A soulful violin cover of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ has netizens hooked

Many said Mumbai-based artiste Swetha Anandasivan's performance of the popular hit on a violin was 'breathtaking'.

The violin cover for Shankar Mahadevan 1998 hit track is going viral. (Source: Swetha Anandasivan/ Facebook)

Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ is a timeless hit and has been covered many times in the past. Now, a carnatic violinist from Mumbai has made a cover that has people online impressed.

Mumbai-based artiste Swetha Anandasivan performed the popular hit on a violin and many said her performance was ‘breathtaking’.

Posting the cover on Facebook, the talented artiste tagged Mahadevan. The video has nearly 4 lakh views and over 13,000 shares and is now on various social media.

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While some commented that the music was difficult to play, others praised the woman’s precision and skills.

The three-minute song, which was released back in 1998, remains popular and a couple of years ago there was another classical cover of the song on a veena.

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