Shankar Mahadevan
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Shankar Mahadevan is an Indian singer and music composer. He gained fame for his album entitled Breathless in which he sings constantly for over three minutes without pausing for taking a breath. He is an engineering graduate trained in Carnatic and Hindustani classical music.
He is the Shankar of the Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy trio.
Recently, he became famous as a celebrity judge in the popular reality television show, Fame Gurukul.
Shankar often collaborates with Swedish group of musicians, Mynta.
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[edit] Awards and nominations
[edit] National Film Awards, India
2004: Best Music Direction win for Kal Ho Naa Ho
2001: Best Male PlayBack Singer for Kandukondain Kandukondain
[edit] IIFA Awards
2004: Best Music Direction win for Kal Ho Naa Ho
2006: Best Music Direction win for Bunty aur Babli
[edit] Filmfare Awards
2001: Best Music Direction nomination for Dil Chahta Hai
2001: RD Burman Award for New Music Talent win for Dil Chahta Hai
2003: Best Music Direction win for Kal Ho Naa Ho
2005: Best Music Direction win for Bunty Aur Babli
[edit] Star Screen Awards
2000: Best Background Music nomination for Mission Kashmir
2001: Best Music Direction win for Dil Chahta Hai
2005: Best Music Direction win for Bunty aur Babli
[edit] Zee Cine Awards
2006: Best Music Director win for Bunty aur Babli
He works as a music director with two others Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendosa (see also: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy).They rose to fame after their movie Dil Chahata Hai's music became a instant hit. Shakar Mahadevan is a singer, Ehsaan is a guitar specialist; and Loy a keyboard player.
[edit] Music Composing Filmography
- Untitled Anil Kapoor/Akshaye Khanna Project (2007) ... (announced)
- Untitled Tarun Mansukhani Project (2007) ... (announced)
- Love Story (2007) ... (announced)
- Untitled Soham Shah Project (2007) ... (announced)
- Taare Zameen Pe (2007) ... (announced)
- Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (2007) ... (announced)
- Hey Baby (2007) ... (filming)
- Marigold: An Adventure In India (2007) ... (filming)
- Salaam E Ishq: A Tribute To Love (2006) ... (filming)
- Don (2006) ... (post-production)
- Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006)
- Dil Jo Bhi Kahey... (2005)
- Bunty Aur Babli (2005)
- Vanity Fair (2004)
- Phir Milenge (2004)
- Lakshya (2004)
- Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na (2004)
- Rudraksh (2004)
- Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)
- Kuch Naa Kaho (2003)
- Nayee Padosan (2003)
- Armaan (2003)
- Ek Aur Ek Gyarah (2003)
- Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai? (2002)
- Dil Chahta Hai (2001)
- Aalavandhan/Abhay (2001)
- Mission Kashmir (2000)
- Dillagi (1999)
- Shool (1999)
- Dus (1997)
[edit] Discography
- Breathless - Breathless is the album which first gave him fame as he sung the song, titled "Breathless", where he sang through the whole song without breathing
- Nine - Nine is Shankar's most recent album, in which each song is a representation of a 'Mood' and they include joy, sadness, love, etc.
[edit] External links
- Shankar Mahadevan at the Internet Movie Database
- Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy (official site)
- Biography
- Shankar Mahadevan Official Site
- Shankar Mahadevan Bio
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