K. V. Mahadevan

Indian composer (1918–2001)
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K. V. Mahadevan

Summary

K. V. Mahadevan is a human[1]. Born in Nagercoil[2], he… he was born on March 14, 1918[3]. He died in Chennai[4]. He died on June 21, 2001[5]. He worked as a music director[6], film score composer[7], record producer[8], and lyricist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (375 views/month, #7,149 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • K. V. Mahadevan was born in Nagercoil[2].
  • K. V. Mahadevan passed away in Chennai[4].
  • K. V. Mahadevan was born on March 14, 1918[3].
  • K. V. Mahadevan died on June 21, 2001[5].
  • K. V. Mahadevan held citizenship in British Raj[11].
  • K. V. Mahadevan held citizenship in India[12].
  • K. V. Mahadevan held citizenship in Dominion of India[13].
  • K. V. Mahadevan held citizenship in India[14].
  • Telugu was K. V. Mahadevan's native language[15].
  • K. V. Mahadevan worked as a music director[6].
  • K. V. Mahadevan's professions included film score composer[7].
  • K. V. Mahadevan's professions included record producer[8].
  • K. V. Mahadevan's professions included lyricist[9].
  • K. V. Mahadevan's field of work was film score[16].
  • A notable work attributed to K. V. Mahadevan is Sankarabharanam[17].
  • A notable work attributed to K. V. Mahadevan is Swati Mutyam[18].
  • A notable work attributed to K. V. Mahadevan is Balaji[19].
  • K. V. Mahadevan received the Filmfare Awards South[20].
  • K. V. Mahadevan received the National Film Award for Best Music Direction[21].
  • K. V. Mahadevan received the Nandi Award[22].
  • K. V. Mahadevan received the K. V. Mahadevan[23].
  • K. V. Mahadevan is recorded as male[24].
  • K. V. Mahadevan's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • K. V. Mahadevan's Commons category is recorded as K. V. Mahadevan[26].
  • K. V. Mahadevan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Telugu[27].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: IN[29]

  • Began / founded: 1918-03-14[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2001-06-21[31]

  • Genre(s): filmi[32]

  • Community tags: filmi[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 591868ff-c9e9-45f2-a33b-d4b0398e27cf[34]

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Origins and Family

Born in Nagercoil[2], K. V. Mahadevan… he was born on March 14, 1918[3]. Telugu was his native language[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include music director[6], film score composer[7], record producer[8], and lyricist[9]. K. V. Mahadevan's field of work was film score[16].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Sankarabharanam[17], a film[35], directed by Kasinathuni Viswanath[36]; Swati Mutyam[18], a film[37], directed by Kasinathuni Viswanath[38]; and Balaji[19], a film[39], directed by P. Pullaiah[40].

Recognition

Awards received include Filmfare Awards South[20], a group of awards[41], in India[42]; National Film Award for Best Music Direction[21], a class of award[43], in India[44]; Nandi Award[22], a group of awards[45], in India[46], founded in 1964[47]; and K. V. Mahadevan[23], a music director[48], 1918–2001[49], of British Raj[50], awarded the Filmfare Awards South[51], specialised in film score[52].

Death and Burial

K. V. Mahadevan died on June 21, 2001[5]. He died in Chennai[4].

Why It Matters

K. V. Mahadevan ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (375 views/month, #7,149 of 1,000,298).[10]

FAQs

Where was K. V. Mahadevan born?

K. V. Mahadevan was born in Nagercoil[2].

Where did K. V. Mahadevan die?

K. V. Mahadevan passed away in Chennai[4].

What did K. V. Mahadevan do for work?

K. V. Mahadevan worked as music director[6], film score composer[7], record producer[8], and lyricist[9].

What awards did K. V. Mahadevan receive?

Honors received include Filmfare Awards South[20], National Film Award for Best Music Direction[21], Nandi Award[22], and K. V. Mahadevan[23].

References

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  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  18. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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