Chegondi Anantha Sriram is an Indian songwriter who predominantly works in
Telugu cinema
Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Telugu cinema is based in Film Nagar, Hy ...
.
Career
Sriram has written lyrics for 990 Telugu film songs in his fourteen-year-long career in the industry. ''Kaadante Aunanile'' was the first film he worked on. He gained prominence after he wrote songs for Chiranjeevi's ''
Andarivaadu
''Andarivaadu: Man of the Masses'' () is a 2005 India Telugu-language action comedy drama film directed by Srinu Vytla. The film stars Chiranjeevi, Tabu, Rimi Sen, and Rakshita while Prakash Raj, Sunil and Pradeep Rawat play supporting ...
'' and
''Stalin''. He has worked with top music directors including A.R. Rahman, Keeravani and Illayaraja.
Besides a Filmfare award for ''
Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu
''Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu'' () is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language musical romance film co written, co produced and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon. It stars Nani and Samanatha. The film features score and soundtrack composed by Ilaiyaraaja a ...
'', he has received a host of other honours.
He also made a cameo appearance in the film ''
Saakshyam'' (2018) as a game designer.
Discography
Filmography
Television
Awards
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Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Telugu
The Telugu Filmfare Best Lyricist Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Telugu films.
The award was first given in 2005. Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won. Siriven ...
– ''
Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu
''Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu'' () is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language musical romance film co written, co produced and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon. It stars Nani and Samanatha. The film features score and soundtrack composed by Ilaiyaraaja a ...
'' in 2013
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SIIMA Award for Best Lyricist (Telugu) – Anantha Sriram for ''
Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu
''Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu'' (), also known by the initialism ''SVSC'', is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language family drama film written and directed by Srikanth Addala. It was produced by Dil Raju's Sri Venkateswara Creations, and stars V ...
'' in 2014
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Maa Music Awards 2012 – Best Love Song (Jury)
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Nandi Award for Best Lyricist
The following is a list of recipients of the Nandi Award for Best Lyricist commissioned since 1977:
Winners
References
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Lyrics
Lyrics are words that make up a song, usually consisting of ...
for ''
Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu
''Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu'' () is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language musical romance film co written, co produced and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon. It stars Nani and Samanatha. The film features score and soundtrack composed by Ilaiyaraaja a ...
''
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Mirchi Music Awards South 2021 – Lyricist of the Decade "Taanu Nenu" from ''
Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo
''Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo'' () is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language romantic action thriller film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon. It was produced by Miryala Ravinder Reddy, under ''Dwaraka Creations''. The film stars Naga Chaitanya a ...
''
References
External links
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Living people
Indian lyricists
1984 births
People from Palakollu
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People from West Godavari district
South Indian International Movie Awards winners
Filmfare Awards South winners
Nandi Award winners
Indian songwriters
Telugu-language lyricists