Shankar Mahadevan

Indian singer and composer
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Shankar Mahadevan

Summary

Shankar Mahadevan is a human[1]. His place of birth was Chembur[2]. He was born on March 3, 1967[3]. He worked as an actor[4], singer[5], and composer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,175 views/month, #6,564 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Shankar Mahadevan's place of birth was Chembur[2].
  • Shankar Mahadevan was born on March 3, 1967[3].
  • A child of Shankar Mahadevan was Siddharth Mahadevan[8].
  • Shankar Mahadevan held citizenship in India[9].
  • Tamil was Shankar Mahadevan's native language[10].
  • Shankar Mahadevan worked as an actor[4].
  • Shankar Mahadevan worked as a singer[5].
  • Shankar Mahadevan worked as a composer[6].
  • Shankar Mahadevan's field of work was film score[11].
  • Shankar Mahadevan was educated at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School[12].
  • Shankar Mahadevan received the Padma Shri in arts[13].
  • Shankar Mahadevan received the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer[14].
  • Shankar Mahadevan is recorded as male[15].
  • Shankar Mahadevan's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Shankar Mahadevan's genre is filmi music[17].
  • Shankar Mahadevan's genre is Indian pop[18].
  • Shankar Mahadevan's genre is Carnatic music[19].
  • Shankar Mahadevan's genre is jazz[20].
  • Shankar Mahadevan's Commons category is recorded as Shankar Mahadevan[21].
  • Shankar Mahadevan's family name is recorded as Mahadevan[22].
  • Shankar Mahadevan's given name is recorded as Shankar[23].
  • Shankar Mahadevan's official website is recorded as http://shankarmahadevan.com[24].
  • Shankar Mahadevan's instrument is recorded as voice[25].
  • Shankar Mahadevan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Tamil[26].
  • Shankar Mahadevan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Telugu[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: IN[29]

  • Began / founded: 1967-03-03[30]

  • Genre(s): filmi[31]

  • Community tags: bollywood, filmi, hindi[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: bdbafa57-cf3f-4b7e-b956-fb6e0071ecd4[33]

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Origins and Family

Shankar Mahadevan's place of birth was Chembur[2]. He was born on March 3, 1967[3]. Tamil was his native language[10].

Education

Shankar Mahadevan was educated at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[4], singer[5], and composer[6]. Shankar Mahadevan's field of work was film score[11].

Recognition

Awards received include Padma Shri in arts[13], a class of award[34], in India[35] and National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer[14], a film award category[36], in India[37].

Personal Life

A child of Shankar Mahadevan was Siddharth Mahadevan[8].

Why It Matters

Shankar Mahadevan ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,175 views/month, #6,564 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Shankar Mahadevan born?

Shankar Mahadevan's place of birth was Chembur[2].

What did Shankar Mahadevan do for work?

Shankar Mahadevan worked as actor[4], singer[5], and composer[6].

Where did Shankar Mahadevan go to school?

Shankar Mahadevan was educated at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School[12].

What awards did Shankar Mahadevan receive?

Honors received include Padma Shri in arts[13] and National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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