Music is love

Thursday 7 March 2013



Shankar Mahadevan


            Present – 1998 

Hindi , Marathi , Tamil , Telugu ,Malayalam , Kannada , Bengali


                Shankar Mahadevan is associate degree Indian music musician and singer. he's a district of the Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy trio team that composes for Indian films and a playback singer. 


Life

                       Shankar Mahadevan was born and raised in Chembur, a residential district of urban center, to a Tamil Iyer family from Palakkad, Kerala. He learned Hindustani music genre and Carnatic music in his childhood and commenced taking part in the veena at the age of 5. He studied music beneath the steerage of Pandit Srinivas Khale, a acknowledge Marathi language music musician. He visited to Our lady of Perpetual Succour high school in Chembur. He later attended SIES school in Sion and completed his HSC. He graduated in 1988 with a degree in engineering and software system Engineering from Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology in Navi mumbai the auspices of urban center University. He worked as a computer programmer for Oracle.


Career

                   After operating for a jiffy for forefront Systems, Shankar ventured into the sector of music. He earned his 1st award as a playback singer in a very Tamil picture , collaborating with A. R. Rahman and winning a National Film Award for his song in Kandukondain Kandukondain. A outstanding star within the Kodambakkam movie industry, he gained additional recognition upon the discharge of his 1st music album, Breathless, in 1998. The title track of the album had been ready in such a way that it's sung with none break, therefore it seems to be sung in one breath and therefore the title "Breathless". He later got into music direction and have become a section of the Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy trio, composing music for Hindi films.

             Before his entire film music sojourn started, sitar player Mahadevan was a part of the Indo-Swedish fusion combo Mynta.

            He has sung in several films for A. R. Rahman, Anu malik and alternative music administrators, performing arts songs like "Urvashi Take It Easy" from Humse Hai Muqabla (1995), "I Love You" from Auzaar (1997), "Kay Sera Sera" from Pukar (2000) and lots of a lot of songs within the nineties. Most of the songs sung by him in Hindi square measure composed by him (as a part of Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy). He has sung various songs in Tamil for a large number of composers, starting from veterans to newcomers. He has additionally sung in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi language and alternative regional languages. In Marathi language he has sung for noted composers like Shridhar Phadke and Ajay-Atul.

            He enjoyed a prospering run with the fusion dance band SILK with Joseph Louis Barrow Banks on keyboards, Sivamani on percussion, Sridhar Parthasarathy on mridangam and Karl Peters on guitar.

           Shankar Mahadevan has conjointly provided vocals for many songs by the band keep in mind Shakti, that options musicians as well as, Musician Zakir Hussain, Musician Chandan Sharma, Musician John McLaughlin, U. Srinivas and V. Selvaganesh. He was director for the noted "School Chale Hum" song on Doordarshan. 


Television : 

2012 : Shankar is currently mentoring Zee TV's musical reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2012. 

2010 : He is a team captain, judge, and mentor on Star Plus's musical show Music Ka Maha Muqqabla for the team Shankar's Rockstars; his team won Music Ka Maha Muqqabala.

2009 : He was a mentor on Zee TV's musical reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge. 


Performed : 

2013 : Shankar, in conjunction with Ehsaan, Loy and his team, performed a five hour concert for Lok Biradari Prakalp in Nagpur. The show was received extraordinarily completely and also the indisputable fact that Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy didn't settle for cash for the concert was greatly appreciated.


2012 : Shankar was Invited by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization and also the U.S.A. state Dept to perform at world organization general auditorium for the finale of the International jazz festival held on thirty Apr.


2011 : He started the Shankar Mahadevan Academy. The Academy offers tutorials and virtual vocal courses in Carnatic and Hindustani serious music, non secular vocalizing, Indian folk, and screenland songs.


2010 : He performed at Kuruksastra ten, associate degree intercollege cultural pageant hosted by the SASTRA University, Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu.

2009 : He performed at Ragam 09, associate degree extramural cultural pageant hosted by the National Institute of Technology, Calicut (NITC) in Kerala.


2008-2010 : He performed at PULSE, Bharat's Second largest Inter-college pageant in the least India Institute of Medical Sciences.


Some Songs


As A Singer : 

2013 : Oy boy Charlie from matru ki bijli ka mandola 

2013 : Mai radha teri from vishwaroop

2012 : Bolo na from chittagong

2012 : Bechayan sapne from chittagong

2011 : Rola pe gaya from patiala house

2011 : Rola pe gaya (remix) from patiala house

2011 : Ik junoon from zindagi na milegi dobara

2011 : Ik junoon (remix) from zindagi na milegi dobara

2011 : Dushman mera from don 2

2011 : Dil dhadakne do from zindagi na milegi dobara

2011 : Der lagi lekin from zindagi na milegi dobara

2010 :Ullu da pattha from tere bin laden

2010 : Uff teri adaa from karthik calling karthik

2010 : Uff teri adaa (remix) from karthik calling karthik

2010 : Sajda from my name is khan

2010 : Rang de from my name is khan

2010 : Noor-e-khuda from my name is khan

2010 : Karthik calling karthik from karthik calling karthik

2010 : Karthik calling karthik (remix)from karthik calling karthik

2010 : Kal tum the yaden from hum tum aur ghost

2010 : Kal tum the yaden (remix) from hum tum aur ghost

2010 : hum tum aur ghost from hum tum aur ghost

2010 : hum tum aur ghost (remix) from hum tum aur ghost

2010 : Hey yal from karthik calling karthik

2010 : Hey yal (remix) from karthik calling karthik

2010 : Aapka kya hoga from housefull

2009 : Wake up sid from wake up sid

2009 : Wake up sid (culb mix) from wake up sid

2009 : Man ko ati from london dreams

2009 : Man ko ati (remix) from london dreams

2009 : Life is crazy from wake up sid

2009 : Khwab from london dreams

2009 : Barso yaaron from london dreams

2009 : Aaj kal zindagi from wake up sid

2007 : Tujhe sb hai pata from tare zameen par

2004 : Payega jo lakshya hai teraa from lakshya

1997 : Yeh duniya ek from pardes 

As Composer : 

2013 : Vishwaroopam

2012 : Chittagong

2011 : Don 2

2011 : Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

2011 : Game

2011 : De Ghuma Ke (World Cup 2011 song)

2011 : Patiala House

2011 : Koochie Koochie Hota Hai

2010 : Tere Bin Laden

2010 : Housefull

2010 : Hum Tum Aur Ghost

2010 : Karthik Calling Karthik

2010 : Kismat Talkies

2010: My Name Is Khan

2009 : London Dreams

2009 : Wake Up Sid

2009 : 13B

2009 : Sikandar

2009 : Luck by Chance

2009 : Shortkut

2009 : Chandni Chowk to China

2009 : Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic

2008 : Rock On!!

2007 : Taare Zameen Par

2007 : Johnny Gaddaar

2007 : Jhoom Barabar Jhoom

2007 : Heyy Babyy

2007 : Marigold: An Adventure in India

2007 : Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love

2006 : Don: The Chase Begins Again

2006 : Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna

2005 : Dus

2005 : Dil Jo Bhi Kahey...

2005 : Bunty Aur Babli

2004 : Vanity Fair

2004 : Phir Milenge

2004 : Lakshya

2004 : Kyun! Ho Gaya Na...

2004 : Rudraksh

2003 : Kal Ho Naa Ho

2003 : Kuch Naa Kaho

2003 : Nayee Padosan

2003 : Armaan

2003 : Ek Aur Ek Gyarah

2002 : Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai?

2001 : Dil Chahta Hai

2000 : Mission Kashmir

1999 : Dillagi

1999 : Shool

1999 :Bhopal Express

1999 : Rockford 

Awards


National Film Awards : 

2008 : Best Male Playback Singer - Maa from Taare Zameen Par

2004 : Best Music Direction - Kal Ho Naa Ho

2000 : Best Male Playback Singer - Yenna Solla Pogirai from Kandukondain Kandukondain 

Kerala State Film Award : 

2008 : Best Singer - Kalyaana Kacheri from Madampi 

Nandi Award : 

2008 : Best Male Playback Singer - Venkatadri 

Filmfare Awards : 

2005 : Best Music Direction for Bunty Aur Babli

2003 : Best Music Direction for Kal Ho Naa Ho

2002 : Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent for Dil Chahta Hai 

Filmfare Awards South  : 

2005 : Best Playback Singer for Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana - Telugu 

Star Screen Awards : 

2005 : Best Music Direction for Bunty aur Babli

2001 : Best Music Direction for Dil Chahta Hai 

Asianet Film Award : 

2009 : Best Male Playback - Pichavecha Naal from Puthiya Mukham 

Annual Malayalam Movie Awards (Dubai) : 

2009 : Best Male Singer - Pichavecha Naal from Puthiya Mukham 

Kerala Film Critics Award : 

2011 : Best Male Playback Singer - Indhumukhi Varumo from Holidays 

MAA Music Award : 

2012 : Best Male Playback Singer - Nee Dookudu from Dookudu

Other awards : 

2007 : Swaralaya-Kairali-Yesudas Award for outstanding contribution to Indian film music

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