Madhan Karky

Born and brought up in India, Madhan Karky completed his Bachelors in Computer Science in the reputed CEG, Anna University in 2001. In 2002, Madhan Karky flew to Australia for his Masters in Information Technology and PhD in Computer Science in University of Queensland, Australia. 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. A Mandarin song penned by Karky for 7aam Arivu and the 16 language love song Ask Laskaa in the movie Nanban brought to light Karky’s love for languages. Kurumugil, from Sita Ramam, Sivaa Sivaaya from Baahubali, Adiye from Director Maniratnam’s Kadal, Pookkale from I, Mona Gasolina from Lingaa & En Iniya Thanimaiye from Teddy were popular numbers. Karky has penned over 950 songs in 380 movies and has also penned dialogues for popular movies such as Endhiran, Baahubali, RRR, Pushpa, and Sitaramam. For Baahubali, Karky invented Kiliki a fictional language.