Bindhumalini Narayanaswamy or simply Bindhumalini is an Indian singer, composer, and graphic designer. She has received National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer (2018)[1][2] and Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Kannada (2019) for her songs in the movie Nathicharami.[3] She has composed and recorded songs for films and albums in Tamil, Hindi, and Kannada languages.
Bindhumalini | |
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| Born | 20 November 1981 Madras, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Alma mater | National Institute of Design |
| Occupations |
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| Spouse | Vasu Dixit |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Labels | Independent Artist |
Personal life
editBindumalini was born in Chennai in a musical family. Her mother N. Vishalakshi is a graded Akasvani Carnatic singer and grandmother Seetha Doraiswamy was a known Jal Tarang instrumentalist.[4] She holds a degree in Graphic design from the National Institute of Design.[5]
Bindumalini married Vasu Dixit, a vocalist from Bangalore, who runs a folk-rock fusion music band called Swarathma.[6]
Career
editTrained both in Carnatic and Hindustani music, Bindumalini was influenced by the poems of saint Kabir and the songs of Kumar Gandharva.[6]
Bindumalini's album ‛Suno Bhai’, a collection of Saint Kabir's poems, was a collaboration with Vedanth Bharadwaj.[6]
- As composer
Bindumalini scored music for the 2016 Tamil movie Aruvi with Vedanth Bharadwaj.[7] In Kannada, she first collaborated with Ananya Kasaravalli and scored music for the movie ‛Harikatha Prasanga’[4] which won Best Film award at the 9th edition of Bangalore International Film Festival, 2017.[8] In 2018, Bindumalini composed music for the movie Nathicharami which brought her a National award.[2] Incidentally, most of her movies were women-centric.
Awards
edit- 2018 - National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer - "Mayavi manave" - Nathicharami[2]
- 2019 - Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Kannada - "Bhavalokada bhrameya" - Nathicharami[3]
Filmography
editIn her movies as composer, most of the songs sung by Bindumalini herself.
| Year | Film | Singer | Composer(s) | Language(s) |
| 2016 | Aruvi | 
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(in collaboration with Vedanth Bharadwaj)
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Tamil |
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| 2017 |
Harikatha Prasanga |
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Kannada |
| 2018 |
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Kannada | |
| 2023 |
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Kannada |
Discography
edit| Year | Film | Language | Song | Music director | Co-singer |
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| 2012 | Cyber Yugadol Nava Yuva Madhura Prema Kavyam | Kannada | "Olavemba Nadiyagi" | Vasu Dixit | Harishchandra |
| 2016 | Aruvi | Tamil | "Kukkoti Kunnati" | Bindhumalini, Vedanth Bharadhwaj | Praneeti, Vedant |
| "Asaidam Venkata Kavimayil" | |||||
| "Cement Kaadu" | |||||
| "Uccham Thodum" | Vasu Dixit | ||||
| "Merku Karaiyil" | Vedanth Bharadhwaj | ||||
| "Aruvi" (Theme) | |||||
| 2016 | Harikatha Prasanga | Kannada | Bindumalini | ||
| 2018 | Nathicharami | Kannada | "Vasundhare" | Bindhumalini | |
| "Yariva" | |||||
| "Bhavalokada Bhrameya" | Sanchari Vijay | ||||
| "Mayavi Manave" | |||||
| "Dehavu Nane" | |||||
| 2023 | Achar & Co. | "Pickle Song" | Emmjee, Deepika Kumar, Preethi Bharadwaj |
References
edit- ^ "National film awards-Kannada film Nathicharami dominates 2019 list". IndiaToday.in. Aug 9, 2019.
- ^ a b c Sudevan, Praveen (2019-08-23). "Music composer Bindhu Malini on scoring for National award-winning 'Nathicharami'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
- ^ a b "Bindhu Malini cheered on by mother as she picked her filmfare award". Times of India. Dec 23, 2019.
- ^ a b Yerasala, Ikyatha (2019-08-28). "Song sung true". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
- ^ "Playback singer Bindhu Malini". nettv4u.com.
- ^ a b c "Confluence of Sound". Deccan Chronicle.
- ^ "Meet composers behind the film Aruvi". The NewsMinute.com. Dec 22, 2017.
- ^ "Harikatha Prasanga bags top honour at BIIF". Bangalore Mirror. Feb 10, 2017.
External links
edit- Bindhumalini at IMDb