Malavalli M Mahadevaswamy

Krishnapura Madaiah Mahadevaswamy, known as Malavalli M Mahadevaswamy, is a Kannada folk singer. Mahadevaswamy was born in in Krishpura village Malavlli taluk. His parents were Shehnai Madaiah and Sobane Manchamma. He belongs to the Neelagara tradition. He is known for his folk and devotional songs on Manteswamy, Siddappaji and Male Mahadeshwara. He is honoured with the Rajyotsava Prashsti by the Karnataka Government and an Honourary Doctorate From Mysore University. To date, Mahadevaswamy has recorded more than 1000 songs. He has been singing for 45 years and performing all over the state and abroad and he has owned a audio company called Maheshwara Audio company.