![]() As he performs in Hyderabad, we get in touch with him in a freewheeling chat about the ever growing music industry, the concert and much more. He has lend voices to several songs in Bollywood, Tollywood and Tamil movies and doesn’t need any introduction. HYDERABAD: Known for his Breathless song and a voice that is just music to the ears, Shankar Mahadevan has truly set up a place in the hearts of millions who love to listen to his melodious voice. We are already in 88 counties - we are trying to teach music to people all over the world,” the singer concludes. A lot of work is happening with my academy as well, we are expanding it. Akshay Kumar starrer Samrat Prithiviraj released today and we are doing Zoya Akhtar’s next direction The Archies, Meghna Gulzar’s Sam Manekshaw biopic along with a film with Aamir Khan. Giving a little details about his upcoming projects he says, “Quite a few things are happening. Music is me because I see music, melody and rhythm around me.” That is one memory which I will never forget. But one memory if I could recall is when I got an opportunity to play in the legendry band, Shakti and I toured with them for 20 years. ![]() Shankar’s life is full of musical memories. It is a very intelligent lot of artists and now is the time where music is not only film music but also independent music is emerging in a big way because of the direct access to fans with the digital platform and the time is fantastic for upcoming artists.” ![]() “They know what they are doing and many of them compose, write their songs, record and produce their own songs. According to Shankar, the younger lot are much focused, very dedicated, technical and absolutely sound. The music industry is growing day by day and we have got a lot of new talents coming up bringing with them their unique music. Because of that, cross-cultural musical genres also exists here and people enjoy all forms of music.” Moreover, since it’s a tech hub, people from all over the country are present. I have come here and performed as a Bollywood musician, fusion musician, classical musician and the audience they embrace them all. Also we perform in multiple languages like Tamil, Telugu and that is what Yes Triangle is best known for.” Further adding about his love for the city, Shankar says “Hyderabad is one of the most beautiful cities and I think it is one of our favourite cities because it is full of youth, a lot of tech, beautiful food, extremely cosmopolitan and forward thinking people who embrace any form of music. So, every time we play songs like Dil Chahta Hai, the arrangements will be completely different. New dimensions, new arrangements and completely open ended, because we three are improvising musicians. We perform songs that are super hits but present it in a new way. The three of us perform as Yes Triangle - a combination of fusion music and popular music. He performs in various prominent concerts happening all around the world.Talking about the concert that was held at Shilpakala Vedika on Friday, he says, “We are excited about the show, this is a very special set of people with whom I am playing, one is the maestro Shivamani, and the other is Stephen Devassi and both are masters in their own instruments and forms of music. Shankar Mahadeven has worked with all the popular music directors in India including Illayaraja, A.R.Rahman, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Harris Jayaraj and the current young rock star Anirudh Ravichandar. The song “Bolo na” from the Hindi movie Chittagong (2012) got him a National Award recently. At the regular of four years from there on, he received one National Award till 2012. The song “Enna solapogirai” from the Tamil film Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000) got him the first National Award under Best Male Playback Singer category. The playback singer/composer is well-versed in five languages: Tamil, Hindi, Marathi, Urudu and English. He is the founder of Shankar Mahadevan Academy, which provides online music lessons in Indian music to students worldwide. ![]() Shankar Mahadeven learned Hindustani Classical Music in his childhood and began playing Veena at the age of five. He is a four-time winner of the National Award: three times for Best Male Playback Singer and once for Best Music Director. 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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