Siddharth Mahadevan is an Indian singer, composer, music director and entrepreneur. He has also sung songs in many Bollywood films and other regional language films. He is the eldest son of famous Indian singer and composer Shankar Mahadevan.
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Siddharth Mahadevan Shankar was born on Friday, April 16, 1993, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (30 years; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Aries. He completed his schooling from Sacred Heart High School and Junior College, Vashi, Navi Mumbai. He then studied at SIES School of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai, and pursued a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from RD National College, Mumbai. He was interested in music since childhood and composed songs with his cousin Soumil Shringarpure. He studied Indian and Carnatic music and became an excellent singer. He later ventured into becoming a professional singer.
Childhood photos of Siddharth Mahadevan and father Shankar Mahadevan
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′10″
Weight (approximately): 85kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family and caste
He belongs to the Tamil Iyer family and hails from Palakkad, Kerala.
Parents and siblings
His father Shankar Mahadevan is a popular Indian singer and his mother Sangeeta Mahadevan is a housewife. He has a younger brother named Shivam Mahadevan who is also a singer.
Siddharth Mahadevan’s father Shankar Mahadevan and mother Sangeeta Mahadevan
Siddharth Mahadevan (left) with his father Shankar Mahadevan and brother Shivam Mahadevan (right)
wife
He is unmarried.
Relationships/Affairs
He is single.
religion
He believes in Hinduism.
Profession
singer
Hindi
He made his debut as a singer in 2005, singing the title song of the movie “Bunty Aur Babli”. He got his big break in 2013 when he sang the song Zinda in the film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, for which he won several awards. He sang Malang song in the 2013 movie Dhoom 3, Pehli Baar song in the 2015 movie Dil Dhadakne Do, Nachde Ne Saare song in the 2016 movie Baar Baar Dekho, and Dankila song was sung in the 2019 movie Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi, and Jhok song was sung in Nok’s 2020 movie Chhapaak.
Siddharth Mahadevan’s Nok Johk song poster from the movie Chhapaak
other languages
He has also sung in Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam. He sang the song Jhale Gele Visarave in the 2012 Marathi film Swapna Tujhe Ni Majhe, the song Ullangayil Ennai Vaithu in the 2014 Tamil film Vadacurry and Hey in the 2015 Malayalam film Chirakodinja Kinavukal Kannil Nokkathe song, Dhanak Dhanak song in 2015 Marathi film Urfi, Ukku Naram song in 2017 Telugu film Guru, Nenje Nenje song in 2018 Tamil film Semma and Baby Won’t Yo Tell Me song from the 2019 movie Saaho.
Photos of Siddharth Mahadevan recording songs
composer
He created his work in 2010 while studying for 10th standard for Neeta Lulla’s fashion show at Lakme Fashion Week. His debut as a music composer was the 2012 Marathi film Swapna Tujhe Ni Majhe. He subsequently composed songs for the 2012 Hindi film Midnight’s Children, the 2015 Marathi film Sugar Salt Ani Prem and the 2015 Hindi film Perfect Girl.
Photos of songs composed by Siddharth Mahadevan
Music Director
He served as the music director of the 2012 Marathi film Swapna Tujhe Ni Majhe.
Photos of Siddharth Mahadevan conducting songs
entrepreneur
He is a Director of Swaratnika Digital Sound Private Limited since 2012 and a Director of Lambodara Digital Sound Private Limited since 2012. Since 2019 he is a business partner of Gajavadana Showbox Llp.
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- BIG Star Entertainment Awards 2013 Best Male Entertainment Singer Award Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Zinda song in the movie
- In 2014, he won the RD Burman New Music Talent Award for his Zinda song in the movie “Bhaag Milkha Bhaag” and was nominated for the Filmfare Awards for Best Male Singer.
Photo collage of Siddharth Mahadevan receiving RD Burman New Music Talent Award at Filmfare Awards 2014
- Nominated for the Best Male Singer Award at the 2014 International Indian Film Academy Awards for Zinda song from the film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
- Nominated for the Screen Award for Best Male Singer in 2014 for his Zinda song in the film “Bhaag Milkha Bhaag”
- Nominated for Best Male Singer of the Year at Mirchi Music Awards 2014 and Best Song of the Year for Zinda’s song from the movie “Bhaag Milkha Bhaag”
- In 2014, he was nominated for the Star Guild Award for Best Male Singer for his Malang song in the movie “Dhoom 3”
- Mirchi Music Awards 2015 – Won the Jury Prize for the film “2 States”
Siddharth Mahadevan wins the 2015 Mirchi Music Awards Jury Prize for the film 2 States
- On October 17, 2023, the movie “Ekda Kaay Zala” won the Marathi National Film Award for Best Feature Film
car collection
He owns a 1961 Chevy Biscayne.
Siddharth Mahadevan’s 1961 Chevrolet Biscayne
Facts/Trivia
- His nicknames are Siddhu and Sid.
- He is a dog lover and has two dogs named Honey and Kiwi.
Photos of Siddharth Mahadevan playing with his dogs Honey and Kiwi
- He has collected many shoes, especially Travis Scott x Air Jordan XXXIII NRG, Air Jordan 6 Retro City Chinese New Year, Adidas x Pharrell Williams CNY BYW and other sneakers.
Part of Siddharth Mahadevan’s footwear collection, Travis Scott x Air Jordan XXXIII NRG
- In his spare time, he likes to play video games such as FIFA.
- He has performed in many live concerts and appeared on many reality TV shows. In October 2019, he sang at a live concert for the Indian Army in Kolkata. In September 2022, he sang in front of more than 100,000 people at the opening ceremony of the National Games in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
- When Siddhartha was three years old, his father recognized his musical instincts because he had a good feel for rhythm.
- In an interview, he described Linkin Park as his favorite band and said he would like to see Michael Jackson perform “How I Wish I can say” live on stage.
- He is a sports enthusiast and enjoys watching cricket, football and tennis.
Siddharth Mahadevan (fourth from right) watches an Indian cricket match
- In May 2023, he appeared in an episode of The Kapil Sharma Show along with his father Shankar Mahadevan and brother Shivam Mahadevan.
Siddharth Mahadevan in an episode of The Kapil Sharma Show
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