Singer Shabnam

Shabnam is a very talented Kerala singer, who has sung a few popular Malayalam movie songs since the mid-1990s. Her debut single is Vennila Chandana Kinnam's '1996 movie Azhakoiya Raavanam' as a child singer and chartbuster 'Sukriya' in the '1999 movie Niram, both directed by Kamal. Interestingly, both of the songs he sang alongside veteran singer K J. Yesucas, were also composed by Vidyasagar, married to an unknown actor and businessman Riyaz who starred in the 1999 horror thriller, Aakashaganga. Shabnam joined the film industry as a cast for the 1996 Kamal movie, Azhakiya Ravanan. The film also marked the entry of Vidyasagar's Malayalam film, which gave him a state award. The beautiful song 'Vennila Chandana Kinnam' by Kaithapram. She got an amazing opportunity to sing and play.

Three years later, she released her voice on Shalini on the chartbuster - the song "Shukiriya Shukiriya" of the romantic film Niram. The song had two versions of the Shabnam duet - one with Yesudas and the second with VidhuPrathap. - Although she tasted success at a very young age, she did not experience many opportunities in Malayalam movies later. Although she sang 15 films later, her songs were ignored. However, she remained active with his stage plays and music concerts. In 2019 she rose to prominence a long time ago, following the release of Akasha Ganga's 'Puthumazhayaay' song, and the song drew attention in a short time. She also played her part in the sequel released in theater in 2019, 20 years after the release of her song.

The film also shows the return of Riyaz to the silver screen almost two decades later. she is a trained classic artist. Later this album and its songs were a great help in getting her first break in films. It was unbelievable to her when she received the gift. Both of her chartbuster songs - 'Sukriya' and 'Vennila Chandana Kinnam' of the 1990s were composed by Vidyasagar, and both were solo songs sung alongside Yesudas. Interestingly, both films are directed by Kamal. She is the lead vocalist of India's first female qawwali group - Layali Sufia, who believes in translating pure qawwali music instead of mixing it, which is very rare today. The band has 5 members.

She is the granddaughter of Vava Aasan Bhagavathar, a queer musician, who has received honors and precious gifts from King Marthanda Varma for her queuing and Hindustani music program. Shabnam has sung the title track of the intriguing series, Nizhalukal, written and directed by Ranjith Shankar. When her chartbuster song Shukriya was released in 1999, many felt she was like a face-to-face with actor Shalin, who became a ghost to her, even though Shabnam was much younger. She has sung in more than 15 films after the song Shukriya. But Malaysians did not hear much of her songs. She sang in the film 'Madamma', which was featured at the Film Festival.

Since she was just lazy, she never went looking for opportunities. In addition to a few Devotional albums in Malayalam, she also sang for Tamil albums and remained a popular judge for reality shows like Mailanchi, Patturumaal, etc. programs that appear as an anchor in front of the camera. She married actress Riyaz in 2005, and the couple has two children. Although she came to the capital to graduate in Carnatic music, she entered the world of Sufi music and comedy. After completing her PG in Carnatic music, she later published a book in Malayalam on Sufi music. She has won awards for piano at Trinity College of Music.

Shabnam Family Tree (Infographic Family Tree)