Maalavika Sundar
Indian playback singer and actress
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Maalavika Sundar is an Indian playback singer and actress, who works in predominantly Tamil cinema.[1] She participated in the reality show, Super Singer 3,[2] in 2010 which was aired in Star Vijay and Indian Idol.[3] She made her acting debut with the film Velvet Nagaram in 2020.[4][5]
7 May 1988
- Singer
- musician
- Actor
Maalavika Sundar | |
|---|---|
| Born | Maalavika Sundar 7 May 1988 Mettur, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse |
Ashwin Kashyap Raghuraman
(m. 2021) |
Early life
Maalavika stated classical music with Srimathi Padmavathi Ananthagopalan younger sister of Lalgudi Jayaraman.[6] Maalavika Sundar married Ashwin Kashyap Raghuraman he is an entrepreneur.[7][8][9]
Career
Maalavika worked as a carnatic singer before her film career.[10] She made her debut as a playback singer with the folk song "Dang Dang" for Manam Kothi Paravai (2012), and the song's popularity earned her the name "Dang Dang" Malavika.[10] She went on to sing several other songs notably "Karuppu Nerathazhagi" from Komban (2015) and "Gum Zaare" for Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru (2016).[10]
Discography
| Year | Film | Song | Composer(s) | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Manam Kothi Paravai | "Dang Dang" | D. Imman | Tamil | |
| 2014 | Kochadayan | "Engal Kochadayan" | A. R. Rahman | Tamil | |
| Sutta Pazham Sudatha Pazham | "Gonganikka" | Karthik Acharya | Tamil | ||
| 2015 | Komban | "Karuppu Nerathazhagi" | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Tamil | |
| Eetti | "Kuiyyo Muiyyo" | Tamil | |||
| Kaaval | "Aadu Annatha" | Tamil | |||
| 2016 | Mass | "Thappale Unna" | Anirudh Ravichander | Telugu | |
| Premaalayam | "Arjunuda " | A. R. Rahman | Telugu | Dubbed version | |
| Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru | "Gum Zaare" | G.V. Prakash Kumar | Tamil | ||
| Pencil | "LED Kannala" | Tamil | |||
| 2017 | Kadhal Kasakuthaiya | "Amma Chellam" | Dharan Kumar | Tamil | |
| Mupparimanam | "Sokki Poraandi" | G.V.Prakash Kumar | Tamil | ||
| 2019 | Jackpot | "Naa Jilla Kedi" | Vishal Chandrasekar | Tamil | |
| 100% Kadhal | "Kannum Kannum Plus" | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Tamil | ||
| 2022 | DSP | "Nalla Irumaa " | D. Imman | Tamil | |
| 2023 | Raid | "En Vaazhvin Thoorigai" | Sam C. S. | Tamil | |
| Dasara[11] | "Dhoom Dhaam" | Santhosh Narayanan | Malayalam | Dubbed version | |
| Kannada | Dubbed version | ||||
| Munthirikkaadu | "Paithiyam Pudikka" | A. K. Priyan | Tamil | ||
| Vela | "Ennile Iruntha" | Sam C. S. | Malayalam | ||
| 2025 | Dilruba | "Kanna Nee" | Telugu | ||
| Tuk Tuk | "Alala" | Santhu Omkar | Telugu | ||
| 2026 | Vaazha II: Biopic of a Billion Bros | "Thooki" | Arcado | Malayalam |
Independent tracks & album
Television
| Year | Shows | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Super Singer 3 | Contestant | [10] |
| 2017 | Indian Idol | Contestant | [19] |