| M. D. Pallavi | |
| Genre: | Sugama Sangeetha |
| Occupation: | Singer |
| Years Active: | 2000–present |
M. D. Pallavi, also known by her married name Pallavi Arun, is a singer from Karnataka, India.[1] She is a Kannada Sugama Sangeetha Singer, (Playback singer), and Television actor. She is married to Arun, a Percussionist (drums).[2] She is a recipient of the 2018 Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuwa Puraskar awarded by Sangeet Nataka Akademi.[3] She won the Karnataka State Film Awards for Best Playback Singer in 2006 and 2007 for her song "Nodayya Kwate Lingave" sung in the 2007 film Duniya.[4]
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 [5]
M. D. Pallavi started training in Hindustani classical music, and has a degree in Hindustani Music from University of Benares.[6] She received her training in Sugama Sengeetha from Mysore Ananthaswamy.[7] Pallavi has received Hindustani Vocal training in Bangalore under Ram Rao Naik and Rajbhau Sontakke, a doyen of the Gwalior Gharana.[8] [9] [10]
Pallavi made her debut in television with the television show Mayamruga.[11] 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 Stumble, released in 2003. This film won the National Award in the Best English Film category for the year 2002.[12] She also acted with Umashree in National Award winning Kannada movie Gulabi Talkies.
This is a partial list of notable films where M. D. Pallavi has sung
| Year | Film | |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Shriasthu Shubhamasthu | |
| 2003 | Singaravva | |
| 2007 | ||
| Gulabi Talkies | 2009 | Venkata in Sankata |
| Eddelu Manjunatha | ||
| Junglee | ||
| 2010 | Crazy Kutumba | |
| Holi | ||
| Nooru Janmaku | ||
| Banni | ||
| Dildar | ||
| Ijjodu |