Madhu Vasudevan is an Indian author, poet, lyricist and music critic who writes predominantly in

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, English and

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. He was honored in the

45th Kerala State Film Awards The awards were presented by Chief minister of Kerala Oommen Chandy on 26 December 2015, with the presence of the chief guest Mohanlal. Jury The 10-member jury, headed by John Paul, was composed of people representing different areas of cinem ...

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and

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for Best Lyricist. His songs from the movie

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were shortlisted for Oscar Award 2016 for original song category.

Career

His entry into song writing began from his close association with

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, one of India's most acclaimed actors. He joined script writer S Sureshbabu and Director

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, in 2012.

Lyrics

Bibliography

* Samskritiyude Vyakaranam- 2001, , published by Current Books, Kottayam * Sangeethaswadanam- 2002, published by Kerala State Literacy Mission * Sangeetharthamu – 2007, , Paperback, D C Books, Kottayam * Sangeetharthamu – 2018, , republished by Sahithya Pravarthaka Co-Operative Society, Kottayam * MDR – A unique octave in Music- , DC Books, Kottayam – A study on Padmabhushan M. D. Ramanathan, an eminent Carnatic music vocalist with Illustrations by Artist Nampoothiri * M.D. Ramanathan, Meaningful Pauses – 2009, 231 pages, , D.C. Books

Awards

for the best lyricist, 2017 *

, 2014 for the best lyricist for the song Ottaykku Paadunna from the film

Nadan ''Nadan'' ( ml, നടൻ, English: The actor) is a 2013 Malayalam drama film directed by Kamal and written by S. Suresh Babu. Jayaram and Remya Nambeeshan play the lead roles, while the rest of the cast are former theatre artists that include ...

3rd South Indian International Movie Awards The nominations for the 3rd South Indian International Movie Awards were announced at a press conference held at a five star hotel in Hyderabad on July 17, 2014. Actors Rana Daggubati and Shriya Saran, who are the brand ambassadors of SIIMA, we ...

(3rd SIIMA Awards) 2014, for best lyricist for the song "Ottakku Padunna" from

for best lyricist for the song "Ottakku Padunna" from the film

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vasudevan, Madhu Living people Malayalam-language lyricists Filmfare Awards South winners Kerala State Film Award winners Malayalam-language writers Year of birth missing (living people)