Minmini

about

Minmini is a South Indian film playback singer. Her first hit song was Chinna Chinna Aasai from Mani Ratnam's award-winning 1992 Tamil feature film Roja, composed by A. R. Rahman. She has lent her voice to hit songs from films including Karuththamma (1994), and Thevar Magan (1992) where she worked with film composer Ilayaraaja. Minmini was born at Keezhmedu, near Aluva, in 1970 as the fourth daughter of P A Joseph and Treeza. P A Joseph was crazy about art and artistes. He used to write and direct plays for his colleagues in the company where he worked. Treeza was a singer, though not a professional. Mini's elder sisters sang in the choir in their village church. Emulating them, Mini also began to sing. Her father taught her to sing in rhythm and pitch. The sisters participated in competitions while they were studying in St Francis Girl's High School, Aluva. One of the sisters, Jancy, sang in Kalabhavan's ganamela troupe. Mini won first prize for light music at the state-level school festival while she was in class-X. It gave her a lot of publicity and she was invited to sing in the ganamela troupe of Cochin Arts and Communications (CAC). Later, CAC gave her chances to sing in cassettes. She sang many Christian devotional songs. After pre-degree, Mini decided to study music. She got admission in RLV Music Academy, Thrippunithura. However, she could not concentrate on studies as she had many stage programmes and recordings. Many music directors visited CAC studio. When mu

albums

Roja

Roja (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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Bollywood: Songs from Popular Indian Cinema

Gentleman

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Roja and Annamalai

Kannathil Muthamittal

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Kannathil Muthamittal (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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Mani Ratnam's Roja - The Rose (Original Soundtrack)

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Roja (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP

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Birthday Special A.R. Rahman Tamil Hits

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Vietnam Colony

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Mili (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)