M. M. Keeravani
Koduri Marakathamani Keeravani (born 4 July 1961), professionally known as M. Keeravani, is an Indian music composer, singer and lyricist, primarily associated with Telugu cinema. In a career spanning over three decades, Keeravani has earned several national and international accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Critics' Choice Movie Award, two National Film Awards, eleven Nandi Awards, eight Filmfare Awards, and a LAFCA Award. In 2023, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri for his contributions towards Indian cinema.
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M. M. Keeravani

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- 1961 · Kovvur.
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- India
- Occupation
- actor · composer · singer
- Fields
- film score
- Honours
- Filmfare Awards South · National Film Award for Best Music Direction · Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song · Padma Shri in arts · Academy Award for Best Original Song
- Languages
- Telugu
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Koduri Marakathamani Keeravani (born 4 July 1961), professionally known as M. Keeravani, is an Indian music composer, singer and lyricist, primarily associated with Telugu cinema. In a career spanning over three decades, Keeravani has earned several national and international accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Critics' Choice Movie Award, two National Film Awards, eleven Nandi Awards, eight Filmfare Awards, and a LAFCA Award. In 2023, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri for his contributions towards Indian cinema.
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M. M. Keeravani (born 1961) is an actor, composer and singer, of Indian nationality. The actor was born in Kovvur. Activity centred on film score.
The work spans film score. Languages used include Telugu. Honours include Academy Award for Best Original Song, Filmfare Awards South and Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, among others.
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Early and personal life
Early and personal life
In addition to his work in Telugu cinema, Keeravani has composed music for a few Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam films. He is best known for his compositions in works such as Kshana Kshanam (1991), Gharana Mogudu (1992), Allari Priyudu (1993), Criminal (1994), Subha Sankalpam (1995), Pelli Sandadi (1996), Devaraagam (1996), Annamayya (1997), Zakhm (1998), Student No.1 (2001), Jism (2003), Paheli (2005), Sri Ramadasu (2006), Magadheera (2009), Eega (2012), Baahubali (2015 and 2017), and RRR (2022). He is also known for his frequent collaborations with filmmakers K. Raghavendra Rao, Mahesh Bhatt, and S. Rajamouli, and the singers S.
The recorded working language is Telugu. The field of work recorded is film score. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are film score. Distinctions recorded are Filmfare Awards South, National Film Award for Best Music Direction, Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and Padma Shri in arts.
Keeravani was born in a Telugu family to lyricist and screenwriter Koduri Siva Shakthi Datta, in Kovvur of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. He is the cousin of filmmaker S. S. Rajamouli and music composer M. M. Srilekha. His younger brothers are music composer Kalyani Malik and writer S. S. Kanchi. He is the nephew of screenwriter V. Vijayendra Prasad. 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 and Naatu Naatu). His younger son, Sri Simha, made his debut with Mathu Vadalara (2019).
Career
Career
Keeravani began his career as an assistant music director with Telugu composer K. Chakravarthy and Malayalam composer C. Rajamani 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 (1994). Keeravani mentions Ilaiyaraaja, John Williams and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan as composers who influenced him. Some of the films which inspired his music include Fiddler on the Roof (1971), Jaws, Coming to America (1988), and Phone Booth (2002).
Discography ==== Awards and nominations
Keeravani won the Oscar for Best Original Song and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song for "Naatu Naatu" for the 2022 Indian film RRR. He received a 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. He was also nominated for Saturn Award for Best Music for Baahubali: The Beginning (2015).
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- 1.Aparna Banerjea. Padma Awards 2023 | 'RRR' fame composer MM Keeravaani honoured with Padma Shri. Moneycontrol.com. 25 January 2023.
- 2.M.M. Keeravani: Maestro of Melodies in Indian Cinema – Today National…. Today National News. 2023-12-29.
- 3.MM Keeravani turns 58: Peppy chartbusters composed by the legendary Pan-Indian musician. The Times of India. 4 July 2019.
- 4.Moneycontrol.com. Golden Globes 2023: Naatu Naatu's Pan-Indian 'mystery composer' and his six iconic Hindi film songs. 11 January 2023.
- 5.riverbend. Mukti Arts Artists details. 22 June 2019.
- 6.Keeravani: సాహోరే. కీరవాణీ. Eenadu. 22 January 2022.
- 7.Interview with composer Keeravani | Onam Special Programme. 2 September 2017.
- 8.Stars : Star Interviews : Interview with M M Keeravani
- 9.Keeravani's music for a Bollywood film.
- 10.Kermode, Mark. Mark Kermode's Surround Sound: The Story of Movie Music. Picador. 72. 2025. 978-1447230564.
- 11.After winning a Golden Globe award for Naatu Naatu, MM Keeravani says 'My inspiration comes from John Williams, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan…'. The Indian Express. 2023-01-11.
- 12.M.M. Keeravani on 'Naatu Naatu' Oscars win: It's just the beginning of everything. The Hindu. 13 March 2023.
- 13.Keeravani presented Rotary Vocational Excellence Award. The Hindu. 4 November 2012.
- 14.The man in demand | Deccan Chronicle
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