M. M. Keeravani
| M. M. Keeravani | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Koduri Marakathamani Keeravaani |
| Also known as | Marakathamani (Kollywood) M. M. Kreem (Bollywood) |
| Born | 4 July 1961 Kovvur, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Origin | Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Genres | Film score, world music |
| Occupation(s) | Film score composer, music director, singer |
| Years active | 1989–present |
Koduri Marakathamani Keeravaani, better known as M. M. Keeravani, is an Indian film music composer and playback singer, who works in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi cinema. He is also known by his aliases Marakathamani, Vedanarayana and M. M. Kreem. He has recorded a maximum number of songs with singers S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and K. S. Chithra.[1] In 1997, he was awarded the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for the movie Annamayya. He has won five Filmfare Awards, eight state Nandi Awards and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award.[2]
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Personal life
Keeravani was born into a Telugu family in Kovvur, Andhra Pradesh to Koduri Siva Shakti Dutta. He has a brother who is also a music director and singer, Kalyani Malik. He is the cousin of director S. S. Rajamouli and music director, singer M. M. Srilekha. He is the nephew of Telugu and Bollywood film screenwriter and director K. V. Vijayendra Prasad. His wife M.M.Srivalli works as a line producer in films. For some time, Keeravani lived in the Raichur District of Karnataka before making a decision to move to Madras (now Chennai).
Career
Keeravani first began his career as an assistant music director with the noted composer K. Chakravarthy in 1987. He assisted in movies like Collectorgari Abbayi and Bharathamlo Arjunudu in the late 1980s. During this time, he also sought the guidance of the veteran lyricist Veturi for over a year.[3]
Keeravani's first big break as an independent musician came with the film Kalki in 1990, but the film never got released and the soundtrack also went unnoticed. It was director Mouli's 1990 film Manasu Mamatha that brought him to the limelight and considered his first released movie.
However, it was Ram Gopal Varma's blockbuster film Kshana Kshanam (1991) that made Keeravani an established music director. All the songs of this movie went on to become top chartbusters and Keeravani was flooded with offers from all across south Indian film industries. His first major Hindi film was Criminal.[4]
He is known for his playback singing contributions to the Telugu film industry with compilations for hit films like Annamayya. He has composed music for Hindi films such as Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin (1996), Sur – The Melody of Life, Zakhm, Saaya, Jism, Criminal, Rog and Paheli. In Malayalam, he has scored for films like Neelagiri (1991), Soorya Manasam (1992) and Devaraagam (1996). He has composed for over 220 films in various Indian languages.[5]
Awards
- 1993 – Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Telugu) for Allari Priyudu
- 1994 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Telugu) for Criminal
- 1995 – Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Telugu) for Subha Sankalpam
- 1996 – Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Telugu) for Pelli Sandadi
- 2009 – Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Telugu) for Magadheera
- 2010 – Nandi Award for Best Male Playback Singer for Maryada Ramanna
- 2009 – Nandi Award for Best Music Director for Vengamamba
- 2005 – Nandi Award for Best Music Director for Chhatrapati
- 2002 – Nandi Award for Best Music Director for Okato Number Kurradu
- 2001 – Nandi Award for Best Male Playback Singer for Student No.1
- 1995 – Nandi Award for Best Music Director for Pelli Sandadi
- 1993 – Nandi Award for Best Music Director for Allari Priyudu
- 1992 – Nandi Award for Best Music Director for Rajeshwari Kalyanam
- 2003 – Santosham Best Music Director Award for Gangotri
Filmography as music director
References
External links
- EngvarB from September 2014
- Use dmy dates from September 2014
- Articles with hCards
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- Telugu people
- Living people
- Telugu playback singers
- Telugu film score composers
- National Film Award (India) winners
- Kannada film score composers
- Tamil Nadu State Film Awards winners
- Filmfare Awards South winners
- Tamil film score composers
- 1961 births
- 20th-century Indian composers
- Indian male film singers
- 20th-century Indian singers
- People from West Godavari district
- Musicians from Andhra Pradesh
- Film artists from Andhra Pradesh
