Konidala Pawan Kalyan is an Indian politician, actor and philanthropist serving as the 10th Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh since June 2024. He is also the Minister of Panchayat Raj, Rural Development and Rural Water Supply; Environment, Forests, Science and Technology in the Government of Andhra Pradesh and an MLA representing the Pitapuram constituency. He is the founder and president of the Janasena Party.
Devi Sri Prasad, commonly known by his initials DSP, is an Indian music composer, singer, and lyricist primarily known for his work in Telugu cinema, along with Tamil cinema He has received numerous accolades, including a National Film Award, a Nandi Award, ten Filmfare Awards, seven SIIMA Awards, and five CineMAA Awards.
Gabbar Singh is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by Harish Shankar. The film stars Pawan Kalyan and Shruti Haasan. Devi Sri Prasad composed the film's music and Jayanan Vincent was the cinematographer.The plot follows Venkataratnam Naidu, a police officer who, inspired by a film character, adopts the name Gabbar Singh. Posted in a village, he faces off against a local thug aspiring to join politics who manipulates his half-brother. Gabbar Singh embarks on a mission to dismantle the thug's corrupt political ambitions and restore justice.
Sanganabhatla Harish Shankar is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works exclusively in Telugu cinema, and Telugu theater. He made his directorial debut with Shock (2006), produced by Ram Gopal Varma.
Attarintiki Daredi is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas. Produced by Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra and Reliance Entertainment, the film stars Pawan Kalyan, Samantha and Pranitha Subhash. Nadhiya, Boman Irani and Brahmanandam feature in supporting roles. The film score and soundtrack album were composed by Devi Sri Prasad. Prasad Murella was the cinematographer.
Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by debutant Vijay Kumar Konda and written by Harsha Vardhan. Produced by N. Nikitha Reddy under the banner of Shresht Movies, The film stars Nithiin, Nithya Menen, and Isha Talwar. Anup Rubens composed the music while I. Andrew and Prawin Pudi handled the cinematography and editing respectively.
Attarintiki Daredi is the feature film soundtrack of the 2013 film of the same name directed by Trivikram Srinivas starring Pawan Kalyan. The film's music and background score were composed by Devi Sri Prasad marking his immediate collaboration with Pawan Kalyan and Trivikram Srinivas Individually. The soundtrack consists of 6 songs and a bit song all composed by Devi Sri Prasad and Ramajogayya Sastry, Sri Mani and himself penning the lyrics. The album's release coincided with a promotional audio launch function on 19 July 2013 at Shilpakala Vedika in Hyderabad under high security arrangements on Aditya Music label.
Julai is the feature film soundtrack of the 2012 action comedy film of the same name starring Allu Arjun, Ileana D'Cruz, Sonu Sood and Rajendra Prasad. Directed by Trivikram Srinivas, the film's music and background score was composed by Devi Sri Prasad marking his second collaboration after Jalsa in 2008. The official soundtrack album consists of six songs composed by Devi Sri Prasad and Ramajogayya Sastry, Sri Mani and Devi Sri Prasad himself penning the lyrics. The film's soundtrack album was launched on 6 July 2012 in a grand promotional event at Hitex Exhibition Center in Madhapur, Hyderabad on Aditya Music label. The audio received positive response from both critics and audience alike.
Sardaar Gabbar Singh is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film co-written and directed by K. S. Ravindra, based on an original story by Pawan Kalyan. A sequel to Gabbar Singh (2012), it stars Pawan Kalyan reprising his role from the previous film alongside Kajal Aggarwal and Sharad Kelkar. In the film, brave policeman Gabbar Singh (Kalyan) rescues the residents of Rathanpur when they are forced to face the wrath of Bhairav Singh (Kelkar), who unceremoniously usurps their land.
SIIMA Award for Best Music Director – Telugu is presented by Vibri media group as part of its annual South Indian International Movie Awards, for best music production done by a music artist in Telugu Music. The award was first given in 2012 for songs and music albums released in 2011. Devi Sri Prasad is the most nominated with 14 nominations and most awarded with seven times winning the award.
Kanche is the soundtrack to the 2015 film of the same name directed by Krish Jagarlamudi, starring Varun Tej, Pragya Jaiswal, and Nikitin Dheer and produced by First Frame Entertainment. The soundtrack features six songs composed by Chirantan Bhatt and lyrics written by Sirivennela Sitaramasastri.
Panjaa is the soundtrack to the 2011 film of the same name directed by Vishnuvardhan starring Pawan Kalyan, Sarah-Jane Dias, Anjali Lavania, Jackie Shroff, Adivi Sesh and Atul Kulkarni. The soundtrack features six songs composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics written by Chandrabose and Ramajogayya Sastry. The soundtrack was released by Aditya Music on 18 November 2011.
Pyaar Prema Kaadhal is the soundtrack to the 2018 film of the same name directed by debutant Elan, starring Harish Kalyan and Raiza Wilson. The soundtrack to the film features 12 songs composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics written by Niranjan Bharathi, Vivek, Madhan Karky, Mohan Rajan, Oviya Oompathy and Elan himself. It was preceded with two singles: "High On Love" and "Dope Track", before the full album being released through Yuvan's music label U1 Records and Divo on 29 July 2018.
Srimanthudu is the soundtrack to the 2015 film of the same name directed by Koratala Siva and produced by Mythri Movie Makers and G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment. Starring Mahesh Babu, Shruti Haasan, Jagapati Babu and Rajendra Prasad, with Sampath Raj, Mukesh Rishi, Sukanya and Harish Uthaman in supporting roles, the film featured six songs composed by Devi Sri Prasad with lyrics written by Ramajogayya Sastry and Prasad co-writing the lyrics for the song "Charuseela". Raju Sundaram, Dinesh Kumar and Bosco–Caesar handled the choreography for the song sequences. The soundtrack was released by Aditya Music on 18 July 2015.
Naayak is the soundtrack album to the 2013 film of the same name directed by V. V. Vinayak starring Ram Charan. The film's musical score is composed by S. Thaman and featured six songs under the lyrics of Chandrabose, Veturi Sundararama Murthy, Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar and Sahithi. The soundtrack was released under the Aditya Music label on 17 December 2012.
Kumari 21F (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2015 romantic drama film of the same name directed by Palnati Surya Pratap, written and produced by Sukumar, starring Raj Tarun and Hebah Patel. The film's musical score is composed by Devi Sri Prasad and featured lyrics written by Prasad, Ramanjaneyulu, Krishna Kanth and Chandrabose, Sri Mani and Anantha Sreeram. The soundtrack was released under the Aditya Music label on 30 October 2015 to positive reviews from critics.
Oohalu Gusagusalade (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2014 film of the same name directed by Srinivas Avasarala in his directorial debut, featuring Naga Shaurya, Raashii Khanna and Avasarala. The album featured four songs composed by Kalyani Malik with lyrics written by Anantha Sriram and Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry and was released through Vel Records on 28 April 2014.
Jai Lava Kusa (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2017 Telugu-language action film of the same name composed by Devi Sri Prasad and featured six songs with lyrics written by Chandrabose and Ramajogayya Sastry. The film, directed by K. S. Ravindra and stars N. T. Rama Rao Jr in a triple role, alongside Raashi Khanna and Nivetha Thomas. The soundtrack was released under the Lahari Music label on 3 September 2017 at a formal press event. The album was positively received by critics with praise for the compositions.
Dhruva (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2016 Telugu-language action film of the same name directed by Surender Reddy. A remake of the Tamil film Thani Oruvan (2015), the film stars Ram Charan, Rakul Preet Singh and Arvind Swamy. The musical score is composed by Hiphop Tamizha in their Telugu debut and features four songs with lyrics written by Chandrabose and Varikuppala Yadagiri. The soundtrack was released under the Aditya Music label on 9 November 2016.
A Aa (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2016 Telugu-language romantic drama film of the same name directed by Trivikram Srinivas and starring Nithiin and Samantha Ruth Prabhu. The film's soundtrack featured five songs composed by Mickey J. Meyer and lyrics written by Ramajogayya Sastry and Krishna Chaitanya. The soundtrack was released under the Aditya Music label on 1 May 2016, at a launch event held in Shilpakala Vedika, Hyderabad.
