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{{short description|Indian music director|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
|name = Sandeep Chowta
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|background = non_performing_personnel
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|birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|30|1998|11|15}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Srinivasa |first1=Srikanth |title=Music is his muse |url=http://deccanherald.com/deccanherald/nov15/enter.htm |publisher=Deccan Herald |access-date=30 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990419212511/http://deccanherald.com/deccanherald/nov15/enter.htm |archive-date=19 April 1999 |date=15 November 1999}}</ref>
|death_date =
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|birth_place = [[Buduburam]], Ghana
|genre = [[Film music]]
|occupation = Music director, vocalist
|years_active = 1996–present
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'''Sandeep Chowta''' is an Indian music director who primarily works in [[Bollywood]] and [[Telugu cinema]]. He is also the head of [[Columbia Records]] in India.<ref>{{cite news |title= New musical direction |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/05/26/stories/2007052652070100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913041721/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/05/26/stories/2007052652070100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 September 2008 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=26 May 2007 |access-date=16 April 2008 }}</ref> He has also sung some of his songs.

In 2003, he produced an anti [[substance abuse]] documentary, titled ''Dead End'', which entered into numerous film festivals. This was produced by seventeen-year-old college student and drug activist, Tanya Khubchandani.

In 2004 Chowta invited [[Jay Oliver]] and Richard Gannaway of the [[world music|world]]/[[New-age music|new age]] musical group, AO Music (also known as AO), to his [[Mumbai]] studio, and has since become one of the group's core members.<ref>[http://allmusic.com/album/and-love-rages-on-r2131621/credits AllMusic artist album-"...and Love Rages On!"]</ref><ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/twirl-r1488805/credits AllMusic artist album-"Twirl"]</ref><ref>[http://www.prweb.com/releases/AOMUSIC/TWIRL/prweb2089994.htm Publicity Wire news article]</ref> AO Music also features [[Miriam Stockley]], the voice of [[Karl Jenkins]]' [[Adiemus (albums)|Adiemus]] project, and children's choral ensembles from around the globe. AO Music album releases crediting Chowta have charted in the top five internationally since 2009.<ref>[http://zonemusicreporter.com/charts/top100.asp?m=2&y=2009 Zone Music Reporter Charts Top 100 February 2009–"Twirl"]</ref><ref>[http://zonemusicreporter.com/charts/top100.asp?m=8&y=2011 Zone Music Reporter Charts Top 100 August 2011–"...and Love Rages On!"]</ref><ref>[http://www.zonemusicreporter.com/charts/top100.asp?m=4&y=2013 ZMR Top 10 for April 2013]</ref>

He has composed music for 10 [[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|Tollywood]] films.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}

==Early life==
Chowta was born in Ghana,<ref name=mang>{{cite news|last=Correspondent|title=Sandeep Chowta to be back with a bang|url=http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=1801|access-date=15 January 2012|newspaper=manglorean.com|date=31 December 2005|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912161401/http://www.mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=1801|archive-date=12 September 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> grew up in [[Nigeria]] and later moved to [[Bangalore]], India. He is the eldest son of [[D. K. Chowta]], a [[Tulu language|Tulu]] author and businessman hailing from the [[Bunt (community)|Bunt]] community.<ref name=mang /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/keeping-tulu-close-to-heart/article5269471.ece|title=Keeping Tulu close to heart|last=Shivashankar|first=Praveen|date=2013-10-25|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-03-23|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> His sister is ethnographer Prajna Chowta.<ref name=deccan>{{cite news|last=Savitha Karthik|title=May we have the trumpets please|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/108716/may-we-have-trumpets-please.html|access-date=16 January 2012|newspaper=Deccan Herald|date=28 October 2010}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Film !! Notes
|-
|rowspan="2"|1996 ||''[[Ninne Pelladata (1996 film)|Ninne Pelladata]]''|| [[Telugu language|Telugu]] Produced by [[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna]] and Nagarjuna himself as the lead along with [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]]
|-
|''Sanam''||
|-
|rowspan="3"|1997 ||''[[Dus (1997 film)|Dus]]''||
|-
|''[[Bhai (1997 film)|Bhai]]''|| Background Score only
|-
|''[[Insaaf: The Final Justice]]''||
|-
|rowspan="3"|1998 ||''[[Chandralekha (1998 film)|Chandralekha]]''||Telugu Produced by [[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna]] and Nagarjuna himself as the lead
|-
|''[[Satya (1998 film)|Satya]]''|| Background Score only
|-
|''[[Shanti Shanti Shanti]]''|| [[Kannada language|Kannada]]
|-
|rowspan="5"|1999 ||''[[Prema Katha]]''||Telugu Produced by [[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna]] and Nagarjuna's nephew-Sumanth debuts along with [[Antara Mali]]. Directed by [[Ram Gopal Varma]]
|-
|''[[Kaun (film)|Kaun]]''|| Background Score only
|-
|''[[Vaastav: The Reality]]''|| Background Score only
|-
|''[[Mast (film)|Mast]]''||
|-
|''[[Shool]]''|| Background Score only
|-
|rowspan="2"|2000 ||''[[Jungle (2000 film)|Jungle]]''||
|-
|''[[Dhadkan]]''|| Background Score only
|-
|rowspan="2"|2001 ||''[[Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya]]''||
|-
|''[[Asoka (2001 film)|Asoka]]''|| Background Score only
|-
|rowspan="6"|2002 ||''Durga: It's Not Just A Love Story''||
|-
|''Yeh Kaisi Mohabbat''||
|-
|''[[Company (2002 film)|Company]]''||
|-
|''[[Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani]]''|| Background Score only
|-
|''[[Bollywood/Hollywood]]''||
|-
|''[[Road (film)|Road]]''||
|-
|rowspan="3"|2003 ||''[[Dum (2003 Hindi film)|Dum]]''||
|-
|''[[Samay: When Time Strikes]]''|| Background Score only
|-
|''[[Boom (2003 film)|Boom]]''||
|-
|rowspan="3"|2004 ||''[[Musafir (2004 film)|Musafir]]''|| Background Score only
|-
|''[[Ranga SSLC]]''|| Kannada
|-
|''[[Rakht]]''|| Background Score only
|-
|rowspan="3"|2005 ||''[[Super (2005 film)|Super]]''|| Telugu Produced by [[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna]] and Nagarjuna himself as the lead along with [[Ayesha Takia]]
|-
|''[[Sri (2005 film)|Sri]]''|| Telugu Produced by [[Mohan Babu]] under Lakshmi Prasanna Banner. [[Tamannaah Bhatia]]'s first Telugu film
|-
|''[[Political Rowdy]]''|| Telugu Produced and starring by [[Mohan Babu]] under Lakshmi Prasanna Banner
|-
|rowspan="2"|2006 ||''[[Sandwich (2006 film)|Sandwich]]''||
|-
|''[[Cyanide the inside story]]''|| Kannada Background Score only
|-
|2007 ||''[[Om Shanti Om]]''|| Background Score only
|-
|rowspan="3"|2008 ||''[[Bujjigadu]]''|| Telugu
|-
|''[[Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic]]''|| Background Score only
|-
|''[[Mukhbiir]]''||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2009 ||''[[Josh (2009 Telugu film)|Josh]]''|| Telugu
|-
|''[[Saleem (film)|Saleem]]''|| Telugu
|-
|rowspan="4"|2010 ||''[[Kedi (2010 film)|Kedi]]''|| Telugu
|-
|''Deadend''|| Shortfilm
|-
|''[[Thamassu]]''|| [[Kannada]]

|-
|''[[Housefull (2010 film)|Housefull]]''|| Background Score only
|-
|2011 ||''[[Not a Love Story (2011 film)|Not A Love Story]]''|| Background Score only
|-
|rowspan="4"|2012 ||''[[Bhoot Returns]]''|| Background Score only
|-
|''[[Attahasa]]''|| Kannada
|-
|''[[Rowdy Rathore]]''|| Background Score only
|-
|''[[Vana Yuddham]]''|| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|2013 ||''[[Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns]]''||
|-
|''[[R... Rajkumar]]''|| Background Score only
|-
|2014||''[[Khwaabb]]''||
|-
|2014||''Elephant Blues''|| Background Score only
|-
|2014||''[[The Shaukeens]]''|| Background Score only
|-
|2014||''[[Action Jackson (2014 film)|Action Jackson]]''||Background Score only
|-
|rowspan="3"|2015 ||''[[Rajathandhiram]]''|| [[Tamil language|Tamil]] - Background Score only
|-
|''[[Gabbar Is Back]]''||Background Score only
|-
|''[[Courier boy Kalyan]]''||Background Score only
|-
|2018||''[[Mehbooba (2018 film)|Mehbooba]]''
|
|-
|2020||''[[Ranchi]]''|| [[Kannada Language|Kannada]] - Background Score only
|-
|2020
|''[[Sadak 2]]''
|Background Score only
|}

==Album Discography==
* ''Matters of The Heart'' - Jazz Album
* ''The Immersive Experience'' - New Age EP
* ''Re-Enter the Dragon'' - Pop Single
* ''The Arrival'' - Progressive Rock Single
* ''From The Cinematic Vault Vol. 1'' - New Age Album
* ''From The Cinematic Vault Vol. 2'' - New Age Album
* ''From The Cinematic Vault Vol. 3'' - New Age Album
* ''From The Cinematic Vault Vol. 4'' - New Age Album
* ''From The Cinematic Vault Vol. 5'' - New Age Album
* ''From The Cinematic Vault Vol. 6'' - New Age Album
* ''From The Cinematic Vault Vol. 7'' - New Age Album
* ''From The Cinematic Vault Vol. 8'' - New Age Album
* ''From The Cinematic Vault Vol. 9'' - New Age Album
* ''Boom / The Lost Files'' - New Age Album
* ''Chalk & Cheeze'' - Electronic Dance Music Album
* ''560001 by Peepal Tree & Sandeep Chowta'' - Kannada Pop/Rock Album
* ''Re-Laxman Vol. 1 by Tony Das & Sandeep Chowta'' - Lounge/Pop/Easy Listening Music Album
* ''Re-Laxman Vol. 2 by Tony Das & Sandeep Chowta'' - Lounge/Pop/Easy Listening Music Album
* ''Venu'' - Carnatic Classical Fusion Music Album
* ''Mallika I Hate You'' - Hindi Album
*''Mitti''- Hindi Album
*''Now That's Sandeep Chowta''- Hindi Album
*''Alisha Alisha''- Hindi Album
*''Viva'' - Hindi Album
*''Mila''- Hindi Album

==Band/Ensemble Discography==
* Aomusic – ''Twirl'' 2009 (contributing producer)
* Aomusic – ''...and Love Rages on!'' 2011 (contributing producer)
* Aomusic – ''Hokulea'' 2013 (contributing producer)<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/hukulea-mw0002543487 AllMusic artist album-"Hokulea"]</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081209070702/http://www.screenindia.com/old/20010316/mcover.htm Mosic: Cover Story: Sandep Chowta]
* [http://www.in.movies.yahoo.com/060412/128/63i0x.html Sandeep Chowta on Yahoo Movies]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051122150852/http://chat.indiainfo.com/transcripts/sandeep1.html A Chit Chat with Sandeep Chowta]

==External links==
* [http://www.sandeepchowta.com Official Site]
* {{IMDb name|0159556}}

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