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Koduri Marakathamani Keeravani (born 4 July 1961;[1] credited as M. M. Keeravani)[2] is an Indian film composer, playback singer, and lyricist, who predominantly works in Telugu cinema along with other languages including Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam.

M. M. Keeravani
Keeravani in 2015
Background information
Birth name	Koduri Marakathamani Keeravaani
Also known as	Marakathamani (Tamil) M. M. Kreem (Hindi)
Born	(1961-07-04) 4 July 1961 (age 61) Kovvur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Origin	Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Genres	Film score, world music, Telugu music
Occupation(s)	Film score composer music director singer lyricist
Years active	1989–present
Labels	Lahari Music T-Series Sony Music India Aditya Music Saregama

Keeravani won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for the 1997 Telugu film Annamayya. He is also a recipient of eight Filmfare Awards, eleven Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Awards, and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award.[3] He was also nominated for Saturn Award for Best Music for Baahubali: The Beginning (2015).

Early life

Keeravaani was born into a Telugu family in Kovvur, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh[1] to Koduri Siva Shakthi Datta, a lyricist and screenwriter. 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 V. Vijayendra Prasad.

Personal life

His wife M. M. Srivalli works as a line producer in films. His elder son, Kaala Bhairava, is a singer and has sung for his father's numerous compositions ("Dandalayya" song). His younger son, Sri Simha, made his debut with Mathu Vadalara (2019). For some time, Keeravani lived in the Raichur District of Karnataka before making a decision to move to Madras (now Chennai).^{[citation needed]}

Career

Keeravani first began his career as an assistant music director with Malayalam composer C. Rajamani[4] and Telugu 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.[5]

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.^{[citation needed]}

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 (1994).[6]

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.[7]

Discography

Awards and nominations

National Film Awards

• 1997 – National Film Award for Best Music Direction for Annamayya – Won[8]

Filmfare Awards South

Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
1991	Best Music Director – Telugu	Kshana Kshanam	Won	[9]
1993		Allari Priyudu	Won	[10]
1994		Criminal	Won	[10][11]
1995		Subha Sankalpam	Won	[10]
1996		Pelli Sandadi	Won	[10]
2005		Chatrapathi	Nominated
2009		Magadheera	Won	[10]
2010		Vedam	Nominated
2011		Rajanna	Nominated
2012		Eega	Nominated	[12]
2015		Baahubali: The Beginning	Nominated	[13]
2017		Baahubali 2: The Conclusion	Won	[14]
2017	Best Lyricist – Telugu	Baahubali 2: The Conclusion	Won	[14]

Nandi Awards

Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
1992	Best Music Director	Rajeswari Kalyanam	Won	[15]
1993	Best Music Director	Allari Priyudu	Won	[15]
1995	Best Music Director	Pelli Sandadi	Won	[15]
2001	Best Male Playback Singer	Student No.1	Won	[15]
2002	Best Music Director	Okato Number Kurradu	Won	[15]
2005	Best Music Director	Chatrapathi	Won	[15]
2009	Best Music Director	Vengamamba	Won	[16]
2010	Best Male Playback Singer	Maryada Ramanna	Won	[17]
2012	Best Music Director	Eega	Won	[18]
2015	Best Music Director	Baahubali: The Beginning	Won	[19]
2015	Best Male Playback Singer	Baahubali: The Beginning	Won	[19]

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

• 1991 – Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director for Azhagan - Won

Santosham Film Awards

• 2003 – Santosham Best Music Director Award for Gangotri – Won

South Indian International Movie Awards

• 2018 – SIIMA Award for Best Music Director (Telugu) for Baahubali 2: The Conclusion – Won[20]
• 2021 – SIIMA Award for Best Lyricist (Telugu) for NTR: Kathanayakudu – Nom

Lyrics

This is a listing of the songs and tracks Keeravani has contributed as a lyricist to various feature films.

Movie	Director	Song(s)
Priyaragalu	"A. Kodandarami Reddy"	"Rayabaram Pampindevare"
Gangotri	K. Raghavendra Rao	"Kannitini pannitiga chesi"
Vikramarkudu	S. S. Rajamouli	"Jum Jum Maya", "Dooranga", "Jo Laali"
Magadheera	S. S. Rajamouli	"Naakosam nuvvu", "Rolling titles music"
Vedam	Krish	"Rupai", "Malli Puttani", "Vedam", "Ee Chikati Cherani", "Alalai Kammani Kalali", "Nuvumundhani Nemundhani"
Shirdi Sai	K. Raghavendra Rao	"Manava seva madhava sevani", "Sadhaa nimbi"
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion	S. S. Rajamouli	"Oka praanam", "Kannaa nidurinchara", "Dandaalayyaa"
NTR: Kathanayakudu	Krish	"Venditera dora", "Ramanna katha", "Rajarshi"
Gharana Mogudu	K. Raghavendra Rao	"Kappuko Duppati"
Allari Mogudu	K. Raghavendra Rao	"Neelimabbu Nuragalo"
Major Chandrakanth	K. Raghavendra Rao	"Muddultho Onamalu"
Rakshana	Uppalapati Narayana Rao	"Kannepapa Anduko"
Allari Premikudu	K. Raghavendra Rao	"Naari Jana Priyatama"
Attintlo Adde Mogudu	Relangi Narasimha Rao	"Andagada Andhukora"
Konda Polam	Krish Jagarlamudi	"Obulamma"
RRR	S. S. Rajamouli	"Janani"

References

External links

• M. M. Keeravani at IMDb
• M. M. Keeravani on Facebook
• M. M. Keeravani on Instagram

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