An XLRI grad, he won a national award for for his first feature film score. Who?

Mahesh Mahadevan, perhaps the most qualified music director in Tamil Film Industry. He won the award for Best Music for the film Nammavar. Mahesh passed away in 2002 after battling cancer for 13 years. He is still remembered for his ad jingle 'Sottu Neelam Doi' created for Regaul.