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Shankar Mahadevan

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Shankar Mahadevan
Mahadevan performing in 2009
Born (1967-03-03) 3 March 1967 (age 57)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Children2, including Siddharth
Musical career
GenresIndian music
Occupations
  • Singer
  • composer
InstrumentVocals
Years active1994–present
Member ofShankar–Ehsaan–Loy
Websiteshankarmahadevan.com

Shankar Mahadevan (born 3 March 1967) is an Indian singer and composer who is part of the Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy trio that writes music for Indian films. In 2023, he was awarded a honorary doctorate (honoris causa degree) by Birmingham City University.[1]

Personal life and early career

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Shankar Mahadevan was born in Chembur, Mumbai into a family originally from Palakkad, Kerala.[2][3][4][5] He learned Hindustani classical and Carnatic music as a child, and began playing the veena at the age of five under Shri Lalitha Venkataraman. Mahadevan studied music under Pandit Shrinivas Khale[6][7] and T.R. Balamani.[8]

He is an alumnus of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School, Chembur and graduated in 1988 with a degree in Computer Science and Software Engineering from the Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology in Navi Mumbai, affiliated to Mumbai University, and was a software engineer for the company, Leading Edge.[9] After working for Leading Edge Systems (now Trigyn Technologies Limited), Mahadevan ventured into music.[10][11]

He has two sons, Siddharth Mahadevan and Shivam Mahadevan, both of whom are singers.

Musical career

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Mahadevan got early fame as an indipop star with his fusion of Carnatic, Hindustani and Jazz. At that time, his non-film album, Breathless topped the Indian music charts in 1998.[12]

Awards

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The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Padma Shree Award to Shri Shankar Mahadevan, at an Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on 11 March 2019

Filmography

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As actor

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As composer

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As playback singer

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Main article: List of songs recorded by Shankar Mahadevan

Discography

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Solo albums

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Jingles

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List of Shankar Mahadevan jingles
Name Brand Composer Notes
"Kuch Khaas Hai Hum Sabhi Mai" Dairy Milk [citation needed]
"Chal Nikal Taiyaar Ho Ja" Delhi Disaster Management Authority Vaibhav Saxena [23]

Television

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Bollywood star to be recognised with top university honour". Birmingham City University. 9 November 2022. Archived from the original on 25 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  2. ^ Puri, Amit (21 October 2002). "Nerd who started at 5 and still not Breathless". Tribune India. Archived from the original on 10 March 2007. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
  3. ^ "Interesting facts about musical genius Shankar Mahadevan". India TV. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  4. ^ Narayan, Shoba (17 January 2015). "The psychology of a Matunga Tamilian". mint. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Shankar Mahadevan – Artist Biography". JioSaavn. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Khale a maestro till his last breath: Mahadevan". yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Best Marathi songs by Shankar Mahadevan you would love to listen to". Times of India. 5 October 2018. Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  8. ^ Ramani, Hema Iyer Ramani and V. v (27 July 2017). "The sound of his music". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Eminent Alumni | RAIT". Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  10. ^ Yasir, S.M. (6 November 2003). "Striking the right note... for his supper". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
  11. ^ "Folk music is above even classical music: Shankar Mahadevan". DNA India. 23 September 2018. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  12. ^ Kumar, R. ed., 2003. Essays on Indian music. Discovery Publishing House.
  13. ^ "Swaralaya Kairali Yesudas Award". Thiraseela.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  14. ^ "Kerala State Film Awards". Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  15. ^ Juhan Samuel. "Mohan Lal, Kaniha to get best actor, actress award!". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  16. ^ Antao, Lisa (1 October 2011). "Lata Mangeshkar Award for Shankar Mahadevan". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  17. ^ "Critics award: Gaddama adjudged best film". The Indian Express. 26 February 2011. Archived from the original on 19 March 2013. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  18. ^ "Mohanlal, Prabhudheva and Shankar Mahadevan receive Padma Awards". The Indian Express. 11 March 2019. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  19. ^ "Shankar Mahadevan & Zakir Hussain Triumph at 2024 Grammy Awards with 'The moment' album". Bru Times News. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  20. ^ "Grammy Awards 2024 winner Shakti: 5 things you need to know about Shankar Mahadevan and Zakir Hussain's fusion band". Hindustan Times. 5 February 2024. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  21. ^ Netaji and Chatrapati Shivaji featuring Thai Manne 2.0 Ravi Murrugiah/ Shankar Mahadevan #ThaiManne. Vasan Digitz. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2024 – via YouTube.
  22. ^ Netaji and Chatrapati Shivaji featuring Bharat Maa 2.0 Ravi Murrugiah/ Shankar Mahadevan #ThaiManne. Vasan Digitz. 31 July 2023. Archived from the original on 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023 – via YouTube.
  23. ^ Tyagi, Avantika (31 January 2015). "Blending music to create heady re-(mix)". The Times of India – via Internet Archive (archive.org).
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