Mani Gopal (

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: మణిగోపాల్ ), popularly known by his pen name, Vanamali (

: వనమాలి) is a Telugu lyricist and poet. He is the recipient of the Filmfare Best Lyricist Award. His works include the musical hit Arerey from Happy Days. He holds a

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in Telugu literature from

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Background

Dr. Mani Gopal was born in

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. His mother tongue is Tamil. He is always interested in many arts, particularly singing. He took up writing seriously while he was in his degree final year. He never had any ambitions of taking up any form of art seriously and it was the emphasis of his parents on education right from the childhood that made him a voracious reader and motivated him to go ahead with education. Vanamali has earned his Ph.D. with High Honours in Telugu literature. He wrote his first composition which was sung by Vijayalaksmi Sarma in a program in Doordarshan. After that he joined as a reporter in Sitara, a

film weekly and worked there for almost 10 years. During this time he developed his interest in

movies and is one of the leading lyricists and songwriters in Tollywood. He has worked with musical maestros such as

Harris Jayaraj Harris Jayaraj (born 8 January 1975) is an Indian composer from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He composes soundtracks predominantly for Tamil films, while also having composed for a few films in Telugu and two films in Hindi. He has been honoured with K ...

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and

Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan, 3 June 1943) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, instrumentalist, lyricist and singer, popular for his works in Indian Cinema, prominently in Tamil films. Reputed to be one of ...

Awards

Filmography

As Lyricist

As dialogue writer

* '' Aranya'' (2020)

References

External links

TeluguOne interview with lyricist VanamaliVanamali profile

Vanamali lyrics for Happy Days
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