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{{Short description|Singer and actor from Karnataka, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = M. D. Pallavi
| image = M_D_Pallavi.png
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| birth_date =
| genre = [[Sugama Sangeetha]]
| instrument =
| occupation = Singer
| years_active = 2000–present
}}
'''M. D. Pallavi''', also known by her married name '''Pallavi Arun''', is a singer from [[Karnataka]], India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2004/06/29/stories/2004062900670100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040826103947/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2004/06/29/stories/2004062900670100.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=26 August 2004|title= Play it again, Pallavi |date=29 June 2004|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=13 April 2010}}</ref> She is a [[Kannada]] [[Sugama Sangeetha]] Singer, (Playback singer), and Television actor.<ref name=":0" /> She is married to Arun, a Percussionist (drums).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2015-10-10 |title=Melodious musing |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/505642/melodious-musing.html |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref> She is a recipient of the 2018 Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuwa Puraskar awarded by Sangeet Nataka Akademi.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Winners of 2018 Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar announced|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/winners-of-2018-ustad-bismillah-khan-yuva-puraskar-announced/1576083|access-date=2021-03-27|website=www.outlookindia.com/}}</ref> She won the [[Karnataka State Film Awards]] for Best Playback Singer in 2006 and 2007 for her song "Nodayya Kvaate Lingave" sung in the 2007 film ''[[Duniya (2007 film)|Duniya]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/Content/Jul202007/state2007072014050.asp?section=updatenews|title=State cine awards: Mungaru Male sweeps six awards|date=20 July 2007|work=[[Deccan Herald]]|access-date=13 April 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007193322/http://archive.deccanherald.com/Content/Jul202007/state2007072014050.asp?section=updatenews|archive-date=7 October 2011}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Pallavi comes from a family of artists. Her great grandfather, A.N. Subbarao, was a painter and started the Kalamandir School of Fine Arts in Bangalore, first fine arts school in India. her grandfather was A S Murthy he was known as Radio Eranna<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-08-27|title=Art school turns 100|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/metrolife-your-bond-with-bengaluru/art-school-turns-100-757414.html|access-date=2021-03-28|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

== Music ==
M. D. Pallavi started training in Hindustani classical music, and has a degree in Hindustani Music from University of Benares.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://saiamrithadhara.com/sai_personalities/pallavi.html|title=Pallavi M D|access-date=2021-03-27|website=saiamrithadhara.com}}</ref> She received her training in Sugama Sengeetha from [[Mysore Ananthaswamy]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pallavi Arun – Abhinayataranga|url=http://abhinayataranga.com/pallavi-arun/|access-date=2021-03-27|language=en}}</ref> Pallavi has received Hindustani Vocal training in Bangalore under Ram Rao Naik and Rajbhau Sontakke, a doyen of the [[Gwalior gharana|Gwalior Gharana]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=Apr 20, 2019|title=Listen, watch, feel and understand|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/opinion/others/listen-watch-feel-and-understand/articleshow/68958245.cms|access-date=2021-03-28|website=Bangalore Mirror|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-10-10|title=Melodious musing|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/505642/melodious-musing.html|access-date=2021-03-28|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Violin duo to cast a spell|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2010/sep/03/violin-duo-to-cast-a-spell-183542.html|access-date=2021-03-28|website=The New Indian Express|date=16 May 2012 }}</ref>

== Acting ==

===Television and film===
Pallavi made her debut in television with the television show ''[[Mayamruga]].''<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title=Popular serial Mayamruga to have rerun on television? - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/popular-serial-mayamruga-to-have-rerun-on-television/articleshow/77562035.cms|access-date=2021-03-28|website=The Times of India|date=15 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref> She has also acted in the popular Kannada television show ''Garva''. She won the Aryabhatta "Best Actress" award. She was also a member of cast in the Indian English language film ''[[Stumble (film)|Stumble]]'', released in 2003. This film won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English|National Award in the Best English Film]] category for the year 2002.<ref>{{Citation|title=Stumble (2003)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/stumble|language=en|access-date=2021-03-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-awards/national-awards-winners/2002/108|title = National Awards Winners 2002: Complete list of winners of National Awards 2002| website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref> She also acted with [[Umashree]] in National Award winning Kannada movie ''Gulabi Talkies''.<ref>{{Citation|title=Gulabi Talkies Awards: List of Awards won by Kannada movie Gulabi Talkies|newspaper=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-details/gulabi-talkies/movieawards/66376366.cms|access-date=2021-03-28}}</ref>

== Playback songs ==
This is a partial list of notable films where M. D. Pallavi has sung
* ''All films are in Kannada, unless otherwise noted''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film
|-
| 2000 || [[Shrirasthu Shubhamasthu]]
|-
| 2003 || [[Singaaravva|Singaravva]]
|-
| 2007 || [[Duniya (2007 film)|Duniya]]
|-2008 || Gulabi Talkies
| rowspan="3" | 2009 || [[Venkata in Sankata]]
|-
| [[Eddelu Manjunatha]]
|-
| [[Junglee (2009 film)|Junglee]]
|-
| rowspan="6" | 2010 || [[Crazy Kutumba]]
|-
| [[Holi]]
|-
| [[Nooru Janmaku]]
|-
| [[Banni]]
|-
| [[Dhool (2011 film)|Dildar]]
|-
| [[Ijjodu]]
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://pallavimd.com/ Website]

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