Maalavika Sundar

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Maalavika Sundar
Born
Mettur, India
Nationality Indian
Occupations
  • Singer
  • musician
  • Actor
Years active2000–present
Spouse
Ashwin Kashyap Raghuraman
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(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]

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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

YearFilmSongComposer(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 AcharyaTamil
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 TeluguDubbed 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. PriyanTamil
Vela "Ennile Iruntha" Sam C. S. Malayalam
2025 Dilruba "Kanna Nee"Telugu
Tuk Tuk "Alala"Santhu OmkarTelugu

Independent tracks & album

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

Television

YearShowsRoleRef.
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 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "Music, French fries and giggles - The Hindu". The Hindu. 29 January 2023. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  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 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  4. ↑ Gowda, Dese (17 July 2023). "Ballads of fusion: Playback singer Maalavika Sundar speaks about need for carnatic fusion music". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 5 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  5. ↑ Correspondent, D. C. (12 June 2018). "Vijay Sethupathi unveils first look of Varu". www.deccanchronicle.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. ↑ Purushothaman, Kirubhakar (26 December 2016). "Exploring all avenues". www.deccanchronicle.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "'Found The Perfect Love Story At 33': Singer Malavika Sundar Is Engaged". News18. 10 November 2021. Archived from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "Super Singer Maalavika Sundar ties the knot". The Times of India. 12 November 2021. ISSN   0971-8257. Archived from the original on 27 April 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  9. ↑ அருள்குமார், அபிநயா எஸ் (2 November 2021). "அவருக்கு வயசு கம்மி.. சூப்பர் சிங்கர் மாளவிகா சுந்தர் சொன்ன சீக்ரெட்." tamil.abplive.com (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Today, youngsters can reach out to music directors by doing covers: Maalavika Sundar". The Times of India. 6 January 2018. ISSN   0971-8257. Archived from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  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 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  12. ↑ Raghuvanshi, Alka (25 January 2018). "Appealing to the intellect and the heart". The Asian Age. Archived from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  13. ↑ "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  14. ↑ Laisram, Romal (28 May 2021). "Maalavika Sundar's first indie single re-emphasises her love for all things classical". Indulgexpress. Archived from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  15. ↑ "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  16. ↑ Amoodhamooru, 29 September 2023, archived from the original on 9 June 2024, retrieved 9 June 2024
  17. ↑ "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  18. ↑ "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  19. ↑ "Anushka Sharma turns love messenger for Malvika Sundar". www.radioandmusic.com. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
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