M. D. Pallavi | |
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Background information | |
Genres | Sugama Sangeetha |
Occupation | Singer |
Years active | 2000–present |
M. D. Pallavi, also known by her married name Pallavi Arun, is a singer from Karnataka, India. [1] She is a Kannada Sugama Sangeetha Singer, (Playback singer), and Television actor. [2] She is married to Arun, a Percussionist (drums). [3] She is a recipient of the 2018 Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuwa Puraskar awarded by Sangeet Nataka Akademi. [4] She won the Karnataka State Film Awards for Best Playback Singer in 2006 and 2007 for her song "Nodayya Kvaate Lingave" sung in the 2007 film Duniya . [5]
Pallavi comes from a family of artists. Her great grandfather, A.N. Subbarao, was a painter and started the Kalamandir School of Fine Arts in Bangalore, first fine arts school in India. her grandfather was A S Murthy he was known as Radio Eranna [6] [3]
M. D. Pallavi started training in Hindustani classical music, and has a degree in Hindustani Music from University of Benares. [7] She received her training in Sugama Sengeetha from Mysore Ananthaswamy. [8] Pallavi has received Hindustani Vocal training in Bangalore under Ram Rao Naik and Rajbhau Sontakke, a doyen of the Gwalior Gharana. [9] [10] [11]
Pallavi made her debut in television with the television show Mayamruga. [2] She has also acted in the popular Kannada television show Garva. She won the Aryabhatta "Best Actress" award. She was also a member of cast in the Indian English language film Stumble , released in 2003. This film won the National Award in the Best English Film category for the year 2002. [12] [13] She also acted with Umashree in National Award winning Kannada movie Gulabi Talkies. [14]
This is a partial list of notable films where M. D. Pallavi has sung
Year | Film |
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2000 | Shriasthu Shubhamasthu |
2003 | Singaravva |
2007 | Duniya |
2009 | Venkata in Sankata |
Eddelu Manjunatha | |
Junglee | |
2010 | Crazy Kutumba |
Holi | |
Nooru Janmaku | |
Banni | |
Dildar | |
Ijjodu |