Ramana Gogula

Ramana Gogula (born Gogula Ramana Murthy) is an Indo-American music composer and singer of film music and Indian pop, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist.[1] His notable film compositions include Premante Idera (1998), Thammudu (1999), Badri (2000), Johnny (2003), Lakshmi (2006), Annavaram (2006), Yogi (2007).[2][3] He is known for his collaborations with Pawan Kalyan with whom he worked for four films.

Ramana Gogula
Birth nameRamana Gogula
Born13 June
OriginVizag, India
GenresFilm music
Indian pop
Occupation(s)Music composer, singer, music producer, entrepreneur, venture capitalist
Years activeFrom 1995

He is currently the Vice President, Clean Technology Innovation at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc and a venture partner at Anthill Ventures.[1]

Early life and career

In 1996, his band Misty Rhythms released the Indie Pop studio album Aye Laila along with a music video which became a chart buster on major music channels MTV and Channel [V] in India.[4] He then ventured into Telugu cinema and composed songs and background score for around 25 films predominantly in Telugu with a few films in Kannada and Tamil languages.

As an entrepreneur, Ramana Gogula founded startups like Liqwid Krystal in the education sector, and Earthen Glow that provides off-grid solar lighting to villages. He is also the Vice President, Clean Technology Innovation at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc and a venture partner at Anthill Ventures.[1] He was also the managing director for South Asia for the MNC Sybase.[4][5][6]

Film music

Original Score And Soundtracks
YearMovieLanguage Notes Ref.
1998Premante IderaTelugu Only wrote; songs background

score, orchestrated by Raj

 [4]
1999ThammuduTelugu [2]
2000BadriTelugu [3]
YuvarajuTelugu Only songs [4]
2001YuvarajaKannada
BadriTamil
2002MounamelanoyiTelugu
2003JohnnyTelugu [2]
2005RelaxTelugu
DhamTelugu
AaptuduTelugu
2006ChinnoduTelugu
LakshmiTelugu
AnnavaramTelugu [2]
2007YogiTelugu
Viyyalavari KayyaluTelugu
2009BoniTelugu
2012Ko KoKannada
2013Venkatadri ExpressTelugu [1]
1000 AbaddaluTelugu

Studio albums
YearAlbumSingle
1996Misty RhythmsAye Laila

References
  1. Nadadhur, Srivathsan (19 June 2018). "Ramana Gogula's pursuit for a green future". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  2. "Ramana Gogula: ఏదోలా ఉంది వేళా అంటూ 'తమ్ముడు' ను గుర్తుచేసుకున్న మ్యూజిక్ డైరెక్టర్". NTV (in Telugu). 16 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  3. "2 Decades of Blockbuster Badri: 5 facts about the film that unbelievably interesting". The Times of India. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  4. Interview with Ramana Gogula: idlebrain.com 31 August 2000
  5. Want to set up a successful IT firm? Work hard!
  6. Exclusive Interview with Ramana Gogula on TotalTollywood Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
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