M. D. Pallavi, also known by her married name Pallavi Arun, is a singer from

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, India. She is a

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Sugama Sangeetha Singer, (Playback singer), and Television actor. She is married to Arun, a Percussionist (drums). She is a recipient of the 2018 Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuwa Puraskar awarded by Sangeet Nataka Akademi. She won the

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for Best Playback Singer in 2006 and 2007 for her song "Nodayya Kvaate Lingave" sung in the 2007 film '' Duniya''.

Personal life

Pallavi comes from a family of artists. Her great grandfather, A.N. Subbarao, was a painter and started the Kalamandir School of Fine Arts in Bangalore, first fine arts school in India. her grandfather was A S Murthy he was known as Radio Eranna

Music

M. D. Pallavi started training in Hindustani classical music, and has a degree in Hindustani Music from University of Benares. She received her training in Sugama Sengeetha from

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. Pallavi has received Hindustani Vocal training in Bangalore under Ram Rao Naik and Rajbhau Sontakke, a doyen of the Gwalior Gharana.

Acting

Television and film

Pallavi made her debut in television with the television show ''

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.'' She has also acted in the popular Kannada television show ''Garva''. She won the Aryabhatta "Best Actress" award. She was also a member of cast in the Indian English language film ''

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'', released in 2003. This film won the National Award in the Best English Film category for the year 2002. She also acted with

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in National Award winning Kannada movie ''Gulabi Talkies''.

Playback songs

This is a partial list of notable films where M. D. Pallavi has sung * ''All films are in Kannada, unless otherwise noted

References

External links

Website
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