Chinmayi Sripada made a powerful comeback at the ‘Thug Life’ pre-release event in Chennai.
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00:00This Hollywood singer, Chinmay Sripada, is back in How.
00:06The singer made waves at the Thug Life pre-release event in Chennai on May 24,
00:112025 with her cover, Muthu Madai, sparking curiosity. Where had she been all this while?
00:16Actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu also chimed in, sharing Chinmay's performance and writing,
00:20Is this the voice that has been banned since 2018? She called for her return,
00:25saying, Bring back Chinmay. Chinmay had sung the Telugu and Hindi versions of
00:29Mutata Madai, originally sung by Dee in Tamil, and her rendition quickly went viral,
00:34to the extent that even the organisers shared it separately due to public demand.
00:38But her absence wasn't by choice. In 2018, Chinmay was expelled from the dubbing union
00:43after she publicly supported women accusing its then-president Radha Ravi of sexual harassment.
00:48She also accused senior lyricist Vaira Mutu of misconduct,
00:52becoming one of the most prominent voices of India's MeToo movement in 2018.
00:56The fallout, a steep professional cost, fewer dubbing roles, and a near silence from
01:01Collywood, despite her acclaimed work in films like 96. Chinmay isn't just a celebrated playback
01:06singer, she is also dubbed for top actresses like Samantha, and her Bollywood hits include
01:11Tere Bina and Titli. Trained in Carnatic music, she got her break at 15, thanks to AR Rahman.
01:16She sung in multiple Indian languages and his love for her Ghazal and Sufi renditions too.