Madhu Iyer

Madhu Iyer is a singer by profession, and most of her work is in the Tamil music industry. Her real name is Madhumitha Srinivasan. She took to music like a fish took to the water and started her musical journey at the tender age of four. She completed her elementary education from Sri Sankara Senior Secondary School in Chennai. She is a social enthusiast and is in association with the Sri Sankara Senior Secondary School in Mylapore as well as the Madras School of Social work. She is also a model at an apparel brand called Threads and Knots in which belongs to the city of Vellore. 

She married Aravind Rajagopalan in the year 2013 and is happily married ever since. Madhu was also a contestant in the television show called Apoorva Ragangal. The show aired on Vijay TV in the year 2002 and was very popular among the masses. She was the winner of the Apoorva Ragangal competition and chosen as the best performer among all her contenders. She was also a contestant in the singing reality show called Airtel Super Singer, in its third season. She made it through many rounds in the show but underwent elimination after the stage called the dedication round in an episode which broadcasted on March 3, 2011.

The husband of a judge in the show Apoorva Ragangal, Sriram Parasuram Bio coming soon... >> Read More... is Madhu Iyer’s trainer in the genre of Hindustani music. Sriram is a classical player himself as well as a well-known singer. Madhu Iyer’s guru in Carnatic music is P. Vasanthkumar. Dr. M. S. Subbulakshmi who is an Indian Carnatic singer belonging to Madurai in Tamil Nadu was very impressed by Madhu’s voice and conveyed her appreciation by gifting Madhu the statue of the idol, goddess Saraswathi. Madhu Iyer’s talent got wide applause by other great people from the music industry including Mr. K. Balachander, Mrs. P. Suseela, etc, who are great contributors to the music industry and appreciated by one and all. Madhu Iyer also worked as a playback singer for films and is most for her work as a playback singer in the movies Amara Kaaviyam Click to look into! >> Read More... which released in the year 2014, Oru Kuppai Kathai Click to look into! >> Read More... which hit the theatres in 2018 and Kaadu which released in 2014.

After completing a Bachelor’s degree, she took a Master’s degree in human resource management at Queen Mary’s College, Chennai, India. She took keyboard training from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in Greenwich, London, UK, with a Trinity Topper award. Madhu Iyer has two children, namely, Arathana and Ekalaya. She is fluent in Hindi, English, Tamil, and Sanskrit languages. Madhu Iyer was selected as the best performer in a 2012-2015 Indian Tamil reality television singing competition, “Super Singer T20,” which was aired on Star Vijay. She caught the attention of legendary singer & music director Ilaiyaraaja and Yuvan Shankar Raja Yuvan Shankar Raja is the popular music composer, >> Read More... , another famous music director.

She got concert opportunities from Ilaiyaraaja, which he conducted in Canada, England, the U.S.A., and Singapore. In 2019, Madhu Iyer was nominated for the Best Female Playback Singer Award presented by Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards for her song “Sethupochu Manasu” in Peranbu movie. The song was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. She also sang for many Tamil films, such as “Kalaga Thalaivan” (2022), “Savarakathi” (2018), “ Azhagu Kutti Chellam Click to look into! >> Read More... ” (2016), and many more. Besides, as a playback singer, she performs in musical concerts all around the world. Also she appears in several music videos. She also teaches Carnatic music and produces her own music videos. After finishing the advanced Carnatic music diploma course, Madhu Iyer was honored with the prestigious title Sangeetha Vidwat Bhushana from Madras Music Academy. She has also received many awards throughout her career.

Madhu Iyer was the recipient of the “Jayamalika” award for young achievers by the Jayadharini Trust and the “ Raadhu Being a great veteran actress of her time, in the >> Read More... ” award by the Raadhu Foundation, presented by Shri Ashok Ramani. In 2014, Madhu Iyer received the “Maharajapuram Santhanam Award” from Narada Gana Sabha for best Carnatic vocalist. In 2018, she performed at the prestigious Madras Music Academy for RADEL mid-year concerts.