Raman Mahadevan is an Indian playback singer

Playback singer

A playback singer is a singer whose singing is prerecorded for use in movies. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras, while the actual singer does not appear on screen.-South Asia:...

, known for his Bollywood

Bollywood

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 songs. He also has an indipop Album

Album

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, Ramanasia in his discography

Discography

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.

Career

Raman Mahadevan was born in Navi 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 fulltime. He learnt Carnatic music from guru Smt. Prasanna Warrier and at a later stage from Smt. Girija Shesu. He also learnt tabla from guru Shri. Palash Bordoloi. Apart from advertising jingles for Frito Lays, Pepsi, and Mirinda, he has also sung title song for "Aap Ki Kachehri" which has Kiran Bedi resolving different issues of the common people. He even worked with dandiya groups.He has sung songs for Hindi movies like Heyy Babyy

Heyy Babyy

Heyy Babyy is a 2007 Hindi comedy film starring Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Fardeen Khan, Riteish Deshmukh and Boman Irani. It is the first full-length feature film directed by Sajid Khan. It released on 24 August 2007 to a good response and was the seventh highest grossing Bollywood film of 2007...

, Johnny Gaddaar

Johnny Gaddaar

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 and Taare Zameen Par

Taare Zameen Par

Taare Zameen Par is a 2007 Bollywood drama film directed by Aamir Khan, written by Amole Gupte, and produced by Aamir Khan Productions. Gupte initially developed the idea with his wife Deepa Bhatia, who served as the film's editor...

. He has also released his own music album Ramanasia in 2007. He also featured in the song Tere Liye, composed by Saikat-Shankar, released in June 2009.

Songs Sung

• Heyy Babyy -(Heyy Babyy)- 2007
• Johny Gaddar - (Tamil and Telugu)-(Johny Gaddar)- 2007
• RAMANASIA - Solo Album - 2007
• Kholo Kholo - (Taare Zameen Par)- 2007
• Sinbad The Sailor - (Rock On!!)- 2008
• Laut Aaye - (Khela)- 2009
• Egire - (Koncham Ishtham Koncham Kashtham) Telegu Film - 2009
• Aaradha Kobamillai - (Bale Pandiya) Tamil film - 2010 (nominated for the Best Debut Singer Award at the Vijay TV Music Awards 2011)
• Aasman Ke Paar - (Admissions Open) - 2010
• Gadbad Sari - (Kalshekar Aahet Ka?) - 2010(Marathi Film)
• Motu Master - (Udaan) - 2010
• Behke Behke - (Aisha) - 2010
• Bonds Fell Apart - (Walk Away)- 2010
• Woh Pal - (Walk Away)- 2010
• Dua - (No One Killed Jessica) - 2011
• Man AaJ Na Maajhe Raahile - (Davpech) - 2011(Marathi Film)
• Mauka - (Aarakshan) - 2011
• Dhav Manya Dhav (Title Song) - (Dhav Manya Dhav) - 2011(Marathi Film)