Sai Karthik is an Indian music composer, multi instrumentalist, and playback singer known for his works predominantly in

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. Although he entered the film industry as a drummer for live shows, he soon turned film composer with the film ''Aboo Adavallu'' (2008). He also composed music for ''

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'' (2015). The 2019 film

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was his 75th as a music director.

Personal life and career

At the age of nine, he played rhythm pads player in live shows, after he completed studies aged 15 years. After he moved to Chennai, he worked under the supervision of music directors including like

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, Koti, Mani Sharma, S. P. Balasubramanyam,

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, and

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. He performed more than 3000 lives show as a drummer and pad player. He then spent six and a half years under the tutelage of Mani Sharma and worked on live shows with him at the United States. He began his career as a drummer and as a composer with the Telugu film A''bbo Adavallu'', while his first blockbuster

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film was ''

'' in 2015. '' Raja Cheyi Vesthe'' in 2016 was Sai Kartheek 50th film as a music director.

Discography

;Film scores and soundtracks

References

External links

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