Shreshta is a Telugu-Language lyricist and writer. She became popular for her lyrics for the songs in the movies,
Pelli Choopulu
''Pelli Choopulu'' () is a 2016 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Tharun Bhascker and produced by Raj Kandukuri and Yash Rangineni. It features Vijay Deverakonda and Ritu Varma in the lead role ...
and
Arjun Reddy
''Arjun Reddy'' is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, and produced by his brother Pranay Reddy Vanga's company Bhadrakali Pictures. It stars Vijay Deverakonda and Shalini Pandey while ...
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After her debut, she was lauded as Telugu cinema’s first female lyricist.
Early life
She was born in
Mancherial
Mancherial is a city and headquarters of the Mancherial district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is both the district and administrative headquarters of Mancherial mandal in the Mancherial revenue division. It is located on the north banks o ...
in
Adilabad district
Adilabad district is a district located in the northern region of Telangana, India. It is known as the gateway district to South and Central India. The town of Adilabad is its headquarters. The district shares boundaries with Asifabad, Nirm ...
,
Telangana
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. She is the only child, her father is a businessman and mother a government employee. Her mother a Hindu Brahmin and raised in a devout Hindu family and devotional songs were part of family culture. She was interested in writing from early age. She did her schooling in Mancherial and did her Bachelors in Commerce and
LLB
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at
Osmania University
Osmania University is a collegiate public state university located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Mir Osman Ali Khan, the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad in 1918 , He released a farman to establish OSMANIA UNIVERSITY on the day of 28 August 1918. It ...
. She use to write poems and was encouraged by her grandfather, Panchadhara Venkata Kishan. She first started writing poems when she was in tenth standard.
Career
She was encouraged by popular Telugu language 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 ...
to take up a career in penning lyrics. Initially, she started writing devotional songs, before pushing a career in movies.
Tollywood
She made Tollywood debut in 2013 with the film, ''Oka Romantic Crime Katha''. She also penned lyrics for the Telugu films,
Ko Ante Koti and
Courier Boy Kalyan
''Courier Boy Kalyan'' is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film directed by Premsai, who had earlier assisted Prabhu Deva. This film is produced by Gautham Vasudev Menon under the banners Photon Kathaas and Guru films. It is insp ...
. Pelli Choopulu was her 9th movie as a lyricist.
Filmography
Awards
* Debutant Award at Cine Maa Mahila Awards in 2013
References
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Telugu-language lyricists