Maalavika Sundar

Maalavika Sundar
Born	Mettur, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupations	Singer musician Actor
Years active	2000–present
Spouse	Ashwin Kashyap Raghuraman ​ ​ (m. 2021)​

Maalavika Sundar is an Indian playback singer and actress, who works in predominately Tamil cinema. ^[1] She participated in the reality show, Super Singer 3 , ^[2] in 2010 which was aired in Star Vijay and Indian Idol . ^[3] She made her acting debut with the film Velvet Nagaram in 2020. ^{[4] [5]}

Early life

Maalavika stated classical music with Srimathi Padmavathi Ananthagopalan younger sister of Lalgudi Jayaraman. ^[6] Maalavika Sundar married Ashwin Kashyap Raghuraman he is an entrepreneur. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

Career

Maalavika worked as a carnatic singer before her film career. ^[10] She made her debut as a playback singer with the folk song "Dang Dang" for Manam Kothi Paravai (2012), and the song's popularity earned her the name "Dang Dang" Malavika. ^[10] She went on to sing several other songs notably "Karuppu Nerathazhagi" from Komban (2015) and "Gum Zaare" for Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru (2016). ^[10]

Discography

Year	Film	Song	Composer(s)	Language
2012	Manam Kothi Paravai	"Dang Dang"	D. Imman	Tamil
2014	Kochadayan	"Engal Kochadayan"	A. R. Rahman	Tamil
	Sutta Pazham Sudatha Pazham	"Gonganikka"	Karthik Acharya	Tamil
2015	Komban	"Karuppu Nerathazhagi"	G. V. Prakash Kumar	Tamil
	Eetti	"Kuiyyo Muiyyo"		Tamil
	Kaaval	"Aadu Annatha"		Tamil
2016	Mass	"Thappale Unna"	Anirudh Ravichander	Telugu
	Premaalayam	"Arjunuda "	A. R. Rahman	Telugu	Dubbed version
	Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru	"Gum Zaare"	G.V. Prakash Kumar	Tamil
	Pencil	"LED Kannala"		Tamil
2017	Kadhal Kasakuthaiya	"Amma Chellam"	Dharan Kumar	Tamil
	Mupparimanam	"Sokki Poraandi"	G.V.Prakash Kumar	Tamil
2019	Jackpot	"Naa Jilla Kedi"	Vishal Chandrasekar	Tamil
	100% Kadhal	"Kannum Kannum Plus"	G. V. Prakash Kumar	Tamil
2022	DSP	"Nalla Irumaa "	D. Imman	Tamil
2023	Raid	"En Vaazhvin Thoorigai"	Sam C. S.	Tamil
	Dasara [11]	"Dhoom Dhaam"	Santhosh Narayanan	Malayalam	Dubbed version
				Kannada	Dubbed version
	Munthirikkaadu	"Paithiyam Pudikka"	A. K. Priyan	Tamil
	Vela	"Ennile Iruntha"	Sam C. S.	Malayalam
2025	Dilruba	"Kanna Nee"		Telugu
	Tuk Tuk	"Alala"	Santhu Omkar	Telugu

Independent tracks & album

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2018	Hazrat Amir Khusrau Main Toh Piya Se Naina Lara Aayi Re	composed by Vinod Krishnan	[12]
2021	Vaa Sakhi		[13] [14]
2023	IIT Saarang		[15]
	Amoodhamooru		[16]
	Carnatic Cajoling		[17]
2024	Gara Shayana Vibho		[18]

Television

Year	Shows	Role	Ref.
2010	Super Singer 3	Contestant	[10]
2017	Indian Idol	Contestant	[19]

References

1. "சூப்பர் சிங்கர் மாளவிகா வருங்கால கணவருடன் லிப்லாக்! போட்டோ படுவைரல்". Samayam Tamil (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 2024-06-09. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
2. "Music, French fries and giggles - The Hindu". The Hindu. 2023-01-29. Archived from the original on 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
3. "Indian Idol 9 25 March 2017 episode recap: Maalavika Sundar gets eliminated, L V Revanth lands into top 3! | India.com". www.india.com. Archived from the original on 2024-06-09. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
4. Gowda, Dese (2023-07-17). "Ballads of fusion: Playback singer Maalavika Sundar speaks about need for carnatic fusion music". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2024-06-05. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
5. Correspondent, D. C. (2018-06-12). "Vijay Sethupathi unveils first look of Varu". www.deccanchronicle.com. Archived from the original on 2024-06-09. Retrieved 2024-06-09.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
6. Purushothaman, Kirubhakar (2016-12-26). "Exploring all avenues". www.deccanchronicle.com. Archived from the original on 2024-06-05. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
7. "'Found The Perfect Love Story At 33': Singer Malavika Sundar Is Engaged". News18. 2021-11-10. Archived from the original on 2024-06-09. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
8. "Super Singer Maalavika Sundar ties the knot". The Times of India. 2021-11-12. ISSN   0971-8257. Archived from the original on 2023-04-27. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
9. அருள்குமார், அபிநயா எஸ் (2021-11-02). "அவருக்கு வயசு கம்மி.. சூப்பர் சிங்கர் மாளவிகா சுந்தர் சொன்ன சீக்ரெட்." tamil.abplive.com (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 2024-06-09. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
10. "Today, youngsters can reach out to music directors by doing covers: Maalavika Sundar". The Times of India. 2018-01-06. ISSN   0971-8257. Archived from the original on 2024-06-09. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
11. "Listen To Popular Malayalam Audio Song 'Dhoom Dhaam Dhosthay' Sung By Santosh Hariharan, Maalavika Sundar And Santhosh Narayanan | Malayalam Video Songs - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2024-06-09. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
12. Raghuvanshi, Alka (2018-01-25). "Appealing to the intellect and the heart". The Asian Age. Archived from the original on 2024-06-09. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
13. "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Archived from the original on 2024-06-09. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
14. Laisram, Romal (2021-05-28). "Maalavika Sundar's first indie single re-emphasises her love for all things classical". Indulgexpress. Archived from the original on 2024-06-09. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
15. "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Archived from the original on 2024-06-09. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
16. Amoodhamooru, 2023-09-29, archived from the original on 2024-06-09, retrieved 2024-06-09
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18. "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
19. "Anushka Sharma turns love messenger for Malvika Sundar". www.radioandmusic.com. Retrieved 2024-06-09.

External links

• Maalavika Sundar at IMDb