Madhu Balakrishnan

Madhu Balakrishnan
Madhu Balakrishnan
	Madhu in 2016
Background information
Born	24 June 1974 (age 50); Paravur, Kerala, India
Occupations	Singer; performer;
Years active	1995–present
	Musical career
Genres	Filmi; Classical; Carnatic; Bhajan;
Instrument	Vocals
Labels	Satyam Audios
Website	Official website

Madhu Balakrishnan (24 June 1974) is an Indian playback singer who primarily sings in Malayalam. He has also sung songs in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada languages. He has sung over 10 thousand songs in films and several devotional albums.^[1]

Personal life

Madhu Balakrishnan was born on 24 June 1974 to the late Balakrishnan (d. 1987) and Leelavathy at Paravur in Eranakulam. His earlier life was at Koratty, near Chalakudy, Thrissur. He completed his schooling in Mar Augustine Memorial Higher Secondary School, Koratty.^[2] He was inspired by his mother to take up music. Later he shifted to Paravur, his native place. He is married to Divya, elder sister of Indian cricketer S.Sreesanth.^[3]^[1] The couple has two sons - Madhav and Mahadev.

List of songs

Devotional

Private album by Musical Bee Productions

Year	Song available on youtube	Music Director
2023	Anjanaiyin Arundhavamey Tamil	Pavan Kumar

Year	Song available on youtube	Music Director
2023	Jaya Jaya Ram Telugu	Pavan Kumar

Malayalam

Year	Film	Song Title	Music Director	Co-Singers
1999	Udayapuram Sulthan	Kanakasabathalam	Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri	Solo Song
	Tokyo Nagarathile Viseshangal	Enthininnum	Sunny Stephen	H. Rajesh
	Tokyo Nagarathile Viseshangal	Sur Barsaaye Theri Sarod Se	Sunny Stephen	H. Rajesh
	Uthram Nakshatram	Poomanam Poothulanju	Sunny Stephen	Solo Song
	Rishivamsham	Orupadu Naalayi	Sanjeev Sabu	Solo Song
2000	Rapid Action Force	Paripoothamayoru Sruthithaalalayathe	Sailesh Narayanan	Solo Song
	O Priye	Nenjilottum Kiliye	Sidharth Vijayan	Solo Song
	O Priye	Padippura Vaathilile	Sidharth Vijayan	Solo Song
2001	Kabani	Punchavarambathoode	Vidydharan Master	Solo Song
	Kabani	Njanundu Neeyundu	Vidydharan Master	Solo Song
	Fort Kochi	Mohappaalppuzhayil	Jayan Pisharody	Solo Song
	Akashathile Paravakal	Moopparukkoru naalukettaal	S. Balakrishnan	Solo Song
	Akashathile Paravakal	Thathappenne	S. Balakrishnan	K. S. Chitra
	Jagapoga	Aanandathin Kallolangal	M. G. Radhakrishnan	Solo Song
2002	Valkannadi	Amme Amme	M. Jayachandran	Solo Song
	Kanmashi	Ambili Maamanumundallo	M. Jayachandran	Solo Song
	Yathrakarude Sradhakku	Nombarakkoottile	Johnson Master	Solo Song
	Bamboo Boys	Bamboo Boys	Thej Mervin	Chorus
	Sisiram	Paathira Poove	Berny–Ignatius	Solo Song
2003	Thilakam	Aare Aare Ariyan	Jerry Amaldev	K. S. Chitra
2003	Thilakam	Sankramam	Jerry Amaldev	Solo Song
2004	Perumazhakkalam	Chentharmizhi	M. Jayachandran	K. S. Chithra
2008	Calcutta News (film)	Enguninnu vanna	Debojyoti Mishra	K. S. Chithra
2017	Dhruvaraj Jagannath (DJ) (Telugu Dubbing) Duvvada Jagannadham	"Mayilo Kuyilo"	Devi Sri Prasad	Rajalakshmi Abhiram
2021	Home	Mukhiluthodanay	Rahul Subrahmanian	Solo Song^[4]
2023	Animal	Neeyanakhilam Thaathaa	Harshavardhan Rameshwar	Solo Song

Tamil

Year	Movie	Song Title	Music Director	Co-Singers
1998	Ulavuthurai	Ullathai thirandhu	Shah	K. S. Chitra
2000	Bharathi	Edhilum Ingu, Vande Mataram	Ilaiyaraaja
2001	Aandan Adimai	Nammava, Thillu Mullu	Ilaiyaraaja
2003	Parthiban Kanavu	Kana Kandenadi	Vidyasagar
2003	Pithamagan	Piraye Piraye	Ilaiyaraaja
2004	Madurey	Kanden Kanden	Vidyasagar	Sadhana Sargam
2005	Ji	Ding Dong	Vidyasagar	Madhushree
2005	Raam	Yaaro Arival	Yuvan Shankar Raja
2005	Majaa	Sollitharava	Vidyasagar	Sadhana Sargam
2005	Chandramukhi	Konja Neram	Vidyasagar	Asha Bhosle
2006	Sivappathigaram	Aatrai Thingal	Vidyasagar	Sujatha
2006	Paramasivan	Thangakili, Oru Kili	Vidyasagar
2006	Manathodu Mazhaikaalam	Aayiram Vaanavil	Karthik Raja
2007	Pori	Perundhil Nee	Dhina	Madhushree
2007	Arputha Theevu	Saama Mohini	M. Jayachandran	Sujatha
2008	Raman Thediya Seethai	Ippave Ippave	Vidyasagar	Harini
2008	Abhiyum Naanum	Vaa Vaa En Devathaiye	Vidyasagar
2009	Naan Kadavul	Pichai Paathiram	Ilaiyaraaja
2013	Paradesi	Sengaade	G. V. Prakash Kumar
2022	Kaari	"Goppamavaney"	D. Imman	Kailash Kher
2023	Thiruvin Kural	Appa En Appa	Sam C. S.

Kannada

Year	Movie	Song Title	Music Director	Co-Singers
2004	Apthamitra	Kana Kanade	Gurukiran	Solo
2002	Tavarige baa tangi	Thangi Ninna	Hamsalekha	Solo
2002	Hoo Anthiya Uhoo Anthiya	Chanda ee chanda	Karthik Raja	Solo
2002	Ninagagi	Hani Hani Seri	Gurukiran	K. S. Chithra

Telugu

Year	Movie	Song Title	Music Director	Co-Singers
2004	Chandramukhi	Kontha kaalam Kontha kaalam	Vidyasagar	Sujatha Mohan
2004	Saptagiri	Naa Daari Godaranta	Ramana Gogula	--
2011	Shirdi Sai	Sharanu sharanu	M.M. Keeravani	Sunitha
2007	Sri Ramadasu	Charanamule Nammithi	M.M. Keeravani	K. S. Chithra
2015	Lion (2015 film)	Anaganaga Astami lo	Mani Sharma
2024	Satyam Sundaram (2024 film)	Evaro ithanevao	Govind Vasantha

Television

- All shows are in Malayalam television unless noted

Reality shows as Judge

Year	Show	channel
2012	Super star global	Amrita TV
2019-2020	Top Singer 1	Flowers TV
2021-2022	Top Singer 2	Flowers TV
2023–2024	Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Keralam	Zee Keralam
2024	Musical wife Grand Finale Chapter 4	Flowers TV
2024	Top Singer 4	Flowers TV
2024- present	Top Singer 5	Flowers TV

Malayalam Television series title song

Year	Movie	Song Title	Music Director	Channel
2004	Chitta	"Kalpadarakombil"	S.Somasekharan Nair	Surya TV
2006	Veendum Jwalayayi	"Jwalayayi"	M.Jayachandran	DD Keralam
	Unniyarcha	"chekavarkku"	Mohan Sithara	Asianet
	Swami Ayyappan (TV series)	" Sabarimaamala Vaazhumayyappa"	S.Somasekharan Nair
2008	Sreekrishna Leela	"Sreekrishna leelamrutham"
	sreemahabhagavatham	"Shyama Hare"
	Devimahathmyam	"Devimahathmyam"
	Thulabharam	"Neethidevathe"		Surya TV
2009	Swami Ayyappan Saranam			Asianet
2012	Sabarimala Sreedharmashastha			Asianet
2015	Sathyam Shivam Sundaram	"Kailasasringathil		Amrita TV
2018	Kumarasambhavam	"Saravana Poikayil		Amrita TV
2021	Kanyadanam (Malayalam TV series)	"nattu nanchu varthiya"	Syam Dharman	Surya TV

Awards

2002 - Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer for the song "Amme Amme" from the film Valkannadi^[5]
2006 - Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer^[6]
2007 - Kalaimamani award for excellence in music, dance, cinema and art conferred by the Tamil Nadu state government.^[7]
2008 -Asianet Television Awards for Best Singer - Swamy Ayyappan
2011 -Asianet Television Awards for Best Singer- Devimahatmyam
2017 - Honorary Doctorate from The International Tamil University, USA^[8]^[9]
2024 - Film Critics Award

Best playback singer Male (Malayalam) for kanchana kannezhuthi song from movie Njanum pinne oru njanum by Rajasenan

References

^ ^a ^b cris (13 January 2017). "As sweet as Madhu". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
^ Madhu Balakrishnan Family Interview | Onam 2022 | Indiaglitz, 11 September 2022, retrieved 14 March 2023
^ "madhubalakrishnan.com - About Madhu". madhubalakrishnan.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
^ "ഹോമിനു വേണ്ടി കാത്തിരുന്നത് 7 വർഷം, ഓരോ സിനിമയിറങ്ങിയപ്പോഴും ഞാനും റോജിനും പേടിച്ചു, പക്ഷേ: രാഹുൽ സുബ്രഹ്മണ്യൻ". Manorama News Online. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
^ K. C. Gopakumar. Rendering notes of success. The Hindu. 6 November 2005.
^ "Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 2006". WebIndia123. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
^ IndiaGlitz: Kalaimamani awards announced. 11 May 2007.
^ "Tamil University honorary doctorate for S P Balasubrahmanyam". Malayala Manorama - YouTube. 23 September 2017. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
^ "Speeches TITU". Retrieved 21 March 2019.

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[:0-1] ris (13 January 2017). "As sweet as Madhu". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 14 March 2023.

[2] Madhu Balakrishnan Family Interview | Onam 2022 | Indiaglitz, 11 September 2022, retrieved 14 March 2023

[3] "madhubalakrishnan.com - About Madhu". madhubalakrishnan.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.

[4] "ഹോമിനു വേണ്ടി കാത്തിരുന്നത് 7 വർഷം, ഓരോ സിനിമയിറങ്ങിയപ്പോഴും ഞാനും റോജിനും പേടിച്ചു, പക്ഷേ: രാഹുൽ സുബ്രഹ്മണ്യൻ". Manorama News Online. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.

[5] K. C. Gopakumar. Rendering notes of success. The Hindu. 6 November 2005.

[6] "Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 2006". WebIndia123. Retrieved 29 October 2020.

[7] IndiaGlitz: Kalaimamani awards announced. 11 May 2007.

[8] "Tamil University honorary doctorate for S P Balasubrahmanyam". Malayala Manorama - YouTube. 23 September 2017. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2019.

[9] "Speeches TITU". Retrieved 21 March 2019.

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