Nithyasree Mahadevan

Nithyasree was born to Lalitha Sivakumar and Iswaran Sivakumar. She comes from a distinguished musical lineage. Her paternal grandmother, D. K. Pattammal, and grand-uncle, D. K. Jayaraman, were celebrated Carnatic vocalists. Her maternal grandfather was the legendary mridangam virtuoso, Palghat Mani Iyer. Nithyasree's initial musical training was under her mother, Lalitha Sivakumar. and frequently accompanied both her mother and grandmother in their concerts. Her father, a skilled mridangam player, also accompanied her in performances. ==Musical career==

Carnatic music Nithyasree gave her first public concert at the age of 14 for the Youth Association For Classical Music on 10 August 1987. Throughout her career, Nithyasree has performed extensively across India and internationally, with concerts in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Singapore, among other countries. To commemorate the 50th year of Indian Independence, she performed several concerts featuring only patriotic songs. Playback singing Nithyasree's career as a playback singer began in 1998 when A. R. Rahman invited her to record "Kannodu Kaanbadhellam" for the film Jeans. The song was an immediate success and earned her the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer. She continued to collaborate with Rahman on several popular songs, including "Minsara Kanna" for Padayappa (1999) and "Sowkiyama Kannae" for Sangamam (1999). Her other notable film songs include "Thaai Thindra Mannae" from Aayirathil Oruvan (2010) and "Kana Kaangiren" from Ananda Thandavam (2009). She has also recorded songs for films in other South Indian languages, including Kannada, Telugu, and Malayalam. ==Personal life==

Nithyasree was married to V. Mahadevan until his death in 2012. They have two daughters, Tanujashree and Tejashree, who have occasionally accompanied her in concerts. ==Discography==

List of songs recorded by Nithyasree. Music Director and Composer Nithyasree Mahadevan has composed music for songs, and has composed background scores for studio album recordings. Semmozhi Anthem Nithyasree Mahadevan was one among the singers who sang the "Semmozhiyaana Thamizh Mozhiyaam" song for the World Classical Tamil Conference 2010. She also appeared on the screen after Aruna Sayeeram and was followed by S. Sowmya. ==Television works==

Nithyasree has appeared as a guest judge in various reality TV music talent shows, often aired on Tamil language TV channels. She first appeared as a guest judge in Sun TV's Sapthaswarangal. She later appeared as a guest judge in several episodes and rounds of ''Zee Tamil's Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2009 Challenge, before appearing as a judge for STAR Vijay in seasons 2, 3, and 4 of Airtel Super Singer Junior, seasons 3, 4, and 5 of Airtel Super Singer, the debut episode of Super Singer Celebrity Season, and Nippon Paint Super Singer Junior season 5. She also appeared as a guest judge on episodes 22 and 23 of Indian Voice'' which was aired in October 2012 on Mazhavil Manorama, a Malayalam language TV channel, and as a guest judge for the finals of season 6 of Raj TV's Raja Geetham, which was held on 6 August 2015 at Kamarajar Arangam, and subsequently aired on 15 August 2015. having previously appeared as a guest judge at various levels in earlier seasons of the show. Nithyasree also appeared as a permanent judge in the debut season of Jaya Super Singer South India which was aired on Jaya TV between 2014 and 2015. She sang several advertisement jingles for various companies, including more recently Sree Kumaran Thangamaligai which was recorded and aired on various Tamil language TV channels. Nithyasree has also sung title songs for various TV serials which were recorded and telecast in South India, including Chithi - a mega serial originally aired on Sun TV. Titles, awards and other recognition Nithyasree is a "Top Rank" graded artist of Akashvani, and All India Radio, Chennai. She received the "Best Concert Award" for 6 years from the Madras Music Academy, and won the Kalaimamani award from the Government of Tamil Nadu, who subsequently appointed her as a member in the Expert Committee panel in the "IYAL ISAI NATAKA MANDRAM". During her career, Nithyasree has been bestowed with numerous other titles, and won numerous other awards and prizes. ==References==