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Shankar Mahadevan Draws Parallels Between Composing Music and Cooking
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News18•15-10-2026, 18:00
Shankar Mahadevan Draws Parallels Between Composing Music and Cooking
- •Renowned musician Shankar Mahadevan has expanded into the hospitality sector by opening new outlets of his vegetarian South Indian restaurant Malgudi in Rajouri Garden and Gurugram.
- •Mahadevan compares creating food to composing music, stating that both require immense passion, the blending of different ingredients, and validation from the audience.
- •Partnering with entrepreneur KS Ramakrishnan, the duo plans to scale Malgudi to 100 outlets within three years, having already expanded internationally to locations like Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
- •Despite his fame in the music industry, Mahadevan has intentionally kept music out of Malgudi to ensure diners return strictly for the quality of the food rather than his celebrity status.
- •Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar praised Malgudi on camera, calling it the best South Indian food he had ever eaten.
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Shankar Mahadevan launched "Malgudi", a vegetarian South Indian restaurant-café that has expanded with new outlets in locations including Rajouri Garden and Gurugram.
Entrepreneur and friend KS Ramakrishnan joined forces with Shankar Mahadevan to scale the restaurant concept, with plans targeting 100 outlets within three years.
Music was kept out of the restaurant so that diners would return solely because of the great quality of the food rather than the celebrity status of its founder.
