Smitha Madhav began learning Carnatic vocal music at the age of 4 and gave her first public performance in 1994. She currently receives advanced training from the Hyderabad Sisters - Ms Lalitha & Ms Haripriya. She has been trained in the Bharatanatyam dance tradition by Guru Nritya Choodamani Smt Rajeswari Sainath.

Smitha regularly gives music and dance recitals at the December Festival in Chennai and has also performed for audiences at a number of other centres in India and abroad. In addition to being trained as a performer by her distinguished Gurus, Smitha has also sought to acquire a strong theoretical foundation in Bharatanatyam dance and Carnatic Music. She has completed the six six-year Diploma programmes in Music and Dance from the Telugu University with distinction. She holds her Masters Degree in Bharatanatyam dance from the Indirakala Sangeet Vishwa Vidyalaya and is currently pursing her Masters' programme in Music from the Madras University. 

Smitha played the lead role of Seetha in the feature film Ramayanam produced by Shri M.S. Reddy and directed by Shri Gunasekhar. Unique in that its entire cast comprised children between 10 and 12 years of age, the film went on to win the National award. More recently, Smitha played the female lead in Prithvi, a bi-lingual (Bengali and Telugu) art film directed by Sisir Sahana. Smitha has also anchored several episodes of the TV programme 'Jayam Manade' produced and telecast by Gemini TV.

Smitha has maintained an outstanding scholastic record through school and college. A lawyer by quaificaton, she has received the Prathiba scholarship from the Government of Andhra Pradesh for 5 years in a row.

Smitha has found that her twin pursuits of Bharatanatyam and Carnatic music have complemented each other greatly. She seeks to excel as a dancer and as a singer by drawing on a variety of cultural influences and marrying them to the elaborate traditions that are at the heart of Indian classical music and dance. An extremely supportive family helps Smitha work towards her cherished goals.