Madhu Vasudevan

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]

Madhu Vasudevan
Born	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
Notable awards	45th Kerala State Film Awards, Filmfare, SIIMA, Sahitya Akademi Award

Bibliography

• Samskritiyude Vyakaranam- 2001, ISBN 81-240-1027-7, published by Current Books, Kottayam
• Sangeethaswadanam- 2002, published by Kerala State Literacy Mission
• Sangeetharthamu – 2007, ISBN 978-81-264-1755-1, Paperback, D C Books, Kottayam
• Sangeetharthamu – 2018, ISBN 978-93-87866-08-9, republished by Sahithya Pravarthaka Co-Operative Society, Kottayam
• MDR – A unique octave in Music- ISBN 81-264-0598-8, 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, ISBN 9788126425556, D.C. Books

Awards

• 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^[2]