M. D. Pallavi

M. D. Pallavi
Background information
Genres	Sugama Sangeetha
Occupation	Singer
Years active	2000–present

M. D. Pallavi, also known by her married name Pallavi Arun, is a singer from Karnataka, India.[1] She is a Kannada Sugama Sangeetha Singer, (Playback singer), and Television actor.[2] She is married to Arun, a Percussionist (drums).[3] She is a recipient of the 2018 Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuwa Puraskar awarded by Sangeet Nataka Akademi.[4] She won the Karnataka State Film Awards for Best Playback Singer in 2006 and 2007 for her song "Nodayya Kwate Lingave" sung in the 2007 film Duniya.[5]

Personal life

Pallavi comes from a family of artists. Her great grandfather, A.N. Subbarao, was a painter and started the Kalamandir School of Fine Arts in Bangalore, first fine arts school in India. her grandfather was A S Murthy he was known as Radio Eranna [6][3]

Music

M. D. Pallavi started training in Hindustani classical music, and has a degree in Hindustani Music from University of Benares.[7] She received her training in Sugama Sengeetha from Mysore Ananthaswamy.[8] Pallavi has received Hindustani Vocal training in Bangalore under Ram Rao Naik and Rajbhau Sontakke, a doyen of the Gwalior Gharana.[9][10][11]

Acting

Television and film

Pallavi made her debut in television with the television show Mayamruga.[2] She has also acted in the popular Kannada television show Garva. She won the Aryabhatta "Best Actress" award. She was also a member of cast in the Indian English language film Stumble, released in 2003. This film won the National Award in the Best English Film category for the year 2002.[12][13] She also acted with Umashree in National Award winning Kannada movie Gulabi Talkies.[14]

Playback songs

This is a partial list of notable films where M. D. Pallavi has sung

• All films are in Kannada, unless otherwise noted

Year	Film
2000	Shriasthu Shubhamasthu
2003	Singaravva
2007	Duniya
2009	Venkata in Sankata
	Eddelu Manjunatha
	Junglee
2010	Crazy Kutumba
	Holi
	Nooru Janmaku
	Banni
	Dildar
	Ijjodu

References

1. "Play it again, Pallavi". The Hindu. 29 June 2004. Archived from the original on 26 August 2004. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
2. "Popular serial Mayamruga to have rerun on television? - Times of India". The Times of India. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
3. "Melodious musing". Deccan Herald. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
4. "Winners of 2018 Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar announced". www.outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
5. "State cine awards: Mungaru Male sweeps six awards". Deccan Herald. 20 July 2007. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
6. "Art school turns 100". Deccan Herald. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
7. "Pallavi M D". saiamrithadhara.com. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
8. "Pallavi Arun – Abhinayataranga". Retrieved 27 March 2021.
9. "Listen, watch, feel and understand". Bangalore Mirror. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
10. "Melodious musing". Deccan Herald. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
11. "Violin duo to cast a spell". The New Indian Express. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
12. Stumble (2003), retrieved 28 March 2021
13. "National Awards Winners 2002: Complete list of winners of National Awards 2002". The Times of India.
14. "Gulabi Talkies Awards: List of Awards won by Kannada movie Gulabi Talkies", The Times of India, retrieved 28 March 2021

External links

• Website