Amrutha Suresh

Some Lesser Known Facts About Amrutha Suresh

• Amrutha Suresh grew up in Edappally, Kochi.

  

• Her father, Suresh, is a Hindu, and her mother, Laila, is a Christian.

• Amrutha Suresh belongs to a family of musicians (on her father’s side), which inspired her to start singing at a young age.

• She began singing when she was three years old.

• Amrutha Suresh is inspired by singers Celine Dion and Michael Jackson.

• She was academically bright in her school days.

• Amrutha Suresh performed as a singer at many stage shows during her childhood.

• While in eighth grade, she performed as a child singer at Nadirshah’s stage shows.

• In 2007, Amrutha Suresh dropped out of 12th grade to compete in the television singing reality show Idea Star Singer. The show was aired on Asianet, and she became one of the popular contestants.

  

• This show helped her to enter the film industry.

• In 2009, Amrutha met her ex-husband Bala on the set of the film Venalmaram, in which he worked as an actor, and she worked as a playback singer.

• Their friendship grew into a romance while she was competing in Idea Star Singer, where Bala was a celebrity judge.

• They spoke to each other’s families and got married on 27 August 2010 in a ceremony held in Chennai. After that, they began living in Palarivattom, Kochi.

• Amrutha Suresh has sung playback songs in many Malayalam films.

• She lent her voice to a song in the 2010 film Pulliman in which the music was composed by Sharreth.

• Her song ‘Munthirpoo’ from the 2010 film Aagathan was a hit.

• Amrutha Suresh sang the song ‘Kannu Karuthu’ for Sharreth’s music album Strawberry Theyyam in 2014. The song was praised for its blend of folk and Western music.

• In 2014, she founded the music band ‘Amrutam Gamay’ with her sister Abhirami Suresh as co-lead vocalists.

  

• The band performed many music shows internationally within six months of its formation and covered various genres including Indian, western, folk, classical, and rock.

• In 2014, Amrutha’s cover of the Israeli folk song ‘Hava Nagila’ became popular among the global Jewish community, earning her much praise.

  

• In 2015, Amrutha Suresh and her sister, Abhirami Suresh, wrote and composed several original songs for their band including ‘Katturumbu,’ ‘Ayyayo,’ and ‘Harps of Peace.’

• In 2015, she and her husband, Bala, started living separately, and they legally divorced in December 2019.

• In 2017, she released her first single, ‘Anayathe,’ a tribute to motherhood and women. The song was well-received for its theme.

• After the release of the song ‘Anayathe,’ Amrutha received acting offers from Tamil films but declined as she did not see herself as an actress at the time.

• During the same time, a Canadian production company approached her for an English film.

• In 2017, Amrutha Suresh started hosting the musical talk show ‘Suno Melodies’ on Radio Suno 91.7 as a celebrity radio jockey.

• That same year, Abhirami Suresh and she composed, sang, and acted in the title song for the film Crossroad, marking their debut as film composers.

• After that, they released a single, ‘Aadu 2 – Success Song,’ for the film Aadu 2 (2017).

  

• Apart from being a singer, Amrutha Suresh is also a model.

• In 2017, she was featured on the cover of FWD Life magazine.

• In 2018, Amrutha Suresh walked the runway at Kerala Fashion Runway.

  

• She then featured on the cover of Vanitha Magazine with her sister.

  

• In 2018, Amrutha Suresh started the hashtag campaign #AmazingMe on Instagram, promoting self-esteem, which received a positive response.

• In December 2018, she and her sister, Abhirami Suresh, launched a YouTube channel called Amrutam Gamay – AG.

• On this YouTube channel, they started a series of videos called AG Vlogs to share creative content about their personal lives, travel, food, music, and shopping.

  

• In 2019, Amrutha Suresh lent her voice to the song ‘Minni Minni’ in the film June, which became a hit. She was nominated for the Mazhavil Music Award for Best Female Singer.

• The same year, she sang the first track on DJ Savyo’s Destiny, an album that blended the Shiva mantra with electronic dance music.

• In 2019, Amrutha Suresh signed a project with Swedish musician Neil Luckz, who noticed her after watching her music video Ohm Nama Shivaya. Soon, she began working on six English songs for this project.

• In 2019, she sang a song titled ‘Mariville’ in the children’s film Sullu, which was composed by her sister, Abhirami Suresh.

  

• In 2020, Amrutha Suresh and Abhirami Suresh participated in the television reality show Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 2, which was aired on Asianet. They entered the Bigg Boss house as wildcard contestants on day 50 and competed as a pair.

  

• In September 2024, Amrutha’s daughter, Avantika, spoke about the ‘mental and physical torture’ she and her mother experienced from Bala.

• In response, Bala released a teary-eyed video saying he would no longer bother them.

• Earlier, a video interview of Bala went viral, where he accused Amrutha Suresh of keeping their child away from him.

• In October 2024, Amrutha filed a complaint against Bala, accusing him of insulting her through social media posts.

• Amrutha Suresh claimed that Bala’s videos had emotionally affected their daughter and that he violated their divorce agreement, which prohibits personal attacks.

• She likes travelling to distant places in her free time.

  

• Amrutha Suresh is an animal lover and has a pet dog. She often shares pictures of her pet on social media.

  

• She is a fitness enthusiast and goes to the gym regularly. She often shares pictures of her gym sessions on social media.