M. M. Srilekha (born Koduri Srilekha) is an Indian film playback singer and music composer, known for her works predominantly in

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's directorial venture '' Srivalli'' (2017) was her 75th film.

Personal life and career

Srilekha is the cousin of music composer M. M. Keeravani and popular director S.S. Rajamouli. She was married to Putta Prasad in the year 2003. She started her career as a playback singer at the age of nine and was assisting her brother in music direction. She turned into a music composer at the age of 12 with the film '' Nalaiya Theerpu'' (1992) which was also the debut film for noted Tamil

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Vijay. She later composed for the movies ''

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'' (1995) and

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's ''Nannagaru''. She composed music for many movies in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam languages. Apart from South Indian films, She has composed for

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films like ''

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'' (1999), ''Mere Sapnon Ki Raani'', ''

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'' (2000) etc.MM Srilekha Biography, MM Srilekha Profile – entertainment.oneindia.in
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Discography

As playback singer

Filmography as composer

References

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