Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry (born Chembolu Seetharama Sastry; 20 May 1955 – 30 November 2021) was an Indian poet and

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known for his works in

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and

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. He acquired the

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Sirivennela after writing the lyrics for

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's directorial film of the same name in 1986. Sastry has garnered several awards including eleven state Nandi Awards and four Filmfare Awards South for his work. He has penned lyrics for over 3000 songs until 2020. In 2019, he was awarded the

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, the fourth-highest civilian award in India, for his contributions towards the field of arts and aesthetics.

Early life

Chembolu Seetharama Sastry was born on 20 May 1955 in

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, India.

Career

Seetharama Sastry was a lyricist for

with ''

Sirivennela ''Sirivennela'' () is a 1986 Indian Telugu-language romance film written and directed by K. Viswanath. The film stars Suhasini, Sarvadaman Banerjee and Moon Moon Sen. The film has music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film won five Nandi A ...

''. A particular highlight of the movie is the song "Vidhata Thalapuna", sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and

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. The song is about Aum, the most sacred syllable in Hinduism, from which the Veda traditions originated. Other notable songs include ''Adibhikshuvu Vadinedi Koredhi'' and ''Ee gali Ee Nela''. The songs and their lyrics became hugely popular with Sastry subsequently winning his first Nandi Award for Best Lyricist for the song "Aadi Bhikshuvu". He won the Nandi Award for his first film. He then wrote lyrics for many songs in films such as '' Swayam Krushi'', '' Swarna Kamalam'', ''

Samsaram Oka Chadarangam ''Samsaram Oka Chadarangam'' () is a 1987 Indian Telugu-language drama film produced by M. Saravanan and M. Balasubramanian of AVM Productions and directed by S. P. Muthuraman. The film stars Gollapudi Maruthi Rao, Sarath Babu, Rajendra P ...

'', ''

Shrutilayalu ''Sruthilayalu'' is a 1987 Telugu-language musical drama film, directed by K. Viswanath. The film stars Rajasekhar and Sumalatha with soundtrack composed by K. V. Mahadevan. It was released on 30 April 1987. The film garnered eight Nandi Aw ...

'', and ''Pelli Chesi Choodu''. The lyrics for these songs met with positive reception. He won his second Nandi Award for Best Lyricist for the song "Telavardemo Swamy" from the film ''

'' and his third Nandi Award for Best Lyricist for the song "Andela Ravamidi Padamuladaa" from the film '' Swarna Kamalam'' in 1988. He is the first person to have won Nandi Awards in three consecutive years in 1986, 1987 and 1988. He then wrote the lyrics to many songs from the films such as '' Swarakalpana'', ''Anna Thammudu'', ''

Indrudu Chandrudu ''Indrudu Chandrudu'' is a 1989 Indian Telugu-language black comedy film directed by Suresh Krissna and produced by D. Ramanaidu, starring Kamal Haasan, Vijayashanti and Charan Raj. It was released on 24 November 1989. The film is based on th ...

'', '' Alludugaru'', and ''

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'' with all songs garnering positive reception. His lyrics for the film '' Gaayam'' were particularly well received, and Sastry was awarded his fourth Nandi Award for Best Lyricist for the song "Surajyamavaleni" in 1993. He then wrote lyrics for many songs for films such as '' Kshana Kshanam'', ''

Swati Kiranam ''Swathi Kiranam'' () is a 1992 Telugu-language musical drama film directed by K. Viswanath. Produced by V. Madhusudhana Rao, the film starred Mammootty in his Telugu debut, Master Manjunath and Raadhika, along with Achyuth, Jayanthi, Saks ...

'', ''

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'', '' Govinda Govinda'', ''

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'', '' Gulabi'', '' Love Birds'' (Telugu Version), ''

Taraka Ramudu ''Taraka Ramudu'' is a 1997 Telugu romantic drama film directed by R. V. Udayakumar starring Srikanth and Soundarya. The film was dubbed in Tamil as ''Velli Nilave''. Cast * Srikanth as Ramudu *Soundarya as Taraka *Srikanya as Ramudu's cous ...

'', ''

Shubhalagnam ''Subhalagnam'' () is a 1994 Indian Telugu-language film co-written, directed, and scored by S. V. Krishna Reddy. It stars Jagapathi Babu, Aamani, and Roja. The film was produced by K. Venkateswara Rao under the Sri Priyanka Pictures banner a ...

'', ''

Srikaram ''Srikaram'' ( ''Beginning'') is a 1996 Telugu-language drama film, produced by Gavara Parthasaradhi under the Sri Chamundi Chitra banner and directed by C. Uma Maheswara Rao. It stars Jagapathi Babu, Heera Rajagopal, Meghana and music compose ...

'' and ''

Little Soldiers ''Little Soldiers'' is a 1996 Telugu-language children's film written, directed, and produced by Gunnam Gangaraju. The film stars Kavya, Baladitya, Kota Srinivasa Rao, and Brahmanandam, with a soundtrack composed by Sri. Upon release, the fil ...

''. He won his fifth and sixth Nandi Award for Best Lyricist for the films ''

'' and ''

'' respectively. His next work was '' Ninne Pelladata'', in which he was the single card lyricist. He followed up with lyrics for songs in films such as '' Shubha Muhurtam'', '' Priya Raagaalu'', '' Aahaa..!'', '' Pelli Kanuka'', ''

Sindhooram ''Sindhooram'' () is a 1997 Indian Telugu-language crime film written and directed by Krishna Vamsi. The film stars Brahmaji and Sanghavi, with Ravi Teja and Soundarya in supporting roles. The film dealt with the intricacies of Naxalism in An ...

'', ''

Aavida Maa Aavide ''Aavida Maa Aavide'' ( en, She Is also My Wife, italic=yes) is a 1998 Telugu romantic comedy film written and directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana, produced by D. Kishore under the Jayabheri Art Productions banner, presented by M. Murali Mohan. ...

'', ''Chandralekha'', '' Wife of V. Varaprasad'', '' Seetharama Raju'', '' Prema Katha'' etc. His lyrics received positive reception and won him his seventh and eighth Nandi Award for Best Lyricist for the songs "Ardha Shatabdapu" (''Sindhooram'') and "Devudu Karunistadani" (''Prema Katha''). He started 2000s by writing lyrics for films such as '' Murari'', '' Oh Chinadana'', '' Okkadu'', '' Nuvve Kavali'', '' Nuvvu Naaku Nachav'', ''

Manmadhudu ''Manmadhudu'' () is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by K. Vijaya Bhaskar from a story written by Trivikram Srinivas. Produced by Nagarjuna on Annapurna Studios, the film stars Nagarjuna, Sonali Bendre and Anshu, w ...

'', ''

Ela Cheppanu ''Ela Cheppanu'' (English translation: ''How Should I Say?'') is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language film starring Tharun, Shriya Saran, and Vijayachander. The film was directed by B.V. Ramana. It is the remake of the Bollywood film ''Tum Bin''.ht ...

'', '' Varsham'', '' Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana'', '' Chakram'', and ''

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''. Among these songs, "Hare Rama" (''Okkadu''), "Ekkada Unna" (''Nuvve Kavali''), "Aakasam Thakela" (''Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana'') and "Jagamantha Kutumbam" (''Chakram'') got positive reception with "Aakasam Thakela" winning him his first Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Telugu and "Jagamantha Kutumbam" winning him his ninth Nandi Award for Best Lyricist. He followed up by writing lyrics for many songs from films such as '' Bommarillu'', ''

Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule ''Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule'' () is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Selvaraghavan (credited as Sri Raghava). The film stars Venkatesh and Trisha while Sriram and Kota Srinivasa Rao play supporti ...

'', ''

Gamyam ''Gamyam'' () is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language road film written and directed by Krish. The film stars Allari Naresh, Sharwanand, and Kamalinee Mukherjee. Loosely inspired by '' The Motorcycle Diaries'' (2004), the plot follows the quest ...

'', '' Sasirekha Parinayam'', ''

Jalsa ''Jalsa'' () is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas and produced by Allu Aravind, under the Geetha Arts banner starring Pawan Kalyan, Ileana, Parvati Melton, Kamalinee Mukerji, Mukesh R ...

'', '' Parugu'', '' Kotha Bangaru Lokam'', '' Mahatma'' etc. "Entha Varaku" from ''

'' is often described as one of his best works and won him his tenth Nandi Award for Best Lyricist and second Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Telugu is for "Inthavaraku" from ''

'', the third Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Telugu is for "Konthamandi Sontha Peru" from ''Mahatma'' & the fourth Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Telugu is for "Raa Mundaduguveddham" from ''

Kanche ''Kanche'' () is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language romantic war film written and directed by Krish. It stars Varun Tej, Pragya Jaiswal, and Nikitin Dheer. Produced by First Frame Entertainment, ''Kanche'' revolves around the enmity between t ...

''. In 2011, he wrote lyrics for "Badulu Thochani" (''Mr. Perfect'') with rave reviews for its lyrical content. He also wrote lyrics for many songs from the films such as '' Oh My Friend'', ''

Oosaravelli ''Oosaravelli'' ( Chameleon) is a 2011 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language action thriller film directed by Surender Reddy. It stars N. T. Rama Rao Jr. and Tamannaah with Prakash Raj in an important role. The score and soundtrack for the film ...

'', ''

Tuneega Tuneega ''Tuneega Tuneega'' is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by M. S. Raju. Starring Sumanth Ashwin and Rhea Chakraborty, the film is produced by Maganti Ramji under Padmini Arts banner. Distributed by Dil ...

'', ''

Onamalu ''Onamalu'' ( Alphabet) is a 2012 Telugu-language philosophical film, produced & directed by Kranthi Madhav on Sunshine Cinema banner. Starring Rajendra Prasad, Kalyani and music composed by Koti. The film premiered on 22 June 2012. The fi ...

'', ''

Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum ''Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum'' () is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by Krish and jointly produced by Saibabu Jagarlamudi and Rajeev Reddy on First Frame Entertainment. It has received universal acclaim for combining t ...

'', '' Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu'', '' Greeku Veerudu'', '' Paisa'', '' Om 3D'', '' Balupu'', ''

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'', ''Adavi Kaachina Vennela''. He is considered one of the greatest lyricists in Telugu Film Industry along with

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and Aatreya. Most of the younger lyricists like Chandra Bose, Ananth Sreeram and Rama Jogayya Sastri consider him as their guru. He has written over 3000 songs and was felicitated for this achievement in the Audio function of 2014 movie Mukunda. His lyrics for 2015 song "Mental Madhilo" from '' OK Bangaram'' have received praise. His lyrics for '' OK Bangaram'' have been considered very apt for a dubbed version. He was the speaker at the Telugu Association of North America's celebrations held in

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Illinois, U.S. 2–4 July 2009. In 2014, he was also felicitated by the

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Telugu association.

Frequent collaborations

Seetharama Sastry is known to have a long time association with banners

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and

Sumanth Art Productions Sumanth Art Productions is an Indian film production company in Hyderabad established by M. S. Raju. Successful films like ''Manasantha Nuvve'' (2001)'', Okkadu'' (2003)'', Varsham'' (2004)'', Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana'' (2005) were made und ...

and directors

, Ram Gopal Varma,

Krishna Vamsi Pasupuleti Venkata Bangarraju, know professionally as Krishna Vamsi, is an Indian film director, producer and choreographer known for his work in Telugu cinema. Vamsi started his career as an assistant director to Ram Gopal Varma. He made his d ...

and

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. For

he has written lyrics for most of the songs from films such as '' Sisindri'', '' Ninne Pelladata'' (involving Krishna Vamsi), ''

'', '' Chandralekha'' (involving Krishna Vamsi), '' Yuvakudu'', '' ''Sri Sita Ramula Kalyanam Chutamu Rarandi'''', '' Prema Katha'' (involving Ram Gopal Varma), '' Aahaa..!'', ''

''. Among them, for most films he was the single card lyricist (lyrics for all songs written by a single lyricist). For

, he contributed lyrics for films such as '' Manasantha Nuvve'', '' Okkadu'', '' Nee Sneham'', '' Varsham'', '' Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana'', '' Pournami'', '' Vaana'' and '' Aata'' and for most of the films he was the single card lyricist. For Ushakiran Movies he wrote lyrics in films like '' Nuvve Kavali'', '' Ishtam'', '' Anandam''. With Ram Gopal Varma, he has worked on many films, contributing lyrics, such as '' Siva'', ''

'', '' Kshana Kshanam'', '' Gaayam'', '' Govinda Govinda'', ''Rangeli (Telugu dubbed version of Rangeela)'', '' Anaganaga Oka Roju'', ''50-50'' (Telugu dubbed version of '' Daud''), ''

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'' (Telugu dubbed version), '' Prema Katha'' and for many production ventures by Ram Gopal Varma such as ''

'', '' Gulabi'' etc. And for most of them, he was the single card lyricist. With

, he has worked on many films including his debut venture ''

'', ''

Sruthilayalu ''Sruthilayalu'' is a 1987 Telugu-language musical drama film, directed by K. Viswanath. The film stars Rajasekhar and Sumalatha with soundtrack composed by K. V. Mahadevan. It was released on 30 April 1987. The film garnered eight Nandi Aw ...

'', '' Swayamkrushi'', '' Swarna Kamalam'', ''

Aapadbandhavudu ''Aapadbandhavudu'' () is a 1992 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by K. Viswanath. Produced by Edida Nageswara Rao's Poornodaya Movie Creations, the film stars Chiranjeevi and Meenakshi Seshadri while Jandhyala, Sarath B ...

'', ''

'', '' Subha Sankalpam'' etc.

is also known to have introduced Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry.

is known to be a big fan of Sitarama Sastry. The films for which Sitarama Sastry wrote lyrics, which were directed by

include '' Ninne Pelladatha'', '' Gulabi'', ''

'', '' Chandralekha'', '' Murari'', '' Khadgam'', '' Chakram'', '' Mahatma'' etc. and more recently '' Paisa''.

is a relative of Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry. Sitarama Sastry wrote lyrics to films directed by Trivikram such as ''

Nuvve Nuvve ''Nuvve.. Nuvve... '' () is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language romance film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas. The film starred Tarun, Shriya Saran, and Prakash Raj in important lead roles. Upon release, the film and the soundtrack received r ...

'', '' Athadu'', ''

'' , '' Khaleja'', '' Son of Satyamurthy'', ''

Agnyaathavaasi ''Agnyaathavaasi'' () is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas. The film stars Pawan Kalyan, Keerthy Suresh, Anu Emmanuel, and Aadhi Pinisetty. The film began its principal photography in Ap ...

'' and '' Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo''

Style

Seetharama Sastry's lyrics are known to have extreme optimistic value. Through his lyrics, he has time and again conveyed the essence of life by giving simple yet powerful examples and motivated people into living a happy, meaningful life irrespective of the hurdles one encounters. Some examples of this kind of song include "Aakasam Thakela" (''Nuvvostanantey Nenoddantana'', Prabhu Deva's directorial debut), "Entha Varaku" (''Gamyam''). Some of his songs also have rebellious tendencies, criticizing the shortcomings and social evils of society in songs like "Niggadeesi Adugu" (''Gaayam''), "Ardha Satabdhapu" (''Sindhooram''). He also wrote songs which have humour like "Vaareva Emi Face uu" (Money). He was often considered the most versatile Telugu film lyricist working because he has contributed lyrics for songs comprising all kinds of genres like duets, hero introduction, romantic, devotional, thought provoking, lighter vein.

Other works

Seetharama Sastry was a celebrity actor for "Subhagruha", a real estate firm. His interpretation of his Lyrics & Poetry has been published as a book named ''Sirivennela Tarangalu''. Sitarama Sastry attended Loksatta Party on 3 March 2014 in a public event in

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. In summer of 2014 along with singers Parthasaradhi (Parthu) and Sahithi, he toured many cities in United States presenting the concept behind the lyrics called "Sirivennela Antharangaalu".

Death

Seetharama Sastry died on 30 November 2021 at Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Secunderabad,

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due to lung cancer. On 24 November 2021, he was admitted to KIMS hospital with pneumonia and was put on ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) treatment for supporting his lungs.

Awards and honors

;Civilian honors *

(2019) ; Nandi Awards * Nandi Award for Best Lyricist – ''

'' (1986) – "Vidhatha Thalapuna" * Nandi Award for Best Lyricist – ''

'' (1987) – "Telavaarademo Swami" * Nandi Award for Best Lyricist – '' Swarnakamalam'' (1988) – "Andela Ravamidi Padamuladaa" * Nandi Award for Best Lyricist – '' Gaayam'' (1993) – "Surajyamavaleeni Swarajyamendukani" * Nandi Award for Best Lyricist – ''

Subha Lagnam ''Subhalagnam'' () is a 1994 Indian Telugu-language film co-written, directed, and scored by S. V. Krishna Reddy. It stars Jagapathi Babu, Aamani, and Roja. The film was produced by K. Venkateswara Rao under the Sri Priyanka Pictures banner ...

'' (1994) – "Chilaka Ee Thoodu Leeka" * Nandi Award for Best Lyricist – ''

'' (1996) – "Manasu Kaastha Kalatha Padithe" * Nandi Award for Best Lyricist – ''

'' (1997) – "Ardha Sathabdapu Agnananne" * Nandi Award for Best Lyricist – '' Prema Katha'' (1999) – "Devudu Karunistaadani" * Nandi Award for Best Lyricist – '' Chakram'' (2005) – "Jagamanta Kutumbam Naadi" * Nandi Award for Best Lyricist – ''

'' (2008) – "Enta Varaku Endu Koraku" * Nandi Award for Best Lyricist - Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2013) - "Mari Anthagaa " ; Filmfare Awards South * Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Telugu – '' Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana'' (2005) * Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Telugu – ''

'' (2008) * Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Telugu – '' Mahatma'' (2009) * Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Telugu – ''

'' (2015) Santosham Film Awards * Best Lyricist Award – ''

'' (2015)

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SIIMA Award for Best Lyricist (Telugu) South Indian International Movie Awards, also known as the SIIMA Awards, rewards the artistic and technical achievements of the South Indian film industry. It was launched in 2012 by Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Brinda Prasad Adusimilli to apprec ...

– ''

'' (2015) ;Others * He is a winner of the Bronzed Llama which he is noted for in his home town of

. * He was honored with Lifetime achievement award in January 2012.

Discography

This is a listing of the songs and tracks Sastry has contributed as a lyricist in the chronological order of films.

Notes

References

External links

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