Rakshita Suresh

Biography

Rakshita Suresh is an Indian playback singer and stage performer who works primarily in the South Indian film industries. She has performed internationally and is one of the lead singers in A. R. Rahman's band. She has recorded songs in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi.
She has received several industry awards, including the Vijay Television Award for Favourite Singer (2023). She has also been nominated for the SIIMA Awards three times, the IIFA Award once, and the Mirchi Music Award for Upcoming Female Vocalist of the Year once.
Her playback work includes songs from films such as Jawan, Ponniyin Selvan: I and II, Thug Life, Amaran, and The Goat Life. Her independent releases include "Kutty Pattas," "Moopilla Thamizhe Thaaye," "Vilagathey," and "That’s How We Roll – 1 Min Music."

Early life

She has received training in Carnatic classical music, Hindustani classical music, and light music.

Career

Rakshita made her debut as a playback singer in 2015 with the song "Challa Gaali" for the Telugu film Yevade Subramanyam, composed by Ilaiyaraaja. She made her Hindi film debut with the song "Yaane Yaane" for the soundtrack of the 2021 film Mimi, composed by A. R. Rahman. She has since recorded songs in several Indian film industries across multiple languages. Some of her notable playback recordings include "Sol" from Ponniyin Selvan: I, "Kirunage" from Ponniyin Selvan: II, "Vennilavu Saaral" from Amaran, "Kaalathukkum Nee Venum" from Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu, "Nanage Neenu" from Upadhyaksha, "Sanchariyaagu Nee" from Love Mocktail 2, "Kodi Parakura Kaalam" from Maamannan, and "Engeyo" from Thug Life.
Rakshita began her public singing career through participation in televised music competitions from an early age. She appeared on the Kannada music show Yede Thumbi Haduvenu on ETV Kannada, and later competed on Super Singer Junior 3 on Star Vijay, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Hindi on Zee TV, and Rising Star Season 1 on Colors TV. She won the Kannada reality show Rhythm Tadheem and was the title winner on Little Star Singer on Asianet Suvarna. In 2018, she was the first runner-up on Super Singer 6 on Star Vijay.