Biography
Mridula Varier is a South Indian
playback singer
A playback singer, as they are usually known in South Asian cinema, or ghost singer in Western cinema, is a singer whose performance is pre-recorded for use in films. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and the performers lip-sync the ...
from
Koyilandy
Koyilandy (;A Survey of Kerala History, A. Shreedhara Menon)is a major town Nagar Palika, municipality and a Tehsil, taluk in Kozhikode district, Kerala on the Malabar Coast. The historical town is located right in the middle of the coast of Koz ...
,
Kerala
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. She started her career as a playback singer in the
Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...
movie ''
Big B'' in 2007. She has also recorded songs for
Tamil
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People, culture and language
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**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka
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,
Telugu and
Kannada
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films. She has won the prestigious Kerala State Award in 2023 and Special Jury Award in 2014 .
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Early life
Mridula Varier was born to P. V. Ramankutty Varier and M. T. Vijayalakshmy in Kozhikode
Kozhikode (), also known as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. Known as the City of Spices, Kozhikode is listed among the City of Literature, UNESCO's Cities of Literature.
It is the nineteenth large ...
. At the age of four, she started learning music and participated in music contests with her brother Jaideep Varier. She completed her bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree (from Medieval Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years ...
in Electronics Engineering from KMCT College of Engineering in 2009.
Personal life
She married Dr. Arun Varier on 7 January 2013. She has a daughter named Maithreyi Varier born in 11 June 2016 .
Career
Television contests
She started participating in television music contests right from school days. In 2004, she participated in ''Saptaswarangal'', a musical contest on Asianet, and was awarded the first runner-up. In 2005, she participated in ''Onnam Raagam'', a musical contest on Doordarshan
Doordarshan (), abbreviated as DD, is India's State-owned enterprise, state-owned public broadcasting, public television broadcaster. Established by the Government of India on 15 September 1959, it is owned by the Ministry of Information and B ...
and won the first prize.
Reality shows
Doordarshan
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- Winner.
*2005 - ''Gandharvasangeetham'' on Kairali TV
Kairali TV is an Indian Malayalam-language general entertainment free-to-air television channel owned by PTC Network via holding company G-Next Media Pvt Ltd . It is headquartered at Thiruvananthapuram. It was launched on 17 August 2000.
Hist ...
- Winner.
*2006 - ''Super Star'' on Amrita TV
Amrita TV is an Indian Malayalam-language free-to-air
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- 3rd Runner Up.
*2007 - ''Star of Stars'' on Asianet Plus - Winner.
*2010 - '' Idea Star Singer'' on Asianet - 1st Runner Up.
*2022 -2024 '' Top Singer (TV series)'' on Flowers
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- Judge
Awards
Kerala State Film Awards:
* 2013 - Special Jury Award - Singing (Movie : Kalimannu & Song : Laali Laali)
* 2022 - Best Singer (Movie : Pathonpatham Noottandu & Song : Mayilpeeli Ilakunnu)
Filmfare Awards South
The Filmfare Awards South are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema, Malayalam cinema and Kannada cinema. They are presented by ''Filmfare'' magazine of The Times Group. When it was intr ...
:
* 2023 - Best Female Playback Singer - Malayalam
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(Movie : Pathonpatham Noottandu & Song : Mayilpeeli Ilakunnu)
South Indian International Movie Awards
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:
* 2014 - Best Female Playback Singer - Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...
(Movie : Kalimannu & Song : Laali Laali)
* 2023 - Best Female Playback Singer - Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...
(Movie : Pathonpatham Noottandu & Song : Mayilpeeli Ilakunnu)
Asianet Film Awards:
* 2014 - Best Female Playback Singer 2013 for Kalimannu (Song-Laali Laali)
Mazhavil Music Awards:
* 2023 - Best Female Playback Singer - (''Movie : Sundari Gardens & Song : Madhura Jeevaragam'' and ''Movie : Pathonpatham Noottandu & Song : Mayilpeeli Ilakunnu'')
Kerala Film Critics Association Awards
The Kerala Film Critics Association Awards are presented annually by the Kerala Film Critics Association to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Malayalam language film industry of India. The awards were instit ...
:
* 2023 - Best Female Playback Singer - (Movie : Kirkkan & Song : Kalame)
Vanitha Film Awards:
* 2014 - Best Female Playback Singer 2013 for Kalimannu (Song-Laali Laali)
Other awards:
* 2011 - Rotary Club of Calicut - Rotary Vocational Excellence Award for MusicVayalar Ramavarma
Vayalar Ramavarma (25 March 1928 – 27 October 1975), also known as Rama Varma Vayalar and simply Vayalar, and was an Indian poet and lyricist of Malayalam literature, Malayalam language. He was known for his poems, including ''Sargasangeetham ...
Film Awards'14 - Best Female Singer for Kalimannu (Song-Laali Laali)
* 2014 - KANNUR VISION & SMARTSA CREATION PRESENTS MIR FILM AWARDS 2013 - Best Female Singer for Kalimannu (Song-Laali Laali)
* 2014 - Amrita TV
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Film Awards'14 - Best Female Singer for Kalimannu (Song-Laali Laali)
* 2015 - Expatriates Film and Arts Awards "EFA Awards 2015" - "Voice of the Year" for Best Singer of the year 2014.
* 2017 - 3rd edition of Indywood Film Carnival 2017 "Best Singer-Female"
* 2019 - Satyajit Ray
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Film Society International Short Film Awards "Best Singer-Female"
* 2019 - ACV JOHNSON MUSIC AWARDS 2019 "Best Duet" for Ira (film)
''Ira'' () is a 2018 Indian Malayalam
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(Song-Oru Mozhi Oru Mozhi Parayam)
* 2020 - Lions Club International District 318e Film Awards "Youth Icon-2020"
Discography
As composer
Albums
As Playback Singer
Malayalam
Tamil
Kannada
Telugu
TV serials
Albums
References
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Living people
Indian women playback singers
Malayalam playback singers
Year of birth missing (living people)
Film musicians from Kerala
Musicians from Kozhikode
Singers from Kerala
21st-century Indian singers
21st-century Indian women singers
Women musicians from Kerala