Mano (singer)

Nagoor Saheb, known by his stage name Mano, is an Indian playback singer, voice-over artist, actor, and composer.[1]

Mano
Background information
Birth nameNagoor Saheb
Born26 October 1965 (1965-10-26) (age 57)
Sattenapalli, Andhra Pradesh, India
Genresplayback singing, carnatic music
Occupation(s)Singer, actor, producer, voice dubbing artist, music composer
Years active1977–present

Mano has recorded more than 24,000 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]

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

Mano 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
year program Role Original language Notes
2008Star SingerJudgeMalayalamreality show
2009Super Singer Junior (season 2)Tamil
2011-2012Super Singer Junior (season 3)
2013-2014Super Singer 4
2014-2015Super Singer Junior (season 4)
2015-2016Super Singer 5
2016-2017Super Singer Junior (season 5)
2019-2023JabardasthTelugu[10]
2019-2022Extra Jabardasth[10]
2021-2023Manathodu ManoHostTamiltalk show
2022-2023Kalyanam KamaneeyamGovardhanTeluguTV serial[10]

As dubbing artist
Actor Film Original language Notes
Rajinikanth[4] Muthu,
Arunachalam,
Narasimha,
Baba,
Chandramukhi,
Sivaji,
Robo
Lingaa,
Kabali,
Kaala,
Petta,
Darbar
Peddanna
Jailer		 Tamil Only for Telugu dubbed versions
Kamal Haasan[4] Sathi Leelavathi,
Brahmachari		 Tamil Telugu version
Anupam Kher Little John Tamil/Hindi/English Tamil version
Sarath Kumar Bunny Telugu
Akshay Kumar Galatta Kalyanam Hindi Tamil version

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. "Nagur Babu (Mano) interview - Telugu Cinema interview - Telugu film singer and music director". Idlebrain.com.
  6. Kumar, S. R. Ashok (14 September 2012). "Shot Cuts: Double treat". The Hindu.
  7. Kumar, S. R. Ashok (23 March 2012). "SHOWBITZ". The Hindu.
  8. S., Venkadesan (22 November 2012). "Singer Mano returns to acting". The New Indian Express.
  9. "Shiva's next Single Shankarum Smartphone Simranum". Cinema Express.
  10. "Jabardasth judge Mano to play a lead role in 'Kalyanam Kamaneeyam'". The Times of India. 24 January 2022.
  11. "Chinnathambi bags six awards". The Indian Express. 30 October 1992. p. 3. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
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