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Mani Sharma
Mani Sharma | |
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| Birth name | Yanamandra Venkata Subramanya Sharma |
| Born | 11 July 1964 Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Genres | Film score, electronic, rock, fusion, blues, Indian classical |
| Occupation(s) | Film composer, music director[1] |
| Instruments | Keyboard, synth, piano, mandolin, harmonium, guitar |
| Years active | 1992–present |
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.[2][3][4] 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.[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.[citation needed]
Many music composers such as S. Thaman, Devi Sri Prasad, Harris Jayaraj worked under him in their early days.[5][6][7][8]
Discography[edit]
Telugu[edit]
Tamil[edit]
Kannada[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
- 2007 Suriya
Other works[edit]
| 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[edit]
- ↑ "Amma, nanna and her world of music". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Borah, Prabalika M. (29 January 2012). "One for the melody". Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ↑ https://m.timesofindia.com/topic/Mani-Sharma
- ↑ "Mani Sharma: Top Telugu musical hits of Melody Brahma". The Times of India. 11 July 2018.
- ↑ Nadadhur, Srivathsan (5 September 2015). "One good, two better?" – via www.thehindu.com.
- ↑ Raghavan, Nikhil (10 September 2009). "On a song". The Hindu. 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. Archived from the original on 25 March 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ↑ Staff Reporter (28 September 2010). "Audio of Khaleja released". Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ↑ thgee (5 November 2004). "Entertainment / Film Review : "Morning Raga"". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 April 2018.[dead link]
External links[edit]
- Mani Sharma on IMDb
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- Living people
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- Musicians from Andhra Pradesh
- Kannada film score composers
- Tamil film score composers
- Telugu film score composers
- Musicians from Chennai
- 20th-century Indian composers
- 21st-century Indian composers
- Indian male film singers
- Indian male composers
- Indian multi-instrumentalists
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- People from Andhra Pradesh
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- 1964 births
- 20th-century male singers
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