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{{short description|Indian music composer (born 1989)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Vivek Sagar
| image = Vivek Sagar.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Sagar in 2018
| birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|33|2017|9|17}}<ref name ="hindu" />
| birth_place = [[Hyderabad]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
| height =
| occupation = {{hlist|[[Singer]]|[[Songwriter]]|[[Composer|Film composer]]|[[Record Producer]]|[[Music Director]]}}
| years_active = 2013–present
| spouse =Keerthi Surya Seethalam( from November 2021)
| children =
| alma_mater =
| module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes
| genre = {{hlist|[[Film score]], [[electronic music|Electronic]]|[[Rock music|Rock]]|[[Jazz fusion|Fusion]]|[[Blues]]|[[Indian classical]]}}
| label = Tapeloop
| associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Mano (singer)|Mano]]|[[Piyush Mishra]]|[[Indian Ocean]]|Dake Balaji|Avanti Cinema}}
| instruments = {{hlist|[[Keyboard instrument|Keyboard]]|[[synth]]|[[piano]]|[[mandolin]]|[[guitar]]}}
}}
}}

'''Vivek Sagar''' is an Indian [[music composer]], record producer and playback singer who works in [[Telugu cinema]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Music composer Vivek Sagar talks about what inspires him to blend folk with contemporary tunes|url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/culture/music/2019/oct/18/music-composer-vivek-sagar-talks-about-what-inspires-him-to-blend-folk-with-contemporary-tunes-18988.html|access-date=2021-04-10|website=www.indulgexpress.com|language=en}}</ref> He debuted with the film, ''[[Pelli Choopulu]]'' (2016). Upon critical acclaim for the album garnered him his first nomination for [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Telugu]] at [[64th Filmfare Awards South]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-south-2017/telugu/nominations/best-music-album/vivek-sagar |title= Best Music Album Nominee |last= |first= |date=2007 |website=Filmfare |publisher=Worldwide Media |access-date= 28 September 2017 |quote=}}</ref>

He scored for ''[[Sammohanam]]'' (2018) and garnered his second nomination for [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Telugu]] at [[66th Filmfare Awards South]]. The same year, he again collaborated with ''Pelli Choopulu'' director [[Tharun Bhascker]] for ''[[Ee Nagaraniki Emaindi]].''

==Life==
Vivek Sagar has done his schooling at All Saints High School in Hyderabad. Sagar studied [[Electronics and communications engineering]] before embarking on a career in music. He began his career as a music composer with a short film, ''[[Sainma]].''<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/Eclecticism-his-signature/article14511348.ece |title=Eclecticism, his signature |last=Nadadhur |first= Srivathsan |date=27 July 2016 |website=The Hindu |publisher= Kasturi and Sons Limited |access-date= 28 September 2017 |quote=}}</ref>

==Career==
His first full-length film and his first [[Telugu film]] production was ''[[Pelli Choopulu]].''<ref name="hindu">{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/engineer-turned-composer-vivek-sagar-revels-in-the-joy-of-making-music/article19660463.ece |title=Vivek Sagar: Career not driven by an agenda |last=Dundoo |first= Sangeetha Devi |date=11 September 2017 |website=The Hindu |publisher= Kasturi and Sons Limited |access-date= 28 September 2017 |quote=}}</ref> He has stated that he believes music should be custom-written for the movie's story and that he will avoid "commercial music".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://english.tupaki.com/movienews/article/Vivek-sagar-On-His-Upcoming-Movies/58877 |title="I will never do commercial movies" |last= |first= |date=8 September 2017 |website=<nowiki>Tupaki.com</nowiki> |publisher= |access-date= 28 September 2017 |quote=}}
</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-04-08|title=Ilaiyaraaja and AR Rahman have a huge influence on my work: HIT composer Vivek Sagar|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/hit-composer-vivek-sagar-ilaiyaraaja-ar-rahman-influence-6353023/|access-date=2021-04-10|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

== Discography ==
===As composer===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Notes
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2013
| ''[[Race (2013 film)|Race]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| ''[[Pelli Choopulu]]''
| Debut film<br />Nominated–[[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Telugu]]
Nominated–[[SIIMA Award for Best Music Director – Telugu]]
|-
| ''Sheesh Mahal''
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2017
| ''[[Yuddham Sharanam]]''
|
|-
|''Story Discussion''
|web series
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2018
| ''Nirudyoga Natulu''
|
|-
| [[Sammohanam (2018 film)|''Sammohanam'']]
| Nominated–[[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Telugu]]
|-
| ''[[Ee Nagaraniki Emaindi]]''
|
|-
|''Nirudyoga Natulu''
|web series
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2019
| ''[[Mithai (film)|Mithai]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Falaknuma Das]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Brochevarevarura]]''
|<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dundoo|first=Sangeetha Devi|date=2019-07-11|title=Vivek Sagar's swara swagger|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/composer-vivek-sagar-speaks-about-brochevarevarura-and-his-penchant-for-real-music-as-opposed-to-electronic-sounds/article28376119.ece|access-date=2021-04-10|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
| 2020
| ''[[HIT: The First Case]]''
|<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dundoo|first=Sangeetha Devi|date=2020-02-28|title=‘HIT’ movie review: This Vishwak Sen-starrer hits close to the bull’s eye|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/hit-review-this-vishwak-sen-starrer-directed-by-debutant-sailesh-kolanu-is-a-riveting-thriller/article30941352.ece|access-date=2021-04-10|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2021
| ''[[Pitta Kathalu]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Raja Raja Chora]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2022
| ''[[Aa Ammayi Gurinchi Meeku Cheppali]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Ante Sundaraniki]]''
|
|-
|TBA
|''Chivariki Migiledhi''
|web series
|}

=== As playback singer ===
* 2020: "Sanchari" (Hyderabad Gig)<ref>{{Cite web|title="Sanchari" by Vivek Sagar {{!}} Music Video|url=http://www.mtvasia.com/music/videos/l7f1qd/sanchari|access-date=2021-04-08|website=MTV Asia}}</ref>
* 2020: "Saami Saami" (Chivaraku Migiledhi)
* 2021: "Jatha Kalisina" (from the OST of Kirayi Hanthakudu / Story Discussion 2)

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sagar, Vivek}}
[[Category:Telugu film score composers]]
[[Category:Indian male film score composers]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian composers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:21st-century male musicians]]
[[Category:1989 births]]
[[Category:Musicians from Hyderabad, India]]

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