My Compelling Story

Mahathi is a professional singer based out of the IT capital of India, Bangalore. She could identify classical ragas at the tender age of one and a half years. Her parents recognised this talent during her father's concert at a temple in Palakkad. Her parents nurtured her talent by teaching her more ragas. When she was two and a half years old, she was able to identify about 75 Carnatic ragas. In those days, just to examine her talents, her father used to mix up Carnatic swaras, but Mahathi unfailingly identified any particular raga. When she was three years old, she came to Chennai with her mother for the December Music Season (1988). At the performance of Mandolin U Shrinivas at the Mylapore Fine Arts, Mahathi kept identifying the ragas played by the musicians on stage. The Sabha secretary, who was sitting next to her mother, prepared for a LIVE presentation of the child's talents soon after the main item of the concert. Mahathi, without the smallest doubt, identified all the ragas played by Mandolin U Shrinivas and Violinist Kum Kanyakumari and enthralled the audience. This event appeared in all the leading newspapers at that time. Mahathi underwent her first musical training from her parents and Deepa Gayatri of Trivandrum. When Mahathi's family moved to Trichur, she was put under the direction of Sri Mangad K Natesan. She underwent advanced Musical Training under the tutelage of Sri OS Thiagarajan, Padma Bhushan Chevalier Dr M BalaMuralikrishna, and Padma Bhushan Sangeetha Kalanidhi Madurai Sri T N Seshagopalan. Mahathi was awarded the Central Government scholarship for Carnatic Music in 1994. Meanwhile in 2001, Mahathi bagged the prestigious Kerala State Award for Classical Music at a Youth Festival. She also got the Bala Bhaskara title from the VDS Arts Academy, Chennai. She is an 'A' grade artiste of the All India Radio. She had the opportunity of performing at Dr M Balamuralikrishna‘s 75th birthday celebrations at The Music Academy in the presence of the Honourable Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Selvi J Jayalalitha. She has been travelling extensively around the world for classical music concerts. She is a rising star in the field of Carnatic music who has the distinct ability to handle both Carnatic music and film singing with ease. Awards: All Kerala ICSE Award for Light Music, 1996 All Kerala State First Award for Carnatic Music, 2001 Bala Bhaskara Award in 2001, for Excellence in Carnatic Music Sensational Debut Singer Award from Variety Film Awards 2003 for Aiyyayo Pudichirukku from the film Saamy Best Playback singer for Aiyyayo Pudichirukku song from Ajantha Academy Best Debut Singer Award from MGR- Sivaji Arts Academy for Aiyyayo Pudichirukku Best Performer Award from Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha, 2005 Best Young Vocalist Award (For Raga Aalapana) from the Music Academy, Chennai, 2006 Youth Excellence Award from the Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer Trust in the field of Carnatic Music, 2008 Best Playback Singer of 2008 from Jaya TV for the song in Bheema, Mudhal Mazhai Best Play Back Singer of 2008 from MGR Sivaji Academy, Kalaignar TV Received the ITFA (International Tamil Film Award) for the Best Female Playback Singer of 2008, for the super hit song 'Mudhal Mazhai' in the film Bheema, Singapore, 2009 Tamil Nadu State Government Award Winner for the Best Playback Singer, 2008 Received Best Female Playback Singer Award from Isaiaruvi Tamil Music Awards, 2009 PK Chari Endowment Prize for the Best Concert of Gokulashtami Series 2010 from Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai Received the Title 'Yuva Kala Bharathi' from Bharath Kalachar, 2012 'Isai Chudar Oli' title from The Tamil Trinity Festival, Melbourne