Madhu Vasudevan Explained

Madhu Vasudevan
Birth Place:	Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Occupation:	Head of hindi department – maharaja's college, ernakulam, lyricist, music critic
Language:	Malayalam, English and Hindi
Alma Mater:	Sanatana Dharma College, CUSAT

Madhu Vasudevan is an Indian author, poet, lyricist and music critic who writes predominantly in Malayalam, English and Hindi.^[1] He was honored in the 45th Kerala State Film Awards,^[2] 64th Filmfare Awards South^[3] and 61st Filmfare Awards South^[4] for Best Lyricist. His songs from the movie Jalam were shortlisted for Oscar Award 2016 for original song category.^[5]

Bibliography

Samskritiyude Vyakaranam- 2001,, published by Current Books, Kottayam
Sangeethaswadanam- 2002, published by Kerala State Literacy Mission
Sangeetharthamu – 2007,, Paperback, D C Books, Kottayam
Sangeetharthamu – 2018,, republished by Sahithya Pravarthaka Co-Operative Society, Kottayam
MDR – A unique octave in Music-, DC Books, Kottayam – A study on Padmabhushan M. D. Ramanathan, an eminent Carnatic music vocalist with Illustrations by Artist Nampoothiri^[6]
M.D. Ramanathan, Meaningful Pauses – 2009, 231 pages,, D.C. Books

64th Filmfare Awards South for the best lyricist, 2017^[7]
3rd South Indian International Movie Awards (3rd SIIMA Awards) 2014, for best lyricist for the song "Ottakku Padunna" from Nadan^[8]
45th Kerala State Film Awards for best lyricist for the song "Ottakku Padunna" from the film Nadan^[9]