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K. V. Mahadevan is a Actor, Lyricist and Sound Indian born on 14 march 1918

K. V. Mahadevan

K. V. Mahadevan
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Birth name Krishnankoil Venkatachalam Mahadevan
Nationality Inde
Birth 14 march 1918
Death 21 june 2001 (at 83 years)
Awards National Film Award for Best Music Direction, Filmfare Awards South

Krishnankoil Venkatachalam Mahadevan (aka Mama) was a South Indian music composer.

Usually with

Nagesh
Nagesh
(39 films)
M. G. Ramachandran
M. G. Ramachandran
(34 films)
K. Viswanath
K. Viswanath
(21 films)
M. N. Nambiar
M. N. Nambiar
(32 films)
Sivaji Ganesan
Sivaji Ganesan
(30 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of K. V. Mahadevan (153 films)

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Actor

Sathi Murali
Sathi Murali (1940)

Actors M. R. Santhanalakshmi, S. Varalakshmi, K. V. Mahadevan

The movie was based on the story of a low-caste boy named Seenu who falls in love with a high-caste woman named Murali. After facing a lot of hardships, their love finally succeeds.

Scriptwriter

Thyagayya
Thyagayya (1981)

Directed by Bapu
Genres Biography, Historical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians
Actors J. V. Somayajulu, K. R. Vijaya, Sangeetha, Saakshi Ranga Rao
Roles Lyricist
Rating70% 3.531923.531923.531923.531923.53192
Tyagaraja as a singer is depicted in the royal court.

Sound

Guna 369
Guna 369 (2019)
, 2h35
Genres Action, Romance
Actors M. G. Ramachandran, Aachi Manorama, K. R. Vijaya, Muppalaneni Shiva, Nagesh, Manorama
Rating64% 3.206133.206133.206133.206133.20613
Somewhere in the Tamil country, in one of its vast green campaigns... Muthaiya (MGR), a young agronomist and a farmer, full of ingenuity, a high integrity, a worker and a pride of his parents, the rich big landowner, The Pannaiyar Duraiswamy (Major Sundarrajan) and of his wife, devoted Sivagami (S. N. Lakshmi), revolutionize the exploitation of his father, by applying new methods of sowings.
Srinatha Kavi Saarvabhoumudu
Srinatha Kavi Saarvabhoumudu (1993)
, 2h30
Directed by Bapu
Genres Biography, Historical, Musical
Actors Jayasudha Kapoor, Aamani Hazrath, Kaikala Satyanarayana, Rajendra Prasad, Gummadi Venkateswara Rao, Mikkilineni
Roles Music Director
Rating67% 3.387753.387753.387753.387753.38775
Srinatha was born to Bhimamba and Marayya in 1365. Srinatha is respected as Kavi Sarvabhouma (King of poets) in and is being patronised by many kings including the Kondavidu Reddys, Velamas of Rachakonda and Deva Raya II of Vijayanagara Empire. Even though He is married, Srinatha is in awe of woman's beauty and dedicates his poems in praise of the beauty.
Swati Kiranam
Swati Kiranam (1992)
, 2h10
Directed by K. Viswanath
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Mammootty, Raadhika Sarathkumar, Jayanthi, Master Manjunath, Saakshi Ranga Rao, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam
Roles Music
Rating81% 4.0740754.0740754.0740754.0740754.074075
The film starts with a shabby old man living as a recluse near a famous temple. When he ventures out into the village, he is beaten by the shepherds who believes that he is a thief. When they hand him over to the police, the officer in charge identifies him as a once-famous musician, Anantha Rama Sharma (Mammooty), hailed as Sangeeta Samrat (Emperor of music), who has been missing for four years. The inspector RadhaKrishna (Achyuth) informs his aunt (Raadhika Sarathkumar), who teaches music in his native village, of this and the past of Anantha Sharma is narrated through flashback.
Chittemma Mogudu
Chittemma Mogudu (1992)

Directed by A. Kodanda Rami Reddy
Actors Mohan Babu, Pooja Bedi, Divya Bharti
Roles Music Director
Rating71% 3.570993.570993.570993.570993.57099
The young village girl Chitti (Divya Bharti) is a bubbly and fun-loving childwoman. She's enjoying life with her young group of friends consisting of three younger boys. One day, while playing one of her pranks, an old man curses her. On top of that, she witnesses a pregnant woman falling at night and suffering immense pain before ultimately dying. This incident causes Chitti's fear of pregnancy. However, the young man Mohan Babu visits the village and befriends Chitti. Soon after that, her parents arrange the marriage between Chitti and Mohan Babu. Both are more than happy with this arrangement. After the wedding, however, Chitti doesn't want to consummate the marriage out of fear of pregnancy. Mohan Babu is unhappy about it and soon gets attracted to a young doctor (Pooja Bedi). Dreaming of spending nights with her, Mohan Babu gets drunk and soon after goes home and rapes Chittui. The next morning, upon getting sober, Mohan Babu tries to comfort the outraged Chitti while the latter tries to leave for her home village to go back to her parents. Mohan Babu tries to win her back but fails time after time. Soon Chitti has to realise that she got pregnant that night while her doctor turns out to be the woman her husband got crazy for.
Pelli Pustakam
Pelli Pustakam (1991)
, 2h24
Directed by Bapu
Actors Rajendra Prasad, Ananth Babu, Gummadi Venkateswara Rao, 'Subhalekha' Sudhakar, Saakshi Ranga Rao, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam
Roles Music
Rating79% 3.960993.960993.960993.960993.96099
Newly married couple K. Krishnamurthy (Rajendra Prasad) works as an art director in Mumbai and his wife Satyabhama (Divyavani) as a stenographer in Kerala for a low salary. To solve their financial problems they seek a job in a big company and pretend to be unmarried as their boss (Gummadi) would give job only to one member in a family. This has slight resemblance to the 1955 classic movie Missamma where couples pretend to be married but here it's the other way around.
Nari Nari Naduma Murari
Nari Nari Naduma Murari (1990)
, 2h18
Directed by A. Kodanda Rami Reddy
Actors Nandamuri Balakrishna, Shobana, Nirosha Ramki, Sharada, Kaikala Satyanarayana, Allu Rama Lingiah
Rating67% 3.377213.377213.377213.377213.37721
Sesha Ratnam (Sarada) is very rich and headstrong women in the village Nakkabokkalapaadu. Even her husband Veera Bhadrayya (Kaikala Satyanarayana) Fears Her. They have two daughters Shobha and Neeru. Anjali Devi is Veera Bhadrayya’s Mother. Venkateswara Rao/Venkanna (Nandamuri Balakrishna) is the grand son of Anjali Devi and Nephew to Veera Bhadrayya. Sesha Ratnam doesn’t get well with her mother-in-law and never allows any of husband’s relatives to enter into her house. Veera Bhadrayya wants one of her daughters to get married to his nephew Venkateswara Rao. But Sesha Ratnam opposes the proposal. Venkateswara Rao promises his grandmother that he will marry one of Veera Bhadrayya’s daughters and unite the families. Venkanna comes to nakkbokkalapadu to make one of Sesha Ratnam’s Daughters to fall For him. But in the process, both the girls fall for him. In the end, Venkanna Convinces Sesha Ratnam and unites both the families.
Shrutilayalu
Shrutilayalu (1987)

Directed by K. Viswanath
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Rajasekhar, Sumalatha, Kaikala Satyanarayana, Rajasekhar, Shanmukha Srinivas, Naresh Vijaya
Roles Music
Rating76% 3.8173353.8173353.8173353.8173353.817335
The film revolves around the role of Naidu (Kaikala Satyanarayana), a Carnatic musician and elder son Narayana Murthy (played by Rajasekhar) who starts getting recognized in the world because of the music learned from Naidu and leaves everyone to fall into the worldly pleasures forgetting his base roots. It is now the duty of Sita, the daughter-in-law of Naidu (wife of Narayana Murthy) to bring these souls on track.