Mahesh Mahadevan

Mahesh Mahadevan
Born	1955
Origin	Tamil Nadu, India
Died	October 2002
Occupations	Film composer, music director
Years active	1992 - 2002

Mahesh Mahadevan was an Indian film composer in the '90s. Over the last decade of the 20th century, Mahesh composed more than 250 popular advertising jingles including the extremely popular Regaul Blue jingle. He also directed the music for six very successful multi-language motion pictures.

Personal life

Mahesh battled cancer for 13 years before his demise in October 2002. In these 13 years of affliction, he brought to his life and the lives of those around him, a joy that epitomizes the motto "LIVE – beyond cancer".

In the decade before his demise, Mahesh was actively involved in cancer counselling and in motivating other cancer patients to approach treatment with a positive attitude. His work in this area has been of immense help to patients.

Upon his demise, The Mahesh Memorial Trust (MMT) was formed in 2002 by friends of Mahesh to give shape to his desire. MMT committed itself to building a paediatric Ward in the Cancer Institute premises at Adyar, Chennai. The required funds were raised with the help of friends and well wishers. More importantly the Trustees personally committed their time in overseeing the entire execution of the project from design through construction to completion.

Career

Mahesh was a very versatile and talented person. Besides composing music, he handled his business and creative interests with dexterity. An MBA from XLRI, Jamshedpur, he was a Director of Finance and Administration at Real Image Media Technologies. Prior to this, he worked in various capacities as a Corporate Manager in companies including Chennai based India Pistons Ltd.^[1]

Filmography

• Nammavar (Tamil) - 1994
• Kuruthipunal (Tamil) - 1995
• Preeminchu Kundaam Raa (Telugu) - 1997
• Pelladi Choopistha (Telugu) - 1998
• Padutha Theeyaga (Telugu) - 1998
• Aalavandhan (Tamil) [background score] - 2001
• Moonnilonnu (Malayalam) - 2001
• Vaanam Vasappadum (Tamil) - 2002 (Mahesh's last film before his demise)

References

1. ^ Ranganayaki Kumar (2009). "Mahesh Memorial Pediatric Ward at Cancer Institute". chennai365.com. http://chennai365.com/movies/mahesh-memorial-paediatric-ward-at-cancer-institute/. Retrieved 2011-05-27. 

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Name	Mahadevan, Mahesh
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Date of birth	1955
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Date of death	2002
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