# Raman Mahadevan

Raman Mahadevan is an Indian playback singer, known for his Bollywood songs. He released an indipop album, Ramanasia, in 2007.

## Career

Raman Mahadevan was born in Mumbai. After completing his studies at New Bombay High School and ICL college, Vashi, he worked for the IT and ITeS industry before taking up singing full-time. He learnt Carnatic music from guru Prasanna Warrier and later from Girija Shesu. He also learnt tabla from guru Palash Bordoloi. Apart from advertising jingles for Frito Lays, Pepsi, and Mirinda, he has also sung title song for "Aap Ki Kachehri" and also worked with dandiya groups. He has sung songs for Hindi movies like Heyy Babyy, Johnny Gaddaar and Taare Zameen Par. He has also released his own music album Ramanasia in 2007 and was featured in the song Tere Liye, composed by Saikat-Shankar, released in June 2009.

## Personal life

Raman is not related to Shankar Mahadevan, with whom he performed at the cultural fest of NIT Calicut, Ragam 13 and in Yuva Dasara 2012 and 2014.

## Filmography

| Year | Movie | Language | Song | Composer |
| 2007 | Heyy Babyy | Hindi | "Heyy Babyy" | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy |
| 2007 | Johnny Gaddaar | Tamil/Telugu | "Johnny Gaddar" | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy |
| 2007 | Taare Zameen Par Vaal Natchathiram Nela Meeda Tharalu | Hindi Tamil Telugu | "Kholo Kholo" "Thatti Thatti" "Vellu Vellu Veluvala" | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy |
| 2008 | Rock On!! | Hindi | "Sinbad The Sailor" | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy |
| 2009 | Khela | Hindi | "Laut Aaye" | 21 Grams |
| 2009 | Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam | Telugu | "Egire Egire" | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy |
| 2009 | Wake Up Sid | Hindi | "Iktara" | Amit Trivedi |
| 2010 | Bale Pandiya | Tamil | "Aaradha Kobamillai -nominated for the Best Debut Singer Award at the Vijay TV Music Awards 2011 " | Devan Ekambaram |
| 2010 | Admissions Open | Hindi | "Aasman Ke Paar" | Amit Trivedi |
| 2010 | Kalshekar Aahet Ka? | Marathi | "Gadbad Sari Dhadpad" | Chinar-Mahesh |
| 2010 | Udaan | Hindi | "Motu Master" | Amit Trivedi |
| 2010 | Aisha | Hindi | "Behke Behke" | Amit Trivedi |
| 2010 | Walk Away | English | "Bonds Fell Apart" | Sagar Desai |
| 2010 | Walk Away | Hindi | "Woh Pal" | Sagar Desai |
| 2011 | No One Killed Jessica | Hindi | "Dua" | Amit Trivedi |
| 2011 | Davpech | Marathi | "Man Aaj Na Maajhe Rahile" | Rohan Pradhan |
| 2011 | Aarakshan | Hindi | "Mauka/Ik Chanas" | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy |
| 2011 | Dhav Manya Dhav | Marathi | "Dhav Manya Dhav" | Chinar-Mahesh |
| 2011 | Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal | Tamil | "Oh Sunandha" | G. V. Prakash Kumar |
| 2011 | Krishnaveni Panjalai | Tamil | "Un Kangal" | NR Raghunandan |
| 2012 | Delhi Safari | Hindi | "Aao Re Pardesi" | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy |
| 2013 | ABCD: Any Body Can Dance | Hindi | "Chandu Ki Girlfriend" | Sachin–Jigar |
| 2013 | I Don't Luv U | Hindi | "Kuchh Hone Ko Hain" | Aman-Benson |
| 2013 | Premsutra | Marathi | "Mutthi Madhe" | Susmit Limaye |
| 2013 | Premsutra | Marathi | "Halke Halke" | Susmit Limaye |
| 2013 | Premsutra | Marathi | "Me Bhirbhirta Vara" | Susmit Limaye |
| 2014 | Savaari 2 | Kannada | "Simple Aaggidde" | Manikanth Kadri |
| 2014 | Happy New Year | Tamil, Telugu | "Indiawaale" | Vishal–Shekhar |
| 2014 | Happy New Year | Tamil, Telugu | "Chammiya Style" | Vishal–Shekhar |
| 2015 | Kaakan | Marathi | "Kaakan Reprise" | Ajay Singha Miko |
| 2015 | Katti Batti | Hindi | "Jaago Mohan Pyaare" | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy |
| 2015 | The Perfect Girl | Hindi | "Khulne Lagi Zindagi" | Soumil, Siddharth |
| 2016 | Hai Apna Dil Toh Awara | Hindi | "Dil Ke Rahi" | Ajay Singha |
| 2019 | Halkaa | Hindi | "Bandeya" | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy |

## Albums

| Year | Album | Language | Song | Composer |
| 2006 | Pralay,14 | Hindi | "Saawariya" | Pralay feat. Amit Trivedi |
| 2007 | Ramanasia | Hindi | "Teri Talaash Hain, Badra, Gunche, Mat Todo Mujhe, Aasman Se Koi, Tu Jo Ik Pal Dede, Dard Dilaande, O Meri Jaan, Teri Talaash Hain(Reprise)" | Raman Mahadevan |
| 2009 | UWF Vol.1 | Hindi | "Tere Liye" (Nominated for Promising New Talent at the GIMA Awards) | Saikat-Shankar |
| 2009 | Utkrosh | Hindi | "Pyaar Hi Rab Hain" | Pralay |
| 2010 | Someone Somewhere | Hindi | "Main Jisse Mila Hoon" | Nikhil Kamath |
| 2013 | In Raahon Mein | Hindi | "Gunjara Re" | Ajay Singha Miko |
| 2013 | Bollywood Unwind | Hindi | "Tu Hi Re" | Reproduced by Ajay Singha Miko, Originally Composed by AR Rahman |
| 2015 | Bollywood Unwind 2 | Hindi | "Baahon Ke Darmiyaan" | Reproduced by Ajay Singha Miko, Originally Composed by Jatin–Lalit |
| 2017 | Raman & Jirka | Sanskrit | Chintamani | Raman Mahadevan & Jirka Mucha |
| 2017 | Raman & Jirka | Hindi | Tu | Raman Mahadevan & Jirka Mucha |
| 2019 | Raman & Jirka | Hindi | Dooba | Raman Mahadevan & Jirka Mucha |
| 2022 | Raman & Jirka | Hindi | Mere Auliya | Raman Mahadevan & Jirka Mucha |

## AD/Jingles

| Product | Composer | Singer |
| Pepsi | Amar Mangrulkar | Raman Mahadevan |
| Mirinda | Amar Mangrulkar | Raman Mahadevan |
| Lays | Anand Ranganath | Raman Mahadevan |
| Haywards | Amartya Rahut | Raman Mahadevan |
| Mumbai Indians Theme | Tapas Relia | Raman Mahadevan, Vijay Prakash, Rishikesh Kamerkar |
| Mumbai Indians Theme-2 | Tapas Relia, track reproduced by Ehsaan-Loy | Raman Mahadevan, Kshitij Wagh, Rajiv Sundaresan, Shreekumar Va |
| Mumbai Indians Theme-3 | Tapas Relia, track reproduced by Mikey McLeary | Raman Mahadevan |