Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar is an Indian lyricist predominantly works in

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. He worked for more than 125 films and penned lyrics for more than 390 songs. He extensively worked with director

Puri Jagannadh Petla "Puri" Jagannadh (born 28 September 1966) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer, who works primarily in the Telugu film Industry. He made his directorial debut with the Telugu film '' Badri'' starring Pawan Kalyan, Renu ...

and music director Chakri and S. S. Thaman. He is famous for songs appealing to the masses. His primary genres are mass, romantic, and melodies. He won two

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in 2006 and 2008 and a

SIIMA South Indian International Movie Awards, also known as the SIIMA Awards, rewards the artistic and technical achievements of the South Indian film industry. It was launched in 2012 by Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Brinda Prasad Adusimilli to apprec ...

award in 2013.

Personal life

Bhaskarabhatla was born on 5 June 1974 in Srikakulam and brought up in

Rajahmundry Rajahmundry, officially known as Rajamahendravaram, is a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and District headquarters of East Godavari district. It is the sixth most populated city in the state. During British rule, the District of Rajah ...

among five siblings. In his childhood he got interested in literature from his maternal grand father Aravelli Rajagopalacharya. While in Rajahmundry he used to frequent Gouthami Library and it influenced him to venture into poetry. Since his childhood he used to get inspired from the film posters. He completed

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and worked as a film journalist in

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for 10 years. Later he left his job to pursue a career in film industry. He married Lalitha who is a

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graduate from

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on 13 August 1998. The couple has two daughters Amanta, Samhita.

Career

He started his career as a

lyricist A lyricist is a songwriter who writes lyrics (the spoken words), as opposed to a composer, who writes the song's music which may include but not limited to the melody, harmony, arrangement and accompaniment. Royalties A lyricist's incom ...

in 2000 with the film

Goppinti Alludu ''Goppinti Alludu'' () is a 2000 Telugu-language comedy film, produced by Nandamuri Rama Krishna on Ramakrishna Horticultural Cine Studios banner and directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana. The film stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Simran, Sanghavi, ...

directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana starring

Nandamuri Balakrishna Nandamuri Balakrishna (born 10 June 1960), simply known as Balakrishna or Balayya or NBK, is an Indian actor, producer and politician. He appeared in more than 100 Telugu films over forty years in a variety of roles and established himself as ...

. He was encouraged to be a lyricist by actor

Tanikella Bharani Tanikella Bharani (born 14 July 1954) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, poet, playwright and director who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has worked as an actor in more than 750 films, including some in Tamil and Hindi; while he was ...

and composer Chakri. He got break with the 2001 film

Itlu Sravani Subramanyam ''Itlu Sravani Subramanyam'' ( Regards, Sravani and Subramanyam) is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Puri Jagannadh. This film stars Ravi Teja, Tanu Roy and Sheen (the latter two make their debut). The ...

directed by

which was a musical hit. He worked with Puri Jagannadh for 15 films and worked with composer Chakri for 65 films. Chakri and Bhaskarabhatla both started their careers together. He also worked with popular directors like E. V. V. Satyanarayana,

Trivikram Srinivas Trivikram Srinivas (born Akella Naga Srinivasa Sarma; 7 November 1971), often credited as Trivikram, is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. In 2021, he became one of the highest-paid directors in South Indian ci ...

Harish Shankar Sanganabhatla Harish Shankar (born 31 March 1979) is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works exclusively in Telugu cinema, and Telugu theater. He made his directorial debut with ''Shock'' (2006), produced by Ram Gopal Va ...

etc. His popular songs include ''Malli Kuyave Guvva'' from Itlu Sravani Subramanyam, ''Ippatikinka Naa Vayasu'' from Pokiri, ''Bommanu Geesthe'' from Bommarillu, ''Gallo Thelinattunde'' from

Jalsa ''Jalsa'' () is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas and produced by Allu Aravind, under the Geetha Arts banner starring Pawan Kalyan, Ileana, Parvati Melton, Kamalinee Mukerji, Mukesh R ...

, ''Pellenduke Ravanamma'' from Bumper Offer "Katuka kanule" from

Soorarai Pottru ''Soorarai Pottru'' () is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language drama film that was written and directed by Sudha Kongara, and produced by Suriya, Jyothika and Guneet Monga. Kongara and Shalini Usha Nair wrote the screenplay; Aalif Surti and Ganeshaa p ...

Awards

In 2006 he won Santosham film awards for his song in

Bommarillu ''Bommarillu'' () () is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed and co-written by Bhaskar in his directorial debut, and produced by Dil Raju. The film stars Siddharth, Genelia, Prakash Raj and Jayasudha. The film primarily ...

. In 2008 he won Santosham film award for the film

Neninthe ''Neninthe'' () is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Puri Jagannadh. Ravi Teja and Siya Gautam play the lead roles. Chakri is the music director. Though the film became an ''Average'' at the box-office, ...

. In 2013 he won SIIMA Award for Best Lyricist (Telugu) for the song ''Sir Osthara'' in ''Businessman''.

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