Sreerama Chandra
Sreerama Chandra Mynampati (born 19 January 1992) is an Indian playback singer and actor.[2] He debuted his playback career in the Telugu film industry.[3][4] Sreerama won the fifth season of music reality show Indian Idol .[5][6] In 2013, he made his Telugu cinema acting debut with the film Jagadguru Adi Shankara. He has also played the lead in Prema Geema Jantha Nai. He acted with Salman Khan for an advertisement of Suzuki.[7]
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Background information | |
Birth name | Sreerama Chandra Mynampati |
Born | [1] Addanki, Andhra Pradesh, India | 19 January 1992
Genres | Playback singing |
Occupation(s) | Singer and actor |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
Years active | 2008–present |
Website | sreeramachandra |
Personal life
Sreerama Chandra was born in Addanki, a town in the Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh, into a Telugu speaking Brahmin family.[8] His father is a High Court advocate while his mother is a housewife.[3] In spite of a non-musical background, Sreerama Chandra had a passion towards singing and started singing in his school days from N.Ch.Parthasarathy and during college days.
He did his schooling at St. Andrews School, Bowenpally, Secunderabad and graduated (BTech) from the Royal Institute of Technology and Science (RITS). He learnt music at Sri Bhakta Ramadasu Govt. College Of Music And Dance, Secunderabad from Bhaskara Haripriya (One of the Hyderabad Sisters – The Singing Divine Duo).[9]
Career
Sreerama Chandra started singing during his school days, but started playback singing at the age of 17.[10] He has 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 spotted Sreeram's talent and had him sing "Chirugalithone Adiga" for a movie called Notebook.[3]
He worked on an advertising campaign with Suzuki that featured Salman Khan.[11] He released his debut Hindi album, Rehnuma, in 2010 and said it is a tribute to his loved ones.[12] He has started recording his new music album called Crazy Love.[13]
In 2021, Chandra entered the reality TV show Bigg Boss Telugu season 5 as a contestant. He has a huge following from family audience. He was the 1st finalist and 2nd runner-up of the show.[14]
Competitions
- Finalist and 1st Runner-up of Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star 2 in 2012
- Title Winner of Indian IdolSeason 5 by Sony Entertainment Television.[9] in 2010 (19 March to 15 August 2010).
- Title Winner of Okkare conducted by ETV in 2008 (June–December).
- Reached Top 18 of Amul STAR Voice of India conducted in the year 2007 March.
- 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, Was conducted in the year 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 of The Remix season-1 by Amazon prime India in 2018.
- 2nd Runner-up of Bigg Boss Telugu 5 in 2021.[15]
Achievements and performances
- He started performing shows at the age of 8 and has done many stage shows including classical and filmi music.
- He performed shows with singers, Mano, Malathi, Sunitha. He has done shows with Limca.[16]
- He has performed along with Koti, M. M. Keeravani, Madhavpeddi Suresh, Vandemataram Srinivas, Ghantadi Krishna and many more music directors.
- He sang three songs in Sabari Gireesha Saranam an audio CD composed by Mantha Srinivas.
- His first performance was in Hyderabad was on 25 September 2010.
- He performed at the 2010 Commonwealth Games New Delhi closing ceremony along with singers like Shankar Mahadevan, Shreya Ghoshal, Sunidhi Chauhan etc.
Awards
- Sreerama won the Lata Mangeshkar Award from Andhra Pradesh Government.[17]
- He was awarded the P. B. Sreenivas Award on 19 October by singer P. B. Sreenivas at Ravindra Bharathi, Hyderabad, A.P.
- Sreerama received the Ghantasala Award on 4 December.
- He won the Indian Idol 5 contest on 15 August 2010
- In the non-film music category of GIMA 2011 Indian Idol 5 winner Sreerama won best music debut for Rehnuma
Discography
Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Song | Film | Language | Music Director | Lyricist | Co-Singer(s) | Note |
2023 | "Not Ramaiya Vastavaiya" | Jawan - Tamil Dubbed | Tamil | Anirudh Ravichander | Vivek | Anirudh Ravichander, Rakshita Suresh | |
"Not Ramaiya Vastavaiya" | Jawan - Telugu Dubbed | Tamil | Anirudh Ravichander | Chandrabose | Anirudh Ravichander, Rakshita Suresh | ||
"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 | Hindi | Anirudh | ||||
2019 | "Anaganaganaga" | Oh! Baby | Telugu | Mickey J. Meyer | Lakshmi Bhupala | ||
"Dil Hi To Hai" Reprise | The Sky is Pink | Hindi | Pritam | Antara Mitra | |||
"Fikar Not" | Chhichhore | Hindi | Pritam | Amitabh Bhattacharjee | Dev Negi, Antara Mitra, Nakash Aziz, Amit Mishra, Amitabh Bhattacharya | ||
2018 | "Allah Duhai Hai" | Race 3 | Hindi | JAM8 | Shabbir Ahmed, Shole Shanky, Raja Kumari | Jonita Gandhi, Amit Mishra, Raja Kumari | |
"Manzilein" | Bharta | Hindi | Sukumar Dutta | Kunaal Vermaa | Short film | ||
"Touch Chesi Chudu" | Touch Chesi Chudu | Telugu | |||||
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 | ||||
"Sravani for King Fisher Back Stage" | |||||||
"Kanupapalo " | I Am In Love | ||||||
"Kshaminchave Cheli" | Nee Jathaga Nenundali | 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 | |||||
"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 | Mani Sharma | Samavedam Shanmukha Sarma | ||||
"Gelupu Talupulu" | Theenmaar | Mani Sharma | Rahaman | ||||
2010 | "Kondallo Koyilamma" | Nuvvekkadunte Nenakkadunta | |||||
"Unbelievable" | Katha Screenplay Darshakatvam Appalaraju | ||||||
"Sarejaha Acha" | Broker | ||||||
"Yemavutundhi Gundelo" | Kalyanram Kathi | ||||||
"Nuvvoka Puvvula" | Kothimuka | Mani Sharma | Ramajogayya Sastry | ||||
"Nandaamaya" | Andari Banduvaya | ||||||
2009 | "YYW" | Prayanam | |||||
"Nuvvu Entha" | |||||||
"Telisenade Talachenade Jarigindi" | Neramu Siksha(new) | ||||||
"Ne Medha Naaku" | Nachavu Alludu | ||||||
"Drohama" | Jallu | Sirivennela Seethaarama Sastry | |||||
"Arere Chejarinde" | Boni | ||||||
"Pragathi S Good Bye" | |||||||
"Dds Solitude" | |||||||
"Eskora Kallumuntha" | 18.20 Love Story | ||||||
"Gunde Napindhi" | |||||||
"Nammalo Ledo Tidathara Kodathara" | Ashta Chamma | ||||||
2008 | "Jilibili" | Tsunami 7X | Ilaya Raja | Veturi Sundararamamurthy | |||
2007 | "Chirugaalulato" | Notebook | |||||
"Jimbo Jimbo" | One |
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
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2013 | Jagadguru Adi Shankara | King Amaraka | Telugu | Debut film |
2014 | Prema geema Jaantha nai | Ram | Telugu | Debut as lead actor |
2021 | MMOF | Raghava | Telugu | Negative Role |
Television
Year | Work | Role | Language | Network | Notes |
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2010 | Indian Idol | Contestant | Hindi | Sony | Winner |
2014 to 2021 | Swarabhishekam | Singer | Telugu | ETV | Performing various popular songs with other legendary singers and musicians. |
2019&2020 | Wow 2& Wow 3 | Guest Contestant | |||
2021 | Bigg Boss 5 | Contestant | Star Maa | 2nd Runner Up | |
2022 | Telugu Indian Idol | Host | Aha | ||
2023 | Nenu Super Woman | [18] |
References
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- "Deepwarriors.com". deepwarriors.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- "8pmnews.com". www.8pmnews.com.
- "Hyderabad's Sreeram wins Indian Idol". ndtv.com. 15 August 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- IANS, 16 August 2010, 12.13 pm IST (16 August 2010). "Sreeram wins 'Indian Idol 5'". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
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- "'Rehnuma, a tribute to my loved ones' | 2010-10-21". Deccan Chronicle. 21 October 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
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- "Aha's Nenu Super Woman: What To Expect". Deccan Chronicle. 21 July 2023.
External links
- Sreerama Chandra on Facebook
- Sreerama Chandra on Instagram
- Media related to Sreerama Chandra Mynampati at Wikimedia Commons