| Full Name | Sudha Raghunathan |
| Also known as | M.L.V. ‘varisu’ |
| Profession | Vocalist(carnatic music) |
| Date of birth | April 30. |
| Birth place | Bangalore |
| Father | Venkatraman |
| Mother | Choodamani |
| Brother | Prasad Venkatraman |
| Husband | Raghunathan(got married in 1982) |
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| Contact address | 8/1c , Baskarapuram, East Abhiramapuram, Chennai – 600 004. Phone : 91 44 499 6600, Fax : 91 44 499 6800 Email : [email protected] |
| Education | College -Ethiraj college M.A.( Economics) |
| Gurus | Mother, Mr.B.V.Lakshman and M. L. Vasanthakumari(started singing with her from 1979) |
| Tutelage with MLV | “She had not taught us any songs. She would sing, mostly in performances from which I had to learn. By following her in all her performances, I came to learn the songs. “ |
| Career started | At the age of 19 |
| Best performance | Lincoln Centre in New York. |
| playback singing | Has rendered three songs in the film ‘Ivan’ |
| Singing style | Spontaneous |
| Music she likes to hear | Soothing, sometimes something adventurous music |
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| Opinions | Subbudu(critic):”If I were left deserted on a lonely island, and if I were granted permission to hold three products that I liked very much, I would list the following in order of my preference: A. An audio-visual cassette of singer Sudha Ragunathan; B. Betel leaves and tobacco to chew on while I listen to the music C. Poet Kannadasan’s works. |
| Hobbies | Reading fictional and inspirational books |
| Charity | “SAMUDHAAYA FOUNDATION” was founded for social welfare activities on July 1999. The trust has donated money to
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| Advice to aspiring youngsters | To be loyal to guru, and be focused in practice. |
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