Kalaimamani
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (2000) Winner
Nithyasree Mahadevan
にてぃやしゅりー・まはでゔぁん
Nithyasree Mahadevan
Aliases:
S. Nithyasree / Nithyashree Mahadevan
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1973-08-25 （Thiruvaiyaru, Tamil Nadu）
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Residence History
- Thiruvaiyaru, Tamil Nadu → Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Career
- Occupations
- Singer, Carnatic musician, Playback singer
- Active Years
- 1987-2024
- Affiliations
- Madras Music Academy, HMV, EMI, RPG, AVM Productions
- Memberships
- All India Radio
- Influenced By
- D. K. Pattammal, D. K. Jayaraman, Lalitha Sivakumar, Palghat Mani Iyer
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Kalaimamani | — | — | Government of Tamil Nadu | won |
| 1999 | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer | Kannodu Kaanbadhellam | Best Female Playback | Government of Tamil Nadu | won |
| 2008 | Honorary Doctorate of Literature | — | — | Sathyabama Autonomous University | won |
| 1994 | Yuva Kala Bharathi | — | — | Bharath Kalachar | won |
| 2010 | Gaana Padmam | — | — | Brahma Gana Sabha | won |
Kalaimamani
2000
Organization:
Government of Tamil Nadu
Result:
won
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer
1999
Work:
Kannodu Kaanbadhellam
Category:
Best Female Playback
Organization:
Government of Tamil Nadu
Result:
won
Honorary Doctorate of Literature
2008
Organization:
Sathyabama Autonomous University
Result:
won
Yuva Kala Bharathi
1994
Organization:
Bharath Kalachar
Result:
won
Gaana Padmam
2010
Organization:
Brahma Gana Sabha
Result:
won
Awards & Nominations
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Traditional Carnatic vocal styleThematic presentationsMastery of ragas
- Recurring Motifs
- Compositions of Papanasam SivanCompositions of Gopalakrishna BharathiPatriotic songs
Legacy
Prominent Indian Carnatic musician and playback singer who has performed at all major sabhas in India and released over 500 albums. Known for playback singing in Indian cinema, especially debut song by A. R. Rahman.
In Popular Culture
- Appeared as judge on reality TV music shows like Airtel Super Singer.
Trivia
- Gave first public concert at age 14 in 1987.
- Husband V. Mahadevan died by suicide in 2012.
- Has two daughters: Tanujashree and Tejashree.
- Grandmother D. K. Pattammal was a celebrated Carnatic vocalist.