MM Keeravani

Koduri Marakathamani Keeravani (born 4 July 1961; credited as M. M. Keeravani) is an Indian film composer, playback singer, and lyricist, who predominantly works in Telugu cinema along with other languages including Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam.

Keeravani won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for the 1997 Telugu film '' Annamayya''. He is also a recipient of eight Filmfare Awards, eleven Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Awards, and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award. He was also nominated for Saturn Award for Best Music for '' Baahubali: The Beginning'' (2015).

Early life

Keeravaani was born into a Telugu family in Kovvur, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh to Koduri Siva Shakthi Datta, a lyricist and screenwriter. He has a brother who is also a music director and singer, Kalyani Malik. He is the cousin of director S. S. Rajamouli and music director, singer M. M. Srilekha. He is the nephew of Telugu and Bollywood film screenwriter and director V. Vijayendra Prasad.

Personal life

His wife M. M. Srivalli works as a line producer in films. His elder son, Kaala Bhairava, is a singer and has sung for his father's numerous compositions ("Dandalayya" song). His younger son, Sri Simha, made his debut with ''Mathu Vadalara'' (2019). For some time, Keeravani lived in the Raichur District of Karnataka before making a decision to move to Madras (now Chennai).

Career

Keeravani first began his career as an assistant music director with Malayalam composer C. Rajamani and Telugu composer K. Chakravarthy in 1987. He assisted in movies such as ''Collectorgari Abbayi'' and ''Bharathamlo Arjunudu'' in the late 1980s. During this time, he also sought the guidance of the veteran lyricist Veturi for over a year.

Keeravani's first big break as an independent musician came with the film ''Kalki'' in 1990, but the film never got released and the soundtrack also went unnoticed. It was director Mouli's 1990 film ''Manasu Mamatha'' that brought him to the limelight and was considered his first released movie.

However, it was Ram Gopal Varma's blockbuster film '' Kshana Kshanam'' (1991) that made Keeravani an established music director. All the songs of this movie went on to become top chartbusters and Keeravani was flooded with offers from all across south Indian film industries. His first major Hindi film was ''Criminal'' (1994).

He is known for his playback singing contributions to the Telugu film industry with compilations for hit films such as '' Annamayya''. He has composed music for Hindi films such as '' Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin'' (1996), ''Sur – The Melody of Life'', '' Zakhm'', '' Saaya'', '' Jism'', ''Criminal'', ''Rog'' and '' Paheli''. In Malayalam, he has scored for films such as ''Neelagiri'' (1991), '' Soorya Manasam'' (1992) and '' Devaraagam'' (1996). He has composed for over 220 films in various Indian languages. M. Keeravani composed the music and background for the films ''Baahubali'' 1 and 2.

Discography

Awards and nominations

National Film Awards

* 1997 – National Film Award for Best Music Direction for '' Annamayya'' – Won

Filmfare Awards South

Nandi Awards

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

* 1991 – Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director for '' Azhagan -'' Won

Santosham Film Awards

* 2003 – Santosham Best Music Director Award for ''Gangotri –'' Won

South Indian International Movie Awards

* 2018 – SIIMA Award for Best Music Director (Telugu) for '' Baahubali 2: The Conclusion'' – Won
* 2021 – SIIMA Award for Best Lyricist (Telugu) for '' NTR: Kathanayakudu'' – Nom

Lyrics

This is a listing of the songs and tracks Keeravani has contributed as a lyricist to various feature films.

References

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Living people
Telugu playback singers
Telugu film score composers
Kannada film score composers
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards winners
Filmfare Awards South winners
Tamil film score composers
1961 births
20th-century Indian composers
Indian male playback singers
20th-century Indian singers
People from West Godavari district
Singers from Andhra Pradesh
Film musicians from Andhra Pradesh
Nandi Award winners
21st-century Indian composers
21st-century Indian singers
Best Music Direction National Film Award winners
Male film score composers
20th-century Indian male singers
21st-century Indian male singers
South Indian International Movie Awards winners
Filmfare Awards winners