Mano (singer)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Nagoor Saheb |
| Born | 26 October 1965 (age 58) Sattenapalli, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Genres | playback singing, carnatic music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actor, producer, voice dubbing artist, music composer |
| Years active | 1977–present |
Nagoor Saheb, known by his stage name Mano, is an Indian playback singer, voice-over artist, actor, and composer. Mano has recorded more than 35,000+ songs for film and private various Telugu, Tamil, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi, Tulu, Konkani and Assamese films. He has also performed for over 3000 live concerts across the continents. He has recorded many songs for music director Ilaiyaraaja. Mano is also recognized for being as the full-fledged dubbing artist for Rajinikanth in Telugu from Muthu (1995) onwards.
Career
Early days and debut
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.
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. He also dubbed his voice for Kamal Haasan in some movies in Telugu.
Television works
Mano is hosting Manathodu Mano – a musical talk show in Jaya TV.
Personal life
Nagoor was born into a Telugu speaking muslim family from Andhra Pradesh. He is married to Jameela in 1985. His son Shakir is an actor and has starred in Naanga (2012).
Filmography
As actor
- Telugu
- 1979: Needa
- 1979: Rangoon Rowdy as Raju
- 1980: Ketugadu
- 1982: O Adadi O Magadu
- 1992: Hello Darling
- 2003: Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu as himself
- 2015: Shivam as Tanu's father
- 2021: Crazy Uncles as Reddy
- Tamil
- 1992: Singaravelan as Mano
- 1993: Porantha Veeda Puguntha Veeda as singer in song "Veettukku Vilakku"
- 2003: Enakku 20 Unakku 18 as himself
- 2014: Vetri Selvan as Ananthakrishnan
- 2023: Single Shankarum Smartphone Simranum as Bhaskaran
Television
| year | program | Role | Original language | Notes |
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| 2008 | Star Singer | Judge | Malayalam | reality show |
| 2009 | Super Singer Junior (season 2) | Tamil | ||
| 2011-2012 | Super Singer Junior (season 3) | |||
| 2013-2014 | Super Singer 4 | |||
| 2014-2015 | Super Singer Junior (season 4) | |||
| 2015-2016 | Super Singer 5 | |||
| 2016-2017 | Super Singer Junior (season 5) | |||
| 2019-2023 | Jabardasth | Telugu | ||
| 2019-2022 | Extra Jabardasth | |||
| 2021-2023 | Manathodu Mano | Host | Tamil | talk show |
| 2022-2023 | Kalyanam Kamaneeyam | Govardhan | Telugu | TV serial |
| 2023-2024 | Super Singer Season 10 | Judge | Tamil | Reality Show |
As dubbing artist
| Actor | Film | Original language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rajinikanth |
Muthu, Arunachalam, Narasimha, Baba, Chandramukhi, Sivaji, Robo Lingaa, Kabali, Kaala, Petta, Darbar Peddanna Jailer |
Tamil | Only for Telugu dubbed versions |
| Kamal Haasan |
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
- Mano received the "Kalaimaamani" Award from the Government of Tamil Nadu also State Award of Tamil Nadu for the song "Thuliyela" from Chinna Thambi.
- 1991 – Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Playback – For Various films.
- 1997 – Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer - Telugu – Ruku Ruku Rukmini – Pelli
- He got Dr.Ghantasala award from Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh