Young artists 1 - Deepika Varadarajan

Deepika.V Disciple of Sudha Ragunathan

Debut Performance Sang a classical song for the 64th Birth Anniversary of Dr.M.L.Vasantakumari at the age of 3. Gurus Initial Training Geetha Varadarajan Vittal Ramamurthy O.S.Thiagarajan Vairamangalam Lakshmi Narayanan Since 1997 Deepika learns from Padmashri Sudha Ragunathan. Achievements Direct B High Grade artiste in the AIR Won a lot of prizes and has performed in various Sabhas and Temples. Was selected by the Govt.of United States of America for an Arts Exchange Programme on Music Composition and Performance. She was one of the 20 musicians from 6 different countries, India, U.S.A, Brazil, South Africa ,Ireland and Mali and presented a South Indian classical piece in collaboration with them. Deepika’s versatility As a Playback Singer Sung in 6 languages for leading music directors like Ilayaraja, A.R.Rahman, M.S.Visvanathan, Deva, Vidyasagar etc. As an actor Acted in a lead role and also sang Krithis in a tele serial “Kaiyalvu Manasu” and its Hindi remake “Chhoti Si Asha” and a tele film “Kaadhal Vangi Vanden” directed by K.Balachander. Acted and sang in a telugu movie “Amma Ammanu Chudalani Vundhi” with Ramya Krishna. As a dubbing artiste Lent her voice in the movies ‘Avvai Shanmugi”, “Soorya vamsham”, “The Lion King”, “Ennavale” etc. As a model Appeared in commercials like “Sakthi Masala”, “Dukes biscuits”, “Jayam foods”, “Karur Vysya Bank”, “Henko”, etc. Albums “Chinnanchiru Kiliye” – released at the age of 8 “Kandha Shashti Kavasam” “Thiru malaivasa” “Samarpanam” – a work of Chitraveena N.Ravikiran “Shirdi Baba” etc. Major Venues that hosted Deepika Music Academy-Spirit of Youth Festival Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Mylapore Fine Arts Club Karthik Fine Arts Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha Brahma Gana Sabha Bharath Kalachar Thyaga Bramha Gana Sabha(Vani Mahal) Nungambakkam Cultural Academy The Indian Fine Arts Society Sangeetha Parishath, Mangalore R.R.Sabha, Mumbai Rajalakshmi Fine Arts, Coimbatore etc. Qualification In pursuit of M.A.Sanskrit, Rashtriya Sanskrit University B.Tech. Information Technolody, Easwari Engineering College For more details: Website – www.deepikav.com