Geetha Madhuri
Geetha Madhuri | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Geetha Madhuri Sonti |
| Born | 24 August 1989 Palakollu, West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, composer, dubbing artist |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Geetha Madhuri is an Indian playback singer and voice artist. Madhuri has sung over 1800 songs in several languages including Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam.[1] She is a recepeint of numerous Nandi Awards and Filmfare awards.
Personal life
Madhuri was born to Prabhakar Sastry, a State Bank of India official, and Lakshmi. Madhuri is their only daughter. Her family moved from Palakollu, West Godavari District to Hyderabad when she was very young.[2]
Madhuri was schooled at Loyala Model High School, Vanasthalipuram and Little Flower Junior College. She graduated in B Com at Aurora College. She was trained in classical and light music by Kocharlakota Padmavati and Ramachari.[1] Madhuri made her debut as a playback singer with Kulasekhar's film Premalekha Rasa.[2]
Madhuri married actor Nandu in 2014.[3] The couple have a daughter born in 2019.[4]
Awards
Nandi Award
- Won Nandi Award for Best Female Playback Singer – 2012 for " Yedhalo Nadhilaga" from Good Morning
- Won Nandi Award for Best Female Playback Singer – 2008 for "Ninne Ninne" from the film Nachavule
IIFA Utasavam Awards
- Won IIFA Award for Best Female Playback Singer – 2017 for "Pakka Local" from Janatha Garage
- Won Best Playback Singer Female Award in IIFA Utsavam 2016 - Tamil for "Jeeva Nadhi" from Baahubali: The Beginning
- Nominated for IIFA Award for best female playback Singer for Telugu for"Jeeva Nadhi" from Baahubali: The Beginning
SIIMA Awards
- Won SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer (Telugu) for "Melikalu" from Cameraman Gangatho Rambabu (2012)
- Nominated for SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer (Telugu) for "Mahanubahavudu" from Mahanubhavudu (2017)
- Nominated for SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer (Telugu) for "Top Lechipoddi" from Iddarammayilatho (2013)
- Nominated for SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer (Telugu) for "Pakka Local" from Janatha Garage (2016)
Filmfare Awards South
- Won Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Telugu - 2015 for "Jeevanadhi" from Baahubali: The Beginning
- Won Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Telugu – 2010 for "Magallu Vatti Maayagallu" from Golimaar
- Nominated as Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Telugu – 2008 for "Ninne Ninne" from Nachavule
- Nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Telugu for "Vechani Vaisundira" from Gundello Godari
- Nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Telugu for "Mahanubhavudu" from Mahanubhavudu
Santosham Film Awards
- Won Best Female Playback Singer Award - 2015 for "Jeevanadhi" from Baahubali: The Beginning
Apasara Award
- Won Apsara Award for Best Female Playback Singer – 2018 for "Deo Deo" from PSV Garuda Vega
- Won Apsara Award for Best Female Playback Singer "Pakka Local" from Janatha Garage
- Nominated for Apsara Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Telugu for "Mahanubhavudu" from Mahanubhavudu (2018)
GAMA (Great Andhra Music Awards)
- Won Gamma Award for Best Female Playback Singer "Darlinge" from Mirchi
Other Awards
- Won Sankarabharanam Award for Best Female Playback Singer - 2017 for "Pakka Local" from Janatha Garage
- Won Maa Award Female Playback Singer – 2008 for "Chamka Chamka" from Chirutha.
- Won Santhosham Award for the year 2009 as best playback singer for the song Nachavule
- Won South Scope Best Female playback singer for Gundello Guitar Ek Niranjan
- Won Best Playback singer Female Award in Big FM for Darling song From Mirchi
- Won Best playback singer female award in TFN for Pakka Local song from Janatha Garage
- Swara Saraswathi Award from Andhra Pradesh Guntur/Amaravathi
Discography
| Year | Song | Film | Language | Music director | Co-singers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | "Super Machi" | S/O Satyamurthy | Kannada | Devi Sri Prasad | Vinayak |
| 2020 | "Pennu Paper" | Venky, Pavani | |||
| 2019 | "Tikka Regina" | Sakala Kala Vallabhudu | Telugu | Ajay Patnaik | |
| 2019 | "Raro Naa Suri" | Nuvvu Thopu Raa | Telugu | Suresh Bobbili | |
| 2019 | "Mr.KK" | Mr. KK (dubbed version) | Ghibran | ||
| 2017 | "Android In Apple Phone" | Poraatam | Harish-Sathish | ||
| 2017 | "Deo Deo" | PSV Garuda Vega | Bheems Ceciroleo | ||
| 2017 | "Akkada Vunnavadu" | Spyder | Harris Jayaraj | ||
| 2017 | "Mahanubhavudu" | Mahanubhavudu | S. Thaman | M. M. Manasi | |
| 2016 | "Pakka Local" | Janatha Garage | Devi Sri Prasad | Sagar | |
| 2017 | "Box Baddhalai Poye" | DJ | Devi Sri Prasad | Sagar | |
| 2013 | "Nakallu Chudu" | Kaalicharan | Nandan Raj | ||
| 2013 | "Darlingey" | Mirchi | Devi Sri Prasad | ||
| 2012 | "Dibiri Dibiri" | Genius | Joswa Sridhar | Priya Himesh | |
| 2012 | "Jillelamma Jitta" | Ryee Ryee | Sri Vasanth | ||
| 2013 | "Top Lesipoddi" | Iddarammayilatho | Devi Sri Prasad | Sagar | |
| 2013 | "Ninnu Choodukunda" | Dhenikaina Ready | Chakri | ||
| 2012 | "Dillaku Dillaku" | Racha | Mani Sharma | ||
| 2012 | "Melikalu" | Cameraman Gangatho Rambabu | Mani Sharma | ||
| 2012 | "Bad Boyz" | Businessman | S. Thaman | Priya Himesh | |
| 2012 | "Bad Boyz" | Businessman (Malayalam dub) | Malayalam | S. Thaman | |
| 2009 | "Jorse Jorse" | Magadheera | Telugu | MM Keeravani | |
| 2009 | "Na Kosam" | Magadheera | Telugu | MM Keeravani | Deepu |
| 2010 | "Nagara Nagara" | Baava | Telugu | Chakri | |
| 2011 | "Manasuloni" | Yuvan Yuvathi dubbed version (Dear) | Telugu | Vijay Antony | |
| "Ittage Recchipodham" | Temper | Telugu | Anup Rubens | ||
| "Konaseema" | Tuntari | Telugu | Sai Karthik | ||
| "Dhimmathirigae" | Srimanthudu | Telugu | Devi Sri Prasad | ||
| "Magallu" | Golimar | Telugu | Chakri | ||
| "Pandaga Chesko" | Pandaga Chesko | Telugu | SS Thaman | ||
| "Aibaaboi Nee Choopu" | Bhai | Telugu | Devi Sri Prasad | ||
| "Puduthuney Uyyala"" | Neninte | Telugu | Chakri | ||
| "Ettantee Mogudu" | Mogudu | Telugu | Babu Shankar | ||
| "Super Figure" | Potugadu | Telugu | Achu Rajamani | ||
| "Baadshah" | Baadshah | Telugu | SS Thaman | ||
| "Chamka Chamka" | Chirutha | Telugu | Mani Sharma | ||
| "Konte Choopulu" | Shambo Shiva Shambo | Telugu | Pradeep Koneru | ||
| 2012 | "O My God" | Bodyguard | Telugu | SS Thaman | |
| 2010 | "Endukamma Prema Prema" | Gaayam 2 | Telugu | Illayaraja | |
| "Bava Bava" | Shambo Shiva Shambo | Telugu | Sundar C. Babu | ||
| "Nee Akunene" | Brammagadi Katha | Telugu | Saluri Koteswara Rao | ||
| "Telugammayi" | Maryada Ramanna | Telugu | MM Keeravani | ||
| 2015 | "Jeevanadhi" | Baahubali: The Beginning | Telugu | MM Keeravani | |
| 2015 | "Jeevanadhi" | Baahubali: The Beginning | Tamil | MM Keeravani | |
| 2015 | "Jeevanadhi" | Baahubali: The Beginning | Malayalam (dubbed version) | MM Keeravani | |
| 2010 | "Raaye Raaye" | Maryada Ramanna | Telugu | M. M. Keeravani | |
| '"Innalloo" | Ala Modalaindi | Telugu | Kalyani Malik | ||
| "Dayi Dayi Chandari" | Anjani Puthrudu | Telugu | Vandemataram Srinivas | ||
| "Sri Anjaneyam" | Anjani Puthrudu | Telugu | Vandemataram Srinivas | ||
| "Maenti Mahalakshmi" | Betting Bangaraju | Telugu | Sekhar Chandra | ||
| 2016 | "Door Number" | Oopiri | Telugu | Gopi Sundar | |
| 2016 | "Door Number" | Thozha | Tamil | Gopi Sundar | |
| "Ninne Ninne" | Nachavale | Telugu | Sekhar Chandra | ||
| "Paravaledhu" | Manasara | Telugu | Sekhar Chandra | ||
| "The Queen of Dhaba" | Oxygen | Telugu | Yuvan Shankar Raja | ||
| "Padhamari" | Paisa Vasool | Telugu | Anup Rubens | ||
| "Andala Kalala" | Gharana Mogudu | Telugu | Arjun | ||
| "Ike Repe Pelli" | Rowdigari Pellam | Telugu | Arjun | ||
| "Rakkasa Rakkasa" | Naa Kantu Okaru | Telugu | Pramod Kumar | ||
| "Chirugaali Cheppave" | Gharana Mogudu | Telugu | Sai Srinivas | ||
| "Chilipi Cheema" | Venu Gopala Krishna | Telugu | Chaithanya | ||
| "Chinnadh Vaipu" | Brindavanam | Telugu | SS Thaman | Shankar Mahadevan, Shreya Ghoshal | |
| "Zara Zara" | Sudigadu | Telugu | Sree Vasanth | ||
| "Bholo Ashta lakshmi" | Ragada | Telugu | SS Thaman | ||
| "Ottedhunane Chuttedhuna" | Srimannarayana | Telugu | Chakri | ||
| "Love me Love me" | Mayagadu | Telugu | Chakri | ||
| "Endukila" | Rama Rama Krishna Krishna | Telugu | MM Keeravani | ||
| "Manasu Doche" | Dil Se | Telugu | Bigi Bal, Anandraj | ||
| "One and only Lion" | Lion | Telugu | Mani Sharma | ||
| "Eno Modi" | Kanasali Jotheyali | Kannada | Bobby Arey, LN Goochi | ||
| "Nanna Hesaru " | Kanasali Jotheyali | Kannada | Bobby Arey, LN Goochi | ||
| "Nadi Dhanakshetram" | Head Constable Venkataramaiah | Telugu | Vandemataram Srinivas | ||
| "Unda Gnapakamunda" | Head Constable Venkataramaiah | Telugu | Vandemataram Srinivas | ||
| "Pee Pee Dum Dum" | Chuttalabbayi | Telugu | SS Thaman | ||
| "Dhum Dhum" | Chuttalabbayi | Telugu | SS Thaman | ||
| "Gundello" | Ek Niranjan | Telugu | Mani Sharma | ||
| "Tenekaina Teepi Telusunaa" | Panchami | Telugu | Sri Kothi | ||
| "Laali Paaduthunnadi" | Jhummandi Naadam | Telugu | MM Keeravani | ||
| "Yaevaindho" | Balapu | Telugu | SS Thaman | ||
| "Shivalinga" | Shivalinga (dubbed version) | Telugu | SS Thaman | ||
| "Shivalinga" | Shivalinga | Tamil | SS Thaman | ||
| "Rangu Rakkara" | Shivalinga (dubbed version) | Telugu | SS Thaman | ||
| "Rangu Rakkara" | Shivalinga | Tamil | SS Thaman | ||
| "Hypare Hypare" | Hyper | Telugu | Ghibran | ||
| "Dance Chey Mazaga" | Abhinetri | Telugu | Sajid–Wajid | ||
| "Paapi Kondallo" | Fashion Designer s/o Ladies Tailor | Telugu | Mani Sharma | ||
| "Tingo Tingo" | Dictator | Telugu | SS Thaman | ||
| "Chiranjeeva" | Badrinath | Telugu | MM Keeravani | ||
| "Ruler" | Dhammu | Telugu | MM Keeravani | ||
| "Now Or Ever" | Vedam | Telugu | MM Keeravani | ||
| "Dheera Dheera" | Magadheera | Telugu | MM Keeravani | ||
| "Sri Sri Sri Rajadhi Raja" | Pandurangadu | Telugu | MM Keeravani | ||
| "Idhi Adhe" | Gunde Jhallumandi | Telugu | MM Keeravani | ||
| "Telusa Manasa" | Gunde Jhallumandi | Telugu | MM Keeravani | ||
| "Nee Nuduti" | Gunde Jhallumandi | Telugu | MM Keeravani | ||
| "Illa Endukoutondi" | Gunde Jhallumandi | Telugu | MM Keeravani | ||
| "Aaja Mehabooba" | Krishnarjuna | Telugu | MM Keeravani | ||
| "Raja Raja Ravi Teja" | Don Seenu | Telugu | Mani Sharma | ||
| "Rara Venu" | Pavitra | Telugu | M. M. Srilekha | ||
Devotional songs
| Song | Album | Language |
|---|---|---|
| "Govinda Namalu" | Govinda Namalu | Telugu |
| "Kotimanmathakaara" | Sarvam Bhaktimayam | Telugu |
| "Madhuram Sri Shirdi Sai" | Sri Shirdi Sai | Telugu |
| "Naadho Needho" | Sri Shirdi Sai | Telugu |
| "Muddula Ayyappa" | Ayyappa | Telugu |
| "Swamy Sri Subramanya" | Sarvam Bhaktimayam | Telugu |
| "Mamatalanni " | Sarvam Bhaktimayam | Telugu |
| "Kailasagirisa Eesha " | Sarvam Bhaktimayam | Telugu |
| "Tandari Nimpamu" | TCG | Telugu |
| "Aparanze Kante ne prema" | TCG | Telugu |
| "Sthuthiyu Mahima " | TCG | Telugu |
| "Yesuni Namamulo" | Feeling | Telugu |
| "Idhi Subhodayam" | TCG | Telugu |
| "Inyellu Ilalo" | TCG | Telugu |
| "Thygamantha chesavu dev" | TCG | Telugu |
| "Adivo Alladhivo" | Annamayya Vinnapalu | Telugu |
| "Sai Baba Harthi" | Baba Harthi | Telugu |
Independent songs
| Song | Album | Language |
|---|---|---|
| "Cinema Chance" | Pen | Telugu |
| "Ninnu Kori" | Amogha | Telugu |
| "DJ" | DJ | Telugu |
| "Sankaranthi Special song" | Sankaranthi Sambaralu | Telugu |
| "Chaitra Sudha" | Ugadhi Special | Telugu |
| "Baahuballi Lantodu" | Fans Speecial | Telugu |
| "Na Suruku saruku" | Hostel | Telugu |
| "Sirimallipovva" | Jhanki Trubute | Telugu |
| "Ugadi Song" | Ugadi Song | Telugu |
| "Vache Vache Ugadi" | Ugadi Special | Telugu |
| "Rukmini" | - | Telugu |
References
- "Geetha Ka Geet". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- Geeta Madhuri interview – Telugu Cinema interview – Telugu film playback singer. Idlebrain.com. Retrieved on 5 January 2014.
- Singer Geetha Madhuti to marry Nandu – Times Of India. Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com (16 May 2013). Retrieved on 5 January 2014.
- "Nandu and Geetha Madhuri finally announce parenthood; see picture - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 November 2020.