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Madhuvanthi Narayan is an Indian singer, composer and Hindustani Classical Vocalist.[1][2] She predominantly works in Malayalam cinema in addition to Tamil. She made her debut in playback singing with the songs "Thira Thira" and "Thaniye Mizhikal" from the Malayalam movie *Guppy* in 2015. She is known for the song "Aaradhike[3]" from the Malayalam movie *Ambili*, "Appalale" from *Nayattu*, "Chiramabhayamee" from *Aarkkariyaam*, and recently "Aadharanjali" from *Romancham*.
Early Life and Education
editMadhuvanthi Narayan developed a love for music at an early age.[4] She is trained in Hindustani music under the tutelage of her father, Pandit Ramesh Narayan, who is a disciple of Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj. She also had the opportunity to learn from her bade Guruji, Pt. Jasrajji. She is a "Sangeet Visharad" holder in Hindustani Vocal from Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalay Mandal, Mumbai. Madhuvanthi graduated in Carnatic Music from Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram, and later moved to Chennai to complete her post-graduation from the University of Madras. From the age of six, she started giving onstage performances.
Career
editDuring her college days, Madhuvanthi participated in the Benadryl Big Golden Voice Season 3 held in Mumbai and won the first runner-up title. She has performed on more than 100 stages across the globe.
Discography: Playback Singing
editMadhuvanthi has lent her voice to numerous songs in the Malayalam and Tamil film industries. Some of her notable works include:
- "Thira Thira" from the movie *Guppy* (2016)
- "Thaniye Mizhikal" from the movie *Guppy* (2016)
- "Mizhineer" from the movie *Paathi* (2017)
- "Abke Hum" from the movie *Devasparsham* (2018)
- "Aaradhike" from the movie *Ambili* (2019), which won the Muzic 2morrow awards 2019 for the best duet
- "Aajare" from the movie *Ambili* (2019)
- "Narayana Narayana" from the movie *Avan Srimannarayana* (2019)
- "Maayunnuvo" from the movie *Samaya Yatra* (2020)
- "Doorie" from the movie *Sufiyum Sujatayum* (2020)
- "Chiramabhayamee" from the movie *Aarkkariyaam* (2021)
- "Appalaale" from the movie *Nayattu* (2021)
- "Adharanjali" from the movie *Romancham* (2022)
- "Appappappo" from the movie *Siddy* (2023)
References
edit- ^ M, Athira (2019-04-26). "Madhuvanthi Narayan's experiments with Hindustani music". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
- ^ "Romancham song Aadharanjali is Malayalam cinema's new viral hit". The Indian Express. 2022-10-13. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
- ^ E4 Entertainment (2019-07-31). Aaradhike Lyrical Video | Soubin Shahir | E4 Entertainment | Johnpaul George. Retrieved 2024-07-20 – via YouTube.
{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ M, Athira (2019-04-26). "Madhuvanthi Narayan's experiments with Hindustani music". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-07-20.