Singing to fame

Sony Sai By Faris Arakkal Onaveyil olangalil... of Bombay March12 was not the debut film song of Sony Sai. The charismatic female voice attracted listeners in no time. Sony Sai, an upcoming singer who is now engaged in music composing, had lent her voice for numerous lyrics. The credit of many dubbed film songs that have been pleasing Malayalam music buffs goes to Sony Sai. She sang for the dubbed films like Khushi, Rhythm, Dheera and Kanal. Her debut as a singer was in the movie Sughavasam and the next song was with KJ Yesudas in Adheena directed by Krishnadas. A light music prize winner at the state youth festival for three consecutive years and a member of various choirs, she decided to become a full-time singer. Sony recalls her days of singing fast numbers at music concerts. She slowly moved to fast numbers, taking inspiration from Gazals and Hindustani music. Now she keeps a passion for Marathi classic songs too. A graduate in music from NSS College Karamana, Sony is a fan of music maestros like AR Rahman and Haris Jayaraj. She has won Kamukara Award 1998-99, SAARC Kala Mela Award for the best singer. She was born in a music family. Her mother too was a singer and has be