Devi Sri Prasad is a film composer and playback singer in Telugu, Tamil
films. His soundtracks have been dubbed or remade in several other
languages as well. He is making his debut in Malayalam cinema with the
forthcoming film Kandahar, which stars Mohanlal, Amitabh Bachchan and
Surya Sivakumar in lead roles.
Early life and career He was born Vedurupaka and later moved to
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. His father was a school teacher and a
writer. He completed his schooling at Sir M. Venkata Subba Rao Boys
High School, T. Nagar, Chennai. He won several prizes in the cultural
organized at inter-school level for both dance and singing
competitions.
His debut music album Dance Party, along with S. P. B. Charan and a few
more debutants at the time, was the kick start of his music career. He
began his musical-direction career in 1999 in the Telugu film Devi.
Devi Sri Prasad was a disciple of the renowned mandolinist, U.
Srinivas, and he has directed music for dozens of South Indian films,
including several box-office successes.
He has also written lyrics for a few songs in Telugu, which include
"Vecha Vechaga" in Vamsi (starring Mahesh Babu, Namratha), "Premante
Yemitante" in Anandam, "Chaila Chaila" in Shankar Dada MBBS, and
"Udayinche Suryudinadigaa" and "Akaasam" in Kalusukovaalani.
Devi Sri Prasad is known to be a big fan of Ilaiyaraaja. He has a
younger brother named Sagar who is also a playback singer.