Vidushi Pavani Srikanth, currently a violin Guru at the prestigious Madras Music Academy, started her musical training with her mother Smt Malladi Jayashri ji, and was later mentored by renowned violinist Sri R R Keshavamurthy ji, and Guru Vidushi Kanyakumari ji. From being appreciated for the sweetness of her violin’s notes by Padma Vibhushan Ustaad Amjad Ali Khan when she was a young child, to being fêted for her unique and profound manodharmam by critics now, hers has been a journey steeped in one of the purest traditions of Carnatic music.  

She is Wife of Srikanth Mallajosyula