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Siddharth Mahadevan
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Mahadevan at 'royalty issue meet' event in 2014
Born (1993-04-16) 16 April 1993 (age 32)
Occupation
  • Composer
  • Singer
  • Actor
Parent(s)
Musical career
Genres
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2011–present

Siddharth Mahadevan is a talented Indian musician. He is known for composing music and singing in movies. He became famous for his songs in the film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, where he sang "Zinda" and the rock version of the title song.

Siddharth Mahadevan's Music Career

Siddharth Mahadevan gained more recognition for the song "Malang" from the movie Dhoom 3. This song was created by music director Pritam. Siddharth has also composed music for Marathi films like Swapna Tujhe ni Majhe and Sugar Salt Ani Prem. He worked on these films with his cousin, Soumil Shringarpure. He also sang the popular song "Nachde Ne Sare" in the movie Baar Baar Dekho.

In October 2019, Siddharth performed for Army officers in Kolkata, West Bengal. Many important officers and soldiers were there to enjoy his music.

Personal Life

Siddharth Mahadevan is the son of Shankar Mahadevan. His father is also a very famous film music composer and singer in India.

Filmography: What He's Worked On

As a Music Composer

Siddharth Mahadevan has composed music for several films. Here is a list of the movies where he worked as a music director:

Year Film Language Notes
2012 Swapna Tujhe Ni Majhe Marathi His first film as a music director
2012 Midnight's Children Hindi
2015 Welcome Zindagi Marathi With his cousin Soumil Shringarpure
Sugar Salt Ani Prem Marathi
The Perfect Girl Hindi
Sata Lota Pan Sagla Khota Marathi With his cousin Soumil Shringarpure and Aditya Bedekar
2018 Bogda Marathi With his cousin Soumil Shringarpure
2022 Maja Ma Hindi

As a Playback Singer

Siddharth Mahadevan has lent his voice to many songs in films. A playback singer records songs for actors to lip-sync on screen.

Hindi Film Songs

Hindi film songs
Film Year Song Composer(s) Writer(s) Co-singer(s)
Bunty Aur Babli 2005 "Bunty Aur Babli" Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Gulzar Shankar Mahadevan, Sukhwinder Singh, Jaspinder Narula
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag 2013 "Zinda" Prasoon Joshi
"Bhaag Milkha Bhaag"
(Rock Version)
D-Day "Dhuaan" Niranjan Iyengar Rahul Ram, Alyssa Mendonsa
Dhoom 3 "Malang" Pritam Sameer Shilpa Rao
One by Two 2014 "I'm Just Pakaoed" Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Amitabh Bhattacharya
2 States "Hulla Re" Shankar Mahadevan, Rasika Shekar
Kill Dil "Bol Beliya" Gulzar Sunidhi Chauhan, Shankar Mahadevan
Dil Dhadakne Do 2015 "Pehli Baar" Javed Akhtar Sukriti Kakar
Katti Batti "Sarfira" Kumaar Neeti Mohan, Shankar Mahadevan
Puli (D) "Ladhjaa" Devi Sri Prasad Raqueeb Alam
Baar Baar Dekho 2016 "Nachde Ne Saare" Jasleen Royal Aditya Sharma Jasleen Royal, Harshdeep Kaur
Mirzya "Teen Gawah" Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Gulzar Sain Zahoor
Ghayal Once Again "Lapak Jhapak" Amitabh Bhattacharya Armaan Malik
Munna Michael 2017 "Main Hoon" Tanishk Bagchi Kumaar
Fukrey Returns "Fukrey Returns" Gulraj Singh
Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi 2019 "Dankila" Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Prasoon Joshi Prajakta Shukre, Shrinidhi Ghatate, Arunaja, Chotu Singh Rawna, Hemant Brijwasi
Chhapaak 2020 "Nok Jhok" Gulzar
Bunty Aur Babli 2 2021 "Bunty Aur Babli - Title Track" Amitabh Bhattacharya Bohemia
Toofaan 2021 "Toofaan - Title Track" Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy Javed Akhtar Siddharth Mahadevan
Vikram (D) 2022 "Vikram Title Track" Anirudh Raqueeb Alam
Dono 2023 "Aag Lagdi" Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy Irshad Kamil Lisa Mishra

Regional Film Songs

Siddharth has also sung songs in various regional Indian languages.

Regional songs
Film Year Song Language Composer(s) Writer(s) Co-singer(s)
Swapna Tujhe Ni Majhe 2012 "Jhale Gele Visarave" Marathi Siddharth Mahadevan and Soumil Shringarpure
Race Gurram 2014 "Sweety" Telugu S. Thaman Varikuppala Yadagiri Rabbit Mac
Happy New Year (D) "India Waale (Telugu Version)" Vishal–Shekhar Snehan Shankar Mahadevan, Rajiv Sundaresan, Raman Mahadevan, Neeti Mohan
Vadacurry "Ullangayil Ennai Vaithu" Tamil Vivek-Mervin Snehan
Chirakodinja Kinavukal 2015 "Omale Aromale" Malayalam Deepak Dev B K Harinarayanan Manjari
"Hey Kannil Nokkathe" Gayathri Suresh
Mitwaa "Satyam Shivam Sundaram" Marathi Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Mandar Cholkar
Sata Lota Pan Sagla Khota "Halla Karuya" Marathi Siddharth Mahadevan and Soumil Shringarpure Shrirang Godbole Shankar Mahadevan, Prakriti Kakar
Sugar Salt Ani Prem "Disha Milali Aaj" Marathi Siddharth Mahadevan Mandar Cholkar Akriti Kakar
Urfi "Dhanak Dhanak" Marathi Chinar - Mahesh Mangesh Kangane
Eetti 2015 "Oru Thuli" Tamil G.V. Prakash Kumar
Guru 2017 "Ukku Naram" Telugu Santosh Narayanan Ramajogayya Sastry
"Ne Zara" Sri Mani
Velaikkaran 2017 "Ezhu Velaikkara" Tamil Anirudh Ravichander Viveka
"Semma" 2018 " Nenje Nenje" Tamil G.V. Prakash Kumar Yugabharathi
Bogda 2018 "Zhumbad" Marathi Siddharth Mahadevan, Soumil Shringarpure Manndar Cholkar
Padde Huli 2019 Baduku Jataka Bandi" Kannada B. Ajaneesh Loknath
Heli Hogu Kaarana" B. R. Lakshman Rao Gubbi
Saaho (D) Baby Won't Yo Tell Me Telugu Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Manoj Yadav Shankar Mahadevan, Shweta Mohan

Other Projects

Siddharth Mahadevan has also worked on other interesting projects:

  • He composed a short song, called a jingle, for RADIO CITY'S "Kasakay Mumbai" advertisement.
  • He also created a jingle for DISCOVERY TLC's show "Chew".
  • He sang the main song for the web series Life Sahi Hai.

Awards and Nominations

Siddharth Mahadevan has been recognized for his musical talents with several awards and nominations.

Year Category Nominated Song Film Result Ref
Filmfare Awards
2014 Best Male Playback Singer "Zinda" Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Nominated
RD Burman Award for New Music Talent Won
International Indian Film Academy Awards
2014 Best Male Playback Singer "Zinda" Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Nominated
Screen Awards
2014 Best Male Playback Singer "Zinda" Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Nominated
Star Guild Awards
2014 Best Male Playback Singer "Malang" Dhoom 3 Nominated
BIG Star Entertainment Awards
2013 Most Entertaining Male Singer "Zinda"
(tied with Yo Yo Honey Singh for Lungi Dance)
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Won
Mirchi Music Awards
2014 Male Vocalist of the Year "Zinda" Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Nominated

See also

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