Mani Sharma Yanamandra (Telugu: మణి శర్మ) (born 11 July 1964, Machilipatnam, Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh) is a music director known for his works in Tollywood. He has composed music for over 100 films. He is popularly known as "Swara Brahma" for his contributions to music in Tollywood. Mani Sharma started his career as a music director in 1998. Before that Sharma used to work as a keyboard player for Raj-Koti, M. M. Keeravani. Mani and A.R. Rahman had both worked for Raj-Koti as keyboard players. Then Mani became a part-time music director by composing background scores for films of Ramgopal varma and others. Then he was approached to do the background score of Antham (Drohi in Hindi). Varma asked him to compose a single song for his film and he agreed. Then he continued to compose background music for other films like Raathri'(Raat), Preminchukundam Raa etc. His first film as a full-time music composer was Super Hereos which was produced by Suresh Productions. Later he got break in Megastar Chiranjeevi's film Bavagaru Bagunnara. After that he never looked back, his music journey continues. He composed music for all time biggest hits Samara Simha Reddy, Narasimha Naidu, Kushi, Aadi, Indra, Tagore, Lakshmi Narasimha & Pokiri. His recent hit films are Pokiri (Telugu and Tamil), Chirutha, Billa (Telugu), Athadu, Athidhi, Yuvatha, kantri, Shashirekha parinayam and many more. One of his achievements is after 'Bavagaru Bagunnara' Chiranjeevi took him as a music composer for a huge majority of his films till Stalin (1998–2006). [edit] Early life Mani Sharma was born in Machilipatnam, Krishna district of Andhra pradesh. He spent most of his childhood in Chennai. Sharma started his career as a keyboard player in the late 1980s under the guidance of music director Sri Satyam. As a keyboard player, he toured with Indian playback singer Sri S.P.Balasubramaniam. Manisarma used to work with A. R. Rahman under Maestro Illaiya Raja. [edit] Discography | Year | Telugu | Tamil | Director | Producer | *ing | | 2010 | Kandireega | | Krishna Vamsi | | Ravi Teja | | 2010 | Raktha Charithra | | Ram Gopal Verma | | Vivek Oberoi, Surya Sivakumar | | 2010 | Sumadhuram | | K. Vishwanath | | Allari Naresh | | 2010 | | MaanjaVelu | A. Venkatesh | Mohan | Arun Vijay | | 2010 | | Maapillai | | | Dhanush | | 2010 | Varudu | | Gunasekhar | | Allu Arjun | | 2010 | | Sura | s.p.rajkumar | | Vijay | | 2010 | Maha Sakthi | | Meher Ramesh | Ashwini Dutt | NTR Jr. | | 2009 | | Malai Malai | | | Arun Vijay,Vedhika Kumar | | 2009 | | Thiru Thiru Thuru Thuru | Nandhini J S | | Ajmal Ameer,
Rupa | | 2009 | Satyam Shivam Sundaram(Maroo) | | | | Nitin | | 2009 | Baanam | | Chaitanya | Ashwini Dutt | Nara Rohit | | 2009 | Rechipo | | Paruchuri Murali | | Nitin | | 2009 | | Chennai Super Kings
title track(Tamil & Hindi) | | | Chennai Super Kings | | 2009 | Ek Niranjan | | Puri Jagannadh | | Prabhas | | 2009 | | Padikathavan | | | Dhanush | | 2009 | Mithrudu | | | | Balakrishna | | 2009 | Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam
(BackGround Score) | | | | Sidharth,
Tamanna | | 2009 | Evaraina Epudaina | | | | Varun Sandesh,
Vimala Raman | | 2009 | Pista | Thoranai | Saba Ayyappan | | Vishal,
Shriya | | 2009 | Poru | | | | Srihari | | 2009 | Yagam | | | | Navdeep, Bhumika | | 2010 | Basanthi | | | | Nikhil Siddharth | | 2009 | Aa Okkadu | | | | | | 2009 | Billa | | Meher Ramesh | | Prabhas | | 2010 | Khaleja | | Trivikram Srinivas | | Mahesh Babu,
Anushka | | 2008 | Aarya Mbbs | Aarya Mbbs | | | Madhavan | | 2008 | Bhadradri | | | | Srihari | | 2008 | Sasirekha Parinayam | | Krishna Vamsi | | Genelia,
Tarun | | 2008 | Souryam | | | | Gopi Chand,
Anushka | | 2008 | Chintakayala Ravi
(BackGround Score) | | | | Venkatesh | | 2008 | Hero | | | | Nitin | | 2008 | Yuvatha | | | | Nikhil Siddharth | | 2008 | Parugu | | Bhaskar | Dil Raju | Allu Arjun | | 2008 | Kantri | | Meher Ramesh | Ashwini Dutt | NTR Jr. | | 2008 | Ontari | | | | Gopi Chand | | 2008 | Pourudu | | | | Sumanth | | 2007 | Sri Mahalakshmi | | Vijayan | Srihari | Srihari,
Suhasini | | 2007 | Toss | | | | Upendra,
Raja | | 2007 | | Sabari | Suresh | Salem | Vijayakanth | | 2007 | Okka Magadu | | YVS Chowdary | | Balakrishna | | 2007 | Godava | | | | Viabhav | | 2007 | Bhayya | Malaikottai | | | Vishal | | 2007 | Athidhi | | Surender Reddy | | Mahesh Babu | | 2007 | Chiruta | | Puri Jagannadh | Ashwini Dutt | Ram Charan Teja | | 2007 | Lakshyam | Latchiyam | Srivaas | Gopi Chand,
Anushka | | 2007 | Dubai Seenu | | Srinu Vaitla | | Ravi Teja,
Nayantara | | 2007 | Lakshmi Kalyanam | | | | Kalyan Ram | | 2007 | Poramboku | | | | Navdeep | | 2007 | Madhumasam | | Chandra Siddhartha | Sarita Patra | Sumanth,
Sneha,
Parvati Melton | | 2007 | | Pokkiri | Prabhu Deva | Ramesh Babu | Vijay,
Asin | | 2006 | Roommates | | A.V.S | | Allari Naresh,
Navneet Kaur | | 2006 | Seethakoka Chiluka | Ilavattam | | | Navdeep | | 2006 | Raraju | | | | Gopichand | | 2006 | Stalin | | A. R. Murugadoss | | Chiranjeevi,
Trisha | | 2006 | Ashok | | Surender Reddy | | NTR Jr. | | 2006 | Pokiri | | Puri Jagannadh | Puri Jagannadh,
Manjula | Mahesh Babu,
Ileana | | 2006 | Veerabhadra | | | | Balakrishna | | 2006 | Style | | Raghava Lawrence | Raghava Lawrence,
Charmi | | 2006 | Ranam | | Amma Rajashekhar | Gopichand | | 2006 | Morning Raaga(English) | | | Raghavendra Rao | | | 2005 | That is Pandu | | Devi Prasad | | Jagapathi Babu,
Sneha (actress) | | 2005 | Jai Chiranjeeva | | Vijayabhaskar | | Chiranjeevi,
Bhoomika | | 2005 | Allari Pidugu | | Jayanth C. Paranjee | | Balakrishna,
Katrina Kaif | | 2005 | Athadu | Nandhu | Trivikram | Jayabheri Kishore
Murali Mohan | Mahesh Babu,
Trisha | | 2006 | Narasimhudu | | B. Gopal | | NTR Jr.,
Sameera Reddy | | 2005 | Athanokkade | | Surender Reddy | Kalyan Ram | Kalyan Ram,
Sindhu Tolani | | 2005 | Subhash Chandra Bose | | Raghavendra Rao | | Venkatesh,
Genelia,
Shriya | | 2005 | | Thirupaachi
(only one song)
(kannum kannum) | Perarasu | R.B.Choudry | Vijay,
Trisha Krishnan | | 2005 | Radha Gopalam | | Bapu | | Srikanth,
Sneha | | 2005 | Balu ABCDEFG | | Karunakaran | | Pawan Kalyan,
Neha Uberoi,
Shriya | | 2004 | | Jai | | | Prashanth,Anshu | | 2004 | | Gambeeram | | | Sarath Kumar,
Laila | | 2004 | Rupai | | | | | | 2004 | Sakhiya | | Jayanth C. Paranjee | Appalraju,
A.K. Kumar | Tarun,
Nauhid | | 2004 | Gudumba Shankar | | Veera Shankar | | Pawan Kalyan,
Meera Jasmine | | 2004 | Arjun | | Gunasekhar | Ramesh Babu | Mahesh Babu,
Shriya | | 2004 | Yagnam | | A.S.Ravi Kumar Chowdary | | Gopichand | | 2004 | Samba | | V.V. Vinayak | | NTR Jr.,
Genelia,
Bhumika | | 2004 | Adavi Ramudu | | B. Gopal | | Prabhas,
Aarti Agarwal | | 2004 | Sri Anjaneyam | | Krishna Vamsi | | Nitin,
Charmi | | 2004 | Anji | Chekavan | Kodi Ramakrishna | Shyam Prasad Reddy | Chiranjeevi,
Namrata Shirodkar | | 2004 | Lakshmi Narasimha | | Jayanth C. Paranjee | | Balakrishna,
Asin | | 2003 | | Arasu(kannada) | | | Sarath Kumar,
Simran | | 2003 | | Alaudin | | | Prabhu Deva,
Ashima | | 2003 | Simhachalam | | | | Srihari | | 2003 | Tarak | | | | Tarak | | 2003 | Ori Nee Prema
Bangaaram Ganu | | A.V.S | | Rajesh | | 2003 | Vidyarthi | | | | | | 2003 | Abhimanyu | | | | Kalyan Ram | | 2003 | Tagore | | V.V. Vinayak | | Chiranjeevi,
Shriya | | 2003 | Palanati Brahmanaidu | | B. Gopal | M.V. Murali Krishna | Balakrishna,
Sonali Bendre,
Aarti Agarwal | | 2003 | Raghavendra | | Suresh Krishna | | Prabhas,
Anshu,
Swetha Agarwal | | 2003 | | Anjaneya | Maharajan | Chakravarthy | Ajith Kumar,
Meera Jasmine | | 2003 | Okkadu | | Gunasekhar | M.S. Raju | Mahesh Babu,
Bhumika | | 2002 | Kauravudu | | | | Nagendra Babu,
Ramya Krishna | | 2002 | Seema Simham | | Ram Prasad | D.V.V Danayya | Balakrishna,
Simran | | 2002 | Priyadarshini | | | | | | 2002 | Joruga Husharuga | | | | Srikanth,
Sunil | | 2002 | Pellam Vurelithe | | S.V. Krishna Reddy | | Srikanth,
Venu,
Rakshita,
Sangeetha | | 2002 | | Aasai Aasaiyai | | R.B.Chowdhary | Jeeva | | 2002 | Bobby | | Shobhan | | Mahesh Babu,
Aarti Agarwal | | 2002 | Chennakeshava Reddy | | V.V. Vinayak | Bellamkonda Suresh | Balakrishna,
Shriya,
Tabu | | 2002 | Indra | | B.Gopal | Ashwini Dutt | Chiranjeevi,
Sonali Bendre,
Aarti Agarwal | | 2002 | | Youth | Vincent Selva | | Vijay,
Shaheen | | 2002 | | Ezhumalai | | | Arjun,
Simran | | 2002 | Aadi | | V.V. Vinayak | Naga Lakshmi | NTR Jr.,
Keerthi Chawla | | 2002 | Takkari Donga | | Jayanth C. Paranjee | Jayanth C. Paranjee | Mahesh Babu,
Bipasha Basu,
Lisa Ray | | 2002 | Murari | | Krishna Vamsi | Devi Prasad,
Ramalingeswara Rao | Mahesh babu,
Sonali Bendre | | 2001 | Sivani | | | | | | 2001 | | Shah Jahan | | | Vijay,
Richa | | 2001 | | Narasimma | | | Vijayakanth | | 2001 | Subbu | | Rudraraju Suresh Varma | | NTR Jr. | | 2001 | Narasimha Naidu | | B.Gopal | M.V. Murali Krishna | Balakrishna,
Simran | | 2001 | Prematho Raa | | | | Venkatesh | | 2001 | Bhalevadivi Basu | | Arun Prasad | Anita Krishna | Balakrishna,
Anjala Zhaveri,
Shilpa Shetty | | 2001 | Mrigaraju | | Gunasekhar | Devi Vara Prasad | Chiranjeevi,
Simran | | 2001 | Kushi | | S.J.Suryah | A.M. Ratnam | Pawan Kalyan,
Bhumika | | 2001 | Devi Putrudu | Paapa | Kodi Ramakrishna | | Venkatesh,
Soundarya | | 2001 | Cheppalani Vundi | | Chandra Mahesh | | Naveen,Raasi | | 2000 | Handsup | | | | Nagendra Babu,
Jayasudha | | 2000 | Rayalaseema
Ramanna Chowdhary | | Suresh Krishna | | Mohan Babu,
Priya Gill | | 2000 | Vamsi | | B. Gopal | Adiseshagiri Rao | Mahesh Babu,
Namrata Shirodkar | | 2000 | Manoharam | | Gunasekhar | | Jagapathi Babu,
Laya | | 2000 | Chiru Navutho | | | | Venu | | 2000 | Azad | | Tirupathi Swamy | Ashwini Dutt | Nagarjuna,
Soundarya | | 2000 | Annayya | | Mutyala Subbayya | Stayanand | Chiranjeevi,
Soundarya | | 2000 | Yuvakudu | | Karunakaran | | Sumanth,
Bhumika | | 2000 | Ravoyi Chandamama | | Jayanth C. Paranjee | | Nagarjuna,
Anjala Zhaveri | | 2000 | Rajakumarudu | Kaadhal vennila | Raghavendra Rao | Ashwini Dutt | Mahesh Babu,
Preity Zinta | | 1999 | Neti Gandhi | | E V V Satyaranayana | | Dr. Rajasekhar | | 1999 | English pellam
East Godavari Mogudu | | | | Srikanth,
Ramya Krishna | | 1999 | Anaganaga O Ammayi | | Ramesh Sarangan | | Srikanth,
Soundarya,
Abbas | | 1999 | Iddaru Mitrulu | | Raghavendra Rao | | Chiranjeevi,
Sakshi Sivanand,
Ramya Krishna | | 1999 | Ganesh | | Tirupathy Swami | D. Suresh Babu | Venkatesh,
Rambha | | 1999 | Seenu | | Shashi | | Venkatesh,
Twinkle Khanna | | 1999 | Samarasimha Reddy | | B.Gopal | Ch. Venkata Rao | Balakrishna,
Simran,
Anjala Zhaveri | | 1998 | Manasicchi choodu | | | | Vadde Naveen | | 1998 | Choodalani Vundi | | Gunasekhar | Ashwini Dutt | Chiranjeevi,
Soundarya | | 1998 | Bavagaru Bagunnara | | Jayanth C. Paranjee | Nagendra Babu | Chiranjeevi,
Rambha | | 1998 | Super Heroes | | A.V.S | | | | 1992 | Antham | Drohi(Hindi) | Ram Gopal Verma | | Nagarjuna,
Urmila | | 1992 | Raathri | Raat (Hindi)
(Background score) | Ram Gopal Verma | | Revathy | [edit] Awards and nominations [edit] References [edit] External links |
