About this Event

First time by RR International. In association with Sankara Nethralaya. All proceeds to Combat blindness by supporting the goal of 2000 free Cataract surgeries for year 2017.

Grand Music concert by Nithyashree Mahadevan, April 29th in Chicago. Mark your Calendar.

Kalimamani Nithyasree Mahadevan is an eminent Carnatic musician and playback singer. Nithyashree has performed in all major sabhas in India and has presented her concerts in many destinations around the world. She has received multiple awards and honors, and has released more than 500 albums.

Her paternal grandmother, D. K. Pattammal, and her great uncle, D. K. Jayaraman, were prominent Carnatic vocalists. Her maternal grandfather was the mridangam maestro, Palghat Mani Iyer.

Nithyasree Mahadevan made her debut as a playback singer after being invited by prominent music producer, A. R. Rahman to record a song for the Tamil film, Jeans starring Aishwarya Rai. Her playback debut song "Kannodu Kaanbadhellam" became an instant hit after the film's release and won her the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for 1998. After her instant success in 1998, Nithyasree began recording more songs for A. R. Rahman in the same combination, like "Minsara Kanna" for the 1999 film Padayappa, "Sowkiyama Kannae" for the 1999 film Sangamam and many more.