Madhu Vasudevan

Madhu Vasudevan
Born	Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Occupation	Head of hindi department – Maharaja's College, Ernakulam, lyricist, music critic
Language	Malayalam, English and Hindi
Alma mater	Sanatana Dharma College, CUSAT
Notable awards	45th Kerala State Film Awards, Filmfare, SIIMA, Sahitya Akademi Award

Madhu Vasudevan is an Indian author, poet, lyricist and music critic who writes predominantly in Malayalam, English and Hindi. ^[1] He was honored in the 45th Kerala State Film Awards, ^[2] 64th Filmfare Awards South ^[3] and 61st Filmfare Awards South ^[4] for Best Lyricist. His songs from the movie Jalam were shortlisted for Oscar Award 2016 for original song category. ^[5]

Bibliography

• Samskritiyude Vyakaranam- 2001, ISBN   81-240-1027-7, published by Current Books, Kottayam
• Sangeethaswadanam- 2002, published by Kerala State Literacy Mission
• Sangeetharthamu – 2007, ISBN   978-81-264-1755-1, Paperback, D C Books, Kottayam
• Sangeetharthamu – 2018, ISBN   978-93-87866-08-9, republished by Sahithya Pravarthaka Co-Operative Society, Kottayam
• MDR – A unique octave in Music- ISBN   81-264-0598-8, DC Books, Kottayam – A study on Padmabhushan M. D. Ramanathan, an eminent Carnatic music vocalist with Illustrations by Artist Nampoothiri ^[6]
• M.D. Ramanathan, Meaningful Pauses – 2009, 231 pages, ISBN   9788126425556, D.C. Books

Awards

• 64th Filmfare Awards South for the best lyricist, 2017 ^[7]
• 3rd South Indian International Movie Awards (3rd SIIMA Awards) 2014, for best lyricist for the song "Ottakku Padunna" from Nadan ^[8]
• 45th Kerala State Film Awards for best lyricist for the song "Ottakku Padunna" from the film Nadan ^[2]

References

1. "Ottakku Paadunna Pookkiyille gave me many friends: Lyricist Madhu Vasudevan – Times of India". The Times of India.
2. "Youths Dominate State Film Awards List". The New Indian Express.
3. ChennaiJune 17, India Today Web Desk; June 17, India Today Web Desk; Ist, India Today Web Desk. "64th Filmfare Awards South 2017: Here is the full nominations' list". India Today.
4. "Winners of 61st Idea Filmfare Awards South | filmfare.com". www.filmfare.com.
5. "OSCARS 2016 NOMINATION CONTENDERS AND CATEGORIES". oscar.go.com.
6. "National : 20 years after M.D. Ramanathan". The Hindu . 15 August 2004.^{[ dead link ‍]}
7. "Winners of the 64th Jio Filmfare Awards (South)". filmfare.com.
8. V.P, Nicy (15 September 2014). "SIIMA 2014 Malayalam: 'Drishyam' Gets Best Film Award; Dileep Bags Best Actor Award [Winners' List]". International Business Times, India Edition.

External links

• Madhu Vasudevan at IMDb
• www.madhuvasudevan.in