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{{short description|Indian singer}}
{{use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Kaala Bhairava
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|Music Composer|Actor}}
| yearsactive = 2007{{ndash}}present
| parents = [[M. M. Keeravani]] (father)<br/>M. M. Srivalli (mother)
| relatives = [[Sri Simha]] (brother)<br/>[[S. S. Rajamouli]] (uncle)<br/>[[Kalyan Koduri]] (uncle)
}}

'''Kaala Bhairava''' is a playback singer, music director, and actor who works predominantly in [[Telugu cinema]]. He also sung songs in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Hindi]] and [[Kannada]], in addition to [[Telugu language|Telugu]]. He composed music for the films ''[[Mathu Vadalara]]'' and ''[[Colour Photo]]'', which received positive and critical acclaim.

== Career ==
He garnered acclaim for his songs in ''[[Baahubali 2: The Conclusion]]'' (2017) and "Peniviti" from ''[[Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava]]'' (2018).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/music/jr-ntr-and-pooja-hegdes-peniviti-lyrical-from-aravindha-sametha-rakes-in-more-than-2m-views/articleshow/65883042.cms|title=Jr NTR and Pooja Hegde's 'Peniviti' lyrical from 'Aravindha Sametha' rakes in more than 2M views - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/baahubali-2-singer-kaala-bhairava-croons-for-upcoming-tv-serial-kathalo-rajakumari/articleshow/62620574.cms|title='Baahubali 2' singer Kaala Bhairava croons for upcoming TV serial 'Kathalo Rajakumari' - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/music/ramajogayya-sastry-reveals-that-raju-sundaram-will-be-choreographing-peniviti-from-aravindha-sametha/articleshow/66027471.cms|title=Ramajogayya Sastry reveals that Raju Sundaram will be choreographing 'Peniviti' from 'Aravindha Sametha' - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> He made his debut as a music director with ''[[Mathu Vadalara]]'' (2019) starring his younger brother [[Sri Simha]].<ref name="Te">{{Cite web|url=https://telanganatoday.com/kalabhairava-thrilled-to-be-introduced-with-brother|title=Kalabhairava thrilled to be introduced with brother|first=AuthorP Nagendra|last=Kumar|website=Telangana Today}}</ref><ref name="T">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/music/kaala-bhairava-to-make-his-debut-as-music-director/articleshow/71723306.cms|title=Kaala Bhairava to make his debut as music director - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

== Early life ==
His father, [[M. M. Keeravani]], is a popular music composer while his brother [[Sri Simha]] is an actor.<ref name="Te"/><ref name="T"/> He is a relative of director [[S. S. Rajamouli]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/baahubali-2-the-conclusion-times-when-the-s-s-rajamouli-epic-made-headlines/how-baahubali-2-the-conclusion-was-a-family-affair-for-ss-rajamouli/photostory/58432554.cms|title=How 'Baahubali 2: The Conclusion' was a family affair for SS Rajamouli - 'Bahubali 2: The Conclusion': Times when the S.S. Rajamouli epic made headlines|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

== Discography ==

=== As Playback Singer ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Single
! Year !! Film !! Song !! Music director !! Language || Notes
|-
|1
| 2011 || ''[[Rajanna]]'' || "Gjijigadu"
| rowspan="2" |[[M. M. Keeravani]]
|Telugu||
|-
|2
| 2012 || ''[[Eega|Makkhi]]'' || "Sapnon Ki Ek Duniya Hai" || Hindi ||
|-
|3
| 2013 || ''[[Anthaka Mundu Aa Tarvatha]]'' || "Hey Kanipettey" || [[Kalyan Koduri]] || Telugu ||
|-
|4
| rowspan="2" | 2015 || ''[[Baahubali: The Beginning]]'' || "Khoya Hain" || rowspan="8" |[[M. M. Keeravani]] || Hindi ||
|-
|5
| ''[[Size Zero|Inji Iduppazhagi]]'' || "Mella Mella Kalavu" || Tamil ||
|-
|6
| 2016 || ''[[Kundanapu Bomma]]'' || "Neetho Aithe" || rowspan="3" |Telugu ||
|-
|7
| rowspan="7" | 2017 || rowspan="5" | ''[[Baahubali 2: The Conclusion]]'' || "Dandaalayyaa" ||
|-
|8
| "[[Oka Praanam]]" ||
|-
|9
| "Vandhaai Ayya" || rowspan="2" |Tamil ||
|-
|10
| "Oru Yaagam" ||
|-
|11
| "Shivam" || Hindi ||
|-
|12
| ''[[Yuddham Sharanam]]'' || "Yuddham Sharanam" || [[Vivek Sagar]] || rowspan="12" |Telugu ||
|-
|13
| ''[[Malli Raava]]'' || "Adugasale" || Shravan Bharadwaj ||
|-
|14
| rowspan="16" | 2018 || ''[[Rangula Ratnam (2018 film)|Rangula Ratnam]]'' || "Nuvvu Leni" || [[Sricharan Pakala]] ||
|-
|15
| ''[[Tholi Prema (2018 film)|Tholi Prema]]'' || "Toliprema" || [[S. Thaman]] ||
|-
|16
| ''[[Juvva]]'' || "Oo Kala" || [[M. M. Keeravani]] ||
|-
|17
| ''[[Kirrak Party]]'' || "Pranamantha" || [[B. Ajaneesh Loknath]] ||
|-
|18
| ''[[Krishnarjuna Yudham]]'' || "Thaaney Vachhindhanaa" || [[Hiphop Tamizha]] ||
|-
|19
| ''[[Vijetha (2018 film)|Vijetha]]'' || "Adugaduguna" || Harshavardhan Rameshwar ||
|-
|20
| ''[[Chi La Sow]]'' || "Down Down" || [[Prashanth R Vihari]] ||
|-
|21
| ''[[Neevevaro]]'' || "Oh Cheli" || [[Achu Rajamani]] ||
|-
|22
| ''[[Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava]]'' || "Peniviti" || rowspan="2" | [[S. Thaman]] ||
|-
|23
| ''[[Amar Akbar Anthony (2018 film)|Amar Akbar Anthony]]'' || "Guppeta" ||
|-
|24
| ''[[Good Morning, Sunshine]]'' || (vocals) || [[M. M. Keeravani]] || Hindi ||
|-
|25
| ''[[Orange (2018 film)|Orange]]'' || "Brotheru Brotheru" || [[S. Thaman]] || Kannada ||
|-
|26
| ''[[Bhairava Geetha]]'' || "Mudduga Mosavu" || Ravi Shankar || rowspan="8" | Telugu ||
|-
|27
| ''[[Antariksham 9000 KMPH]]'' || "Antarikshayanam" || [[Prashanth R Vihari]] ||
|-
|28
| ''Naa Love Story'' || "Nanne Vadhili Poye" || Vedanivaan ||
|-
|29
| ''Operation 2019'' || "Vandemataram" || [[Rap Rock Shakeel]]||
|-
|30
| rowspan="14" | 2019 || rowspan="2" | ''[[NTR: Kathanayakudu]]''<br>''[[NTR: Mahanayakudu]]'' || "Chaitanya Ratham" || rowspan="2" | [[M. M. Keeravani]] ||
|-
|31
| "Rajarshi" ||
|-
|32
| ''[[Vinaya Vidheya Rama]]'' || "Amma Nanna" || [[Devi Sri Prasad]] ||
|-
|33
| ''[[Mr. Majnu]]'' || "Naalo Neeku" || [[S. Thaman]] ||
|-
|34
| ''[[Yajamana (2019 film)|Yajamana]]'' || "Shivanandi" || [[V. Harikrishna]] || Kannada ||
|-
|35
| ''[[Yatra (2019 film)|Yatra]]'' || "Samara Shankham" || [[K (composer)|K]] || rowspan="18" | Telugu ||
|-
|36
| ''[[Majili]]'' || "Yedetthu Mallele" || [[Gopi Sundar]] ||
|-
|37
| ''[[Jersey (2019 film)|Jersey]]'' || "Spirit Of Jersey" || [[Anirudh Ravichander]] ||
|-
|38
| ''[[Nuvvu Thopu Raa]]'' || "Cheppamma Jeevithama" || Suresh Bobbili ||
|-
|39
| ''[[Dear Comrade]]'' || "Yetu Pone" || [[Justin Prabhakaran]] ||
|-
|40
| ''[[Rakshasudu (2019 film)|Rakshasudu]]'' || "Naa Chinni Thalli" || [[Ghibran]] ||
|-
|41
| ''[[Guna 369]]'' || "Dhamaruka" ||[[Chaitan Bharadwaj]]
|
|-
|42
| ''[[Kathanam]]''|| "O Amma" || Roshan Salur ||
|-
|43
| ''[[Mathu Vadalara]]'' || "Mathu Vadalara (Title Track)" || Kaala Bhairava || Also Composer
|-
|44
| rowspan="5" | 2020 || ''[[Choosi Choodangaane]]'' || "Yemaindho Thelusa" || [[Gopi Sundar]] ||
|-
|45
| rowspan="3" | ''[[Colour Photo]]'' || "Tharagathi Gadhi" || rowspan="3" | Kaala Bhairava || rowspan="3" | Also Composer
|-
|46
| "Arere Aakasham"
|-
|47
| "Tharagathi Pathos"
|-
|48
|''Poratam''
|"Nee Dhairyamey"
|Neelesh Mandalapu
|Short Film
|-
|49
| rowspan="4" |2021
|''Krishnam''
|"Tholi Saari"
|Hari Prasad R
|
|-
|50
|''[[Zombie Reddy]]''
|"Mrithyunjaya"
|Mark K. Robin
|
|-
|51
|''[[Thellavarithe Guruvaram]]''
|"Are Em Ayyindho Emo"
|Kaala Bhairava
|Also Composer
|-
|52
|''[[Tuck Jagadish]]''
|"Inkosaari Inkosaari"
|[[S. Thaman]]
|
|-
|}

=== As Composer ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Album
!Year
!Film/Television Album
!Language
!Notes
|-
| -
|2018
|''[[Nanna Koochi]]''
| rowspan="6" |Telugu
|[[ZEE5]] series; only [[Background Score|score]]
|-
|1
|2019
|''[[Mathu Vadalara]]''
|
|-
|2
|2020
|''[[Colour Photo]]''
|
|-
|3
|2021
|''[[Thellavarithe Guruvaram]]''
|
|-
|4
|2021
|''[[Gurthunda Seethakalam]]''
|
|-
|5
|2021
|''[[Lakshya (2021 film)|Lakshya]]''
|
|-
|}

=== Music videos/Singles ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Single
!Year
!Co-Artist
!Language
|-
|"Jaamu Raathiri Rekindled"
|2019
|[[Vedala Hemachandra|Hemachandra]], [[Manisha Eerabathini]], Deepu, Damini, Mounima, Shruthi, [[Noel Sean]], Prudhvi Chandhra
| rowspan="2" |Telugu
|-
|"Virise Virise"
|2019
|Anjanee Nikhila
|}

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Film
!Role
!Language
|-
|2007
|''[[Yamadonga]]''
|Young Raja aka Young [[Jr NTR]]
|Telugu
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Award
!Category
!Work
!Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Ref.
|-
| 2018 || [[10th Mirchi Music Awards|Mirchi Music Awards]] || [[Mirchi Music Award for Upcoming Male Vocalist of The Year|Upcoming Male Vocalist of The Year]] || "Shivam" from ''Baahubali 2: The Conclusion''|| {{nom}} ||style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web|title=MMA Mirchi Music Awards|url=http://www.mirchimusicawards.com/hindi-2017/nominations/|website=MMAMirchiMusicAwards|access-date=2020-05-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325084119/http://www.mirchimusicawards.com/hindi-2017/nominations/|archive-date=25 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2018 || [[7th South Indian International Movie Awards|7th SIIMA]] || rowspan="2" | [[SIIMA Award for Best Male Playback Singer (Telugu)|Best Male Playback Singer (Telugu)]] || "Dandalayya" from ''[[Baahubali 2: The Conclusion]]'' || {{won}} ||style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/siima-awards-live-update-check-out-see-tollywood-sandalwood-winners-list-780619|title=SIIMA Awards 2018 Telugu Kannada winners list live updates: Baahubali 2 and Rajakumara turn best movies [Photos]|first=Nirmal|last=Narayanan|date=15 September 2018|website=International Business Times, India Edition|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920070403/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/siima-awards-live-update-check-out-see-tollywood-sandalwood-winners-list-780619|archive-date=20 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2019
| [[8th South Indian International Movie Awards|8th SIIMA]]
| rowspan="2"|"Peniviti" from ''[[Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava]]''
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/siima-awards-2019-heres-a-complete-list-of-nominees/articleshow/70287216.cms|title=SIIMA Awards 2019: Here's a complete list of nominees|website=The Times of India|date=9 July 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 2019 || [[66th Filmfare Awards South]] ||[[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu|Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu]] || {{nom}} ||style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-66th-filmfare-awards-south-2019_-37931.html|title=Nominations for the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019|website=[[Filmfare]]}}</ref>
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|7474741}}

[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Male actors in Telugu cinema]]
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian singers]]
[[Category:Telugu playback singers]]
[[Category:Telugu film score composers]]
[[Category:Kannada playback singers]]
[[Category:Tamil playback singers]]
[[Category:Bollywood playback singers]]

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