Rakendu Mouli Vennelakanti is an Indian lyricist and actor who works in

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. He is the son of Telugu lyricist

Vennelakanti Vennelakanti is a Telugu surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Vennelakanti Raghavayya (1897–1981), Indian freedom activist and social worker * Vennelakanti Rajeswara Prasad (1957–2021), Indian film lyricist {{surname Telugu- ...

Career

Mouli worked as an assistant director for ''

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'' and '' Janda Pai Kapiraju''. He made his debut as an actor with '' Moodu Mukkallo Cheppalante'' (2015) in which he played the lead role. In 2016, he played

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's friend in '' Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo''. He played supporting roles in ''

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'', a Telugu remake of the Kannada film '' Kirik Party'', and played one of the lead roles in ''My Dear Marthandam'' (2018). In 2019, he made his Tamil debut with '' Enai Noki Paayum Thota'', where he played

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's friend. He made his Telugu debut as a lyricist with ''

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'' (2012) and garnered acclaim for the song "Manasu Palike". He wrote the lyrics for four of the five songs in '' Meeku Maathrame Cheptha'' (2019).

Personal life

Mouli's father,

, is a lyricist and his brother Shashank Vennelakanti is a dialogue writer.

Discography

; Film songs *''All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.'' *''(D) indicates dubbed version.'' Independent songs * Marvel Anthem (2019): Telugu version lyrics *''Nene Lekunte'' (2020) * ''Rowdy Pattasu'' (2021): Telugu Version lyrics

Filmography

Film

*''All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.''

Television

Short films

*''All Short films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.''

Dialogue writer

* '' As I'm Suffering from Prema'' (2017) (webseries); Telugu dubbed version * ''What's up Panimanishi'' (2019) (webseries) *'' Khaidi'' (2019); Telugu dubbed version *'' Aakaasam Nee Haddhu Ra'' (2020); Telugu dubbed version *'' Sulthan'' (2021); Telugu dubbed version *'' Senapathi'' (2021) *'' MenToo'' (2023) *''

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'' (2023); Telugu dubbed version.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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