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{{short description|Indian singer, composer and songwriter}}
{{EngvarB|date=March 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Damodar Raao
| image = damodarraao.jpg
| caption = Damodar Raao
| birth_place =
| alias =
| native_name =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1977|08|21}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Damodar Raao Turns 39 ! Here's A Few Photographs! – Digital Bhojpuri.in|url=http://www.digitalbhojpuri.in/2016/08/blog-post_69.html|accessdate=28 December 2016|date=14 June 2016}}</ref>
| origin =
| genre = [[Filmi]], [[Folk music|folk]]
| occupation = composer, singer, actor, performer, record producer
| years_active = 2007–present
| instrument = Vocals, [[harmonium]], keyboard, [[voice over]]
| label = Venus, [[The Times Group|Times Music]], [[Sony Music Entertainment]], [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]], Indya Records, [[Moser Baer]], Wave Music, SRK Music, TF Company, Worldwide Music, Sai Records
| website = {{url|www.damodarraao.com}}
| associated_acts =
}}

'''Damodar Raao''' (born 21 August 1977) is an Indian composer, singer, record producer, and live performer. His music genre is about acoustic folk with some traces of Indian classical music.<ref>{{cite news|title=Damodar Raao is a tuneful Music Director|url=http://damodarraao.com/Default.aspx?pgid=1&&pgname=Home|date=10 March 2015|access-date=10 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108040529/http://damodarraao.com/Default.aspx?pgid=1&&pgname=Home|archive-date=8 January 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Career==
In 2000, Raao got his first break as a singer in the Hindi film ''[[Shaitan Tantrik]]'', which was composed by Nikhil Vinay with lyrics by Vinay Bihari.

In 2007 Raao moved with his family to [[Mumbai]].

In 2008, he composed the music for the low-budget [[Hindi]] film ''Once More'', aka ''Gorakh Dhandha''.

Raao has composed more than 75 films in Bhojpuri language, including ''Dil Ho Gail Qurban'', ''Teri Meri Ashiqui'', ''Sargana Kushi Nagar Rangdari Tax'',<ref>{{cite news
|title=Rangdari Tax Running Successfully In Bihar: Jagran.com
|url=http://www.jagran.com/bihar/patna-city-bhojpuri-action-anad-masala-movie-rangdari-tax-running-succesfully-15536375.html/
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225205553/http://www.jagran.com/bihar/patna-city-bhojpuri-action-anad-masala-movie-rangdari-tax-running-succesfully-15536375.html
|archive-date=25 February 2017
|access-date=13 April 2017
}}</ref>
''Gunday'' (Bhojpuri),<ref name="gunday">{{cite news|title=Bhojpuri movie Gunday Starts in Mumbai: Filmi Beat |url=http://hindi.filmibeat.com/bhojpuri-movies/bhojpuri-movie-gunday-shooting-start-in-mumbai-057864.html
}}</ref> ''Bagi Ishq'',<ref name="bagi">{{cite news|title=Bhojpuri Film Bagi Ishq Completed in Gujrat: Filmi Beat |url=https://puridunia.com/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4-%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80/116156/
}}</ref> ''Inspector Chandani'', ''Jungal Raj'', ''Dil Aur Deewar'', ''The Power of Dahshat'',<ref name="dahshat"/> ''Sajan Ki Bahon Me'' (Bhojpuri), ''Majnu Motorwala'', and ''Baap Re Baap''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bhojpuri Film Baap Re Baap: Filmi Beat |url=http://hindi.filmibeat.com/bhojpuri-movies/bhojouri-actress-aanchal-soni-in-siddhivinayak-temple-056423.html
}}</ref>

The musical film ''Teri Meri Ashqui'' was praised by critics.<ref>{{cite news|title=Best Musical film of year: filmibeat.com |url=http://hindi.filmibeat.com/bhojpuri-movies/premier-bhojpuri-film-saajan-ki-baahon-mein-051599.html
}}</ref>

==Awards and honors==
In 2014 Raao received the award for Best Music Director of the Year 2012 by Darshnik Mumbai Press Media Award.<ref>{{cite news|title=Best Music Director of The Year 2012: IndiaEvery.in |url=http://www.jogira.com/damodar-raao-get-best-composer-award/|accessdate=10 March 2015}}</ref> He was also honoured by the Aapki Awaz Foundation for Best Music Director & Mumbai Gaurav Award of the year 2014 for the Bhojpuri film ''Majnu Motorwala''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Best Music Director of The Year 2013: IndiaEvery.in |url=http://kerala.indiaeveryday.in/gallery/riyaz-khan/19.htm|date=27 December 2014}}</ref> Raao was given the Chhatrapati Shivaji Gaurav Award in 2016 by ''Darshnik'' newspaper and Evershine Mitramandal in Mumbai.<ref>{{cite news|title=दामोदर राव को छत्रपति शिवाजी गौरव अवार्ड: pressnote.in |url=http://www.pressnote.in/Bolly-wood-news_325965.html|accessdate=10 March 2015}}</ref>

In October 2016, Raao reached a record of making 50 filmy albums and devotional albums of various singers.<ref>{{cite news|title=damodar-rao-make-record-of-50-albums-in-this-navratr: arrechintu.com |url=https://www.arrechintu.com/bhojpuri/damodar-rao-make-record-of-50-albums-in-this-navratri/|accessdate=12 April 2017}}</ref>

==Discography==

===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year !! Film !! Language !! Singer !! Actor !! Notes
|-
|| 2012 || ''Majnu Motorwala'' || [[Bhojpuri]] || [[Vinod Rathod]], [[Roop Kumar Rathod]], [[Indu Sonali]], [[Mohan Rathore]], Alok Kumar, [[Khushboo Jain]], [[Kalpana Patowary]], Damodar Raao || Kunal Tiwari, [[Kajal Raghwani]], Aaditya Ojha, Rajat Mani, [[Seema Singh]], Ajay Suryavanshi, Ranjan Kumar, Sanjay Pandey, Manoj Tiger, Ratnesh Barnwal || Winner, Darshnik Mumbai Press Media Award for Best Music Director<ref>{{cite news|title=दामोदर राव को बेस्ट संगीतकार का अवार्ड दिया गया |url=http://www.jogira.com/damodar-raao-get-best-composer-award/|accessdate=10 March 2015}}</ref>
|-
|| 2013 || ''Dhundh Lenge Manjil Hum''<ref>{{cite news|title=Dhund Lenge Manzil Hum Release – Bollywood Hungama|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/previews/Dhund-Lenge-Manzil-Hum/articleshow/44482275.cms|accessdate=11 October 2015}}</ref> || [[Hindi]] ||[[Shahid Mallya]], Sanchiti Sakat, etc. ||Kalyanji Jana, Dharmendra Singh || Released in 2013 in some theatres.<ref>{{cite news|title=Dhund Lenge Manzil Hum Release – Bollywood Hungama|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dhund-lenge-manzil-hum/|accessdate=11 October 2015}}</ref>
|-
|| 2014 || ''Dream City Mumbai''<ref>{{cite news|title='Sahild Mallya sung for Ye Hai Yova Aandolan – Hamara Mahanagar|url=http://www.patrika.com/news/aligarh/film-dream-city-mumbai-poster-and-music-launch-1347684/
|accessdate=11 November 2015}}</ref> || Hindi || [[Udit Narayan]], [[Shahid Mallya]], Alok Kumar, [[Shabab Sabri]], Manoj Mishra, Bhavesh Bhanushali, Sanchiti Sakat, [[Khushboo Jain]], [[Pamela Jain]], Kalyanji Jana, Sonu Rao, Damodar Raao || Kalyanji Jana, Rashika Sinha, Ramesh Goyal, Akhil Nayak, Dharmendra Singh, Sapna Khatik, Damodar Raao ||
|-
|| 2014|| ''Sajan Ki Bahon Mein''<ref>{{cite news|title='Saajan Ki Baahon Mein' to release soon|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bhojpuri/movies/news/Saajan-Ki-Baahon-Mein-to-release-soon/articleshow/46456678.cms|accessdate=9 March 2015}}</ref> || [[Bhojpuri]] || [[Indu Sonali]], [[Mohan Rathore]], Damodar Raao, Rupesh Mishra, [[Khushboo Jain]], Lali Mishra, Manoj Mishra || Rs Tiwari, Renuja Singh, Rita Ray, Chandan Rajput, Riya Rastogi, Brijesh Tripathi, Vishnushankar Belu, Damodar Raao, Anoop Arora, Ritu Pandey, Pappu Tiwari || Also actor
|-
|| 2014 || ''Teri Meri Ashiqui''<ref>{{cite news|title='तेरी मेरी आशिक़ी की शूटिंग समाप्त – Hungama Media Group|url=http://hungamamediagroup.com/%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A5%98%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97-2/|accessdate=9 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402110840/http://hungamamediagroup.com/%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A5%98%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97-2/|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title='तेरी मेरी आशिकी, रिलीज के लिए तैयार – Times of India. |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bhojpuri/movies/news/Sujeet-Kumar-Puri-ready-with-Teri-Meri-Aashiqui/articleshow/47452631.cms|accessdate=9 March 2015}}</ref> || [[Bhojpuri]] || Alok Kumar, [[Indu Sonali]], Mamta Raut, [[Khushboo Jain]], Kumar Alam, Khushbu Uttam, Manohar Singh, Santosh Puri, Sajan Dubey, Khushboo Uttam || Sujeet Puri, Tanushree, Abhishek Giri, Rajkapoor Shahi || Co-composer: Sujeet Puri
|-
|| 2015 || ''Maai Ke Karz''<ref>{{cite news|title=Ganga Ke Lal Kashi Vishwanath shoot completed: Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bhojpuri/movies/news/Ganga-Ke-Lal-Kashi-Vishwanath-shoot-completed/articleshow/31850115.cms|accessdate=9 March 2015}}</ref> || [[Bhojpuri]] ||[[Udit Narayan]], [[Alka Yagnik]], [[Sadhna Sargam]], [[Khushboo Jain]], Manoj Mishra, [[Indu Sonali]], Damodar Raao, Alok Kumar, Sumeet Baba, Priyanka Singh, [[Pamela Jain]], Jaydev ||[[Rani Chatterjee]], [[Vinay Anand]], Roshan Kumar, Akshara Singh, Bipin Singh, Sanjay Pandey, Partibha Pandey, [[Seema Singh]], Maya Yadav, Prakash Jais, Rukhsar, Damodar Raao, Ratnesh Barnwal, Jai Prakas Singh || Co-composers: Rajesh Mishra, Amresh Shahabadi
|-
|| 2015 || ''Ye Hai Yuva Aandolan''<ref>{{cite news|title='Sahild Mallya sung for Ye Hai Yova Aandolan – Hamara Mahanagar|url=http://www.hamaramahanagar.in/20151107/page10.html|accessdate=11 November 2015}}</ref> || Hindi || [[Udit Narayan]], [[Shahid Mallya]], Alok Kumar, [[Vinod Rathod]], Manoj Mishra, Bhavesh Bhanushali, Sanchiti Sakat, [[Khushboo Jain]], [[Pamela Jain]], Sonu Rao, Damodar Raao || Kalyanji Jana, Rashika Sinha, Ramesh Goyal, Akhil Nayak, Dharmendra Singh, Sapna Khatik, Damodar Raao ||
|-
|| 2016|| ''Baap Re Baap''<ref>{{cite news|title=बाप रे बाप का म्यूजिक रिलीज़ किया गया वर्ल्डवाइड रिकॉर्ड से – Pressnote.in |url=http://www.pressnote.in/Bolly-wood-news_320769.html|date=12 August 2015}}</ref> || [[Bhojpuri]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Bhojpuri Film – Baap Re Baap |url=https://www.arrechintu.com/bhojpuri/bhojpuri-film-baap-re-baap-will-be-release-next-month/|date=12 August 2015}}</ref> || Alok Kumar, [[Mohan Rathore]], Mamta Raut, [[Indu Sonali]], Gaurav Jha, Poonam Pandey, Alka Jha || Gaurav Jha, Aanchal Soni, Cp Bhatt, Ritu Pandey, Glori Mahanta, Umesh Singh, Sonu Jha || Director: G J Rock
|-
||2016 || ''Bagi Ishq''<ref name="bagi"/> || || || ||
|-
||2016 || ''Gunday''<ref name="gunday"/> || || || ||
|-
|| 2016 || ''The Power of Dahshat''<ref name="dahshat">{{cite news|title='Bhojpuri Film Dahshat Music Launch|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bhojpuri/movies/news/Bhojouri-film-Dahshat-launched-in-Azamgarh/articleshow/47906869.cms
|accessdate=11 November 2015}}</ref> || [[Bhojpuri]] || [[Udit Narayan]],<ref name="dahshat"/> Alok Kumar, Mamta Raut, Madan Ray, Vicky Babua, Damodar Raao, Manoj Mishra, [[Indu Sonali]], [[Mohan Rathore]], [[Pamela Jain]], [[Khushboo Jain]] || Viraj Bhatt, Baleshwar Singh, [[Antara Biswas|Monalisa]] Satyendra Singh, Priyanka Pandit ||
|-
|| 2017 || ''Parivar Ke Babu''<ref>{{cite news|title=Shooting Started of film Parivar Ke Babu – Filmi Beat |url=http://hindi.filmibeat.com/bhojpuri-movies/seema-singh-and-aditaya-mohan-to-perform-in-parivar-ke-babu/articletrending-pf1001-061602.html|accessdate=11 May 2017}}</ref> || Bhojpuri || [[Kalpana Patowary]], [[Indu Sonali]], Alok Kumar, [[Khushboo Jain]], [[Pamela Jain]] || Aditya Mohan, [[Seema Singh]] || Director: Dhananjay Pratap Singh
|-
|| 2017 || ''The Power of Dahashat''<ref>{{cite news|title=बनारस में खेसारीलाल यादव ने लांच किया फिल्‍म 'दहशत' का ट्रेलर – Prabhat Khabar |url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/news/bhojpuri-cinema/bhojpuri-cine-star-khesari-lal-yadav-launches-trailer-of-bhojpuri-movie-dahshat/1047692.html| accessdate=11 September 2017}}</ref>|| Bhojpuri || [[Udit Narayan]], [[Pamela Jain]] Manoj Mishra, Rupesh Mishra, Mamta Raut || Satendra Singh, Priyanka Pandit || Director: Sanjay Srivastava
|-
|| 2017 || ''[[Shaheed E Azam - Ek Ankahi Kahani]]''<ref>{{cite news|title=Shaheed E Azam Ready to Release on 15 August – Prabhat Khabar |url=http://www.prabhatkhabar.com/news/bhojpuri-cinema/film-shaheed-e-azam-an-untold-story-release-15-august-arun-kumar-champaran-bihar/1026817.html| accessdate=11 May 2017}}</ref>|| Hindi || Yash Wadali, [[Vinod Rathod]], Manoj Mishra, Rupesh Mishra, Mamta Raut || Nikhil Singh, Rahul, Sibu Giri || Director: Arun Kumar Pathak
|-
|| 2019 || ''[[Keep Safe Distance]]''<ref>{{cite news|title=Bhojpuri film 'Teri Meri Aashiqui': Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bhojpuri/movies/news/Sujeet-Kumar-Puri-ready-with-Teri-Meri-Aashiqui/articleshow/47452631.cms}}</ref> || || || || Unreleased
|-

|}

===Music albums===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year !! Non-filmy albums !! Language !! Singer !! Notes
|-
|| 2016 || ''Sabse Badhiya Aapan Bihar''<ref>{{cite news|title=छातापुर के छोरे ने गायकी में बॉलीवुड में मारी इंट्री – Jagaran|url=http://www.jagran.com/bihar/supaul-14162049.html|accessdate=11 November 2015}}</ref> || Hindi/Bhojpuri || [[Udit Narayan]], [[Pamela Jain]], [[Khushboo Jain]], Amod Kumar || Telefilm
|-
|| 2016 || ''Hasratein''<ref>{{cite news|title=Song recording of Hasratein – Jagaran|url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/business/event-corner/song-recording/901740|accessdate=11 November 2015}}</ref> || Hindi<ref>{{cite news|title=Song recording of Hasratein – Jagaran|url=http://www.filmidhamaka.net/2016/08/02/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%9F-%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%82-%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87/|accessdate=11 November 2015}}</ref>|| Sanchiti Sakat, Sonu Rao<ref>{{cite news|title=Song recording of Hasratein – The Times of India.in|url=http://thefilmsofindia.in/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%9F-%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%82-%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87/|accessdate=11 November 2015}}</ref> || Unreleased
|}

==See also==
*[[Bhojpuri cinema]]

==References==
{{reflist|3}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://damodarraao.com/}}
* {{IMDb name|id=7188682}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian male singer-songwriters]]
[[Category:Indian singer-songwriters]]
[[Category:Musicians from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Musicians from Bihar]]
[[Category:1977 births]]

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