Sreerama Chandra

Sreerama Chandra
Sreeram Chandra in 2010
Background information
Birth name	Sreerama Chandra Mynampati
Born	(1986-01-19) 19 January 1986 (age 39) [1] Addanki, Andhra Pradesh, India
Genres	Playback singing
Occupation(s)	Singer and actor
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar
Years active	2008–present
Website	sreeramachandra.in

Sreerama Chandra Mynampati (born 19 January 1986) is an Indian playback singer and actor, recognized for his work in Telugu cinema, Bollywood, and television, as well as for hosting music shows. He began his career in 2008 as a playback singer in Telugu with ETV shows Okkare and Sye Singers Challenge. ^[2] In 2010, he gained prominence by winning the fifth season of the music reality show Indian Idol. ^[2] He made his acting debut in 2013 with the Telugu film Jagadguru Adi Shankara . In 2021, he participated in Bigg Boss Telugu 5, finishing as the second runner-up. Sreerama also hosted the first season of Telugu Indian Idol, which premiered on 25 February 2022. He appeared as Kranthi in the film Papam Pasivadu , which premiered on 29 September 2023, alongside Rashi Singh, Srividya Maharshi, Gayatri Changanti, and Ashok Kumar.

He won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu for the song "O Rendu Prema Meghaalila" from Baby in 2024.

Personal life

Sreerama Chandra was born in Addanki, a town in the Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh, into a Telugu-speaking Brahmin family. ^[3] His father is a High Court advocate, while his mother is a housewife. ^[4] Despite a non-musical background, Sreerama Chandra had a passion for singing and started singing during his school days, learning from N.Ch.Parthasarathy, and continued during his college days.

He attended St. Andrews School, Bowenpally, Secunderabad and graduated (B.Tech) from the Royal Institute of Technology and Science (RITS). He learned music at Sri Bhakta Ramadasu Govt. College of Music And Dance, Secunderabad from Bhaskara Haripriya (one of the Hyderabad Sisters). ^[5]

Career

He completed his fifth year of his certificate course in Carnatic vocal at Sri Bhakta Ramadasa Music College, Marredpally, Secunderabad. After participating in ETV's Sye, a singing reality show, Telugu film music director Mickey J. Meyer recognized Sreeram's talent and gave him the opportunity to sing "Chirugalithone Adiga" for the movie Notebook. ^[4]

He worked on an advertising campaign with Suzuki that featured Salman Khan. ^[6] He released his debut Hindi album, Rehnuma, in 2010, dedicating it to his loved ones. ^[7] He also recorded a music album called Crazy Love. ^[8]

In 2021, Chandra participated as a contestant in the reality TV show Bigg Boss Telugu season 5. He finished as the second runner-up. ^[9]

He starred in Papam Pasivadu, which aired on Aha, in the lead role alongside Rashi Singh. ^[10]

Competitions

• Finalist and 1st Runner-up of Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star 2 in 2012
• Winner of Indian Idol Season 5 on Sony Entertainment Television in 2010 (19 March to 15 August). ^[5]
• Winner of Okkare conducted by ETV in 2008 (June–December).
• Reached Top 18 of Amul STAR Voice of India in March 2007.
• Finalist in Sye Singer's Challenge conducted in 2006–07, by ETV.
• Qualified for Delhi Finals Sangam Kala Group (Delhi), conducted in November 2006, by Hero Honda.
• Winner of radio competition Voice of Andhra, conducted in 2005–06 by FM radio.
• Runner-up in Relax songs competition conducted by Ramana Gogula in 2005.
• Winner of Ananda Ragam Contest conducted by the team from Anand in 2004.
• Runner-up of The Remix season 1 on Amazon Prime Video India in 2018.
• 2nd Runner-up of Bigg Boss Telugu 5 in 2021. ^[11]

Achievements and performances

• He began performing shows at the age of 8 and has performed many stage shows, including classical and film music.
• He has performed with singers such as Mano, Malathi, and Sunitha, and has also done shows with Limca. ^[12]
• He has performed with Koti, M. M. Keeravani, Madhavpeddi Suresh, Vandemataram Srinivas, Ghantadi Krishna, and many other music directors.
• He sang three songs on the audio CD Sabari Gireesha Saranam, composed by Mantha Srinivas.
• His first performance in Hyderabad was on 25 September 2010.
• He performed at the 2010 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony in New Delhi with singers such as Shankar Mahadevan, Shreya Ghoshal, and Sunidhi Chauhan.

Awards

• Sreerama won the Lata Mangeshkar Award from the Andhra Pradesh Government. ^[13]
• He was awarded the P. B. Sreenivas Award on 19 October by singer P. B. Sreenivas at Ravindra Bharathi, Hyderabad.
• Sreerama received the Ghantasala Award on 4 December.^{[ when? ]}
• He won the Indian Idol 5 contest on 15 August 2010.
• At GIMA 2011, Sreerama won Best Music Debut for Rehnuma in the non-film music category.
• Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu for "O Rendu Prema Meghaalila" from Baby .

Discography

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Song	Film	Language	Music Director	Lyricist	Co-Singer(s)	Note
2024	"Arere Arere (Sad)"	Roti Kapda Romance	Telugu	RR Dhruvan	Raghuram
	"Sarphira"	Chandu Champion	Hindi	Pritam	Kausar Munir
	"Sankellu"	Nindha	Telugu	Santhu Omkar	Kittu Vissupragada
2023	"Not Ramaiya Vastavaiya (Tamil)"	Jawan	Tamil	Anirudh Ravichander	Vivek	Anirudh Ravichander, Rakshita Suresh
	"Not Ramaiya Vastavaiya (Telugu)"		Telugu		Chandrabose
	"O Rendu Prema"	Baby	Telugu	Vijay Bulganin	Anantha Sriram
	"O Rendu Prema"(Reprise)
2022	"Rave Rave"	Crazy Fellow	Telugu	RR Dhruvan	Alaraju	Satya Yamini
	"Mere Dholna" (Father Version)	Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2	Hindi	Pritam	Sameer		Not included in the film's soundtrack; only heard in the film itself.
	"Private Party"	Don	Telugu	Anirudh	Srinivasa Moorthy	Anirudh, Sahithi Chaganti
	"Beast Mode"	Beast (D)	Hindi	Anirudh	Raqueeb Alam	Anirudh
			Telugu		Chandrabose
2021	"Manasa Vinava"	Nootokka Jillala Andagadu	Telugu	Shakthikanth Karthick	Bhaskarabhatla
	"Aapki Nazron Ne Samjha"	Aapki Nazron Ne Samjha	Hindi	Sargam Basu, Nakash Aziz			TV Series
	"Woh Muskaana Aankhon Ka"	Master		Anirudh
2019	"Anaganaganaga"	Oh! Baby	Telugu	Mickey J. Meyer	Lakshmi Bhupala
	"Dil Hi To Hai" Reprise	The Sky is Pink	Hindi	Pritam	Javed Akhtar	Antara Mitra
	"Fikar Not"	Chhichhore			Amitabh Bhattacharya	Dev Negi, Antara Mitra, Nakash Aziz, Amit Mishra, Amitabh Bhattacharya
2018	"Allah Duhai Hai"	Race 3		JAM8 (Tushar Joshi)	Shabbir Ahmed, Shole Shanky, Raja Kumari	Jonita Gandhi, Amit Mishra, Raja Kumari
	"Manzilein"	Bharta		Sukumar Dutta	Kunaal Vermaa		Short film
	"Touch Chesi Chudu"	Touch Chesi Chudu	Telugu	JAM8
2017	"Closer x Channa Mereya"	Cover for FourHead Music	Hindi
	"Let Me Love You x Enna Sona"	Cover
	"Pee Loon x Ishq Sufiyana"	T-Series Mixtape		Abhijit Vaghani
	Zaalima (Remix)	Raees		JAM8	Amitabh Bhattacharya
2016	"En Oruthiye"	Koditta Idangalai Nirappuga	Tamil	C.Sathya	Kabilan
	"Kilukilu Payaai"				R. Parthiepan
	"Papparamittai"	Velainu Vandhutta Vellaikaaran			Yugabharathi
	"Mari Maree"	M. S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (Telugu Dub)	Telugu	Amaal Mallik	Chaitanya Prasad		Telegu counterpart of "Phir Kabhi"
	"Pougalaam"	M. S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (Tamil Dub)	Tamil		Pa. Vijay		Tamil counterpart of "Phir Kabhi"
	"Dhundicha Kshan Ha Ola"	M. S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (Marathi Dub)	Marathi		Guru Thakur		Marathi counterpart of "Phir Kabhi"
	"Munna Re"	Munna Re – Short Film	Hindi	Pranshu Jha
	"Nee Choopu Thakagane"	Swardham	Telugu	Kabir Rafi	Kishore Babu Sambangi
	"Brahmotsavam"	Brahmotsavam		Mickey J Meyer	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry
	"Haal-E-Dil (Male)"	Sanam Teri Kasam	Hindi	Himesh Reshammiya	Sameer Anjaan
	"Aafreen" (2nd version)	1920: London		JAM8
2015	"Naseeba (Reprise)"	Wedding Pullav		Salim–Sulaiman	Irfan Siddique
	"Yolo"	All Is Well		Himesh Reshammiya
	"Andaniki Nirvachanam"	365 Days	Telugu
2014	"Aa Roje Tolisariga"	Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham	Anup Rubens		Telugu
	"Sravani for King Fisher Back Stage"
	"Kanupapalo "	I Am in Love		Telugu
	"Kshaminchave Cheli"	Nee Jathaga Nenundali	Telugu	Jeet Gannguli	Chandrabose		Telugu remake of "Bhula Dena" from Aashiqui 2
	"Ee Pichchey Premani"					Palak Muchhal	Telugu remake of "Hum Mar Jayenge" from Aashiqui 2
	"Sirf Yaari Hai, Ya Ishqdaari Hai"	Izhaar Maine Kiya Nahi	Hindi	Neeraj Shrivastava	Samsher Singh "Beniyaaz"
	"Moda Thumbiruvaaga"	Rangan Style	Kannada
	"Ye Huduga"	Rose	Anoop Seelin		Kannada
	"Sorry Ri Sorry"			Dr. V. Nagendra Prasad
2013	"Prema Geema"	Prema Geema Jantha Nahi	Telugu
	"Papalo Aaduko"
	"Tappucheddam"	Preminchali
	"Premincha"	Toofan (Telugu Version)	Telugu	Chirrantan Bhatt	Chandrabose	Shalmali Kholgade	Telugu counterpart of "Lamha Tera Mera"
	"Subhaanallah"	Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani	Hindi	Pritam	Amitabh Bhattacharya
2012	"Yem Cheddam"	Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu	Telugu	Mickey J Meyer	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry
	"Meghallo"
	"Mari Antaga"
	"Musire Mabbula"
	"Naa Manasupai"	Routine Love Story			Ananta Sriram
	"Balma"	Khiladi 786	Hindi	Himesh Reshamiya	Sameer	Shreya Ghoshal
	"Atu Itu"	Life Is Beautiful	Telugu	Mickey J Meyer	Ananta Sriram
	"Life is beautiful (Pop-Rock Version)"
	"Vasanthame"	Maa Voori Maharshi
2011	"Ammammammo Ammo"	Solo		Mani Sharma	Krishna Chaitanya
	"Ishq Risk" (Remix)	Mere Brother Ki Dulhan	Hindi	Sohail Sen	Irshad Kamil
	"Madhubala"
	"Nachchavura"	Badrinath	Telugu	M. M. Keeravani	M. M. Keeravani, Anantha Sreeram
	"Kannulu Moose"	Maaro	Telugu	Mani Sharma	Samavedam Shanmukha Sarma
	"Gelupu Talupulu"	Theenmaar	Mani Sharma	Rahaman	Telugu
2010	"Kondallo Koyilamma"	Nuvvekkadunte Nenakkadunta			Telugu
	"Unbelievable"	Katha Screenplay Darshakatvam Appalaraju			Telugu
	"Sarejaha Acha"	Broker			Telugu
	"Yemavutundhi Gundelo"	Kalyanram Kathi			Telugu
	"Nuvvoka Puvvula"	Kothimuka	Mani Sharma	Ramajogayya Sastry	Telugu
	"Nandaamaya"	Andari Banduvaya			Telugu
2009	"YYW"	Prayanam			Telugu
	"Nuvvu Entha"
	"Telisenade Talachenade Jarigindi"	Neramu Siksha(new)			Telugu
	"Ne Medha Naaku"	Nachavu Alludu			Telugu
	"Drohama"	Jallu		Sirivennela Seethaarama Sastry	Telugu
	"Arere Chejarinde"	Boni			Telugu
	"Pragathi S Good Bye"
	"Dds Solitude"
	"Eskora Kallumuntha"	18.20 Love Story			Telugu
	"Gunde Napindhi"
	"Nammalo Ledo Tidathara Kodathara"	Ashta Chamma			Telugu
2008	"Jilibili"	Tsunami 7X	Ilaya Raja	Veturi Sundararamamurthy	Telugu
2007	"Chirugaalulato"	Notebook			Telugu
	"Jimbo Jimbo"	One			Telugu

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Language
2013	Jagadguru Adi Shankara	King Amaraka	Telugu
2014	Prema Geema Jantha Nai	Ram
2021	MMOF	Raghava

Television

Year	Work	Role	Language	Notes
2010	Indian Idol	Contestant	Hindi	Winner
2014–2021	Swarabhishekam	Himself	Telugu
2019–2020	Wow (season 2-3)			Guest
2021	Bigg Boss 5	Contestant		2nd runner-up
2022 & 2024	Telugu Indian Idol	Host
2023	Nenu Super Woman			[14]
2023	Papam Pasivadu	Kranti
2023–2024	Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 11	Contestant	Hindi	Finalist

References

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External links

• Sreerama Chandra on Facebook
• Sreerama Chandra on Instagram
• Media related to Sreerama Chandra Mynampati at Wikimedia Commons

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