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K. V. Mahadevan (1936-2001), or "mAmA" as he was popularly known among his colleagues, has a special place in South Indian film music. He was born in tamil iyer family in Kanyakumari. A contemporary of Mr. M.S. Viswanathan, T.K. Ramamurthy, Mahadevan has scored music for over 600 films in Telugu and Tamil, spanning four decades, after starting his career in the 1950s. Health reasons hastened the end of his career in the mid- nineties.
The special features of his compositions were giving primary importance to lyrics and composing music that is perfectly suited to lyrics, always keeping a base in the Carnatic music systems and giving independence to singers and other assistants to freely contribute ideas for improving his compositions.
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