Malavalli Mahadevaswamy

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M. Mahadevaswamy
Born (1959-06-16) 16 June 1959 (age 64) [1]
Krishnapura, Malavalli, Mandya district, Karnataka
Genres
  • Folk
  • Devotional
Occupation(s)
  • 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 at 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 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

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