About Madhu Balakrishnan

The winner of a Kerala State Award and a Tamil Nadu State Award, both for Best Playback Singer. Tamil Nadu’s prestigious “Kalaimamani” title and numerous other accolades, Madhu Balakrishnan is today widely acclaimed as one of South India’s leading playback singers.

In a playback singing career spanning more than 30 years now, Madhu has sung over 2000 film songs in multiple languages, including Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Marathi, Bengali and even Tulu. He had sung for all the legendary music composers and also sings for all the leading music directors in the present industry. He has also recorded more than 1200 album songs, including Hindu, Christian and Muslim devotional songs, and appeared in several devotional and album music videos.

Madhu’s fame has spread well beyond Indian shores; he has performed in Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Newzealand, Japan, Seychelles, Botswana, Switzerland, Germany, France, Austria, Italy, SriLanka, United Kingdom He has also performed frequently in the Gulf region and, as an accomplished artiste, he was recently granted a “Golden Visa” by the United Arab Emirates.

He is a very popular face in household too as he is applauded as a judge in many reality shows presently in Malayalam Flowers Channel Top Singer, one of the best rated shows and also appeared as judge in. Idea Kerala. Saregama, Amrita Super Star Juniors, Surya TV Ragatharangam, Sun TV Sangeetha Mahayudham where he competed as well and won the title. He had also been a quest judge for Idea Star Singer, Mazhavil Manorama Super 4, Jaya TV. Vijay Super Singer etc.

Awards

  • Kerala State film awards (2002)
  • TamilNadu State Film award 2007
  • Young achievers award (Junior chamber 2002)
  • LPR award
  • Gandhidarshan award
  • Kerala film audience council (2006)
  • Bhadradriya puraskaram (2013)
  • Voice of the year 2008-09 (SICET award)
  • Mahatma Gandhi foundation award (2003)
  • Jaycey Foundation award (2010)
  • Jaycey foundation (2014)
  • Outstanding young Indians award (2004) Indian Jaycees
  • Solar Miniscreen award (2004)
  • LChannel Award 2011
  • Music excellence Award (2017)
  • Naadapurasakaram
  • Karakairi puraskaram (2021)
  • Sreekshnaakeerthi puraskaram
  • Swasrutha prathibhapuraskaram
  • Vayalar Ramavarma puraskaram (2017)
  • Gulf Malayalam music awards 2006, 2008, 2009 (counted as 3 separate awards)
  • Aakashvani Awards In Sugama Sangeeth And Bhakthi Sangeeth
  • Jayanthapureshan puraskaram (2019)
  • Panambilly Govindamenon puraskaram
  • Devamaya puraskaram (2022)
  • World malayalee excellence award (2008)
  • Advaitamrithi puraskaram (2016)
  • Tarang social media award
  • JCI excellence award (2012)
  • Dakshinamorthi Swami Sangeetharathna puraskaram
  • Malliyoor Ganeshan Sangeetha puraskaram 2012
  • BKS Brahmanandan puraskaram 2019
  • Appukkuttan master smaraka puraskaram
  • Classical voice of the year 2011
  • Mayilpeeli puraskaram 2010
  • Best melody song – Virtuoso awards 2005
  • Asianet television Awards 2011 – best male singer
  • Pradham sangethasaraswatha puraskaram
  • Asian television awards
  • Kerala film critic awards 2002, 2004, 2009 and 2016 (counted as 4 separate awards)
  • Vayalar Ramavarma awards 2011
  • Ramayana quiz awards 2017
  • Asianet awards 2005
  • Mirchi music awards 2010
  • Filmfare awards 2006
  • MTVA Drishya Award 2001
  • Emmanuel award for best male playback singer 2005
  • Shemens society award 2007
  • Sastha puraskaram
  • Ayyappaee puraskaram 2016
  • Ayyappa Ganarathnam puraskaram 2012
  • Mappila Ganarathnam award 2008
  • First Ever P. Jayachandran Award

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