# Shankar Mahadevan

Playback Singer, Music Director, Other, Director of Photography · Born 1967-03-03

## Biography
Shankar Mahadevan is an Indian film Playback Singer and Music Composer. He mainly works in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada film industries. He made his debut with the Tamil film Minsara Kanavu in the year 1997. He composed the music first Telugu film was Choodalani Vundi in 1998. He has founded  Shankar Mahadevan Academy, wchich provides online Music lessons in Indian music for students worldwide.He was a software engineer by profession and worked with Oracle Corporation. Shankar's interest in music made him venture into the field of music. He got his first award as a playback singer in Chennai film music, collaborating with A. R. Rahman and winning a National Film Award. He was also a mentor on Zee TV's musical reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge in the year 2009. He has received four National Awards, six FilmFare Awards for his Best Playback Singer and Music Director.

## Filmography
- The Archies (2023) — Music Director
- Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty (2023) — Playback Singer
- Mister Mummy (2022) — Music Director
- Alipiriki Allantha Dooramlo (2022) — Playback Singer
- Anukoni Prayanam (2022) — Playback Singer
- Dear Dia (2022) — Playback Singer
- Samrat Prithviraj (2022) — Director of Photography
- Bunty Aur Babli 2 (2021) — Music Director
- One (2021) — Playback Singer
- Toofaan (2021) — Music Director
- Vakeel Saab (2021) — Playback Singer
- Panga (2020) — Music Director
- Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020) — Playback Singer
- Chhapaak (2020) — Music Director
- Virasasta Ayyappa Kataksham (2019) — Playback Singer
- Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy (2019) — Playback Singer
- The Zoya Factor (2019) — Music Director
- The Zoya Factor (2019) — Playback Singer
- Maharshi (2019) — Playback Singer
- Gun Shot (2019) — Other
- Yatra (2019) — Other
- Manikarnika - The Queen of Jhansi (2019) — Music Director
- Janatha Garage (2016) — Playback Singer
- Ramayya Vasthavayya (2013) — Playback Singer
- Atharintiki Daaredi (2013) — Playback Singer
- Naayak (2013) — Playback Singer
- Gabbar Singh (2012) — Playback Singer
- Pilla Zamindar (2011) — Playback Singer
- Badrinath (2011) — Playback Singer
- 13-Padamoodu (2009) — Music Director
- Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam (2009) — Music Director
- Yamadonga (2007) — Playback Singer
- Annavaram (2006) — Playback Singer
- Rakhi (2006) — Playback Singer
- Narasimhudu (2005) — Playback Singer
- Dhairyam (2005) — Playback Singer
- Raghavendra (2003) — Playback Singer
- Bhalevadivi Basu (2001) — Playback Singer
- Oke Okkadu (1999) — Playback Singer

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