Sirivennela Sitaramasastri

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Full name : Chembolu Seetharama Shastry

Born : 20 May 1955

Origin : Anakapalli

Years active: 1986–present

--> His first work in films were the songs for K. Viswanath's Sirivennela. The songs in the movie were so phenomenally popular that the name of this movie got tagged to his given name.

--> Although he is more popular for his film songs, he has also written devotional and patriotic songs.

--> Some of his patriotic songs inspired movies like Gayam directed by Ram Gopal Varma. Another director Krishna Vamsi formulated a story and made a movie Chakram based on 'Jagamanta kutumbam' song written by Sirivennela.

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P Susheela

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Full name : Pulapaka Susheela పి.సుశీల

Born : November 13, 193

Origin : Vizianagaram

Years active: 1951–present

--> She completed her graduation at Maharaja Music College in Vizianagaram, sang her first song in 1951 for Tamil movie Petra Thaai (Kanna Thalli in Telugu) for music director Pendyala Nageswara Rao.

--> She rendered memorable songs in various south Indian languages under the musical direction of K. V. Mahadevan, M. S. Viswanathan and Saluri Rajeswara Rao. She won the first National Film Award ever awarded in the Best Female Playback Singer category in 1969.

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Malavika - Singer

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Full name : Malavika

Born : 6 th July 1988

Origin : Vizag

Years active: 2001 - Present

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Hemachandra - Singer

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Full name : Hema Chandra హేమచంద్ర

Born : 02 Jun 1988

Origin : Hyderabad

Years active: 2000 - Present

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Vennelakanti - Lyricist

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Years active: 1969 - Present

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Krishna Kumar Kunnath

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Full name : Krishnakumar Kunnath

Born : August 23, 1970 (1970-08-23)

Origin : Thrissur, Kerala, India

Years active: 1996–present

-> Till now, KK has sung more than 500 songs in Hindi and more than 200 songs in Telugu, Tamil and Kannada languages in a short span. Down South, he has worked with well-known music composers such as 'Maestro' Ilayaraja, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Deva, Vidyasagar and Mani Sharma.

-> KK appeared on television too. He was invited as jury member for a talent hunt show Fame Gurukul, but he is clear that he would not like to return to television as the medium restricts him. Unlike many composers and singers, who feel reality shows have made it easier for budding artists to enter Bollywood, KK feels every one still has to struggle to mark one's presence in the film world.


-> KK has performed live concerts for Corporate giants like Hero Honda, Toyota, Glaxo, Seagram’s, IBM, Oracle, Sun Microsystems, Microsoft,Infosys(Mysore), Nokia, Fidelity, Citibank, INFLS, LG, Sony Eriksson, Air Sahara, Ultra Tech Cement, JP Cement, Maruti Udyog, Logica and many more. He has also performed for schools, colleges and other educational institutes like IIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Roorkee, IIT Madras, IIM Lucknow, NITK Surathkal, Ansal Institute of Technology, Dr. B.C.Roy Engineering College, Durgapur and BITS Pilani.

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K. S. Chitra

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Full name: Chithra Krishnan Nair
Born : July 27, 1963 (1963-07-27)

Origin: Trivandrum, Kerala

Years active: 1982–present

-> Chithra received her extensive training in Carnatic music from Dr. K. Omanakutty, and did post-graduation in music in the University of Kerala.

-> She recorded many hit songs for Ilaiyaraaja in Tamil. She has been acredited as the only female singer to have sung the maximum number of songs for the Academy Award winning composer A. R. Rahman for his Tamil and Telugu film songs.

-> She also sang for veteran composers such as G. Devarajan, M. S. Viswanathan, K. V. Mahadevan, Ouseppachan, Deva, Vidyasagar, Bharadhwaj, Chakravarthy, M. Jayachandran, M. M. Keeravani, Hamsalekha, Sharreth, Raj-Koti, Rajan-Nagendra, S. A. Rajkumar, Mani Sharma , Harris Jayaraj, Devisri Prasad and many other south Indian music directors.

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Mani Sharma

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Full name: Mani Sharma Yanamandra మణి శర్మ
Born : July 11, 1964

Origin: Machilipatnam, Krishna District

Years active: 1992–present

-> Mani Sharma started his career as a music director in 1998. Before that Sharma used to work as a keyboard player for Raj-Koti, M. M. Keeravani. Mani and A. R. Rahman had both worked for Raj-Koti as keyboard players.

-> He composed music for all time biggest hits Samara Simha Reddy, Narasimha Naidu, Kushi, Aadi, Indra, Tagore, Lakshmi Narasimha & Pokiri. His recent hit films are Pokiri (Telugu and Tamil), Chirutha, Billa (Telugu), Athadu, Athidhi, Yuvatha, kantri, Shashirekha parinayam and many more.

-> He is also the keyboard player in the China Olympics Official Musical Troupe in Gymnastics Competition.

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Veturi Sundararama Murthy

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Full name: Veturi Sundararama Murthy వేటూరి సుందరరామమూర్తి
Born : 29 January 1936

Died : 22 May 2010

Origin: Pedakallepalli, Krishna Dt.

Years active: 1974–2010

-> Veturi is a nephew of the Telugu Research Scholar Veturi Prabhakara Sastri. His grandfather Veturi Sundara Sastry was a poet too.

-> In 1974, he wrote his first song, "Bharatanaari Charitamu" (Telugu: భారతనారి చరితము), in the form of Harikatha, for O Seeta Katha under the direction of the legendary director, K Viswanath.

-> He wrote classics for directors like Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, Dasari Narayana Rao, Bapu, Jandhyala, Vamsy and mass numbers for directors like Raghavendra Rao, A. Kodandarami Reddy, Vijaya Bapineedu.

-> This golden period in his career saw memorable albums like Saptapadi, Subhodayam, Subhalekha, Sagara Sangamam, Meghasandesam, Mudda Mandaram, Malle Pandiri, Nalugu Stambhalata, Rendu Jalla Seetha, Amarajeevi, Sreevariki Prema Lekha, Ananda Bhairavi, Srivari Sobhanam, Mogudu Pellalu, Chantabbai, Sitaara, Anveshana, Alapana, Mayuri, Amavasya Chandrudu, Janaki Ramudu and Geethanjali.

->Veturi had a unique style, which only a few have been able to emulate. His style was romantic, imbued with deep emotions.
His turns of phrase are sometimes as delightful as mystifying


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Ilaiyaraaja

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Full name: Ilaiyaraaja born Gnanadesikan
Born : 2 June 1943

Origin: Theni, Tamil Nadu

Years active: 1976–present

-> In 1976, film producer Panchu Arunachalam commissioned him to compose the songs and film score for a Tamil-language film called Annakkili ('The Parrot').

-> He has worked with Indian poets and lyricists such as Gulzar, Kannadasan, Veturi Sundararama Murthy, Sirivennela Sitaramasastri, Vairamuthu and T. S. Rangarajan (Vaali), and film directors such as Bharathi Raaja, K. Balachander, K. Vishwanath, Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, Vamsy, Balu Mahendra and Mani Ratnam.

-> The melodic structure of his songs demand considerable vocal virtuosity, and have found expressive platform amongst some of India's respected vocalists and playback singers, such as S. P. Balasubramaniam, K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki, K. S. Chitra, Swarnalatha, S. P. Sailaja, T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela, Sujatha, Malaysia Vasudevan, Asha Bhonsle, Lata Mangeshkar, Sadhana Sargam and the latest sensation Shreya Ghoshal.

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S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

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Full name: Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam శ్రీపతి పండితారాధ్యుల బాలసుబ్రహ్మణ్యం
Born : June 6, 1946 (1946-06-06)

Origin: Konetammapeta, Chittoor district

Years active: 1966 – present

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-> His wife is Smt. Savitri. He has two brothers and five sisters. He is the elder brother of the well-known singer S.P. Sailaja. Balasubrahmaniyam has a daughter, Pallavi, and a son, S. P. B. Charan .

-> Balasubrahmanyam made his debut in film music as a singer on 15 December 1966 with Sri Sri Sri Maryada Ramanna, a film scored by his mentor, S. P. Kodandapani.

-> He hosts many TV shows in Telugu including Paadutha Theeyaga on E-TV, Paadalani Undi on MAA-TV, a Kannada show called Ede Thumbi Haaduvenu on E-TV Kannada , and the Tamil shows Ennodu Paattu Paadungal on JAYA-TV and Vaanampaadi on Kaliagnar TV. He also anchors a music show called Sunada Vinodini on TTD Channel.

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