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Nikhil Kalimireddy,[1] known professionally as Kalmi, is an Indian music producer and DJ based in Hyderabad.[2][3] He is perhaps best known for his song "Big Dawgs" with rapper Hanumankind. It entered the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 chart at #9[4][5][6][7] and has peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at #23, marking an achievement for both artists.
Early life
Kalimireddy was born in Hyderabad and attended an engineering college.[8]
Early career
Kalimireddy began taking music production seriously when he was in college, where he would start to engineer and produce tracks off of his mom's laptop. This, and a succession of his roommates with eclectic electronic music tastes opened him up to a world of new possibilities. They allowed him to draw on inspiration from pioneering artists like Flume and Odesza.[8][9]
Production discography
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[Billboard India Songs|Template:Abbr]] | [[ARIA Charts|Template:Abbr]] | [[Canadian Hot 100|Template:Abbr]] | [[GfK Entertainment charts|Template:Abbr]] | [[Irish Singles Chart|Template:Abbr]] | [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|Template:Abbr]] | [[Swiss Hitparade|Template:Abbr]] | [[UK Singles Chart|Template:Abbr]] | [[Billboard Hot 100|Template:Abbr]] | [[Billboard Global 200|Template:Abbr]] | ||||
| "Options"[20]Template:Small | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="6" Template:Non-album single | |
| "Genghis"[20]Template:Small | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Skyline"[20]Template:Small | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Lola's Chant"[20] | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Go To Sleep"[20]Template:Small | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Matha Garam"[20] Template:Small | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Big Dawgs"[20] Template:Small | 3 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 9 | Monsoon Season | ||
| "Run It Up"[20]Template:Small | 2025 | — | — | — | — | — | —Template:Efn | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Holiday"[20][24]Template:Small | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Villainous Freestyle"Template:Small[20][25] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Love & Limerance"Template:Small[20][26] | Template:Non-album single | ||||||||||||
Production credits
| Title | Artist(s) | Year | Featuring artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Wildshit"[27] | Hanumankind | 2019 | - | Kalari[20] |
| "Bottle of MH"[27] | Soorya | |||
| "No Hook"[28] | 2020 | - | Surface Level[29][20] | |
| "Cowboy Samurai" | ||||
| "Catharsis" | Rudy | |||
| "Rest In Power" | - | |||
| "Reckless" | 2025 | Denzel Curry | Monsoon Season[20] | |
| "Someone Told Me" | Roisee | |||
| "Cause"[9] | Rudy Mukta[26] | |||
| "26.11.23" | - | |||
| "Monsoon Season" | ||||
| "Sicko"[9] |
Notes
References
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- ↑ Kalmi's New Music Video Tells the Charming Story Of A South Indian Farmer & His Goat, Vasanthan, Sobhika. Homegrown(January 8, 2024).
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- ↑ Hanumankind interview: Kerala-origin Bengaluru rapper catapults into the big leagues with 'Big Dawgs'. The Hindu(July 30, 2024).
- ↑ Big Dawgs: Hanumankind's New Music Video Pulls You Right Into A Well Of Death, Bijolia, Disha. Homegrown(July 20, 2024).
- ↑ Big Dawgs by Hanumankind song lyrics and meaning in English explained as video goes viral(July 26, 2024).
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 The Reign Of Kalmi: The Producer Behind 'Big Dawgs' Is Showing Us How To "Make Good Music", Khan, Mikhail. Homegrown. Homegrown(12 September 2024). Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Behind the Beat: Hip-Hop’s Hidden Architects, Joshi, Anurag Tagat, Shamani. Rolling Stone India(2025-10-27). Retrieved 2026-01-10.
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- ↑ ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association(19 August 2024). Retrieved 16 August 2024.
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- ↑ Hanumankind. Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ↑ Top 100 Singles, Week Ending 23 August 2024. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ↑ NZ Top 40 Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ(19 August 2024). Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ↑ Discography Hanumankind. swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ↑ Hanumankind | full Official Chart history. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
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- ↑ 20.00 20.01 20.02 20.03 20.04 20.05 20.06 20.07 20.08 20.09 20.10 20.11 20.12 20.13 Kalmi – Singles & EPs. Apple Music. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
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- ↑ Big Stepper: How Sooraj Cherukat aka Hanumankind set the world ablaze, Thaker, Naini. Forbes India(January 6, 2025). Retrieved October 21, 2025.
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- ↑ Hanumankind continues hot streak with ‘Holiday’ on COLORS. LiFTED Asia. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
- ↑ Hanumankind Jumps Off a Cliff to Announce ‘Monsoon Season’ Mixtape, Hirwani, Peony. Rolling Stone India(July 11, 2025). Retrieved July 13, 2025.
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 Rudy Mukta Returns With Kalmi-Produced Single 'Love & Limerance'. Wild City. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 The Best HanuMankind Songs To Listen To If You Can’t Get Enough Of The ‘Big Dawgs’ Rapper, Sharma, Guniya. Augustman(August 13, 2025). Retrieved December 7, 2025.
- ↑ Hanumankind and Kalmi Swim Against the Tide on New Mixtape ‘Surface Level’, Tagat, Anurag. Rolling Stone India(2020-10-07). Retrieved 2025-08-07.
- ↑ Hanumankind and Kalmi Swim Against the Tide on New Mixtape ‘Surface Level’, Tagat, Anurag. Rolling Stone India(2020-10-07). Retrieved 2025-08-07.