Sreerama Chandra Mynampati (born 19 January 1991) is an Indian playback singer and actor, recognized for his work in

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and television, as well as for hosting music shows. He began his career in 2008 as a playback singer in Telugu with ETV shows ''Okkare'' and ''Sye Singers Challenge''. In 2010, he gained prominence by winning the fifth season of the music reality show ''Indian Idol''. He made his acting debut in 2013 with the Telugu film '' Jagadguru Adi Shankara''. In 2021, he participated in ''Bigg Boss Telugu 5'', finishing as the second runner-up. Sreerama also hosted the first season of ''Telugu Indian Idol'', which premiered on 25 February 2022. He appeared as Kranthi in the film '' Papam Pasivadu'', which premiered on 29 September 2023, alongside

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, Srividya Maharshi, Gayatri Changanti, and

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. He won the

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for the song "O Rendu Prema Meghaalila" from ''Baby'' in 2024.

Personal life

Sreerama Chandra was born in

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, a town in the

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, into a Telugu-speaking

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family. His father is a High Court advocate, while his mother is a housewife. Despite a non-musical background, Sreerama Chandra enjoyed singing and started singing during his school days, learning from N.Ch.Parthasarathy, and continued during his college days. He attended St. Andrews School, Bowenpally,

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and graduated (B.Tech) from the Royal Institute of Technology and Science (RITS). He learned music at Sri Bhakta Ramadasu Govt. College of Music And Dance, Secunderabad from Bhaskara Haripriya (one of the Hyderabad Sisters).

Career

He completed his fifth year of his certificate course in Carnatic vocal at Sri Bhakta Ramadasa Music College,

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. After he participated in

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's ''Sye'', a singing reality show, Telugu film music director Mickey J. Meyer recognized Sreeram's talent and gave him the opportunity to sing "Chirugalithone Adiga" for the movie ''Notebook''. He worked on an advertising campaign with

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that featured

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. He released his debut Hindi album, ''Rehnuma,'' in 2010, dedicating it to his loved ones. He also recorded a music album called ''Crazy Love''. In 2021, Chandra participated as a contestant in the reality TV show ''Bigg Boss'' Telugu season 5. He finished as the second runner-up. He starred in ''Papam Pasivadu'', which aired on Aha, in the lead role alongside

Competitions

* Finalist and 1st Runner-up of Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star 2 in 2012 * Winner of ''Indian Idol'' Season 5 on

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in 2010 (19 March to 15 August). * Winner of ''Okkare'' conducted by

in 2008 (June–December). * Reached Top 18 of

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in March 2007. * Finalist in ''Sye Singer's Challenge'' conducted in 2006–07, by

. * Qualified for Delhi Finals Sangam Kala Group (Delhi), conducted in November 2006, by

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. * Winner of radio competition ''Voice of Andhra'', conducted in 2005–06 by

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. * Runner-up in ''Relax songs'' competition conducted by

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in 2005. * Winner of ''Ananda Ragam Contest'' conducted by the team from ''

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'' in 2004. * Runner-up of ''The Remix'' season 1 on Amazon Prime Video India in 2018. * 2nd Runner-up of Bigg Boss Telugu 5 in 2021.

Achievements and performances

* He began performing shows at the age of 8 and has performed many stage shows, including classical and film music. * He has performed with singers such as Mano, Malathi, and Sunitha, and has also done shows with

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. * He has performed with

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, M. M. Keeravani, Madhavpeddi Suresh,

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, Ghantadi Krishna, and many other music directors. * He sang three songs on the audio CD ''Sabari Gireesha Saranam'', composed by Mantha Srinivas. * His first performance in Hyderabad was on 25 September 2010. * He performed at the

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closing ceremony in New Delhi with singers such as

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, and

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Awards

* Sreerama won the

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Award from the Andhra Pradesh Government. * He was awarded the P. B. Sreenivas Award on 19 October by singer P. B. Sreenivas at

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, Hyderabad. * Sreerama received the Ghantasala Award on 4 December. * He won the ''Indian Idol 5'' contest on 15 August 2010. * At GIMA 2011, Sreerama won Best Music Debut for ''Rehnuma'' in the non-film music category. *

for "O Rendu Prema Meghaalila" from ''

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''.

Discography

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sreerama Chandra Indian male playback singers Telugu playback singers 1986 births Living people Indian Idol winners Singers from Andhra Pradesh People from Prakasam district People from Secunderabad