Biography
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Born
4 July 1961 (age 62)
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Born In
Andhra Pradesh, India
Koduri Marakathamani Keeravaani, better known as M. M. Keeravani (Telugu: ఎం.ఎం.కీరవాణి or under the alias M. M. Kreem), 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 most of his songs with singers S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra. In 1997, he was awarded the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for the Telugu movie Annamayya. He has won 8 Filmfare Awards, eleven state Nandi Awards and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award.
Keeravani first began his career as an assistant music director with the noted composer K. Chakravarthy in 1987. He assisted in movies such as 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.
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 was 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.
He is known for his playback singing contributions to the Telugu film industry with compilations for hit films such as 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 such as Neelagiri (1991), Soorya Manasam (1992) and Devaraagam (1996). He has composed for over 220 films in various Indian languages. M. Keeravani composed the music and background for the films Baahubali 1 and 2.
National Award:
1998 - National Film Award for Best Music Direction for Annamayya
Andhra Pradesh State Film Awards:
2009 - Nandi Award for Best Music Director for Vengamamba
2005 - Nandi Award for Best Music Director for Chatrapathi
2002 - Nandi Award for Best Music Director for Okato Number Kurraadu
1995 - Nandi Award for Best Music Director for Pelli Sandhadi
1993 - Nandi Award for Best Music Director for Allari Priyudu
1992 - Nandi Award for Best Music Director for Rajeswari Kalyanam
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