Sweekar Agasthi

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{{Short description|Indian music composer and playback singer}}

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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Sweekar Agasthi
| birth_place = [[Vijayawada]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
| occupation = [[Composer]], [[Playback singer]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|8|6}}
| birth_name = Vamsi
| label = [[Aditya Music]]<br/>[[Lahari Music]]
}}

'''Sweekar Agasthi''' is an Indian music [[composer]], [[playback singer]], [[guitarist]] and [[audio engineer]], who works predominantly in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] music. He is best known for composing score and soundtrack of ''[[C/o Kancharapalem]]'' (2018) and ''[[Middle Class Melodies]]'' (2020).

== Early life and career ==
Sweekar was born in [[Vijayawada]], India into a [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-speaking family. He started his career as a vocalist in the ''Niraval'' band.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hyderabad band Niraval talks about memorable moments from Niharika and Chaitanya's wedding|url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/culture/music/2020/dec/11/hyderabad-band-niraval-talks-about-memorable-moments-from-niharika-and-chaitanyas-wedding-30175.html|access-date=2021-06-19|website=www.indulgexpress.com|language=en}}</ref> In 2014, he started playback singing with the song "2010 Summerlo" from the film ''[[Doosukeltha]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Doosukeltha review - Telugu cinema review - Vishnu Manchu, Lavanya Tripathi, Pankaj Tripathi, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Brahmanandam, Vennela Kishore, Sravan, Ali, Master Bharath, Annapurna, Rajitha, Hema etc|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/doosukeltha.html|access-date=2021-06-19|website=www.idlebrain.com}}</ref> Before making debut in playback singing, he has worked as a audio engineer. ''[[C/o Kancharapalem]]'' (2018) was his breakthrough film. Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of ''[[The Hindu]]'' quoted, "Sweekar Agasthi’s music stayed with me long after the film was over".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dundoo|first=Sangeetha Devi|date=2018-09-04|title='C/o Kancharapalem' review: Small film with a large heart|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/care-of-kancharapalem-is-a-brave-little-indie-riding-a-new-wave-in-telugu-cinema/article24863404.ece|access-date=2021-06-19|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> "Asha Pasham" song from the soundtrack of the film received wide response.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nani calls 'Asha Pasham' lyrical from Venkatesh Maha's 'C/o Kancharapalem' his favourite - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/music/nani-calls-asha-pasham-lyrical-from-venkatesh-mahas-c/o-kancharapalem-his-favourite/articleshow/65680992.cms|access-date=2021-06-19|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

== Discography ==

=== As composer ===

==== Feature films ====
{| class="wikitable"
|+Soundtracks
!Year
!Film
!Director
!Notes
|-
|2018
|''[[C/o Kancharapalem]]''
|[[Venkatesh Maha]]
|debut feature film
|-
|2020
|''[[Middle Class Melodies]]''
|Vinod Anantoju
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2021
|[[Mail (film)|''Mail'']]
|Uday Gurrala
|
|-
|''[[C/O Kaadhal]]''
|Hemambar Jasthi
|[[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] film; Remake of ''[[C/o Kancharapalem]]''
|-
|2022
|''[[Stand Up Rahul]]''
|Santoshmohan Veeranki
|
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Film scores
!Year
!Film
!Director
!Notes
|-
|2018
|''[[C/o Kancharapalem]]''
|[[Venkatesh Maha]]
|debut feature film
|-
|2021
|''[[C/O Kaadhal]]''
|Hemambar Jasthi
|[[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] film; Remake of ''[[C/o Kancharapalem]]''
|-
|2022
|''[[Stand Up Rahul]]''
|Santoshmohan Veeranki
|
|}

==== Other works ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Work
!Director
!Notes
|-
|2016
|''Bangaram''
| rowspan="2" |Pranay Meherwan
| rowspan="2" |short film
|-
|2016
|''Nenorakam''
|-
|2020
|''[[Anaganaga]]''
|Hussain Sha Kiran
|web series
|}

=== As playback singer ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Song
!Album
!Composer
!Co-singer
!Notes
|-
|2014
|"2010 Summerlo"
|''[[Doosukeltha]]''
|[[Mani Sharma]]
|—
|
|-
|2014
|"Tere Beautiful Anke"
|''[[Loukyam]]''
|[[Anoop Rubens]]
|[[Raja Hasan]]
|also lyricist
|-
|2015
|"Aisa Ambani Pilla"
|[[Lion (2015 film)|''Lion'']]
|[[Mani Sharma]]
|Uma Neha
|
|-
|2015
|"Gola Cheddame"
|''[[Jadoogadu]]''
|Mahati Swara Sagar
|[[M. M. Manasi]]
|
|-
|2015
|"Detthadi"
|''[[Andhra Pori]]''
|Josyabhatla
|—
|
|-
|2016
|"Hulala"
|''[[Express Raja]]''
|Praveen Lakkaraju
|Silvia Anisha
|
|-
|2016
|"Vandha Speedulo"
|''[[Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada]]''
|[[Shekar Chandra]]
|Dhanunjay
|
|-
|2017
|"Takadhimi"
|''[[Ami Thumi]]''
|[[Mani Sharma]]
|[[Ramya Behara]]
|
|-
|2018
|"Chepave Balamani"
|''[[Chalo]]''
|Mahati Swara Sagar
|—
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2018
|"Asha Pasham"
| rowspan="2" |''[[C/o Kancharapalem]]''
| rowspan="2" |himself
|[[Anurag Kulkarni]], Damini
|additional vocals
|-
|"Patti Patti"
|—
|
|-
|2020
|"Jaananam Neevaram"
|''Dhira''
|Sri Murali Karthikeya
|—
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2020
|"Sandhya"
| rowspan="3" |''[[Middle Class Melodies]]''
| rowspan="3" |himself
|—
|
|-
|"Keelu Gurram"
|[[Anurag Kulkarni]], [[Ramya Behara]]
|
|-
|"Vechani Mattilo"
|—
|
|-
|2021
|"Ee Maya Lo"
|''[[Ek Mini Katha]]''
|Praveen Lakkaraju
|Lipsika
|
|-
|2021
|"Venello Aadapilla"
|''[[Maestro (2021 film)|Maestro]]''
|Mahati Swara Sagar
|—
|}

=== Other credited works ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Work
!Album
!Role
|-
|2014
|"2010 Summerlo"
|''[[Doosukeltha]]''
|Lyricist
|-
|2016
|—
|[[Gentleman (2016 film)|''Gentleman'']]
|additional programmer and audio engineer
|-
| rowspan="2" |2017
|"Takadhimi"
| rowspan="2" |''[[Ami Thumi]]''
| rowspan="2" |additional programmer
|-
|"Takadhimi (Club Version)"
|-
|2020
|[[Star Maa Music|''Star Maa Music Studio'']]
|—
|TV series; as vocalist (part of ''Niraval'' band)
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Award
!Category
!Work
!Result
|-
|[[66th Filmfare Awards South|2019]]
|[[Filmfare Awards South]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Telugu|Best Music Director – Telugu]]
|''[[C/o Kancharapalem]]''
|{{nom}}
|}

== See also ==
* [[List of Indian playback singers]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=nm9740885|name=Sweekar Agasthi}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Agasthi, Sweekar}}
[[Category:Telugu film score composers]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian composers]]
[[Category:Indian guitarists]]
[[Category:Indian audio engineers]]
[[Category:Musicians from Vijayawada]]
[[Category:People from Krishna district]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Telugu playback singers]]
[[Category:Indian male playback singers]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian singers]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male singers]]
[[Category:1990 births]]

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