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| − | {{Infobox musical artist | + | {{Infobox person |
| − | | name = Stuart Murdoch | + | | name = Ashmitha |
| − | | background = solo_singer | + | | image = |
| − | | image = StuartMurdoch-LA.jpg | + | | caption = |
| − | | landscape = yes | + | | birth_name = Ashmitha Subramaniyam |
| − | | caption = Murdoch performing in Los Angeles in 2003 | + | | birth_date = |
| − | | alias = Stewpot<ref>[http://www.belleandsebastian.com/?MemberName=Stuart Belle & Sebastian<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> | + | | birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[India]] |
| − | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1968|8|25}} | + | | residence = |
| − | | origin = [[Clarkston, East Renfrewshire|Clarkston]], East Renfrewshire, Scotland | + | | other_names = |
| − | | genre = [[Indie pop]] | + | | occupation = Actress |
| − | | occupation = Musician | + | | years_active = 2013–present |
| − | | instrument = Vocals<br/>guitar<br>Piano<br/>Keyboard | + | | imagesize = |
| − | | associated_acts = [[Belle & Sebastian]]<br />[[God Help the Girl]] | + | | homepage = |
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| − | '''Stuart Lee Murdoch''' (born 25 August 1968) is a [[Scottish people|Scottish]] musician, writer and filmmaker, and the lead singer and songwriter for the [[indie pop]] band [[Belle and Sebastian]]. | + | '''Ashmitha''' is an Indian film actress who has appeared in Tamil language films. After making her debut in the Tamil film ''[[Veeram (2014 film)|Veeram]]'' (2014), she has been in films including ''[[Ninaithathu Yaaro]]'' (2014) and ''[[Atti (film)|Atti]]'' (2016). |
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| − | ==Early life== | + | ==Career== |
| − | [[File:Belle & Sebastian @ Wang, Boston, MA (5102789054).jpg|thumb|Murdoch with Belle and Sebastian in 2010 at the [[Wang Theatre]] in Boston]] | + | Born in Chennai, Ashmitha attended [[Don Bosco matriculation school]] in [[Vyasarpadi]], Chennai. In 2014, Ashmitha worked on four films, with her first release being the [[Ajith Kumar|Ajith]]-starrer ''[[Veeram (2014 film)|Veeram]]'', where she portrayed the small supporting role of the daughter of [[Thambi Ramaiah]]'s character. She was also subsequently seen in [[Vikraman]]'s family drama ''[[Ninaithathu Yaaro]]'' and then as a rape victim in Ramakrishnan's ''Pongadi Neengalum Unga Kadhalum'', though neither film did well at the box office. The first film she had shot for, Yuvan's ''Athiyayam'', also had a low-profile release during the year.<ref>https://twitter.com/Vinayak4709/status/406642700910215168</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXYriWcC5fI</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHqdu_-_6bw</ref> |
| − | Murdoch's parents made him take piano lessons during his childhood, and even though he claims not to have enjoyed them at the time, he says he now "appreciates this decision vastly". Apart from early musical activities at secondary school (at the age of twelve he formed a band with fellow pupils, in which he played the piano), Murdoch first became publicly involved in music as a radio DJ for [[Subcity Radio]] at the [[University of Glasgow]].
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| − | Whilst at university at the end of the 1980s, he became ill with [[myalgic encephalomyelitis]], or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and was unable to work for seven years. Murdoch said that the isolation of these years is what led to his becoming a songwriter: "That was a big desert at the time, a kind of vacuum in my life. From that, these songs started coming out, these melodies where I could express what I was feeling." In early 1995, Murdoch had largely recovered from his illness and began to look for fellow musicians to form a band, which became Belle & Sebastian. Murdoch's struggle with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is the subject of the song 'Nobody's Empire' on the Belle & Sebastian album ''Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Parkhouse|first1=Will|title=Didn't See It Coming: An Interview With Belle And Sebastian|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/16415-belle-and-sebastian-interview|website=The Quietus}}</ref>
| + | Both of her initial films as the lead actress had long-delayed releases in December 2016. Despite beginning work in 2014, ''[[Pazhaya Vannarapettai]]'' released first followed by ''[[Atti (film)|Atti]]'' opposite [[Ma Ka Pa Anand]], where she portrayed a speech therapist.<ref>http://www.deccanchronicle.com/160105/entertainment-kollywood/article/ma-ka-pa-anand-turns-solo-hero</ref><ref>http://www.indiaglitz.com/atti-tamil-movie-review-19210.html</ref><ref>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Pazhaya-Vannarapettai/movie-review/55744097.cms</ref> |
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| − | ==Influence of religion== | + | ==Filmography== |
| − | This was also when he began living above a church hall and working as its caretaker, a position he maintained until 2003. In 2004 he told ''[[The Guardian]]'', "I'm not actually a Christian with a capital C. I'm still asking questions. But I had this time when I found myself singing all these old hymns in my kitchen and I couldn't work out why I was doing it. Then one Sunday morning I got up, looked at my watch, and thought, 'I wonder if I could make it to a church service?' It was so welcoming. It just felt like you were coming home. Twelve years later, I've never left".<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/jul/17/popandrock | work=The Guardian | title=Raising their game | date=17 July 2004 | accessdate=11 April 2011}}</ref>
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| | + | |rowspan="4"|2014 || ''[[Veeram (2014 film)|Veeram]]'' || Savarimuthu's daughter || |
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| | + | | ''[[Ninaithathu Yaaro]]'' || || |
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| | + | | ''Pongadi Neengalum Unga Kadhalum'' || Sameera || |
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| | + | | ''Athiyayam'' || || |
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| | + | |rowspan="2"|2016 || ''[[Pazhaya Vannarapettai]]'' || || |
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| | + | | ''[[Atti (film)|Atti]]'' || || |
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| | + | [[Niram Maaratha Pookkal (TV series)|Niram Maaratha Pookkal]] |
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| − | Murdoch's interest in faith has been perceptible in his lyrics over the term of the band. Belle and Sebastian's first album included lines about "reading the Gospel to yourself," and on the second Murdoch sang of "the pain of being a hopeless unbeliever." Religious references became more confident and direct on later albums, including "If You Find Yourself Caught in Love" (which continues "say a prayer to the man above" – this line becomes a refrain) on the album ''[[Dear Catastrophe Waitress]]''; and the two-part "Act of the Apostle" on ''[[The Life Pursuit]]''. Regarding "If You Find Yourself Caught in Love," Murdoch told Gross, "At the time I was writing it I thought, well, should I be so overt? Because I've often couched any religious overtones within characters in the past, but this is a bit more out there. And then I just thought, come on, you've been doing this for years, why not? Why not just be a bit more straightforward?"<ref>{{Citation |title=Stuart Murdoch on Fresh Air, NPR circa 'The Life Pursuit' |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0vuciryUjMneeded|date=2006}}</ref>
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| − | Sexually ambiguous lyrics in Belle & Sebastian's music have prompted Murdoch to confirm his heterosexuality in the press, calling himself "straight to the point of boring myself". Murdoch has voiced support for gay marriages.<ref>{{Citation|last=Frizzelle|first=Christopher|title=The Sun in Glasgow|url=http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=31200|accessdate=4 November 2007}}</ref>
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| − | ==Personal life==
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| − | | + | | 2017-Present || [[Niram Maaratha Pookkal (TV series)|Niram Maaratha Pookkal]] || Venmathi |
| − | Murdoch ran the [[Glasgow Marathon]] in 1986, and finished with a time of three hours.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pop stars running marathons: Belle and Sebastian|url=https://runandjumpblog.wordpress.com/2014/09/12/pop-stars-running-marathons-stuart-murdoch-belle-and-sebastian/|website=Run and Jump|accessdate=8 November 2017|date=12 September 2014}}</ref>
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| − | Murdoch is a vegetarian.<ref>[http://www.peta2.com/outthere/o-sexyveg08_winners.asp The 2008 World's Sexiest Vegetarians Are…], peta2.com; accessed 15 June 2015.</ref> He married long-time girlfriend Marisa Privitera on 26 November 2007 in New York City. Marisa is on the cover of Belle and Sebastian's DVD ''Fans Only'', and LP ''The Life Pursuit''.<ref>{{Citation |last=MacLaverty |first=Ciara |title=M&S, S&M |url=http://ciaramaclaverty.blogspot.com/2007/12/m-s.html}}</ref> Their eldest son, Denny, was born in May 2013. <ref>{{cite news| url=http://familynotices.heraldscotland.com/details.cgi?eid=a747472bdf40cb7cz3r | work=Herald Scotland | title=Denny Alexander Murdoch | date=31 May 2013 | accessdate=27 April 2016}}</ref> Second son Nico was born in November 2016.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=nee_massey|author=stuart murdoch|number=794907143153582081|date=5 November 2016|title="Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 2" - Nico Robert Salvatore Murdoch. Born Nov 4th at 0345. Mum and child all well. X}}
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| − | Murdoch was diagnosed with colour blindness at an early age and does not drink. "I like a [[Scotch whisky]] but I'm allergic to alcohol, would you believe, which is a tragedy in itself," Murdoch says. "It's only in the last couple of years. I got [[eczema]] and one of the things I had to do to get rid of it was give up alcohol."{{cn|date=June 2015}}
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| − | In 2009, Murdoch contributed the song "Another Saturday" to the AIDS benefit album ''[[Dark Was the Night]]'', produced by the [[Red Hot Organization]]. Murdoch was one of the most notable protesters attending a 5 December 2009 march in Glasgow, supporting governmental intervention to combat [[climate change]], prior to the [[United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009]] in Copenhagen.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/8397205.stm | work=BBC News | title=Scotland 'a pioneer for good' on climate | date=5 December 2009 | accessdate=24 May 2010}}</ref>
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| − | In 2010, Murdoch published his first memoir, ''The Celestial Café''. Over 2012–2013, Murdoch wrote and directed the musical feature film ''[[God_Help_the_Girl_(film)|God Help the Girl]]'', being released internationally and online in 2014.{{cn|date=June 2015}}
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| − | {{Reflist}} | + | {{Reflist|2}} |
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| − | ==External links==
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| − | *[http://www.belleandsebastian.com/?MemberName=Stuart Official biography]
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| − | *[http://www.belleandsebastian.com/diary Online diary]
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| − | *[http://www.sodajerker.com/episode-71-stuart-murdoch Audio interview with Stuart Murdoch on the Sodajerker On Songwriting podcast]
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| − | *[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5244680 Interview on NPR program ''Fresh Air'' (audio)]
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| − | *[http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/04/drinks-with-belle-and-sebastians-stuart-murdoch.html 2016 Interview for Paste Magazine (audio)]
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| − | [[Category:1968 births]] | + | [[Category:Indian film actresses]] |
| − | [[Category:Belle and Sebastian members]] | + | [[Category:Tamil actresses]] |
| − | [[Category:British indie pop musicians]]
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| − | [[Category:People with chronic fatigue syndrome]] | + | [[Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema]] |
| − | [[Category:Scottish pop singers]] | + | [[Category:Actresses from Chennai]] |
| − | [[Category:People educated at Belmont Academy]] | + | [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]] |
| − | [[Category:People from Clarkston, East Renfrewshire]] | + | [[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]] |
Both of her initial films as the lead actress had long-delayed releases in December 2016. Despite beginning work in 2014, Pazhaya Vannarapettai released first followed by Atti opposite Ma Ka Pa Anand, where she portrayed a speech therapist.[4][5][6]
