Malavalli Mahadevaswamy

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M. Mahadevaswamy
Dr. Malavalli Mahadevaswamy in Rangayana.jpg
Mahadevaswamy in Rangayana
Background information
Born (1959-06-16) 16 June 1959 (age 66) [1]
Krishnapura, Malavalli, Mandya district, Karnataka
Genres
  • Folk
  • Devotional
Occupations
  • singer
  • actor

Krishnapura Madaiah Mahadevaswamy, known as Malavalli Mahadevaswamy, is an Indian folk Kannada singer. [2] He is known for his folk and devotional songs on Manteswamy, Siddappaji and Male Mahadeshwara. He is honoured with the Rajyotsava Prashasti by the Karnataka Government and an Honorary Doctorate from Mysore University. [3]

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Early life

Mahadevaswamy was born in a Dalit family in Krishpura village, Malavalli Taluk. His parents were Shehnai Madaiah and Sobane Manchamma. [4] He studied till SSLC.

Career

Mahadevaswamy started singing on Manteswamy, Siddappaji and Male Maadappa which became popular. He belongs to the Neelagara tradition. [5] [6] The most popular is "Maadeshwara Daya Baarade". Later on he recorded songs with S. Janaki, Vani Jairam, Sangeetha Katti, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Manjula Gururaj, B. R. Chaya and others.

He acted in the titular role in a film called Siddappajiya Pavadagalu which became popular for its songs. [7]

To date, Mahadevaswamy has recorded more than 1000 songs. He has been singing for 40 years and performing all over the state and abroad. [4]

Recognition

Songs

Devotional songs
Folk songs

References

  1. ↑ Raghotthama Ho. Ba. (22 March 2022). "ಜಾನಪದವನ್ನು ಜನಪರಗೊಳಿಸಿದ ಮಹದೇವಸ್ವಾಮಿ". Vartha Bharati (in Kannada). Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "Mysore University confers honorary doctorate on Puneeth Rajkumar posthumously". The Hindu. 22 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Dr. Malavalli Mahadevaswamy". Star of Mysore. 18 October 2022.
  4. 1 2 "'My good fortune to receive doctorate' – Folk singer Mahadevaswamy". Star of Mysore. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  5. ↑ Sadananda R (14 August 2017). "A Fading Musical Tradition". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "ಪರಂಪರೆಯ ತರಬೇತಿ ನೀಡಲು ಸಿದ್ಧ: ಮಳವಳ್ಳಿ ಮಹದೇವಸ್ವಾಮಿ". Prajavani (in Kannada). 8 April 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "Sri Siddappaji Pavadagalu movie songs". Wynk.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "Rajyotsava Prashasti winners". Karnataka Government Official Website. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  9. ↑ "University of Mysore to award Honorary Doctorate". Deccan Herald. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
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