Shankar Mahadevan

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Life Story

Shankar Mahadevan is an iconic Indian singer and composer recognised for his remarkable contributions to Indian film music. Famous for his soulful melodies, some of his hit songs include Breathless, Kuch To Hua Hai, Mitwa, Tere Naina, and Ekadantaya Vakratundaya, which continue to be enjoyed by music lovers.

Birthday and Age

Shankar Mahadevan's birthday is on March 3, 1967. As of 2024, he is 57 years old and falls under the Pisces zodiac sign.

Education

This Indian music composer graduated in the year 1988 with a degree in computer science and software engineering from the Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology in Navi Mumbai, which is affiliated with Mumbai University.

He attended Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School in Chembur and worked as a software engineer for Leading Edge. Mahadevan entered the music industry after working for Leading Edge Systems (now Trigyn Technologies Limited).

Childhood and Family

Shankar Mahadevan comes from a culturally rich family background. He was born in Chembur, Mumbai, in a Palakkad Iyer family that originally hailed from Kerala. He started learning Hindustani classical and Carnatic music as a child, further supplementing it with expert training from noted figures such as Pandit Shrinivas Khale and T.R. Balamani.

In his personal life, Shankar is a dedicated family man. He is married, and the couple is blessed with two sons. His wifes name is Sangeeta Mahadevan. Shankar Mahadevan's sons, Siddharth and Shivam Mahadevan are singers as well.

Career

He first gained fame for his unique fusion of Carnatic, Hindustani, and Jazz music in his non-film album Breathless which became a hit in 1998. Besides his successful solo career, he is part of the famous music trio Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, which has composed numerous popular scores for the Indian film industry.

In his career as a composer, Shankar Mahadevan has worked on a variety of films across languages, from Hindi to Tamil and Telugu. Some of his notable works include Dil Chahta Hai, Kal Ho Naa Ho, and Don: The Chase Begins Again.

His talents are not limited to music alone. Mahadevan has shown his acting skills as well, with cameos in various films like Aranmanai 3 and Rhythm. He also acted in a Doordarshan serial Ek Se Badh Kar Ek in 1995. Shankar Mahadevan made his Marathi film debut in the 2015 film Katyar Kaljat Ghusali, where he played the role of Pandit Bhanu Shankar Shastri, a classical singer. He also sang and composed music for the movie, with his songs adding a rich layer to the film's appeal. For his outstanding contribution, Shankar Mahadevan won the Best Playback Singer – Male award at the Filmfare Awards Marathi for the song Sur Niragas Ho.

Shankar's television work majorly includes being a judge in several music reality shows. He served as a judge on popular shows like Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs, Rising Star, and Super Singer Junior. His critiques and guidance have been very important in finding and supporting many new musicians on these platforms.

Shankar Mahadevan has recently worked on some new music projects. In the film Sam Bahadur, he contributes by creating the songs Badthe Chalo and Banda. The song, Badthe Chalo, also features Vishal Dadlani and Divya Kumar. He collaborated with Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa to create these songs. Additionally, in the movie Hanu-Man, Mahadevan composed and gifted us with the song Anjanadri. This current work continues to showcase his unique musical talent in the industry.

Awards and Achievements

In 2000, he earned the National Film Award for his song Yenna Solla Pogirai from Kandukondain Kandukondain. In 2007, he was awarded the Swaralaya-Kairali-Yesudas Award and another National Film Award for the song Maa from Taare Zameen Par.

In 2008, his song Kalyana Kacheri from Madampi won the Kerala State Film Award. The following year, his song Pichavecha Naal from Puthiya Mukham won the Asianet Film Award and the Annual Malayalam Movie Award in Dubai.

The government of Andhra Pradesh honoured him with the Lata Mangeshkar Award in 2011. That same year, his song Indhumukhi Varumo won the Kerala Film Critics Award. The MAA Music Award was awarded to him in 2012 for Nee Dookudu, and in 2015, the Tulu Cinemotsava awarded him Best Playback Singer for Rikshaw Driver. Lastly, in 2019, Shankar received the Padma Shri from President Ram Nath Kovind for his contributions to film music.

Shankar continues to contribute to the Indian music industry as a singer, composer, and even as a music mentor through his Shankar Mahadevan Academy, clearly demonstrating his diverse ways of contributing to the field of music.

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