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| Also known as | Chowraasta Ram |
| Born | 30 October 1987 Kolanka, Pithapuram Mandal, Kakinada district, Andhra Pradesh, India [1] |
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| Years active | 2018–present |
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| Formerly of | ChowRaasta |
Ram Miriyala is a Telugu playback singer, record producer, music composer, film scorer, promo producer and songwriter from Kolanka, pithapuram Mandal, Kakinada district, Andhra Pradesh. [2]
Ram Miriyala initially worked in the corporate sector. He has also learned carnatic music for two years and could not continue due to personal reasons. He told The New Indian Express that these "two years made him fall in love with music". Later, he continued his career in Radio Mirchi as a promo producer. While working as the promo producer at the Radio Mirchi, in 2018, Ram along with his colleagues decided to form the music band Chowraasta. [3] The primary idea of the band is to sing and produce Telugu folk songs in reggae genre. The band also includes Yashwanth Nag, Bala, Akshay, Anant and Srinivas.
The band started producing original songs in 2019, including "Oorellipota Mama" and "Maya", which became successful. These songs are based on the real-life issues in the society and made him popular due to which, he is commonly called as Chowraasta Ram. Speaking to The News Minute , Ram said that "We are not here for popularity. We are asking questions and hoping that people will think about it. It is an ongoing process and we will speak about issues that are close to our heart". [4] The next year he has sung, composed and written "Cheyi Cheyi Kalapaku Ra" for the band during the COVID-19 lockdown in India. The song is produced to create awareness about the disease and the guidelines to be followed. [5] Ram has stepped out of the band in 2020.
During the initial stage of Chowraasta band, Ram's first recorded song "Vagalaadi" (from the film Brochevarevarura ) as a playback singer, which was released in April 2019. [6] Reviewing the film's soundtrack, The Times of India 's Neeshita Nyayapati wrote about the song that "It’s a classic Vivek Sagar song with a perfect blend of various musical mediums and the vocals, tune, lyrics and music are on-point". [7]
| Year | Work | Song | Composer | Co-artist(s) | Notes |
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| 2019 | Brochevarevarura | "Vagalaadi" | Vivek Sagar | Vivek Sagar, Balaji Dake, Manisha Eerabathini | |
| 2020 | Operation 533295 | "Rela Re Rela/Mannapu Kondalona" | Shalem | Anudeep Dev | |
| Middle Class Melodies | "Sambasiva" | Sweekar Agasthi | |||
| Bomma Blockbuster | "Raaye Nuv Raaye" | Prashanth R Vihari | Muheet Bharti, Manisha Eerabathini | ||
| 2021 | Jathi Ratnalu | "Chitti" | Radhan | ||
| Paagal | "Paagal" | Radhan | Mama Sing | ||
| Pushpaka Vimanam | "Silakaa" | Ram Miriyala | |||
| Gully Rowdy | "Puttene Prema" | Ram Miriyala | |||
| Sehari | "Sehari" | Prashanth R Vihari | Abhijith | ||
| Vivaha Bhojanambu | "What A Man" | AniVee | |||
| Bheemla Nayak | "Bheemla Nayak" | S. Thaman | Sri Krishna, Prudhvi Chandra | ||
| 777 Charlie (D) | "Torture" | Nobin Paul | Telugu version [8] | ||
| Manchi Rojulochaie | "Ekkesinde Ekkesinde" | Anup Rubens | |||
| Khiladi | "Title Song" | Devi Sri Prasad | |||
| Anubhavinchu Raja | "Anubhavinchu Raja" | Gopi Sundar | |||
| 2022 | Chittam Maharani | "Kola Kalla Chinnadhi" | Gowra Hari | ||
| DJ Tillu | "Tillu Anna DJ Pedithe" | Ram Miriyala | |||
| Rowdy Boys | "Ye Zindagi" | Devi Sri Prasad | |||
| Ashoka Vanamlo Arjuna Kalyanam | "Oo Aadapilla" | Jay Krish | |||
| F3 | "Lab Dab Lab Dab Dabboo" | Devi Sri Prasad | |||
| Chor Bazaar | "Jada" | Suresh Bobbili | |||
| Nenu Meeku Baaga Kavalsinavaadini | "Lawyer Papa" | Mani Sharma | |||
| Like Share & Subscribe | "Lachamammo" | Ram Miriyala | |||
| Godse | "Ra Rammandi Uru" | Sandy Addanki | |||
| Panchatantra Kathalu | "Nenemo Mothevari" | Kamran | [9] | ||
| First Day First Show | "Nee Navvey" | Radhan | |||
| Liger | "Coka 2.0" | Jaani, Lijo George-DJ Chetas | Geetha Madhuri | [10] | |
| Liger (D) | "Coka 2.0" | Tamil version | |||
| Prince (D) | "Bimbiliki Pilapi" | Thaman S | Ramya Behara, Sahithi Chaganti | Telugu version [11] | |
| Veera Simha Reddy | "Suguna Sundari" | Snigdha Sharma | [12] | ||
| Waltair Veerayya | "Poonakaalu Loading" | Devi Sri Prasad | Roll Rida | [13] | |
| 2023 | Das Ka Dhamki | "Mawa Bro" | Ram Miriyala | [14] | |
| Das Ka Dhamki (D) | "Mama Bol" | Hindi version | |||
| Balagam | "Potti Pilla" | Bheems Ceciroleo | |||
| "Ooru Palletooru" | Mangli | [15] | |||
| Dasara | "Chamkeela Angeelesi" | Santhosh Narayanan | Dhee | [16] | |
| Tillu Square | "Ticket Eh Konakunda" | Ram Miriyala | [17] | ||
| Raakshasa Kavyam | "Villains" | RR Dhruvan | Rahul Sipligunj, Mangli | ||
| Ooru Peru Bhairavakona | "Humma Humma" | Shekar Chandra | [18] | ||
| Raju Yadav | "Raju Yadav Chudu" | Harshavardhan Rameshwar | |||
| Extra Ordinary Man | "Ole Ole Paapaayi" | Harris Jayaraj | Priya Himesh | [19] | |
| "Sirraaku Thaandavam" | |||||
| Naa Saami Ranga | "Etthukelli Povaalanipisthunde" | M. M. Keeravani | [20] | ||
| 2024 | Sharathulu Varthisthai | ''Kalam Supula Galamra'' | Arun Chiluveru | [21] |
| Year | Soundtrack | Notes |
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| 2021 | Gully Rowdy | Only one track |
| Pushpaka Vimanam | Only two tracks | |
| 2022 | DJ Tillu | Only one track |
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| 2023 | Das Ka Dhamki | |
| 2024 | Tillu Square | Only two tracks |
| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
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| 2021 | Gully Rowdy | G. Nageswara Reddy | |
| Pushpaka Vimanam | Damodara |
| Year | Song | Composer | Co-artist(s) | Notes |
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| 2019 | "Saagu Bharuvayena Raita" | Ram Miriyala | ||
| "Oorellipota Mama" | ||||
| "Maya" | Yashwanth Nag | |||
| 2020 | "Cheyi Cheyi Kalapaku Ra" | [22] | ||
| "Vinakapothivi Kadara" | composed along with Yashwanth Nag | |||
| "Anna Naganna" | Yashwanth Nag | Mangli, Yashwanth Nag | ||
| "Vana Vachinammo" | Yashwanth Nag | |||
| "Jenda Vandhanam" | Ram Miriyala | |||
| "Lambodara" | ||||
| 2022 | "Alai Balai" | |||
| "Ringa Ringa" | ||||
| 2023 | "Kallu Thaaga" | |||
| "Voter Anna Ee Saari Nee Vote Rate Entha?" | [23] |
| Year | Song | Notes |
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| 2018 | "Layilo – The Breakup Song" | along with Sunny Austin and Chinna Swamy |
| "Rasaleela" |
| Year | Song | Director | Notes |
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| 2018 | "Layilo – The Breakup Song" | ||
| "Rasaleela" | V Sai Kiran | ||
| 2019 | "Maya" | Krishna Teja | |
| 2020 | "Anna Naganna" | Nagaraju Valalla | |
| "Jenda Vandhanam" | |||
| 2022 | "Alai Balai" | ||
| "Ringa Ringa" | |||
| 2023 | "Kallu Thaaga" | Mama Sing | |
| "Voter Anna Ee Saari Nee Vote Rate Entha?" | Mama Sing Rehan Shaik |
| Year | Song | Work | Composer | Notes |
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| 2019 | "Oorellipota Mama" | Ram Miriyala | along with Anand Gurram | |
| "Maya" | ||||
| 2020 | "Cheyi Cheyi Kalapaku Ra" | |||
| 2021 | "Silakaa" | Pushpaka Vimanam | along with Anand Gurram | |
| 2022 | "Alai Balai" | along with Mama Sing | ||
| "Ringa Ringa" | ||||
| 2023 | "Kallu Thaaga" |
| Year | Song | Composer | Notes |
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| 2021 | "Arrerere Jathi Ratnalu" | Ram Miriyala | Special promotional song for Jathi Ratnalu |
| "Zee Cinemalu" | Promotional song for Zee Cinemalu, on completing five years | ||
| 2022 | "Matti" | Promotional song for the #Save Soil movement by Sadhguru |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2022 | Filmfare Awards South | Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu | "Chitti" (from Jathi Ratnalu ) | Nominated | [24] |
| 2022 | South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu | Won | [25] | |
| 2023 | "Tillu Anna DJ Pedithe" (from DJ Tillu ) | Won | [26] |
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