Anuradha Sriram has done a Masters course in Ethnomusicology from US, where she had submitted an thesis. She chosen ‘South Indian film music’ as her subject. There was not much documented data on South Indian film music, except some published articles. So she took up Tamil music culture for her thesis, and named it ‘Illayaraja . As a Phenomenon In Tamil Music Culture’. In the process,she also studied the various activities involved in the making of a movie. Also, she trained in opera and jazz, and did a course in voice culture under the guidance of Sherly Mayor.
Her lilting voice in the song Nalam nalamaria from the Tamil movie Kadal Kottai and Meenamma from Asai won accolades for her, and made her a much sought-after singer in Tamil films. The success of her pop album Chennai Girl, for which she won the South Screen Videocon award for the best non-film music (pop), has made her popular, and with the video of the album, she is a familiar face for the Chennai folks. Classical, pop or film song, she sings it with elan. Her recent Hindi number for Anu Malik, Ta ra ra from the film Gharwali Baharwali is already creating waves .
