{{short description|Indian singer (born 1985)}} {{distinguish|text=Shweta Pandit or Shweta Shetty, who are also Indian singers}} {{Use British English|date=December 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Shweta Mohan | image = Shweta Mohan.jpg | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|11|19}} | birth_place = Madras, Tamil Nadu, India | alma_mater = Stella Maris College, Chennai | occupation = {{hlist|Singer|music producer}} | years_active = 2003–present | mother = Sujatha Mohan | relatives = Paravoor T. K. Narayana Pillai (great-grandfather) G. Venugopal (uncle) Radhika Thilak (aunt) | children = 1<ref name=mathrubhumi/> | module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes | background = person | genre = {{flatlist| * Filmi * Pop * Ghazal * Classical * Bhajan }} | instrument = Vocals | label = Independent artist }} | website = {{URL|shwetamohan.com}} }}
'''Shweta Mohan''' (born 19 November 1985)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Shweta-Mohan |title=Shweta Mohan Playback singer |work=The Times of India |date=13 August 2020}}</ref> is an Indian playback singer and music producer.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Shweta-Mohan-is-happy/etarticleshow/5513702.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811062128/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-30/news-and-interviews/28126139_1_awards-galore-ashwin-music|url-status=live|archive-date=11 August 2011 |title=Shweta Mohan is happy |date=30 January 2010 |work=The Times of India |access-date=7 May 2010 |first1=Sindhu |last1=Vijayakumar}}</ref> She has recorded songs for films and albums in all the four south Indian cinema namely Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada, besides few Hindi films and Bengali albums.
Born to playback singer Sujatha Mohan and Krishna Mohan, Shweta has received six Filmfare Awards South for Best Female Playback Singer, one Kerala State Film Award and one Tamil Nadu State Film Award. She was also honoured by the Government of Tamil Nadu with the Kalaimamani award, the highest civilian award from that state, in 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kalaimamani-awards-anirudh-kj-yesudas-manikandan-and-others-selected-ceremomy-scheduled-for-next-month/articleshow/124084043.cms|title=Kalaimamani Awards: Anirudh, KJ Yesudas, Manikandan, and others selected; Ceremony scheduled for next month|website=TimesofIndia.com|date=24 September 2025}}</ref>
Apart from playback singing, Shweta has appeared as a judge on several television reality shows and in music videos. She has collaborated with several artists and produced Indie singles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/shweta-mohan-on-her-first-indie-song/article24278207.ece|title=Shweta Mohan releases her first indie song|work=TheHindu.com|date=28 June 2018}}</ref>
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== Early life == Shweta Mohan was born on 19 November 1985 to a Malayali family in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Her father, V. Krishna Mohan is a pediatrician and also a musical enthusiast who has performed occasionally on musical stages,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/music/shweta-mohans-dad-turns-singer-to-wish-mohanlal-on-his-birthday/articleshow/75865548.cms|title=Shweta Mohan's dad turns singer to wish Mohanlal on his birthday|work=TheTimesofIndia.com|date=21 May 2020}}</ref> and her mother, Sujatha Mohan, is an accomplished playback singer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2013/Apr/16/to-mom-with-love-shweta-mohan-468642.html|title=To mom with love: Shweta Mohan|work=TheNewIndianExpress.com|date=16 April 2013}}</ref> She completed her schooling at Good Shepherd Convent, Chennai and graduated from Stella Maris College, Chennai.<ref name=newindianexpress>[https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2012/jun/25/a-timeless-melody-380408.html A timeless melody].</ref>
Though interested in music, Shweta expressed reluctance towards singing initially considering her voice was not good enough for playback singing. During her 10th grade, in a cultural competition, she sang "Bole Re Papihara" song from the film ''Guddi'' in the solo round which was judged by singer-composer, Bhavatharini.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/shweta-mohan-mourns-the-demise-of-bhavatharini/articleshow/107168519.cms|title=Shweta Mohan mourns the demise of Bhavatharini: She told my mum that I sang well and that I must train in music|work=TheTimesofIndia.com|date=26 January 2024}}</ref> She won the first prize in the competition and Bhavatharini advised her to take up singing more seriously. This encouragement and recognition ignited her passion towards singing and made her to take up music as her career.
At the age of nine, Shweta began receiving formal training in classical music. Later, she started her lessons in Carnatic classical music and Hindustani classical music trained and groomed by vocalist, Binni Krishnakumar,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/and-quiet-flows-the-karamana-two-of-a-kind/article3968866.ece |title=And Quiet Flows The Karamana: Two of a kind |date=5 October 2012 |work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/culture/music/2023/Apr/13/my-amma-is-my-idolsays-singer-shweta-mohan-48288.html|title='My Amma is my idol,' says singer Shweta Mohan|website=Indulgexpress.com|date=13 April 2023}}</ref> and western vocals and piano under Augustine Paul.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/culture/music/2018/Oct/26/swetha-mohan--augustine-paul-an-interaction-about-their-personal-journeys-collaborations-and-fut-10795.html|title=Singer Shweta Mohan and music director Augustine Paul an interaction about their personal journeys, collaborations and future projects|work=Indulgexpress.com|date=26 October 2018}}</ref> During one of her accompaniments with her mother for the song recordings with music director A. R. Rahman, she was asked to be part of the child chorus for his songs "Kuchi Kuchi Rakkamma" (''Bombay'', 1995) and "Accham Accham Illai" (''Indira'', 1995).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/shweta-mohan-on-ar-rahmans-birthday-you-are-special-because-you-spread-magic-everywhere-with-the-wand-of-your-music/articleshow/88728257.cms|title=Shweta Mohan on AR Rahman's birthday: You are special because you spread magic everywhere with the wand of your music|work=TheTimesofIndia.com|date=6 January 2022}}</ref>
== Career == ===Playback singing=== ====2003–2010 : Debut, breakthrough and awards ==== While Shweta was in her eleventh grade in 2003, she happened to visit music director Ilaiyaraaja's house upon invitation by his daughter Bhavatharini during the Navarathri festival. There, she chanced upon Ilaiyaraaja's elder son and composer Karthik Raja, who upon learning that she is singer Sujatha's daughter, offered her to record her voice for two songs in the film ''Three Roses''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/On-the-same-wavelength/article11642286.ece|title=On the same wavelength|work=Hindu.com|date=13 August 2010}}</ref> Both the songs, "Meiyyanadha" and "Sevvai Desam" were duets with singer Karthik. Soon after this, she went back to her academics and finished her 12th grade and began her graduation. In 2005, composer Pravin Mani collaborated with the band S5 for his Malayalam soundtrack for the film, ''By the People''. Shweta was called upon to collaborate with the band and sing all the songs for the film, thus marking her Malayalam debut. Soon later, she was called upon by Karthik Raja and Bhavatharini's younger brother, Yuvan Shankar Raja, to sing for his Telugu compositions for the films namely ''Raam'' (2006), ''Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule'' (2007) and Tamil compositions for the films, ''Pattiyal'' (2006) and ''Kannamoochi Yenada'' (2007). She recorded her first song with Ilaiyaraaja for the Malayalam film, ''Vinodayathra'' (2007) and with A. R. Rahman for the Kannada film, ''Sajini'' (2007).
thumb|right|upright|200px|alt=Shwetha during her beginning career stage|Shwetha during her beginning career stage Her biggest breakthrough came with the songs "Vizhiyil Un Vizhiyil", a duet with Sonu Nigam in the G. V. Prakash Kumar's musical ''Kireedam'' (2007) and Mani Sharma's composition "Nee Muttham Ondru" for the film ''Pokkiri''. The year 2007 also marked her association with composer M. Jayachandran who offered her three songs in the film ''Nivedyam''. The song "Kolakkuzhal Vili Ketto" fetched her Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer for the year 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/on-shweta-mohans-birthday-a-look-at-her-award-winning-songs-6412219.html|title=Happy Birthday Shweta Mohan: Award-Winning Songs of Shweta|work=News18.com|date=19 November 2022}}</ref> Their next collaboration for the film ''Novel'' (2008) fetched her Asianet Film award for Best Playback Singer for the song "Kuyile". This was followed by her first win at the Filmfare Awards South for the song "Yamuna Veruthe" composed by Ouseppachan from the film ''Ore Kadal'' in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Shweta-Mohan/awards|title=List of awards and nominations received by Shweta Mohan|work=TheTimesofIndia.com|accessdate=23 October 2025}}</ref> Her association with composer Vidyasagar began with the hit song "Enthaaninnennodonnum" from the film, ''Goal'' (2007) and she earned a Filmfare award nomination for the song "Kandaen Kandaen" for the film ''Pirivom Sandhipom'' (2008). Music director Gurukiran gave her a break in Kannada cinema through the hit song "Pathra Bareyala" from the film, ''Aramane'' (2008). She continued to sing for big production movies such as ''Siva Manasula Sakthi'', ''Ananda Thandavam'' and ''Guru En Aalu'' in Tamil, ''Robinhood'', ''Daddy Cool'' and ''Bhagyadevatha'' in Malayalam, ''Rechipo'' and ''Saarai Veerraju'' in Telugu cinema.
In 2010, she collaborated with A. R. Rahman in S. Shankar's highly anticipated sci-fi film, ''Enthiran''. The song "Boom Boom Robot Da" featured her vocals predominantly along with her co-singers Yogi B, Keerthi Sagathia and Tanvi Shah. The soundtrack has received generally positive reviews and on the second day of release, the album was on top of the US iTunes Top 10 World Albums chart, making it the first Indian album to reach the spot.<ref>{{cite web|author= Indiaglitz|year=2010|title='Endhiran' tops Apple list|website=IndiaGlitz|access-date=3 August 2010|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/59090.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100804005527/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/59090.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 August 2010}}</ref> Besides the original Tamil song, she gave vocals to the Telugu dubbed version as well. Her next popular song was "Oh Maha Zeeya", a duet with Hariharan, from the film ''Tamizh Padam'' which had music composed by Kannan. The song consisted several Gibberish words which were derived from some of the earlier popular Tamil songs.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rao |first=Subha J |date=21 June 2018 |title=CS Amudhan Interview: 'I Don't Dream Of Directing Big Stars And Moving To The Next Level' |url=https://silverscreenindia.com/movies/interviews/cs-amudhan-interview-i-dont-dream-of-directing-big-stars-and-moving-to-the-next-level/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250912014517/https://silverscreenindia.com/movies/interviews/cs-amudhan-interview-i-dont-dream-of-directing-big-stars-and-moving-to-the-next-level/ |archive-date=2025-09-12 |access-date=2025-09-12 |website=Silverscreen India |language=en}}</ref> The Malayalam song "Maavin Chottile", composed by M. G. Sreekumar for the film ''Oru Naal Varum'' brought her many laurels and awards including Asiavision award and JaiHind TV film award. Her songs in Malayalam films such as ''Aagathan'', ''Four Friends'', ''Kadha Thudarunnu'', ''Sakudumbam Shyamala'' and ''Elsamma Enna Aankutty'' brought her more popularity and positioned her space in Malayalam cinema. The Telugu song "Amma Thalle", composed by A. R. Rahman for the film ''Puli'' (2010), was recorded using a technique to make lyrics run in fast pace. She won the Best Female Playback Singer award at the Mirchi Music Awards South for the year 2011. The Kannada songs "Hejjegondu Hejje" from ''Prithvi'' (2010) and "Dil Kush" from ''Eno Onthara'' (2010) topped the charts and had repeated broadcast across media.
====2011–2020: Successful collaborations and further recognition==== The year 2011 marked the beginning of Shweta's association with composer Sharreth through the Tamil – Telugu bilingual film ''180''. The soundtrack met with positive response from critics and audience, particularly her duet song with Karthik, "Nee Korinaal", receiving nomination as the best female playback singer at the 59th Filmfare Awards South.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.filmfare.com/news/59th-idea-filmfare-awards-south-winners-list-809.html |title=59th Idea Filmfare Awards South (Winners list) |date=9 July 2012 |website=Filmfare |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811102950/http://www.filmfare.com/news/59th-idea-filmfare-awards-south-winners-list-809.html |archive-date=11 August 2015 |access-date=11 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/The-59th-Idea-Filmfare-Awards-2011South/articleshow/14742576.cms |title=The 59th Idea Filmfare Awards 2011(South) |date=8 July 2012 |work=The Times of India |access-date=11 August 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811103446/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/The-59th-Idea-Filmfare-Awards-2011South/articleshow/14742576.cms |archive-date=11 August 2015}}</ref> The song won the Listener's choice award at the Mirchi Music Awards South.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.radiomirchi.com/mma2011/tamil/listners_choice.html |title=Mirchi Music Awards Listener's Choice |publisher=Radio Mirchi |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811131053/http://www.radiomirchi.com/mma2011/tamil/listners_choice.html |archive-date=11 August 2015 |access-date=11 August 2015}}</ref> Her collaboration with composer Harris Jayaraj began with the film ''Ko'' and ''7 Aum Arivu''. She had multiple hit songs in Tamil in the year 2011 and was awarded the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for multiple films including ''Kaavalan'', ''Vettai'', ''Thambikottai'', ''Veppam'' and ''Vithagan''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/tn-govt-announces-tamil-film-awards-for-six-years/article19273078.ece|title=TN Govt. announces Tamil Film Awards for six years|work=The Hindu|accessdate=2017-07-14|location=Chennai, India|date=2017-07-14|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231110140448/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/tn-govt-announces-tamil-film-awards-for-six-years/article19273078.ece|archive-date=10 November 2023}}</ref> In Malayalam, she collaborated first time with the acclaimed singer K. J. Yesudas with the duet "Aaro Nee Aaro" for the film ''Urumi'' composed by Deepak Dev. Other popular Malayalam songs of the year 2011 came through the films ''Christian Brothers'', ''Three Kings'', ''Bangkok Summer'' and ''Snehaveedu''. The epic devotional Telugu film ''Sri Rama Rajyam'' had music composed by Ilaiyaraaja and had multiple songs recorded by Shweta both in original and dubbed versions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajamani |first=Radhika |date=2011-11-16 |title=Ramayana magic recreated in Telugu |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-ramayana-magic-to-be-recreated-in-telugu/20111116.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111118040741/https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-ramayana-magic-to-be-recreated-in-telugu/20111116.htm |archive-date=2011-11-18 |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=Rediff.com |language=en}}</ref> The Telugu film ''100% Love'' featured two hit songs in her voice.
The year 2012 marked the beginning of Shweta's association with the "new-gen" music composer Anirudh Ravichander through the Tamil film ''3''. The romantic duet "Nee Paartha Vizhigal" along with Vijay Yesudas topped the charts upon its release.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Review: 3's music is more than Kolaveri Di|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/music-review-three/20111226.htm|website=Rediff|language=en|access-date=2019-09-28|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The Malayalam song "Shyama Hare" from ''Arike'' composed by Ouseppachan was widely appreciated for her singing and brought her the second Filmfare Award for best singer.<ref>[http://ibnlive.in.com/news/filmfare-awards-south-dhanush-eega-win-big-awards/408186-71-177.html Filmfare Awards (South): The complete list of Winners<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510051756/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/filmfare-awards-south-dhanush-eega-win-big-awards/408186-71-177.html |date=10 May 2015 }}</ref> Both "Nee Partha" and "Shyama Hare" earned her the first nominations at the 2nd SIIMA Awards for her playback.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/stars-in-sharjah/article5128642.ece |title=Stars in Sharjah |work=The Hindu |access-date=15 September 2013 |author=Sudish Kamath |archive-date=19 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219131946/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/stars-in-sharjah/article5128642.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2013, her collaboration with music directors expanded with Devi Sri Prasad, Ghibran, James Vasanthan, S. A. Rajkumar, Shahabaz Aman, Alex Paul, Prashant Pillai and Ramana Gogula offering her songs in their compositions. The Bharat Bala directed survival drama film ''Maryan'' further boosted her singing career with the song "Innum Konjam Neram" which was composed by A. R. Rahman and co-sung by Vijay Prakash. The song attained the peak position on the Radio Mirchi South Top 20 charts at No. 18 even after a month of its release.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radiomirchi.com/chennai/countdown/tamil-top-20|title=TAMIL TOP 20 – Radio Mirchi|publisher=radiomirchi.com|date=19 June 2013|access-date=19 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=bharatbala|author=Bharatbala Ganapathy|number=342940705922101250|date=7 June 2013|title=Maryan song Kadal Rasa no #1 on RadioMirchi top 20.}}</ref> She was nominated at several award ceremonies including 8th Vijay Awards and 3rd SIIMA Awards under Best female playback singer category.<ref>{{cite web|title=And-the-SIIMA-Awards-go-to|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/And-the-SIIMA-Awards-go-to-/articleshow/42532423.cms|website=indiatimes|date=16 September 2014 |publisher=timesofindia|access-date=12 October 2015|archive-date=19 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140919095812/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/And-the-SIIMA-Awards-go-to-/articleshow/42532423.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> She made her Bollywood debut with the song "Yun Hi Re" in the Anirudh Ravichander musical film ''David''. In 2014, her biggest hits include "Yaarumilla" from A. R. Rahman musical ''Kaaviya Thalaivan'' which received wide acclaim from critics and audience and "Onnanam Kombathe" from the film ''Ottamandaram''. Both these songs brought her several nominations and awards at various award ceremonies.
The 2015 released film ''Thanga Magan'' proved yet another significant milestone in Shweta's playback career with her solo song "Enna Solla", composed by Anirudh Ravichander, fetching her the third Filmfare Award for best female playback singer,<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 June 2016 |title=Winners of the 63rd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South) |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-the-63rd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-13996.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250919185059/https://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-the-63rd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-13996.html |archive-date=19 September 2025 |access-date=30 September 2025 |website=Filmfare |language=en}}</ref> and her first SIIMA Award. She got the opportunity to sing the songs in the Malayalam dubbed version of ''Baahubali: The Beginning''. Her other Malayalam hits of the year were from ''Bhaskar The Rascal'' and ''Anarkali''. The Kannada song "Kanasali Nadesu", written by Jayanth Kaikini and composed by V. Harikrishna for the film ''Kendasampige'' was widely acclaimed upon release. The year 2016 began with her first collaboration with Santhosh Narayanan with the films ''Kabali'' and ''Kodi''. The former was a Rajinikanth starrer and the song "Maya Nadhi" brought her the fourth Filmfare award for best singer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-south-2017/tamil/nominations|title=Filmfare Awards South 2017 Tamil Nominations {{!}} Filmfare|website=filmfare.com|language=en|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-the-64th-jio-filmfare-awards-south-21594.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617113606/https://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-the-64th-jio-filmfare-awards-south-21594.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-06-17|title=Winners of the 64th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) {{!}} filmfare.com|date=2018-06-17|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref> The year saw Shweta being associated in biggest Telugu blockbuster films such as ''Nenu Sailaja'', ''Janatha Garage'' and Malayalam films such as ''White'', ''Thoppil Joppan'' and ''Action Hero Biju''. The song "Oru Puzhayarikil" from the Malayalam film ''Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol'' (2017), composed by Bijibal, brought many laurels and awards to her kitty. The song "Macho Ennacho" from ''Mersal'' (2017), composed by A. R. Rahman, gave her first duet with singer Sid Sriram and also earned her a Filmfare award nomination.<ref>{{cite web|date=4 June 2018|title=Nominations for the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018|url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-65th-jio-filmfare-awards-south-2018_-28652-1.html|url-status=live|work=Filmfare|accessdate=4 June 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180604163156/https://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-65th-jio-filmfare-awards-south-2018_-28652.html|archivedate=4 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=17 June 2018|title=Winners: 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018|work=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/winners-65th-jio-filmfare-awards-south-2018/articleshow/64617904.cms|url-status=live|accessdate=17 June 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617071126/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/winners-65th-jio-filmfare-awards-south-2018/articleshow/64617904.cms|archivedate=17 June 2018}}</ref> Santhosh Narayanan roped her to sing the Telugu and Hindi dubbed version songs of the Tamil film ''Kaala'' (2018). In 2019, she collaborated with Bollywood composers Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy for the Telugu film ''Saaho''. Her songs "Etho Mazhayil" from the Malayalam film ''Vijay Superum Pournamiyum'' and "Jhumma Jhumma" from the Kannada film ''Kurukshetra'' topped the charts in the same year. She continued to sing popular songs in 2020 for Malayalam and Tamil films, namely, ''Al Mallu'', ''Varane Avashyamund'', ''Kappela'' and ''Naadodigal 2''.
====2021–present: Multi-lingual songs and career expansions==== In 2021, Shweta recorded songs in two multi-lingual films: ''Marakkar - Arabikadalinte Simham'' and ''99 Songs''. The former song was composed by Ronnie Rapheal and featured her voice in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi languages. The latter, produced and composed by A. R. Rahman were recorded in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam languages. This was followed by yet another Rahman composition for the film, ''Malayankunju'' in 2022. The song "Mannum Niranje" was recorded in various other languages in the voice of Shweta.
In 2023, Shweta teamed up again with Dhanush and G. V. Prakash Kumar for their Tamil-Telugu bilingual film ''Vaathi'' (''Sir'' in Telugu). The song "Vaa Vaathi" ("Mastaaru Mastaaru" in Telugu) won Shweta several awards including Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 May 2024 |title=Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards 2023 |url=https://awards.vikatan.com/cinema-awards |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521163957/https://awards.vikatan.com/cinema-awards |archive-date=21 May 2024 |access-date=23 August 2024 |publisher=Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards}}</ref> and Filmfare Award South.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 August 2024 |title=69th Sobha Filmfare Awards South 2024: Check out the winners |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/69th-sobha-filmfare-awards-south-2024-check-out-the-winners/articleshow/112251936.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240804052432/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/69th-sobha-filmfare-awards-south-2024-check-out-the-winners/articleshow/112251936.cms |archive-date=4 August 2024 |access-date=23 August 2024 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> She was nominated at the IIFA Utsavam and the SIIMA awards (for both Tamil and Telugu songs).<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 September 2024 |title=SIIMA Awards 2024 Tamil complete winners list: Jailer named Best Film; Vikram, Nayanthara, Aishwarya Rai win Best Actor awards |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/siima-awards-2024-tamil-complete-winners-list-jailer-best-film-vikram-nayanthara-aishwarya-rai-best-actor-awards-9570253/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921070446/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/siima-awards-2024-tamil-complete-winners-list-jailer-best-film-vikram-nayanthara-aishwarya-rai-best-actor-awards-9570253/ |archive-date=21 September 2024 |access-date=17 October 2024 |website=The Indian Express}}</ref> She continued to record various songs in pan-Indian films such as ''Ponniyin Selvan: II'', ''Adipurush'', ''Lucky Baskhar'', ''Shaakuntalam'' and ''Valatty''.
The songs "Water Packet" from ''Raayan'' (composed by A. R. Rahman) and "Hey Minnale" from ''Amaran'' (composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar) topped the music charts in 2024. Her association with G. V. Prakash Kumar further produced hit songs such as "Kalloorum" (''Veera Dheera Sooran: Part 2'') and "Enna Sugam" (''Idli Kadai'') in 2025. She collaborated with composer Hesham Abdul Wahab for the Tamil version of his own Malayalam song, "Pottu Thotta Pournami", in the film ''Maaman''.
===Indie singles and stage performances=== thumb|right|upright|250px|alt=Shwetha performing on stage|Shwetha performing during a concert Apart from film playback singing, Shweta has been actively performing and producing Indie pop singles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/singer-shweta-mohan-on-yaavum-enadhe-single-5246791/|title=The independent music scene is a blessing for musicians and music lovers: Shweta Mohan|work=IndianExpress.com|date=5 July 2018}}</ref> Her first single was a Tamil-Hindi bilingual "Yaavum Enadhe"/"Sab Mera Hai" released in 2018 and composed by guitarist Bennet Roland, with whom she had long association and jammed multiple times before.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/flix/i-m-happy-space-now-shweta-mohan-releases-her-first-indie-single-yaavum-enadhe-83836|title='I'm in a happy space now': Shweta Mohan releases her first indie single 'Yaavum Enadhe'|work=TheNewsMinute.com|date=28 June 2018}}</ref> Her next single, "Amma" was released as a dedication to her mother Sujatha who had been conferred with lifetime achievement award in 2023. In 2025, she collaborated with composer Vidyasagar to compose her next single "Maathey" featuring Sujatha Mohan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/sujatha-shweta-pearle-on-husbands-being-their-biggest-support-ad2c7191|title='He slept on the studio floor for me': Sujatha Mohan reveals 3 men behind her success|work=Mathrubhumi.com|date=14 April 2025}}</ref> Later, in the same year, she composed and sang her next Tamil-Hindi bilingual single named "I Love You Sollada" (Tamil) /"I Love You Love You Re" (Hindi).
Shweta has been performing extensively in live concerts, particularly touring the world with composers A. R. Rahman, Ilaiyaraaja and Vidyasagar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/singer-shweta-mohan-on-ar-rahman-concert-does-he-deserve-perpetrators-2434590-2023-09-12|title=Singer Shweta Mohan on AR Rahman concert|work=Indiatoday.com|date=12 September 2023}}</ref> She has described live performances as a "heartbeat" of her artistic expression, emphasizing the energy and connection with the audience, though she has also expressed nervousness about performing certain songs live versus in a studio.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/going-live-and-solo/article3938770.ece|title=Going 'live' and solo|work=TheHindu.com|date=26 September 2012}}</ref>
==Personal life== After years of dating, Shweta married her long-time friend and software engineer-businessman, Ashwin Sashi, in a traditional Malayali ceremony on 16 January 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/movie-details/news-interviews/shweta-mohan-ties-the-knot/articleshow/7310563.cms|title=Shweta Mohan ties the knot|work=TheTimesofIndia.com|date=18 January 2011}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140116160801/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/article550048.ece A Timeless Melody], ''The New Indian Express'' (25 June 2012). Retrieved on 25 August 2019.</ref> On 1 December 2017, Shweta gave birth to a daughter in Chennai.<ref name=mathrubhumi>[http://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movie-news/singer-shweta-mohan-blessed-with-a-baby-girl-1.2427172 Singer Shweta Mohan blessed with a baby n girl named Sreshta] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180521122805/http://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movie-news/singer-shweta-mohan-blessed-with-a-baby-girl-1.2427172 |date=21 May 2018 }}. English.mathrubhumi.com (1 December 2017). Retrieved on 2019-08-25.</ref>
==Discography== {{main|List of Tamil songs recorded by Shweta Mohan}}
{{main|List of Malayalam songs recorded by Shweta Mohan}}
{{main|List of Telugu songs recorded by Shweta Mohan}}
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{{main|List of Hindi songs recorded by Shweta Mohan}}
== Television == {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of television credits |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Channel ! scope="col" class="unsortable" |Notes |- |2011–2014 |''Bade Achche Lagte Hain'' |Singer |Sony Television |sang title track in Tamil |- | rowspan="2" | 2015 |''Music India'' | style="text-align:center;" | Judge |Asianet | Appear at the semi-final and final in the show with Gopi Sunder, Deepak Dev. |- |''Bol Baby Bol'' | style="text-align:center;" | Judge |Surya TV | Along with Gopi Sunder |- | rowspan="1" | 2018 |''Super Singer 6'' | style="text-align:center;" |Judge |Vijay TV | One of the judge with P. Unnikrishnan, Anuradha Sriram & Benny Dayal |- | rowspan="1" |2019 |''Super Singer 7'' |Judge |Vijay TV |One of the judge with P. Unnikrishnan, Anuradha Sriram & Benny Dayal |- | rowspan="1" |2020 |Super Singer Champion of Champions |Judge |Vijay TV | |- |2021 |''Super Singer 8'' |Judge |Vijay TV |One of the judge with P. Unnikrishnan, Anuradha Sriram & Benny Dayal |- |2022–2023 |''Super Singer 9'' |Judge |Vijay TV | One of the judges with P. Unnikrishnan, Anuradha Sriram & Benny Dayal |- |2023 |Super Singer 3 (Telugu) |Judge |Star Maa | One of the judges with Rahul Sipligunj, Anantha Sriram & Mangli |- |2024 |''Super Singer 10'' |Guest |Star Vijay |To celebrate her mother, Sujatha Mohan's birthday. |- |2024 |''Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors 4'' |Guest Judge |Zee Tamil |Guest judge with K. S. Ravikumar for mega auditions |- |2024 |''Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs 4'' | rowspan="2" |Judge | rowspan="2" |Zee Tamil | One of the judges with Srinivas, S. P. Charan & Saindhavi |- |2025 |''Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors 5'' |One of the judges with Srinivas, Vijay Prakash, Karthik, Saindhavi & S. P. Charan |- |2025 |''Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Keralam Season 3'' | Guest | Zee Keralam | |- |2025 |''Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs 5'' |Judge |Zee Tamil |One of the judges with Srinivas, S. P. Charan & Saindhavi |}
==Awards and nominations== {{main|List of awards and nominations received by Shweta Mohan}}
1.Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil 2018, 2017, 2016 & 2025
2.Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Malayalam 2018, 2017, 2016.
3.Vijay Award for Best Female Playback Singer 2014, 2012, 2009.
4.IIFA Utsavam Award for Best Playback Singer Female Kannada 2016.
5.Kalaimamani Award (2023) from Government of Tamil Nadu
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|2895650}} * {{Facebook|shwetamohanofficial|Shweta Mohan}} * {{Twitter|_shwetamohan_|Shweta Mohan}}
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