Swetha Mohan, the famous South Indian singer got hitched on January 16 to Ashwin. The groom had been a long time friend of the singer. Over the years Swetha has lend her voice to various films that ranged from Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada productions.

The Sunday wedding was a simple event without the fanfare, attended by immediate family and friends along with handful of celebrities mainly from the South Indian music industry. The exponent from the Carnatic singing world K. J Yesudas along with V. Dakshinamurthy, the veteran director of South India was present to bless the newly married couple. Even the Cultural Affairs Minister of Kerala, M. A. Baby attended the auspicious ceremony.

The renowned South Indian singer Sujata Mohan and Dr. Mohan are the parents of Swetha. One of the last chart-busters delivered by Swetha was ‘Boom Boom Robo Da’ composed by the ace music director A. R. Rahman for Rajnikanth starrer Enthiran. ‘Ini Achcham Achcham Illai’ was the hit song with which Mohan started her musical career.

Swetha has been twice awarded with the Malayalam Filmfare Award, 2008 and 2009. She has even sung in the Hindi films like Guru and Ravaan. In Guru it was ‘Bazzi Laga’ and ‘Khili Re’ for Ravaan. The promising singer of the south India also has been bestowed with the Kerala State Award in 2007. Now Swetha has got more sweet tunes to add to her life.

--Sampurn Wire