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.