Nerella Venu Madhav

Nerella Venu Madhav(Telugu:)
Background information
Birth name	Nerella Venu Madhav
Born	December 28, 1932 (1932-12-28) (age 78)
Genres	Impressionist (entertainment)
Occupations	Mimicry
Years active	1947-present

Nerella Venu Madhav (born 28 December 1932) popularly known as NV is a famous Mimic from India.^[1][2] He is often regarded as the Father of Indian Mimicry.

Early life

Nerella Venu Madhav was born in a small village in Warangal district in Andhra Pradesh.

Career

Nerella Venu Madhav started his career in the year 1947 when he was 16 years old. He performs in English, Urdu, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. He brought respect to the mimicry art form all over the world. He has toured all over the world several times to not only to entertain telugus but also foreigners. He is the only mimic in the world who performed in the United Nations Organisation, New York.^[3]

He has a wide range of imitations and has a vast breadth. He rose to popularity, coming from a village, imitating celebrities, politicians, local dialects, Nizams etc.

Among his students, popular ventriloquists like Mimicry Srinivos and Harikishen who were impressed by Venu Madhav, chose to nurture the craft.^[4][5]

Awards

• Padmashri for performing arts in 2001
• Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation award in 1981.
• Honourary Doctorates from 3 universities in India.
• Kala Prapoorna title from Andhra University (Vishakhapatnam) in 1978.
• Padma Shri Award from Government Of India in 2001.

References

1. ^ http://www.hindu.com/2007/12/28/stories/2007122857040600.htm
2. ^ http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/07/09/stories/2005070903470100.htm
3. ^ Chalapathi Rao, I. V: "Mimicry and World Renowned Venumadhav", page 55. Vamsi Krishna Publications, 1999
4. ^ http://www.mimicrysrinivas.com/srinivos.html
5. ^ http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2002/11/18/stories/2002111801200100.htm

External links

• Viśva vikhyāta "Mimikrī" Samrāṭ Nēreḷḷa Vēṇu Mādhav, Book by Puranam Subrahmanya Sarma
• Book on Nerella Venu Madhav
• The Hindu feature
• Govt. of India, Padmashri award winners of 2001
• Picture of Venu Madhav

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Name	Madhav, Nerella Venu
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Date of birth	28 December 1932
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