M. D. Pallavi

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M. D. Pallavi
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Background information
GenresSugama Sangeetha
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2000–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), actor and TV anchor. She is married to Arun, a musician and music director. She is a recipient of the 2018 Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuwa Puraskar awarded by Sangeet Nataka Akademi.[2] 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.[3]

Personal life[edit]

Pallavi comes from a family of artists. Her grandfather, A.N. Subbarao, was a painter and started the Kalamandir School of Fine Arts in Bangalore, the first fine arts school in India.[4]

Music[edit]

M. D. Pallavi started training in Hindustani classical music, and has a degree in Hindustani Music from University of Benares.[5] She received her training in Sugama Sengeetha from Mysore Ananthaswamy.[6] Pallavi has received Hindustani Vocal training in Bangalore under Ram Rao Naik and Rajbhau Sontakke, a doyen of the Gwalior Gharana.[7][8][9]

Acting[edit]

Theatre[edit]

Pallavi has been actively involved in the theater since her early years. She worked in the production of street plays and acted in stage plays, including Hamlet, Maanishaadha, Fire and Rain, Balidaana, My Fair Lady and Gaajina Gombegalu, Muktidham, Vakra, and Good Woman of Schezuan. She has been a faculty member for several theater workshops. Behind the curtain she worked on productions for her grandfather, A. S. Murthy.

Television and film[edit]

Pallavi made her debut in television with the television show Mayamruga.[10] 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.[11][12] She also acted with Umashree in National Award winning Kannada movie Gulabi Talkies.[13]

Dubbing Artist[edit]

Pallavi worked behind the screen as dubbing artist also. Her notable movies includes Edegarike, Aa Dinagalu, Aishwarya, Meera Madhadava Raghava. She constantly worked as dubbing artist for Kannada actress Daisy Bopanna in movies including Aishwarya, Satyavan Savitri, Rama Shama Bhama, Bimba and others.

Film scores[edit]

  • All films are in Kannada, unless otherwise noted
Year Film
2000 Shriasthu Shubhamasthu
2003 Mani
2003 Singaravva
2005 Samarasimha Naika
2005 Boy Friend
2006 A Aa E Ee
2007 Duniya
2009 Venkata in Sankata
2009 Eddelu Manjunatha
2009 Junglee
2010 Crazy Kutumba
2010 Holi
2010 Nooru Janmaku
2010 Banni
2010 Dildar
2010 Ijjodu
2011 Thaare

References[edit]

  1. "Play it again, Pallavi". The Hindu. 29 June 2004. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  2. "Winners of 2018 Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar announced". www.outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  3. "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.
  4. "Art school turns 100". Deccan Herald. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  5. saiamrithadhara.com http://saiamrithadhara.com/sai_personalities/pallavi.html. Retrieved 27 March 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "Pallavi Arun – Abhinayataranga". Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  7. Apr 20, Bangalore Mirror Bureau / Updated; 2019; Ist, 06:00. "Listen, watch, feel and understand". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 28 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. "Melodious musing". Deccan Herald. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  9. "Violin duo to cast a spell". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  10. "Popular serial Mayamruga to have rerun on television? - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  11. Stumble (2003), retrieved 28 March 2021
  12. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-awards/national-awards-winners/2002/108
  13. Gulabi Talkies Awards: List of Awards won by Kannada movie Gulabi Talkies, retrieved 28 March 2021

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