He started his career as a happy composer with 'Anandhan' in 1942, contributed immensely for nearly half a century, before surrendering in 1990 with 'muruganE thuNai'. During this period he scored music for about 250 Tamil films. The special features of his compositions were: giving primary importance to lyrics and composing music that is perfectly suited to lyrics; always keeping a base in the Carnatic music systems; and giving independence to singers and other assistants to freely contribute ideas for improving his compositions. Some of the famous tamil movies for which he composed include 'Adimai Penn', 'Thiruvilayaadal', 'Vaanampadi', 'Thillaana Moganambal', 'Kandhan Karunai', 'Muthalali'. His most famous and recent composition in Telugu was in the movie directed by K.Vishwanath, Swathi Kiranam (1991). 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Tamil ( ; IPA ) is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamils in India and Sri Lanka, with smaller communities of speakers in many other countries. ... Carnatic music, also known as is one of the two styles of Indian classical music, the other being Hindustani music. ... Swathi Kiranam (1990) is a Telugu film made by Dr.K.Viswanath. ...
National Film Award for Best Music Direction (1980)-Sankarabharanam
The National Film Award (Silver Lotus Award) for Best Music Direction winners: Category: ... Music and Dance were perceived as the lead characters of the movie Sankarabharanam (The Jewel of Shiva) (1979) is a musical film in the Telugu language, directed by Dr. K. Vishwanath and produced by Poornodaya Art Creations. ...
Trivia
He was the first recipient of National Film Award for Best Music Direction.
Filmography
List of some of the movies for which Mahadevan scored music:
Mahadevan (before 1940), a South Indian music composer
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K.V. Mahadevan, veteran music director, considered to be one of the greats of South Indian film music, passed away this morning in the city.
Known for mythologicals such as Sampoorna Ramayanam and Thiruvilayadal, KVM is said to have been a path-breaker in blending classical music with film music and was a `guru' to many music directors.
Mahadevan, a recipient of two national awards, evolved a style of film music which appealed to both masses and the classes.
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