K. V. Mahadevan

K. V. Mahadevan
Background information
Birth nameKrishnankoil Venkadachalam Mahadevan
[1]
Born(1918-03-14)14 March 1918
Krishnancoil, Nagercoil, present-day Kanyakumari District[2]
Died21 June 2001(2001-06-21) (aged 83)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
GenresFilm score, Theatre
OccupationsMusic director
InstrumentsKeyboard, piano
Years active1942–1992
In this Indian name, the toponymic surname is Krishnankoil. It is not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Mahadevan.
In this Indian name, the name Venkadachalam is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Mahadevan.

Krishnankoil Venkadachalam Mahadevan (14 March 1918 – 21 June 2001) was an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, and musician who won the inaugural National Film Award for Best Music Direction in (1967) for Kandan Karunai. Known for his works in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada films. He is best known for his contributions in works such as Manchi Manasulu (1962), Lava Kusa (1963), Thiruvilaiyadal (1965), Saraswathi Sabatham (1966), Kandan Karunai (1967), Thillana Mohanambal (1968), Adimai Penn (1969), Balaraju Katha (1970), Athiparasakthi (1971), Sankarabharanam (1979), Saptapadi (1981), Sirivennela (1986), Sruthilayalu (1987), Sutradharulu (1989), Pelli Pustakam (1991), and Swathi Kiranam (1992).

A contemporary of M. S. Viswanathan and T. K. Ramamoorthy, starting his career in 1942 with Manonmani, Mahadevan scored music for over six hundred feature films, spanning four decades, and has garnered two National Film Awards, three Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Awards, a Tamil Nadu State Film Award, and a Filmfare Award South.[3] He was also conferred the title of "Thirai Isai Thilagam" (Pride of Cine Music Directors) in Tamil cinema. His assistant Pukazhenthi is credited to have usually writing the score and arranging the orchestra, after Mahadevan composes a tune.

  1. ^ "Article on K. V. Mahadevan in The Hindu". 29 June 2001. Archived from the original on 20 October 2003.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Kolappan, B. (5 January 2015). "Forgotten heroes of Carnatic music". The Hindu.
  3. ^ "The Hindu : K.V. Mahadevan dead". Hinduonnet.com. 22 June 2001. Archived from the original on 13 March 2008. Retrieved 29 February 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)