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Sweekar Agasthi
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Sweekar Agasthi | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Vamsi |
| Born | August 6, 1990 Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, Playback singer |
| Labels | Aditya Music Lahari Music |
Sweekar Agasthi is an Indian music composer, playback singer, guitarist and audio engineer, who works predominantly in 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[edit]
Sweekar was born in Vijayawada, India into a Telugu-speaking family. He started his career as a vocalist in the Niraval band.[1] In 2014, he started playback singing with the song "2010 Summerlo" from the film Doosukeltha.[2] 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".[3] "Asha Pasham" song from the soundtrack of the film received wide response.[4]
Discography[edit]
As composer[edit]
Feature films[edit]
| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | C/o Kancharapalem | Venkatesh Maha | debut feature film |
| 2020 | Middle Class Melodies | Vinod Anantoju | |
| 2021 | Uday Gurrala | ||
| C/O Kaadhal | Hemambar Jasthi | Tamil film; Remake of C/o Kancharapalem | |
| 2022 | Stand Up Rahul | Santoshmohan Veeranki |
| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | C/o Kancharapalem | Venkatesh Maha | debut feature film |
| 2021 | C/O Kaadhal | Hemambar Jasthi | Tamil film; Remake of C/o Kancharapalem |
| 2022 | Stand Up Rahul | Santoshmohan Veeranki |
Other works[edit]
| Year | Work | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Bangaram | Pranay Meherwan | short film |
| 2016 | Nenorakam | ||
| 2020 | Anaganaga | Hussain Sha Kiran | web series |
As playback singer[edit]
| 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 | 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 | — | |
| 2018 | "Asha Pasham" | C/o Kancharapalem | himself | Anurag Kulkarni, Damini | additional vocals |
| "Patti Patti" | — | ||||
| 2020 | "Jaananam Neevaram" | Dhira | Sri Murali Karthikeya | — | |
| 2020 | "Sandhya" | Middle Class Melodies | himself | — | |
| "Keelu Gurram" | Anurag Kulkarni, Ramya Behara | ||||
| "Vechani Mattilo" | — | ||||
| 2021 | "Ee Maya Lo" | Ek Mini Katha | Praveen Lakkaraju | Lipsika | |
| 2021 | "Venello Aadapilla" | Maestro | Mahati Swara Sagar | — |
Other credited works[edit]
| Year | Work | Album | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "2010 Summerlo" | Doosukeltha | Lyricist |
| 2016 | — | Gentleman | additional programmer and audio engineer |
| 2017 | "Takadhimi" | Ami Thumi | additional programmer |
| "Takadhimi (Club Version)" | |||
| 2020 | Star Maa Music Studio | — | TV series; as vocalist (part of Niraval band) |
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Filmfare Awards South | Best Music Director – Telugu | C/o Kancharapalem | Nominated |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Hyderabad band Niraval talks about memorable moments from Niharika and Chaitanya's wedding". www.indulgexpress.com. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ↑ "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". www.idlebrain.com. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ↑ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (4 September 2018). "'C/o Kancharapalem' review: Small film with a large heart". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ↑ "Nani calls 'Asha Pasham' lyrical from Venkatesh Maha's 'C/o Kancharapalem' his favourite - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 June 2021.