Madhu Balakrishnan (born 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.
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. 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. The couple has two sons - Madhav and Mahadev.
List of songs
Devotional
Private album by Musical Bee Productions
Malayalam
Tamil
Kannada
Telugu
Television
- All shows are in Malayalam television unless noted
- Reality shows as Judge
Malayalam Television series title song
Awards
- 2002 - Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer for the song "Amme Amme" from the film Valkannadi
- 2006 - Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer
- 2007 - Kalaimamani award for excellence in music, dance, cinema and art conferred by the Tamil Nadu state government.
- 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
- 2024 - Film Critics Award
Best playback singer Male (Malayalam) for kanchana kannezhuthi song from movie Njanum pinne oru njanum by Rajasenan
References
External links
- Official website
- Madhu Balakrishnan at IMDb
- Madhu to perform at Swaralaya Dance & Music Festival-2006
- 2005 interview
