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{{short description|Indian playback singer, composer, theatre activist}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Bindhumalini
| image =Bindhumalini.jpg
| caption =
| native_name = 
| birth_date = {{birthdate and age|1981|11|20|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Madras]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| alma_mater = [[National Institute of Design]]
| occupation = {{hlist|singer|composer|graphic designer}}
| spouse = Vasu Dixit
| years_active =
| awards =
| module = {{Infobox musical artist
| embed = yes
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Filmi]]
* [[Folk music|Folk]]
* [[Sufi]]
* [[Indian classical music|Classical]]
* [[Bhajan]]
}}
| instrument = Vocals
| label = Independent Artist
}}
}}
'''Bindhumalini Narayanaswamy''' or simply '''Bindhumalini''' is an Indian singer, composer, and graphic designer. She has received [[National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer]] (2018)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/national-film-awards-kannada-film-nathicharami-dominate-2019-list-1579192-2019-08-09|title=National film awards-Kannada film Nathicharami dominates 2019 list|website=[[India Today|IndiaToday.in]]|date=9 Aug 2019}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Sudevan|first=Praveen|date=2019-08-23|title=Music composer Bindhu Malini on scoring for National award-winning 'Nathicharami'|language=en-IN|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/music-composer-bindhu-malini-on-scoring-for-national-award-winning-nathicharami/article29230699.ece|access-date=2020-10-24|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> and [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Kannada]] (2019) for her songs in the movie [[Nathicharami (film)|Nathicharami]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/bindhu-malini-cheered-on-by-mother-as-she-picked-her-filmfare-award/articleshow/72925750.cms|title=Bindhu Malini cheered on by mother as she picked her filmfare award|publisher=[[Times of India]]|date=23 Dec 2019}}</ref> She has composed and recorded songs for films and albums mainly in [[Kannada language|Kannada]], in addition to [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Hindi language|Hindi]].

==Personal life==
Bindumalini was born in Chennai in a musical family. Her mother N. Vishalakshi is a graded Akasvani Carnatic singer and grandmother Seetha Doraiswamy was a known [[Jal tarang|Jal Tarang]] instrumentalist.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Yerasala|first=Ikyatha|date=2019-08-28|title=Song sung true|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/music/280819/song-sung-true.html|access-date=2020-10-24|website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|language=en}}</ref> She holds a degree in Graphic design from the [[National Institute of Design]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/hindi/playback-singer/bindhu-malini|title=Playback singer Bindhu Malini|website=nettv4u.com}}</ref>

Bindumalini married Vasu Dixit, a vocalist from [[Bangalore]], who runs a folk-rock fusion music band called [[Swarathma]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=4 August 2015|title=Confluence of Sound|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150804/entertainment-tvmusic/article/confluence-sound|access-date=|website=|publisher=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref>

==Career==
Trained both in Carnatic and Hindustani music, Bindumalini was influenced by the poems of saint [[Kabir]] and the songs of [[Kumar Gandharva]].<ref name=":3" />

Bindumalini's album ''‛Suno Bhai’'', a collection of Saint Kabir's poems, was a collaboration with [[Vedanth Bharadwaj]].<ref name=":3" />

;As composer
Bindumalini scored music for the 2016 Tamil movie [[Aruvi]] with Vedanth Bharadwaj.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/sound-aruvi-meet-composers-behind-film-thats-got-everyone-raving-73563|title=Meet composers behind the film Aruvi| publisher=[[The News Minute|The NewsMinute.com]]|date=22 Dec 2017}}</ref> In Kannada, she first collaborated with [[Ananya Kasaravalli]] and scored music for the movie ''‛Harikatha Prasanga’<ref name=":1" />'' which won ''Best Film award'' at the 9th edition of [[Bangalore International Film Festival]], 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=10 Feb 2017|title=Harikatha Prasanga bags top honour at BIIF|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/kannada-film-harikatha-prasanga-bags-top-honour-at-biffes/articleshow/57068463.cms|access-date=|website=|publisher=Bangalore Mirror}}</ref> In 2018, Bindumalini composed music for the movie [[Nathicharami (film)|Nathicharami]] which brought her a National award.<ref name=":0" /> Incidentally, most of her movies were women-centric.{{fact|date=June 2025}}

== Awards ==
* 2018 - [[National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer]] - ''"Mayavi manave"'' - [[Nathicharami (film)|Nathicharami]]<ref name=":0" />
* 2019 - [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Kannada]] - ''"Bhavalokada bhrameya"'' - ''Nathicharami<ref name=":2" />''

== Filmography ==
{{Expand list|date=September 2020}}
In her movies as composer, most of the songs sung by Bindumalini herself.
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%;"
|-
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | Year
! scope="col" style="width:21%;" | Film
! scope="col" style="width:23%;" | Singer
! scope="col" style="width:20%;" | Composer(s)
! scope="col" style="width:18%;" | Language(s)
|-
|rowspan="1"|2016
! scope="row" rowspan="1" | ''[[Aruvi]]''
| {{Y}}
|rowspan="1"| {{Y}} (in collaboration with Vedanth Bharadwaj)
|rowspan="1"|Tamil
|-
|rowspan="1"|2017
! scope="row" rowspan="1" |
''Harikatha Prasanga''
| {{Y}}
|rowspan="1"|{{Y}}
|rowspan="1"|Kannada
|-
|rowspan="1"|2018
! scope="row" rowspan="1" |
''[[Nathicharami (film)|Nathicharami]]''
| {{Y}}
|rowspan="1"|{{Y}}
|rowspan="1"|Kannada
|-
|rowspan="1"|2023
! scope="row" rowspan="1" |
''[[Aachar & Co]]''
| {{Y}}
|rowspan="1"|{{Y}}
|rowspan="1"|Kannada
|-
|}

=== Discography ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Language !! Song !! Music director !! Co-singer
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Cyber Yugadol Nava Yuva Madhura Prema Kavyam]]'' || Kannada || "Olavemba Nadiyagi" || Vasu Dixit || Harishchandra
|-
| rowspan=6| 2016 || rowspan=6|''[[Aruvi (soundtrack)|Aruvi]]'' || rowspan=6| Tamil || "Kukkoti Kunnati" || rowspan=6| Bindhumalini, Vedanth Bharadhwaj ||rowspan=| Praneeti, Vedant
|-
| "Asaidam Venkata Kavimayil"
|
|-
| "Cement Kaadu"
|
|-
| "Uccham Thodum"
| Vasu Dixit
|-
| "Merku Karaiyil"
| Vedanth Bharadhwaj
|-
| "Aruvi" (Theme)
|
|-
| 2016 || ''Harikatha Prasanga'' || Kannada || ||Bindumalini ||
|-
| rowspan=5| 2018 || rowspan=5| ''Nathicharami'' || rowspan=6| Kannada || "Vasundhare" || rowspan=6| Bindhumalini || rowspan=|
|-
| "Yariva"
|
|-
| "Bhavalokada Bhrameya"
| [[Sanchari Vijay]]
|-
| "Mayavi Manave"
|
|-
| "Dehavu Nane"
|
|-
| 2023 || ''Achar & Co.'' || "Pickle Song" || Emmjee, Deepika Kumar, Preethi Bharadwaj
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|7314443}}

{{National Film Award Best Female Playback Singer}}

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[[Category:Indian women singers]]
[[Category:Kannada-language playback singers]]
[[Category:Kannada film score composers]]
[[Category:Tamil-language playback singers]]
[[Category:1982 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Best Female Playback Singer National Film Award winners]]

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