Mani Sharma
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Birth name | Yanamandra Venkata Subramanya Sharma |
Born | 11 July 1964 Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India |
Genres | Film score, electronic, rock, fusion, blues, Indian classical |
Occupation(s) | Film composer, music director[1] |
Instruments | Keyboard, synth, piano, mandolin, harmonium, guitar |
Years active | 1992–present |
Mani Sharma is an Indian composer, singer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist and music producer known for his works primarily in the Telugu and Tamil along with Hindi and Kannada films.[2][3][4] He is a recipient of two state Nandi Awards, three Filmfare Awards South, two CineMAA Awards, and three Mirchi Music Awards South for Best Music Direction. His works are noted for integrating Indian classical music with electronic music, world music and traditional orchestra. He is often referred to as Melody Brahma and Swara Bramha for his melodious tunes.[citation needed]
He has a several albums in his frequent collaborations with Chiranjeevi, Nandamuri Bala Krishna, Nagarjuna, Daggubati Venkatesh, Jr NTR, Mahesh Babu, Pawan Kalyan, Vijay, Allu Arjun, Prabhas and Ram Charan. In his early days he worked as a programmer under many music composers namely S. Rajeswara Rao, Chakravarti, Ramesh Naidu, Ilaiyaraja, Raj-Koti, M. M. Keeravani. Ram Gopal Varma recognised his talent and gave hime the opportunity to work in his film Raathri and for a tune in Antham. Choodalani undi is the first movie where he composed songs. The producer Ashwini Dutt introduced him as a full-time music composer and later went on to work with him for many films.[citation needed]
Many music composers such as S. Thaman, Devi Sri Prasad, Harris Jayaraj worked under him in their early days.[5][6][7][8]
Discography[]
Telugu[]
Year | Film | Director | Cast |
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2021 | Balamevvadu | Satya Rachakonda | Dhruvan Katakam, Nia Tripathi |
Bhala Thandanana | Chaitanya Dantuluri | Sree Vishnu, Catherine Tresa | |
BlacknWhite | Brunda Ravindar | Rahul Vijay | |
Sridevi Soda Center | Karuna Kumar | Sudheer Babu , Anandhi | |
Shaakuntalam | Gunasekhar | Samantha Akkineni, Dev Mohan | |
Power Peta | Krishna Chaitanya | Nithiin | |
Pogarunnodu | N Padma Raju | Akhil Reddy, Rashi Singh | |
Republic | Deva Katta | Sai Dharam Tej, Nivetha Pethuraj | |
Black Rose | Mohan Bharadwaj | Urvashi Rautela | |
Acharya[9] | Koratala Siva | Chiranjeevi, Kajal Aggarwal, Ram Charan | |
Seetimaarr | Sampath Nandi | Gopichand, Tamannaah | |
Red | Kishore Tirumala | Ram Pothineni, Nivetha Pethuraj | |
2019 | iSmart Shankar | Puri Jagannadh | Ram Pothineni, Nidhhi Agerwal, Nabha Natesh, Satyadev Kancharana |
2018 | Devadas | Sriram Aditya | Nagarjuna Akkineni, Nani, Rashmika Mandanna, Aakanksha Singh |
Ee Maaya Peremito | Ramu Koppula | Rahul Vijay, Kavya Thapar | |
MLA | Upendra Madhav | Nandamuri Kalyan Ram, Kajal Aggarwal[10] | |
2017 | Okka Kshanam | Vi Anand | Allu Sirish, Surbhi |
Balakrishnudu | Pavan Mallela | Nara Rohit, Regina Cassandra | |
LIE | Hanu Raghavapudi | Nithiin, Megha Akash | |
Aaradugula Bullet | B. Gopal | Gopichand, Nayanthara | |
Shamanthakamani | Sriram Aditya | Sudheer Babu, Nara Rohit, Sundeep Kishan, Aadi Saikumar, Rajendra Prasad | |
Ami Thumi | Mohan Krishna Indraganti | Adivi Sesh, Eesha Rebba | |
Jayadev | Jayanth C. Paranjee | Ganta Ravi(Debut), Malvika Raaj | |
Fashion Designer s/o Ladies Tailor | Vamsy | Sumanth Ashwin, Anisha Ambrose | |
Aakatayi | Rom Bhimana | Aashish Raj Bidkikar, Rukshar Mir | |
2016 | Siddhartha | K. V. Dayanand Reddy | Sagar, Sakshi Chaudhary |
Gentleman | Mohan Krishna Indraganti | Nani, Nivetha Thomas, Surabhi | |
2015 | Lion | Satyadev | Nandamuri Balakrishna, Trisha, Radhika Apte |
Tippu | Jagadeesh Daneti | Karthik Raju, Pamella Mondal, Kanika Kapoor, Samskruthy Shenoy, Sravan | |
2014 | Basanti | Chaitanya Dantuluri | Gautham, Alisha Begh |
Rough | C.H.Subba Reddy | Aadi, Rakul Preet Singh | |
2013 | Doosukeltha | Veeru Potla | Vishnu Manchu, Lavanya Tripathi |
Prema Geema Janta Nai | Subbu R. V | Sreeram Chandra, Barbie | |
Telugulo Naaku Nachni Padam Prema | Raghava | Sakti, Shanker, Poorna | |
2012 | Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum | Krish | Rana, Nayantara |
Cameraman Gangatho Rambabu | Puri Jagannadh | Pawan Kalyan, Tamanna | |
Ramachari | G Eshwar | Venu, Kamalini Mukherjee | |
Rachcha | Sampath Nandi | Ram Charan, Tamanna | |
2011 | Solo | Parasuram | Nara Rohit, Nisha Aggarwal |
Maaro | Siddique | Nithiin, Meera Chopra | |
Teen Maar | Jayanth C. Paranjee | Pawan Kalyan, Trisha Krishnan, Kriti Kharbanda | |
Shakthi | Meher Ramesh | Jr. NTR, Ileana D'Cruz | |
Vastadu Naa Raju | Hemant Madhukar | Vishnu Manchu, Taapsee Pannu | |
Parama Veera Chakra | Dasari Narayana Rao | Nandamuri Balakrishna, Sheela, Amisha Patel | |
2010 | Rakta Charitra Rakta Charitra 2 |
Ram Gopal Varma | Suriya, Vivek Oberoi, Radhika Apte, Priyamani |
Kalyanram Kathi | Mallikharjun | Kalyan Ram, Sana Khan | |
Khaleja | Trivikram Srinivas | Mahesh Babu, Anushka[11] | |
Happy Happy Ga | Priya Sharan | Varun Sandesh, Vega Tamotia, Saranya Mohan | |
Don Seenu | Gopichand Malineni | Ravi Teja, Shriya Saran | |
Kothimooka | A.V.S | Krishnudu, Shraddha Arya | |
Subhapradam | K. Viswanath | Allari Naresh, Manjari Phadnis | |
Em Pillo Em Pillado | A.S. Ravi Kumar Chowdary | Tanish, Pranitha | |
Varudu | Gunasekhar | Allu Arjun, Bhanu Mehra, Arya | |
2009 | Aa Okkadu | N. S. Murthy | Ajay, Madhurima |
Billa | Meher Ramesh | Prabhas, Anushka | |
Baanam | Chaitanya Dantuluri | Nara Rohit, Vedhika Kumar | |
Rechipo | Paruchuri Murali | Nithiin, Ileana D'Cruz | |
Ek Niranjan | Puri Jagannadh | Prabhas, Kangana Ranaut | |
Mithrudu | Mahadev | Nandamuri Balakrishna, Priyamani | |
Evaraina Epudaina | Marthand K Shankar | Varun Sandesh, Vimala Raman | |
Bhadradri | A Mallikarjun | Srihari, Gajala | |
Pista | Sabha Ayyappan | Vishal, Shriya Saran | |
Sasirekha Parinayam | Krishna Vamsi | Tarun, Genelia D'Souza | |
2008 | Souryam | J.Siva Kumar | Gopichand, Anushka |
Hero | G.V. Sudhakar Naidu | Nithiin, Bhavana | |
Yuvatha | Parashuram | Nikhil Siddharth | |
Parugu | Bhaskar | Allu Arjun | |
Kantri | Meher Ramesh | NTR Jr., Hansika Motwani | |
Ontari | B.V. Ramana | Gopichand, Bhavana | |
Pourudu | Raj Aditya | Sumanth, Kajal Aggarwal | |
2007 | Sri Mahalakshmi | Vijayan | Srihari, Suhasini| |
Toss | Priyadarshini Ram | Upendra, Raja | |
Okka Magadu | YVS Chowdary | Balakrishna | |
Godava | A. Kodandarami Reddy | Vaibhav Reddy, Shraddha Arya | |
Athidhi | Surender Reddy | Mahesh Babu, Amrita Rao | |
Chiruta | Puri Jagannadh | Ram Charan Teja, Neha Sharma | |
Lakshyam | Srivaas | Gopichand, Anushka, Jagapathi Babu | |
Dubai Seenu | Srinu Vaitla | Ravi Teja, Nayantara | |
Madhumasam | Chandra Siddhartha | Sumanth, Sneha, Parvati Melton | |
2006 | Room Mates | A.V.S | Allari Naresh, Navneet Kaur |
Seethakoka Chiluka | A. R. Rajaraja | Navdeep, Sheela | |
Raraju | Uday Shankar | Gopichand | |
Stalin | AR Murugadoss | Chiranjeevi, Trisha | |
Ashok | Surender Reddy | NTR Jr., Sameera Reddy | |
Pokiri | Puri Jagannadh | Mahesh Babu, Ileana D'Cruz | |
Veerabhadra | A.S. Ravi Kumar Chowdary | Balakrishna | |
Style | Raghava Lawrence | Raghava Lawrence, Charmy Kaur | |
Ranam | Amma Rajashekhar | Gopichand | |
Raagam | Mahesh Dattani | ||
2005 | That is Pandu | Devi Prasad | Jagapathi Babu, Sneha (actress) |
Jai Chiranjeeva | K. Vijaya Bhaskar | Chiranjeevi, Bhoomika, Sameera Reddy | |
Balu | Karunakaran | Pawan Kalyan, Shriya Saran, Neha Oberoi, Gulshan Grover | |
Allari Pidugu | Jayanth C. Paranjee | Nandamuri Balakrishna, Katrina Kaif, Charmy Kaur | |
Athadu | Trivikram | Mahesh Babu, Trisha | |
Narasimhudu | B. Gopal | NTR Jr., Sameera Reddy | |
Athanokkade | Surender Reddy | Kalyan Ram, Sindhu Tolani | |
Subash Chandra Bose | K. Raghavendra Rao | Venkatesh, Genelia D’Souza, Shreya | |
2004 | Vidyardhi | Balachari | Ramesh, Aditi Agarwal |
Sakhiya | Jayanth C. Paranjee | Tarun, Nauheed Cyrusi | |
Gudumba Shankar | Veera Shankar | Pawan Kalyan, Meera Jasmine | |
Arjun | Gunasekhar | Mahesh Babu, Shriya Saran, Keerthi Reddy | |
Sri Anjaneyam | Krishna Vamsi | Arjun, Nithiin, Charmy Kaur | |
Yagnam | A.S. Ravi Kumar Chowdary | Gopichand, Sameera Banerjee | |
Samba | V. V. Vinayak | Jr. NTR, Bhoomika Chawla, Genelia D'Souza | |
Adavi Ramudu | B. Gopal | Prabhas, Aarti Agarwal | |
Anji | Kodi Ramakrishna | Chiranjeevi, Namratha Shirodhkar | |
Lakshmi Narasimha | Jayanth C. Paranjee | Nandamuri Balakrishna, Asin | |
Morning Raga | Mahesh Dattani | Prakash, Shabana Azmi[12] | |
2003 | Abhimanyu | A. Mallikarjun | Kalyan Ram, Spandana |
Ori Nee Prema Bangaram Ganu | A.V.S | Rajesh, Sangeetha, Charmy Kaur | |
Tagore | V. V. Vinayak | Chiranjeevi, Jyothika, Shriya Saran | |
Simhachalam | Indra Kumar | Srihari, Meena | |
Kalyana Ramudu | G. Ram Prasad | Venu, Prabhu Deva, Nikita | |
Palnati Brahmanayudu | B. Gopal | Nandamuri Balakrishna, Sonali Bendre, Arti Agarwal | |
Tarak | Balasekaran | Tarakaratna, Krishna | |
Raghavendra | Suresh Krishna | Prabhas, Anshu, Shweta Agarwal | |
Pellam Oorelithe | S. V. Krishna Reddy | Srikanth, Venu, Rakshitha, Sangeetha | |
Okkadu | Gunasekhar | Mahesh Babu, Bhumika Chawla | |
2002 | Bobby | Sobhan | Mahesh Babu, Aarthi Agarwal |
Chennakeshava Reddy | V. V. Vinayak | Nandamuri Balakrishna, Shriya Saran, Tabu | |
Indra | B. Gopal | Chiranjeevi, Aarthi Agarwal, Sonali Bendre | |
Priyadarshini | Dhavala Mallik | Surya Vamsi, Meenu Bharadwaj, Mada Venkateswara Rao | |
Aadi | V. V. Vinayak | Jr. NTR, Keerti Chawla | |
Takkari Donga | Jayanth C. Paranjee | Mahesh Babu, Lisa Ray, Bipasha Basu | |
Seema Simham | G.Ram Prasad | Nandamuri Balakrishna, Simran, Reema Sen | |
Cheppalani Vundi | Chandra Mahesh | Vadde Naveen, Raasi, Kanchi Kaul | |
2001 | Subbu | Suresh Varma | Jr. NTR, Sonali Joshi |
Bhalevadivi Basu | P.A. Arun Prasad | Balakrishna, Anjala Zhaveri, Shilpa Shetty | |
Prematho Raa | Udaya Shankar | Venkatesh, Simran | |
Kushi | S. J. Surya | Pawan Kalyan, Bhoomika Chawla | |
Murari | Krishna Vamsi | Mahesh Babu, Sonali Bendre | |
Devi Putrudu | Kodi Ramakrishna | Venkatesh, Anjala Zaveri, Soundarya | |
Narasimha Naidu | B. Gopal | Balakrishna, Simran, Preeti Jhangiani | |
Mrugaraju | Gunasekhar | Chiranjeevi, Simran, Sanghavi | |
2000 | Chiru Navvuto | G.Ram Prasad | Venu, Shahin |
Vamsi | B. Gopal | Mahesh Babu, Namrata Shirodkar, Krishna | |
Azad | Thirupathisamy | Nagarjuna, Soundarya, Shilpa Shetty | |
Rayalaseema Ramanna Chowdary | Suresh Krishna | Mohan Babu, Jaya Sudha, Priya Gill | |
Manoharam | Gunasekhar | Jagapati Babu, Laya | |
Yuvakudu | A. Karunakaran | Sumanth, Bhumika Chawla | |
Annayya | Muthyala Subbaiah | Chiranjeevi, Soundarya | |
1999 | Ravoyi Chandamama | Jayanth C. Paranjee | Nagarjuna, Anjala Zhaveri, Keerthi Reddy |
Seenu | Sasi | Venkatesh, Twinkle Khanna | |
Rajakumarudu | K. Raghavendra Rao | Mahesh Babu, Preity Zinta | |
Iddaru Mitrulu | K. Raghavendra Rao | Chiranjeevi, Sakshi Sivanand, Ramya Krishnan | |
Neti Gandhi | E. V. V. Satyanarayana | Rajasekhar, Raasi | |
English Pellam East Godavari Mogudu | Doraswamy Raju | Srikanth, Ramya Krishna | |
Anaganaga O Ammayi | Ramesh Sarangan | Srikanth, Soundarya, Abbas | |
1998 | Samarasimha Reddy | B. Gopal | Nandamuri Balakrishna, Simran, Anjala Zhaveri |
Manasichi Choodu | Suresh Varma | Vadde Naveen, Raasi, | |
Choodalani Vundi | Gunasekhar | Chiranjeevi, Soundarya | |
Ganesh | Thirupathisamy | Venkatesh, Rambha, Madhoobala | |
Bavagaru Bagunnara? | Jayanth C. Paranjee | Chiranjeevi, Rambha | |
1997 | Preminchukundam Raa | Jayanth C. Paranjee | Venkatesh, Anjala Zhaveri |
Super Heroes | A.V.S. | A.V.S, Brahmanandam | |
1992 | Antham | RGV | Nagarjuna, Urmila |
Raatri | RGV | Revathi, Chinna |
Tamil[]
Year | Title | Director | Cast |
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2015 | Narathan | Naga Venkatesh | Nakul, Nikesha Patel |
Inji Murappa | Saga | ||
2014 | Vetri Selvan | Rudhran | Ajmal Ameer, Radhika Apte |
2012 | Sinam | Arun Prasad P A | Navdeep, Bhumika Chawla, Kim Sharma |
Apple Penne | R. K. Kalaimani | Vatsan, Aishwarya Menon, Roja | |
2011 | Uyarthiru 420 | Premnath | Snehan, Meghana Raj |
Mappillai | Suraj | Dhanush, Hansika Motwani, Manisha Koirala | |
Singam Puli | Sai Ramani | Jiiva, Divya Spandana, Honey Rose | |
2010 | Maanja Velu | A. Venkatesh | Arun Vijay, Dhansika |
Sura | S. P. Rajkumar | Vijay, Tamannaah | |
2009 | Thiru Thiru Thuru Thuru | Nandhini J S | Ajmal Ameer, Rupa |
Malai Malai | A. Venkatesh | Arun Vijay, Vedhika | |
Thoranai | Sabha Ayyappan | Vishal, Shriya Saran | |
Padikathavan | Suraj | Dhanush, Tamannaah | |
Kadhalna Summa Illai | Ilankannan | Ravi Krishna, Sharwanand, Kamalinee Mukherjee | |
2007 | Malaikottai | Boopathy Pandian | Vishal, Priyamani |
Arya | Balasekaran | Madhavan, Bhavana | |
Sabari | Suresh | Vijayakanth, Malavika, Jyorthirmayi | |
Pokkiri | Prabhu Deva | Vijay, Asin | |
2005 | Thirupaachi | Perarasu | Vijay, Trisha |
2004 | Gambeeram | Suresh | Sarath Kumar, Laila |
Jai | S. Narayan | Prashanth, Anshu Ambani | |
2003 | Anjaneya | N. Maharajan | Ajith Kumar, Meera Jasmine |
Alaudin | Ravi Chakravathy | Prabhu Deva, Ashima Bhalla | |
Arasu | Suresh | R. Sarathkumar, Simran | |
Aasai Aasaiyai | Ravi Mariya | Jiiva, Sharmelee | |
2002 | Youth | Vincent Selva | Vijay, Shaheen Khan |
Ezhumalai | Arjun Sarja | Arjun Sarja, Simran | |
2001 | Shahjahan | Ravi Abullu | Vijay, Richa Pallod |
Narasimha | Thirupathisamy | Vijayakanth, Isha Koppikar |
Kannada[]
Year | Title | Director | Cast |
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2002 | Premakke Sai | Kodandarami Reddy | V. Ravichandran |
2005 | Yeshwanth | Dayal Padmanabhan | Sriimurali |
2006 | Ajay | Meher Ramesh | Puneeth Rajkumar, Anuradha Mehta, Prakash Raj |
2014 | Ninnindale | Jayanth C. Paranjee | Puneeth Rajkumar, Erica Fernandes |
2015 | Shivam | Srinivasa Raju | Upendra, Saloni Aswani |
2021 | Martin | A.P. Arjun | Dhruva Sarja |
Hindi[]
Year | Title | Director | Cast |
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1992 | Drohi | Ram Gopal Varma | Nagarjuna Akkineni, Urmila Matondkar |
1992 | Raat | Ram Gopal Varma | Revathi |
2014 | Mumbai 125 KM | Hemant Madhukar | Veena Malik, Karanvir Bohra |
Background score only[]
Year | Film | Language | Director | Cast |
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2018 | Touch Chesi Chudu | Telugu | Vikram Sirikonda | Ravi Teja, Rashi Khanna |
2016 | Hyper | Telugu | Santosh Srinivas | Ram, Raashi Khanna |
2015 | Akhil | Telugu | V. V. Vinayak | Akhil Akkineni, Sayyeshaa |
Temper | Telugu | Puri Jagannadh | N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Kajal Aggarwal | |
2013 | Ongole Gittha | Telugu | Bommarillu Bhaskar | Ram, Kriti Kharbanda |
Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu | Telugu | Srikanth Addala | Mahesh Babu, Venkatesh, Anjali, Samantha, Prakash Raj, Jayasudha | |
2012 | Nuvva Nena | Telugu | P. Narayana | Allari Naresh, Sharvanand, Shriya Saran |
2011 | Oh My Friend | Telugu | Venu Sree Raam | Siddharth, Shruthi Haasan, Hansika Motwani |
2008 | Chintakayala Ravi | Telugu | Vignesh | Venkatesh, Anushka |
2009 | Koncham Istam Koncham Kastam | Telugu | Kishore Kumar Pardasani(Dolly) | Siddharth, Tamanna |
2006 | Lakshmi | Telugu | V V Vinayak | Venkatesh, Nayanatara |
2002 | Shakti: The Power | Hindi | Krishna Vamsi | Karisma Kapoor, Shah Rukh Khan, Nana Patekar |
1996 | Deyyam | Telugu | Ram Gopal Varma | J. D. Chakravarthy Maheshwari |
Television[]
- 2007 Suriya
Other works[]
Year | Title | Producer |
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2016 | Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu | Star Maa |
2009 | Chennai Super Kings Theme song | Chennai Super Kings |
2020 | Bigg Boss (Telugu season 4) Theme music | Star Maa |
References[]
- ^ "Amma, nanna and her world of music". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Mani Sharma: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday | eTimes". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "A musical blockbuster in the making?". Deccan Chronicle. 4 December 2019.
- ^ Borah, Prabalika M. (29 January 2012). "One for the melody". Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ https://m.timesofindia.com/topic/Mani-Sharma
- ^ "Mani Sharma: Top Telugu musical hits of Melody Brahma". The Times of India. 11 July 2018.
- ^ Nadadhur, Srivathsan (5 September 2015). "One good, two better?" – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ Raghavan, Nikhil (10 September 2009). "On a song". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "The team of Narappa did not let me compose music for the first glimpse: Mani Sharma - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "MLA Telugu Movie Review {3/5}: Entertaining, 'time-pass' kind of a film to watch along with your family". indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ Staff Reporter (28 September 2010). "Audio of Khaleja released". Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ thgee (5 November 2004). "Entertainment / Film Review : "Morning Raga"". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 April 2018.[dead link]
External links[]
- Mani Sharma at IMDb
- Living people
- Telugu people
- Filmfare Awards South winners
- Musicians from Andhra Pradesh
- Kannada film score composers
- Tamil film score composers
- Telugu film score composers
- Musicians from Chennai
- 20th-century Indian composers
- 21st-century Indian composers
- Indian male film singers
- Indian male composers
- Indian multi-instrumentalists
- Indian film score composers
- People from Andhra Pradesh
- People from Krishna district
- 1964 births
- 20th-century male singers
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