Rakendu Mouli Vennelakanti is an Indian lyricist, actor, singer, and dialogue writer who works in

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films. He is the son of Telugu lyricist

Vennelakanti Vennelakanti Rajeswara Prasad (30 November 1957 – 5 January 2021) was an Indian lyricist and writer known for his work in Telugu cinema. He wrote over 2000 film songs, and was awarded Andhra Pradesh State Nandi Award for Best Lyricist in 200 ...

Career

Mouli made his debut as an actor with '' Moodu Mukkallo Cheppalante'' (2015) in which he played the lead role. In 2016, he played

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's friend in ''

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 ...

''. He played supporting roles in ''

Kirrak Party ''Kirrak Party'' is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language campus romantic comedy film directed by Sharan Koppisetty and produced by Ramabrahmam Sunkara under AK Entertainments banner. The film is the remake of 2016 Kannada film '' Kirik Party'' which w ...

'', a Telugu remake of the Kannada film ''

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'', and played one of the lead roles in ''My Dear Marthandam'' (2018). In 2019, he made his Tamil debut with ''

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'', where he played

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's friend. He made his Telugu debut as a lyricist with ''

Andala Rakshasi ''Andala Rakshasi'' () is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language romance film written and directed by Hanu Raghavapudi. It is produced by Sai Korrapati and S. S. Rajamouli under Vaaraahi Chalana Chitram banner. The film marks the debut of actors Naveen ...

'' and garnered acclaim for the song "Manasu Palike". He wrote the lyrics for four of the five songs in ''

Meeku Maathrame Cheptha ''Meeku Maathrame Cheptha'' () is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film written and directed by Shammeer Sultan, and produced by Vardhan Deverakonda and Vijay Deverakonda under the banner King of the Hill Entertainment. The film featu ...

'' (2019).

Personal life

His father,

, is a lyricist and his brother Shashank Vennelakanti is a dialogue writer.

Discography

; Film songs *''All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.'' *''(D) indicates dubbed version.'' Independent songs * Marvel Anthem (2019): Telugu version lyrics *''Nene Lekunte'' (2020)

Filmography

Acting roles

Feature films

*''All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.''

Television

Short films

Dialogue writer

* '' As I'm Suffering from Prema'' (2017) (webseries): Telugu dubbed version * ''What's up Panimanishi'' (2019) (webseries) *'' Khaidi'' (2019):Telugu dubbed version *'' Aakaasam Nee Haddhu Ra'' (2020): Telugu dubbed version *'' Sulthan'' (2021):Telugu dubbed version *''

Senapathi ''Senapathi'' () is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language crime thriller film directed by Pavan Sadineni. It is a remake of the 2017 Tamil-language film ''8 Thottakkal''. The film features an ensemble cast including Rajendra Prasad, Naresh Agastya, Ha ...

'' (2021)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mouli, Rakendu Living people Telugu-language lyricists Indian lyricists Year of birth missing (living people)