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Shankar Mahadevan
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Born
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3 March 1967 (age 49)
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Place
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Chembur, Mumbai, Maharashtra[1]
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Genres
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Indian music, playback singing
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Occupation(s)
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Singer, composer
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Instruments
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Singing
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Years active
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1997–present
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Associated acts
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Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
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Website
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Shankar Mahadevan (born 3 March
1967) is an award-winning composer and playback singer who is part of the
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy composing trio team for many Indian films .
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He is a four-time winner of the
National Award, three times for Best Male Playback Singer and once for Best
Music Director.
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Mahadevan founded the Shankar
Mahadevan Academy , which provides online music lessons in Indian music for
students worldwide.
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In 2015, he made his debut as an
actor in the Marathi film Katyar Kaljat Ghusli , a film adaptation of a 1960
stage classic by the same name.
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Awards
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National
Film Awards
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2000
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Best Male Playback Singer -
"Yenna Solla Pogirai" (Kandukondain Kandukondain )
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2004
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Best Music Direction - Kal
Ho Naa Ho (as part of Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy )
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2008
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Best Male Playback Singer -
"Maa" (Taare Zameen Par )
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2012
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Best Male Playback Singer -
"Bolo Na" (Chittagong )
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State
Film Awards
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2008
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Kerala State Film Award for
Best Singer - "Kalyaana Kacheri" (Madampi)
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2008
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Nandi Award for Best Male
Playback Singer - Venkatadri
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Filmfare
Awards
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2002
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Filmfare RD Burman Award for
New Music Talent for Dil Chahta Hai (as part of Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy )
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2003
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Best Music Direction for Kal
Ho Naa Ho (as part of Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy )
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2005
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Best Music Direction for
Bunty Aur Babli (as part of Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy )
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2014
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Best Music Direction for 2
States (as part of Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy )
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Filmfare
Awards South
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2005
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Best Playback Singer for
"Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana "
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Star
Screen Awards
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2000
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Nominated for Best
Background Music for Mission Kashmir (as part of Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy )
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2001
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Best Music Direction for Dil
Chahta Hai (as part of Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy )
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2005
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Best Music Direction for
Bunty aur Babli (as part of Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy )
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2009
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Nominated for Best Music
Direction for Rock On!! (as part of Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy )
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Other
Awards
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2007
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Swaralaya-Kairali-Yesudas
Award for outstanding contribution to Indian film music
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2009
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Asianet Film Award for Best
Male Playback - "Pichavecha Naal" (Puthiya Mukham )
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2009
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Annual Malayalam Movie
Awards (Dubai) for Best Male Singer - "Pichavecha Naal" (Puthiya
Mukham )
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2011
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Lata Mangeshkar Award on 28
September
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2011
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Kerala Film Critics Award
for Best Male Playback Singer - "Indhumukhi Varumo" (Holidays )
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2012
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MAA Music Award for Best
Male Playback Singer - "Nee Dookudu" (Dookudu)
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2015
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Tulu Cinemotsava Awards for
Best Playback Singer -Rikshaw Driver( Tulu Movie )
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