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Mani Sharma is an Indian composer, singer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist and music producer known for his works primarily in the Telugu and Tamil along with Hindi and Kannada films.[1][2][3] He is a recipient of two state Nandi Awards, three Filmfare Awards South, two CineMAA Awards, and three Mirchi Music Awards South for Best Music Direction. His works are noted for integrating Indian classical music with electronic music, world music and traditional orchestra. He is often referred to as Melody Brahma and Swara Bramha for his melodious tunes.Template:Citation needed
He has a several albums in his frequent collaborations with Chiranjeevi, Nandamuri Bala Krishna, Nagarjuna, Daggubati Venkatesh, Jr NTR, Mahesh Babu, Pawan Kalyan, Vijay, Allu Arjun, Prabhas and Ram Charan. In his early days he worked as a programmer under many music composers namely S. Rajeswara Rao, Chakravarti, Ramesh Naidu, Ilaiyaraja, Raj-Koti, M. M. Keeravani. Ram Gopal Varma recognised his talent and gave hime the opportunity to work in his film Raathri and for a tune in Antham. Choodalani undi is the first movie where he composed songs. The producer Ashwini Dutt introduced him as a full-time music composer and later went on to work with him for many films.Template:Citation needed
Many music composers such as S. Thaman, Devi Sri Prasad, Harris Jayaraj worked under him in their early days.[4][5][6][7]
Discography
Telugu
Tamil
Kannada
| Year | Title | Director | Cast |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Premakke Sai | Kodandarami Reddy | V. Ravichandran |
| 2005 | Yeshwanth | Dayal Padmanabhan | Sriimurali |
| 2006 | Ajay | Meher Ramesh | Puneeth Rajkumar, Anuradha Mehta, Prakash Raj |
| 2014 | Ninnindale | Jayanth C. Paranjee | Puneeth Rajkumar, Erica Fernandes |
| 2015 | Shivam | Srinivasa Raju | Upendra, Saloni Aswani |
| 2021 | Martin | A.P. Arjun | Dhruva Sarja |
Hindi
| Year | Title | Director | Cast |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Drohi | Ram Gopal Varma | Nagarjuna Akkineni, Urmila Matondkar |
| 1992 | Raat | Ram Gopal Varma | Revathi |
| 2014 | Mumbai 125 KM | Hemant Madhukar | Veena Malik, Karanvir Bohra |
Background score only
| Year | Film | Language | Director | Cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Touch Chesi Chudu | Telugu | Vikram Sirikonda | Ravi Teja, Rashi Khanna |
| 2016 | Hyper | Telugu | Santosh Srinivas | Ram, Raashi Khanna |
| 2015 | Akhil | Telugu | V. V. Vinayak | Akhil Akkineni, Sayyeshaa |
| Temper | Telugu | Puri Jagannadh | N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Kajal Aggarwal | |
| 2013 | Ongole Gittha | Telugu | Bommarillu Bhaskar | Ram, Kriti Kharbanda |
| Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu | Telugu | Srikanth Addala | Mahesh Babu, Venkatesh, Anjali, Samantha, Prakash Raj, Jayasudha | |
| 2012 | Nuvva Nena | Telugu | P. Narayana | Allari Naresh, Sharvanand, Shriya Saran |
| 2011 | Oh My Friend | Telugu | Venu Sree Raam | Siddharth, Shruthi Haasan, Hansika Motwani |
| 2008 | Chintakayala Ravi | Telugu | Vignesh | Venkatesh, Anushka |
| 2009 | Koncham Istam Koncham Kastam | Telugu | Kishore Kumar Pardasani(Dolly) | Siddharth, Tamanna |
| 2006 | Lakshmi | Telugu | V V Vinayak | Venkatesh, Nayanatara |
| 2002 | Shakti: The Power | Hindi | Krishna Vamsi | Karisma Kapoor, Shah Rukh Khan, Nana Patekar |
| 1996 | Deyyam | Telugu | Ram Gopal Varma | J. D. Chakravarthy Maheshwari |
Television
- 2007 Suriya
Other works
| Year | Title | Producer |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu | Star Maa |
| 2009 | Chennai Super Kings Theme song | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2020 | Bigg Boss (Telugu season 4) Theme music | Star Maa |
References
- ↑ Mani Sharma: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday | eTimes. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ↑ A musical blockbuster in the making?. Deccan Chronicle(4 December 2019).
- ↑ One for the melody(29 January 2012). Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ↑ https://m.timesofindia.com/topic/Mani-Sharma
- ↑ Mani Sharma: Top Telugu musical hits of Melody Brahma. The Times of India(11 July 2018).
- ↑ One good, two better?, Nadadhur, Srivathsan(5 September 2015).
- ↑ On a song. The Hindu(2009-09-10). Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ↑ The team of Narappa did not let me compose music for the first glimpse: Mani Sharma - Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ↑ MLA Telugu Movie Review {3/5}: Entertaining, 'time-pass' kind of a film to watch along with your family. indiatimes.com. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ↑ Audio of Khaleja released(28 September 2010). Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ↑ Entertainment / Film Review : "Morning Raga", thgee. The Hindu(2004-11-05). Retrieved 3 April 2018.Template:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore
External links
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