Mahesh Shankar

Mahesh Shankar
OccupationMusic director
Years active2002–present
SpouseShuba[1]

Mahesh Shankar is an Indian music director who primarily works in Telugu cinema and is known for his associations with Raj & DK.[2][3]

Personal life and career

Mahesh Shankar did his bachelor's of engineering degree at Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering where he performed alongside Drums Sivamani, Vikku Vinayaka Ram, Ganesh and Kumaresh and V. Selvaganesh.[4] He received his master's degree from North Carolina State University and lived in Hayward, California.[1] He was associated with Anita Udeep for her Tamil music album Mugangal (2002). He worked on two Indian English films: Udeep's Knock Knock, I'm Looking to Marry (2003) and Raj & DK's Flavors (2003).[5] He worked with Ganesh and Kumaresh on the end credits track for Dance Like a Man (2004).[4]

Discography

Year Title Language Notes
2002 Mugangal Tamil Music album
2003 Knock Knock, I'm Looking to Marry English
Flavors English
Hindi
Telugu
2005 Vennela Telugu
2009 Prayanam
2010 Prasthanam
2011 Vaareva [6]
2013 D for Dopidi
2016 Manamantha
2017 Endukila TV series [7]
2019 The Family Man Hindi TV series; songs in Tamil and Balochi

Filmography

Year Title Role Language Notes
2003 Flavors Gita's dad English Voice role

References

  1. ^ a b NirmalaDoss. "The aspiring pop-stars of today". Nilacharal. Archived from the original on 8 July 2003. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Mahesh Shankar interview – Telugu Cinema interview – Telugu film music director". www.idlebrain.com.
  3. ^ "Music does not serve as narrative medium in southern cinema: Mahesh Shankar (Interview)". www.business-standard.com.
  4. ^ a b "Indian cinema showcase – Knock Knock I am looking to marry – Anita Udeep – Radhi, Suhaas Ahuja". www.idlebrain.com.
  5. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20230419131051/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/film-forays/article28460107.ece
  6. ^ "Vareva (Music review), Telugu – Mahesh Shankar – Milliblog!".
  7. ^ "ENDUKILA Web Series launched by YuppTV". The Hindu. 2017-04-20.
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