Madhu Vasudevan
Indian author, lyricist, music critic
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Madhu Vasudevan is an Indian author, poet, lyricist and music critic who writes predominantly in Malayalam, English and Hindi.[1] He was honored in the 45th Kerala State Film Awards,[2] 64th Filmfare Awards South[3] and 61st Filmfare Awards South[4] for Best Lyricist. His songs from the movie Jalam were shortlisted for Oscar Award 2016 for original song category.[5]
Born
Alappuzha, Kerala, India
OccupationHead of hindi department – Maharaja's College, Ernakulam, lyricist, music critic
AlmamaterSanatana Dharma College, CUSAT
Madhu Vasudevan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alappuzha, Kerala, India |
| Occupation | Head of hindi department – Maharaja's College, Ernakulam, lyricist, music critic |
| Language | Malayalam, English and Hindi |
| Alma mater | Sanatana Dharma College, CUSAT |
| Notable awards | 45th Kerala State Film Awards, Filmfare, SIIMA, Sahitya Akademi Award |
Bibliography
- Samskritiyude Vyakaranam- 2001, ISBN 81-240-1027-7, published by Current Books, Kottayam
- Sangeethaswadanam- 2002, published by Kerala State Literacy Mission
- Sangeetharthamu – 2007, ISBN 978-81-264-1755-1, Paperback, D C Books, Kottayam
- Sangeetharthamu – 2018, ISBN 978-93-87866-08-9, republished by Sahithya Pravarthaka Co-Operative Society, Kottayam
- MDR – A unique octave in Music- ISBN 81-264-0598-8, DC Books, Kottayam – A study on Padmabhushan M. D. Ramanathan, an eminent Carnatic music vocalist with Illustrations by Artist Nampoothiri[6]
- M.D. Ramanathan, Meaningful Pauses – 2009, 231 pages, ISBN 9788126425556, D.C. Books
Awards
- 64th Filmfare Awards South for the best lyricist, 2017[7]
- 3rd South Indian International Movie Awards (3rd SIIMA Awards) 2014, for best lyricist for the song "Ottakku Padunna" from Nadan[8]
- 45th Kerala State Film Awards for best lyricist for the song "Ottakku Padunna" from the film Nadan[2]