss_Engira_Bhaskaran)''{{cite web |url=http://www.aneetaa.com/music.html#S |title=Aneetaa Arumugam – Personal Webpage – Music – Tamil Cinema Playback Singers |publisher=Aneetaa.com |date= |accessdate=8 March 2012 |archive-date=19 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319231458/http://www.aneetaa.com/music.html#S |url-status=dead }} and Thee Mugam Dhaan (''[Nerkonda Paarvai](/source/Nerkonda_Paarvai)'') ==Biography== ===Early life=== Satyan Mahalingam was born on 31 May 1980 to Mr. Mahalingam and Mrs. Mariammal in Chennai, [India](/source/India). During his high school and college years, he was called "Needhi Mohan", but changed his name into "M. Satyan" later on. He developed interest in music at an early age and started singing in light music orchestras at the age of 15. Though he completed MBA, his passion towards music made him pursue musical career. He married Ms.Nithya Rengarajan in 2009 and the couple has 2 daughters viz Sudhantra and Niranthra ===Career=== Satyan had been singing in numerous light music orchestras since 1996. He had also performed for many of the leading orchestras in Tamil Nadu. In fact, he had performed in more than 2500 stage shows during his singing career as a light music singer. In 2004, Satyan entered the [Tamil Film Industry](/source/Tamil_cinema), was introduced by Music Director Baradwaj. He started his career as a play back singer in the film ''[Vasool Raja MBBS](/source/Vasool_Raja_MBBS)'' by singing the popular song ''Kalakka Povadhu Yaaru'' with Padmasree Kamalhaasan. Subsequently, Satyan had sung over 150 songs in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. He had performed several star musical shows in India and all over the world in countries like Canada, United States, Australia, Japan, Hongkong, Malaysia, Singapore, Dubai, Sri Lanka, London, Paris and Russia. Besides being a playback singer, Satyan had also been working as music composer since 2008. He had composed and programmed over 100 jingles and music albums for Shakthi FM, Sri Lanka and for various ad agencies in India. Notably, he composed a devotional song for the [Nallur Murugan Temple](/source/Nallur_Kandaswamy_temple) (Sri Lanka), which was sung by legendary singers, late[T. M. Soundararajan](/source/T._M._Soundararajan) and [P. Susheela](/source/P._Susheela). He has also composed devotional songs sung by great singers like Late S.P Balasubramaniam, Vani Jeyaram, T.L Maharajan, L.R Eswari and Mano. Satyan gave his debut as Music Composer in Tamil Film Industry in the movie ''Vizhithiru''. He is currently working as composer in 3 movies in Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. He also has a his own Music Live Band called ASTHRAAS, which has performed all over the world. He became a sensation in 2025 after a song he sang at a 1999 event, ''Roja Roja'', went viral on social media.{{cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/tamil/movies/who-is-singer-sathyan-mahalingam-his-26-year-old-video-singing-roja-roja-song-from-kadhalar-dhinam-went-viral-609448 |title=26 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு பின் ட்ரெண்டிங்கில் 'ரோஜா ரோஜா' பாடல்! காரணம் 'இந்த' பாடகர்தான்.. |publisher=zeenews.india.com |date= 9 September 2025|accessdate=9 September 2025}} {{cite web|title=Who is Sathyan Mahalingam, the Singer Behind the Viral "Roja Roja" Video That's Making Waves Online? | Ulagam |date=12 September 2025 |url=https://astroulagam.com.my/lifestyle/who-sathyan-mahalingam-singer-behind-viral-roja-roja-video-s-making-waves-online-304419}} ==Discography== ===Playback performances=== The following is an incomplete list of popular songs sung by Satyan Mahalingam.[http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/Singers/Sathyan/Most-Popular/ "Sathyan performances"]. ''Raaga.com''.[http://www.thiraipaadal.com/singer.php?SGRID=Sathyan&lang=en "Sathyan performances"]. ''Thiraipaadal.com''. {| class="wikitable" style="width:95%; text-align:center;" |- ! Year || Song || Film || Music director(s) |- | 2004 || "Kalakka Povadhu Yaaru" || ''[Vasool Raja MBBS](/source/Vasool_Raja_MBBS)'' || [Bharadwaj](/source/Bharadwaj_(composer)) |- | 2005 || "Sil Sil Sil Mazhaiye" || ''[Arindhum Ariyaamalum](/source/Arindhum_Ariyamalum)'' || [Yuvan Shankar Raja](/source/Yuvan_Shankar_Raja) |- | 2006 || "Star Hotel" || ''[Vattaram](/source/Vattaram)'' || [Bharadwaj](/source/Bharadwaj_(composer)) |- | rowspan="2" |2007 |"Sollamale" |''[Naalaiya Pozhuthum Unnodu](/source/Naalaiya_Pozhuthum_Unnodu)'' |[Srikanth Deva](/source/Srikanth_Deva) |- | "Gulla Gulla Dracula" || ''[Muni](/source/Muni_(film))'' || [Bharadwaj](/source/Bharadwaj_(composer)) |- | rowspan="3" | 2008 || "Yahoo Yahoo" || ''[Aegan](/source/Aegan)'' || rowspan="2" | [Yuvan Shankar Raja](/source/Yuvan_Shankar_Raja) |- | "Dosthu Bada Dosthu" || ''[Saroja](/source/Saroja_(2008_film))'' |- | "Kanavile" || ''[Nepali](/source/Nepali_(film))'' || [Srikanth Deva](/source/Srikanth_Deva) |- | rowspan="2" | 2010 || "Ada Boss Boss" || ''[Boss Engira Bhaskaran](/source/Boss_Engira_Bhaskaran)'' || rowspan="5" | [Yuvan Shankar Raja](/source/Yuvan_Shankar_Raja) |- | "Kuppathu Rajakkal" || ''[Baana Kaathadi](/source/Baana_Kaathadi)'' |- | rowspan="2" | 2011 || "Avanapathi" || ''[Avan Ivan](/source/Avan_Ivan)'' |- | "Paparayudu" || ''[Panjaa](/source/Panjaa)'' |- | rowspan="7" | 2012 || "Aambalaikkum Pombalaikkum" || ''[Kazhugu](/source/Kazhugu_(2012_film))'' |- | "Theeye Theeye" || ''[Maattrraan](/source/Maattrraan)'' || [Harris Jayaraj](/source/Harris_Jayaraj) |- | "Adikkadi Mudi" || ''[Ponmaalai Pozhudhu](/source/Ponmaalai_Pozhudhu)'' || [C. Sathya](/source/C._Sathya) |- | "Podi Vechi Pudippan" || ''[Attakathi](/source/Attakathi)'' || [Santhosh Narayanan](/source/Santhosh_Narayanan) |- | "Dhoorathil Unnaipaartha" || ''[Veyilodu Vilayadu](/source/Veyilodu_Vilayadu)'' || [Karthik Raja](/source/Karthik_Raja) |- | "Kutti puli" |''[Thuppakki](/source/Thuppakki)''|| [Harris Jayaraj](/source/Harris_Jayaraj) |- | "Kannaale Kaditham" || ''Theni Maavattam''|| Wesly |- | rowspan="6" | 2013 || "Ulladha naan solla" || ''[Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga](/source/Kedi_Billa_Killadi_Ranga)''|| [Yuvan Shankar Raja](/source/Yuvan_Shankar_Raja) |- | "Rathathin Nuraiya" || ''[Mathil Mel Poonai](/source/Mathil_Mel_Poonai)''|| Ganesh Raghavendra |- | "Aagaayam Boomikkellam" || rowspan="2" | ''[6](/source/6_(film))'' || [Srikanth Deva](/source/Srikanth_Deva) |- | "Boy Friend" || [Srikanth Deva](/source/Srikanth_Deva) |- | "Eppadi Ennul" || ''[Nugam](/source/Nugam)''|| D. J. Gopinath |- | "Oo La La" || ''Naadi Thudikkudhadi''|| [Ilayaraaja](/source/Ilayaraja) |- | 2014 || "Uyrin Maeloru Uyirvanthu" || ''[Vadacurry](/source/Vadacurry)'' || rowspan="1" | [Yuvan Shankar Raja](/source/Yuvan_Shankar_Raja) |- | 2019 || "The Theme - Thee Mugam Dhaan" || ''[Nerkonda Paarvai](/source/Nerkonda_Paarvai)'' || rowspan="1" | [Yuvan Shankar Raja](/source/Yuvan_Shankar_Raja) |- | N/A || "Laka Laka Rajini Sir" || ''Aachariyangal Unlimited'' || Ganesh Raghavendra |- | NA || "Minu Minukkum" || ''[Thulli Ezhunthathu Kadhal](/source/Thulli_Ezhunthathu_Kadhal)'' || Bobo Sashi |- | NA || "Unnai Vittu" || ''Padam Paarthu Kathai Sol''|| Ganesh Raghavendra |- | NA || "Dhodaa Machi" || ''Koattai''|| D. Vijay |- |2025 |“Thennaadu” |[''Bison Kaalamaadan''](/source/Bison_Kaalamaadan_(soundtrack)) |[Nivas K. Prasanna](/source/Nivas_K._Prasanna) |} ;Others {{Columns-list|colwidth=30em| *Nenje Nenje – Sevarkodi *Kodi Kottikoduthaalum – Ponnar Shankar *Ulle Oru Mirugam – Karungali *Maasi Maasam – Paandi *Maarudhu – Indiralogathil Naa Azhagappa *Oviyam varaigaiyile – Kodambakkam *Yaar Yaaro – Aachaarya *Mudhal Mudhalaai – Amma Appa Chellam *Yaaro Yaaro – Ullakkadathal *Pattaam Pattaampoochi – Ullakadathal *Kaadhal Muniva – Thagappanchaami *Vellakkaara Baby – Nayagan *Idhudhaanaa Kaaadhal – Pirappu *Adha thottu – Kaadhal Valarthean *Usharpannu – Agra *Sollamale – Naalaiya Pozhudhu Unnodu *Malarudhu – Manjal Veyil *Aathamin Apple – Thodakkam *Adhi Kaalai Vaanam – En Kaadhale *September – Theeyavan *Super Star – Kalaiyaadha Ninaivugal *Wrongu Chithapo – Rasigar Mandram *Purappadu Nanba – Vetri Thirumagan *Puyalukkum Neruppukkum – Vetri Thirumagan *Maathi yosi – Maathi yosi *Ekkuthappa – Patta Patti 50-50 *Kirukku Paiyya – Melaga }} ===Compositions=== Produced by SHAKTHI FM (Sri Lanka): *A devotional song for the [Nallur Murugan Temple](/source/Nallur_Kandaswamy_temple) (Sri Lanka), sung by [T. M. Soundararajan](/source/T._M._Soundararajan) and [P. Susheela](/source/P._Susheela) *An Islamic devotional song, performed by Mano *A song for the [Thiruketheeswaram Temple](/source/Ketheeswaram_temple) in Mannar (Sri Lanka), sung by [S. P. Balasubrahmanyam](/source/S._P._Balasubrahmanyam) *A Murugan song for Kathirgamam Murugan Temple, sung by [T. L. Maharajan](/source/T._L._Maharajan) & Seergazhi Siva Chidambaram *A Devine song for Mayuraapathi BADRAKALI, sung by [Vani Jairam](/source/Vani_Jairam) *A devotional song for the Nayina Theevu Naagabooshini Amman Temple, sung by L.R.Eashwari ;Others *Music for a 30-minute short film ''En Uyir Thozan'', directed by Surya (son of the famous writer Balakumaran) *A one-hour television film ''Fair & Lovely'', directed by Surya *A re-recording for a television film, directed by Sharavana Subbiah *Music for feature film ''[Vizhithiru](/source/Vizhithiru)'' (2017). *music for serial in [Sun TV](/source/Sun_TV_(India)) ''[Kanmani](/source/Kanmani_(TV_series)) (2019)'' *music album for flood with actor vishal and producer council thenappan (2017) ''[chennaiye meendum vaa](/source/chennaiye_meendum_vaa)'' *music for future Kannada film ''[LOVE 2020](/source/LOVE_2020)'' ==References== {{reflist}}satyan singer Facebook page ==External links== * {{Twitter}} *Satyanmahalingam on Instagram *Satyanmahalingam on Facebook * * *Asthraas on [YouTube](/source/YouTube) {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sathyan}} Category:1980 births Category:Living people Category:Singers from Chennai Category:Indian male playback singers Category:Tamil-language playback singers --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Sathyan (singer)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sathyan_(singer)) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sathyan_(singer)?action=history)). 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