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Madhan Karky(I)

  • Music Department
  • Writer
  • Actor
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Born and brought up in India, Madhan Karky completed his Bachelors in Computer Science in the reputed College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University in 2001.

In 2002, Madhan Karky flew to Australia to pursue his Masters in Information Technology in University of Queensland, Australia. He was awarded the degree with High Distinction and a full scholarship towards his PhD.

On successful completion of his PhD, Madhan Karky returned home to Chennai. He worked as Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science, Anna University between 2009 - 2013. He has published numerous papers and research articles on Tamil Computing. Lyric Engineering is his pet area of research. He is a dynamic teacher and aims at inculcating originality in research among his students.

Along with his wife Nandini, Madhan co-founded Mellinam Education, a company that offers Education related products and services to Tamils around the world. He authored Mellinam's first project iPaatti 1.0, a collection of songs for the information era Tamil children.

Karky began his lyric writing career in Director Shankar's Endhiran starring Superstar Rajnikanth & Aishwarya Rai. His first song, Irumbile Oar Irudhayam, for the same project, was composed and sung by Academy Award Winner A.R Rahman. The song fetched Karky numerous awards including Vijay TV's Best Find of the Year 2010.

Penning Ennamo Edho in the movie Ko showcased Karky's thirst for freshness. His lines Kuviyamillaa oru kaatchi pezhai, that describes the state of a confused photographer with photographic terminologies made the song so very unique. The song stayed at No 1 in most charts for over 6 months and dominated the charts for over a year. The song won many awards for Karky. The song was chosen as the Song of the year 2011 by Critics and Fans in many award events.

Zhe Yindu, a Mandarin song penned by Karky for 7aam Arivu, the 16 language love song Ask Laskaa in the movie Nanban and a Portuguese song for 180 brought to light Karky's love for languages. Ask Laska stayed at top of the charts for over 12 months in Singapore radio.

Some of the popular songs penned by Karky are...

1. Irumbile Oar Irudhayam - Endhiran 2. Ennamo Edho - Ko 3. Ask Laska - Nanban 4. Kurumugil - Sitaramam 5. Google Google - Thuppaakki 6. Natpu & Naatu - RRR 7. Adiye - Kadal 8. Siva Sivaaya - Baahubali 9. Pookkalae - I 10.Selfie Pulla - Kaththi

Karky has penned over 900 songs in 375 movies and has also penned dialogues for popular movies such as Endhiran : The Robot, Nanban, Baahubali 1 & 2, Pushpa, RRR and Sitaramam.
BornMarch 10, 1980
BornMarch 10, 1980
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      • 3 wins & 12 nominations total

    Known for

    Enthiran (2010)
    Enthiran
    7.2
    • Music Department(as Karky)
    • 2010
    Jayaram, Joseph Vijay, Zakir Hussain, Kajal Aggarwal, Sathyan, and Vidyut Jammwal in Thuppakki (2012)
    Thuppakki
    8.1
    • Music Department
    • 2012
    Sudeep, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, and Nani in Eega (2012)
    Eega
    7.7
    • Music Department
    • 2012
    Vikram in I (2015)
    I
    7.4
    • Music Department
    • 2015

    Credits

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    Music Department



    • Vinodhan
      • lyricist
      • In Production



    • Vimal and Ramya Nambeeshan in Rendavathu Padam (2025)
      Rendavathu Padam
      • lyricist
      • 2025
    • Sweetheart! (2025)
      Sweetheart!
      5.3
      • lyricist
      • 2025
    • Bobby Deol and Suriya in Kanguva (2024)
      Kanguva
      4.5
      • lyricist
      • 2024
    • Petta Rap (2024)
      Petta Rap
      4.2
      • lyricist
      • 2024
    • Prabhu Deva, Jayaram, Laila, Mohan, Prashanth, Joseph Vijay, Sneha, Meenaakshi Chaudhary, Ajmal Ameer, Premgi Amaren, Vaibhav Reddy, Yogi Babu, and Anil Thakuri in The Greatest of All Time (2024)
      The Greatest of All Time
      5.7
      • lyrics
      • 2024
    • Nandhi Varman (2023)
      Nandhi Varman
      5.3
      • lyricist
      • 2023
    • Hi Nanna (2023)
      Hi Nanna
      8.2
      • tamil lyrics
      • 2023
    • Raghava Lawrence, Kangana Ranaut, Mahima Nambiar, and Aathmika in Chandramukhi 2 (2023)
      Chandramukhi 2
      2.6
      • lyrics
      • 2023
    • R. Sarathkumar, Kashmira Pardeshi, C. Aravind Raj, and Amitash Pradhan in Paramporul (2023)
      Paramporul
      7.0
      • lyrics
      • 2023
    • Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Vijay Deverakonda in Kushi (2023)
      Kushi
      5.4
      • tamil lyrics
      • 2023
    • Ivana, Nadia Moidu, Harish Kalyan, and Yogi Babu in Let's Get Married (2023)
      Let's Get Married
      4.7
      • lyrics
      • 2023
    • S.J. Suryah, Chandini Tamilarasan, and Priya Bhavani Shankar in Bommai (2023)
      Bommai
      6.5
      • lyricst
      • 2023
    • R. Sarathkumar, Arvind Swamy, Priyamani, and Naga Chaitanya Akkineni in Custody (2023)
      Custody
      5.7
      • lyricist
      • 2023
    • Suresh Gopi and Vijay Antony in Thamilarasan (2023)
      Thamilarasan
      4.3
      • lyricist
      • 2023
    • Shah Rukh Khan, John Abraham, and Deepika Padukone in Pathaan (2023)
      Pathaan
      5.8
      • tamil lyrics
      • 2023

    Writer



    • Parasakthi
      • dialogues
      • In Production
      • 2026
    • Vinodhan
      • Writer
      • In Production



    • Bobby Deol and Suriya in Kanguva (2024)
      Kanguva
      4.5
      • dialogue
      • 2024
    • Captain Miller (2024)
      Captain Miller
      6.5
      • dialogue
      • 2024
    • Lucky Man (2023)
      Lucky Man
      6.4
      • co-writer
      • 2023
    • Dulquer Salmaan and Mrunal Thakur in Sita Ramam (2022)
      Sita Ramam
      8.5
      • tamil dialogue
      • 2022
    • Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt, Olivia Morris, N.T. Rama Rao Jr., and Ram Charan in RRR (2022)
      RRR
      7.8
      • tamil dialogue
      • 2022
    • Prabhas and Pooja Hegde in Radhe Shyam (2022)
      Radhe Shyam
      5.2
      • tamil dialogue
      • 2022
    • Aditi Rao Hydari, Kajal Aggarwal, and Dulquer Salmaan in Hey Sinamika (2022)
      Hey Sinamika
      6.3
      • written by
      • 2022
    • Allu Arjun in Pushpa: The Rise - Part 1 (2021)
      Pushpa: The Rise - Part 1
      7.6
      • tamil dialogue
      • 2021
    • Kangana Ranaut in Thalaivi (2021)
      Thalaivi
      5.9
      • dialogue: Tamil version (as Karky)
      • 2021
    • Prakash Raj, Revathi, Rohini, Arvind Swamy, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Prasanna, Siddharth, Suriya, Manikuttan, Ramya Nambeeshan, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Anjali, Atharvaa Murali, Vijay Sethupathi, Bobby Simha, Yogi Babu, Prayaga Martin, and Aditi Balan in Navarasa (2021)
      Navarasa
      5.8
      TV Series
      • additional dialogue
      • dialogue
      • 2021
    • Periyar Kuthu | STR | Rebel Audio | Deepan Boopathy
      Music Video
      • lyricist
      • 2018
    • Prabhas in Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017)
      Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
      8.2
      • tamil dialogue
      • 2017
    • Ramcharan, Ram Charan, Ram Charan, Ramcharan, and Ram Charan in Baahubali: The Beginning (2015)
      Baahubali: The Beginning
      8.0
      • tamil dialogue
      • 2015
    • Parthiban Radhakrishnan, Suriya, Nayanthara, Samuthirakani, Premgi Amaren, and Pranitha Subhash in Massu Engira Masilamani (2015)
      Massu Engira Masilamani
      5.9
      • dialogue
      • 2015
    • Daniel Balaji, Priya Anand, Taapsee Pannu, and Gautham Karthik in Vai Raja Vai (2015)
      Vai Raja Vai
      5.7
      • writer
      • 2015

    Actor



    • Amit Trivedi in SKODA Sonic Roots (2021)
      SKODA Sonic Roots
      TV Series
      • Lyricist
      • 2021
    • Maruthi Reddy, Vikas, and Madhan Karky in Oru kathai padatumaa sir? (2018)
      Oru kathai padatumaa sir?
      TV Series
      • 2018
    • Prakash Raj, Jiiva, Ajmal Ameer, Piaa Bajpai, and Karthika Nair in Ko (2011)
      Ko
      7.9
      • Special Appearance
      • 2011

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      • Karky
    • Born
      • March 10, 1980
      • Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
    • Spouse
      • Nandini KarkyJune 22, 2008 - present (1 child)

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