Mano_(singer)

Mano (singer)

Mano (singer)

Indian singer


Nagoor Saheb, known by his stage name Mano, is an Indian playback singer, voice-over artist, actor, and composer.[1] Mano has recorded more than 35,000+ songs for film and private various Telugu, Tamil, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi, Tulu, Konkani and Assamese films.[1][2] He has also performed for over 3000 live concerts across the continents.[1] He has recorded many songs for music director Ilaiyaraaja.[3] Mano is also recognized for being as the full-fledged dubbing artist for Rajinikanth in Telugu from Muthu (1995) onwards.[4]

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Career

Early days and debut

Mano at a concert

Taking the criticism in his stride, Mano went on recording as many as 500 songs with Ilaiyaraaja and slowly branched out to sing for other Tamil composers as well.[5]

Voice-over dubbing

The year 1995 also saw another face of Mano as the voice-over dubbing artist in the Telugu film industry. He dubbed his voice for almost all Rajinikanth starrers in Telugu. His voice became almost synonymous with Rajinikanth and was in great demand by all the directors and producers.[4] He also dubbed his voice for Kamal Haasan in some movies in Telugu.[4]

Television works

Mano is hosting Manathodu Mano – a musical talk show in Jaya TV.[1][6]

Personal life

Nagoor was born into a Telugu speaking muslim family from Andhra Pradesh. He is married to Jameela in 1985. His son Shakir is an actor and has starred in Naanga (2012).[1][7]

Filmography

As actor

Telugu
Tamil

Television

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As dubbing artist

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Discography

Telugu discography

1980s

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1990s

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2000s

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2010s

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Tamil discography

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Serial songs

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Awards


References

  1. Kamath, Sudhish (28 March 2013). "Tune into Mano". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  2. Murty, Neeraja (9 February 2017). "MANO for MUSIC". The Hindu.
  3. Jeshi, K. (13 September 2013). "Mano and music". The Hindu.
  4. Nadadhur, Srivathsan (6 June 2018). "Mano : The voice of Rajini". The Hindu.
  5. Kumar, S. R. Ashok (14 September 2012). "Shot Cuts: Double treat". The Hindu.
  6. Kumar, S. R. Ashok (23 March 2012). "SHOWBITZ". The Hindu.
  7. S., Venkadesan (22 November 2012). "Singer Mano returns to acting". The New Indian Express.
  8. "Chinnathambi bags six awards". The Indian Express. 30 October 1992. p. 3. Retrieved 14 February 2021.

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