Koti (composer)

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Koti
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Koti at Saluri Rajeshwar Rao 100th Birth Anniversary Celebrations in ravindrabharathi on 17 October 2021
Born
Saluri Koteswara Rao
Other namesKoti, kothia
Parents
Musical career
GenresFilm score
Occupation(s)Composer
Years active1983-present

Saluri Koteswara Rao, known professionally as Koti, is an Indian composer notable for his work in the South Indian film industry. He has composed music for more than 475 movies[1] in Telugu and Kannada. The son of music director S. Rajeswara Rao, in early 1980s Koti teamed with Somaraju (Raj), son of T. V. Raju, and the resulting duo was known as Raj–Koti.[1] The duo composed music for about 180 films from their debut in 1983 till their separation in 1994. After the separation, Koti has composed music and background score for more than 300 movies. He won Nandi Award for Best Music Director for the film Hello Brother (1994).

He started his music career as an assistant to music director K. Chakravarthy.[citation needed] Composers like Mani Sharma and A. R. Rahman worked as keyboard programmers with Koti during the initial part of their career.[2] Roshan Saluri, son of Koti is also introduced as film score composer.[3] Another son Rajeev Saluri started his career as an actor.[4]

Solo career filmography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "'Good music emanates from the story'". The Hindu. 12 October 2004. Archived from the original on 21 April 2005. Retrieved 30 July 2010.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "Happy Birthday Koti". indiaglitz.com. indiaglitz. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  3. "Can Koti's Son Get Succeeded?". cinejosh.com. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  4. "Rajeev Saluri Interview – Titanic". idreampost.com. Retrieved 14 August 2016.

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