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Nithyasree Mahadevan
Nithyasree Mahadevan (born 25 August 1973) is an Indian Carnatic musician and playback singer. A prominent vocalist, she has performed at all major sabhas (music organisations) in India and has released over 500 albums. Mahadevan is also known for her work as a playback singer in Indian cinema, particularly for her debut song, "Kannodu Kaanbadhellam," composed by A. R. Rahman for the 1998 film Jeans.
Nithyasree was born to Lalitha Sivakumar and Iswaran Sivakumar. She comes from a distinguished musical lineage. Her paternal grandmother, D. K. Pattammal, and grand-uncle, D. K. Jayaraman, were celebrated Carnatic vocalists. Her maternal grandfather was the legendary mridangam virtuoso, Palghat Mani Iyer.
Nithyasree's initial musical training was under her mother, Lalitha Sivakumar. She later trained under her grandmother, D. K. Pattammal, and frequently accompanied both her mother and grandmother in their concerts. Her father, a skilled mridangam player, also accompanied her in performances.
Nithyasree gave her first public concert at the age of 14 for the Youth Association For Classical Music on 10 August 1987. The performance was attended by prominent musicians including D. K. Pattammal, D. K. Jayaraman, and the chief guest, K. V. Narayanaswamy.
Throughout her career, Nithyasree has performed extensively across India and internationally, with concerts in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Singapore, among other countries. She is known for her thematic presentations, continuing her family's tradition of popularising compositions by poets such as Papanasam Sivan and Gopalakrishna Bharathi. She has also performed unique concerts, such as a three-hour performance in 1994 consisting entirely of 17 compositions in the raga Bhairavi. To commemorate the 50th year of Indian Independence, she performed several concerts featuring only patriotic songs.
Nithyasree's career as a playback singer began in 1998 when A. R. Rahman invited her to record "Kannodu Kaanbadhellam" for the film Jeans. The song was an immediate success and earned her the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer.
She continued to collaborate with Rahman on several popular songs, including "Minsara Kanna" for Padayappa (1999) and "Sowkiyama Kannae" for Sangamam (1999). Her other notable film songs include "Thaai Thindra Mannae" from Aayirathil Oruvan (2010) and "Kana Kaangiren" from Ananda Thandavam (2009). She has also recorded songs for films in other South Indian languages, including Kannada, Telugu, and Malayalam.
Nithyasree was married to V. Mahadevan until his death in 2012. They have two daughters, Tanujashree and Tejashree, who have occasionally accompanied her in concerts.
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Nithyasree Mahadevan
Nithyasree Mahadevan (born 25 August 1973) is an Indian Carnatic musician and playback singer. A prominent vocalist, she has performed at all major sabhas (music organisations) in India and has released over 500 albums. Mahadevan is also known for her work as a playback singer in Indian cinema, particularly for her debut song, "Kannodu Kaanbadhellam," composed by A. R. Rahman for the 1998 film Jeans.
Nithyasree was born to Lalitha Sivakumar and Iswaran Sivakumar. She comes from a distinguished musical lineage. Her paternal grandmother, D. K. Pattammal, and grand-uncle, D. K. Jayaraman, were celebrated Carnatic vocalists. Her maternal grandfather was the legendary mridangam virtuoso, Palghat Mani Iyer.
Nithyasree's initial musical training was under her mother, Lalitha Sivakumar. She later trained under her grandmother, D. K. Pattammal, and frequently accompanied both her mother and grandmother in their concerts. Her father, a skilled mridangam player, also accompanied her in performances.
Nithyasree gave her first public concert at the age of 14 for the Youth Association For Classical Music on 10 August 1987. The performance was attended by prominent musicians including D. K. Pattammal, D. K. Jayaraman, and the chief guest, K. V. Narayanaswamy.
Throughout her career, Nithyasree has performed extensively across India and internationally, with concerts in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Singapore, among other countries. She is known for her thematic presentations, continuing her family's tradition of popularising compositions by poets such as Papanasam Sivan and Gopalakrishna Bharathi. She has also performed unique concerts, such as a three-hour performance in 1994 consisting entirely of 17 compositions in the raga Bhairavi. To commemorate the 50th year of Indian Independence, she performed several concerts featuring only patriotic songs.
Nithyasree's career as a playback singer began in 1998 when A. R. Rahman invited her to record "Kannodu Kaanbadhellam" for the film Jeans. The song was an immediate success and earned her the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer.
She continued to collaborate with Rahman on several popular songs, including "Minsara Kanna" for Padayappa (1999) and "Sowkiyama Kannae" for Sangamam (1999). Her other notable film songs include "Thaai Thindra Mannae" from Aayirathil Oruvan (2010) and "Kana Kaangiren" from Ananda Thandavam (2009). She has also recorded songs for films in other South Indian languages, including Kannada, Telugu, and Malayalam.
Nithyasree was married to V. Mahadevan until his death in 2012. They have two daughters, Tanujashree and Tejashree, who have occasionally accompanied her in concerts.
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