S. Thaman

Ghantasala Sai Srinivas Sivakumar (born 16 November 1983), professionally credited as Thaman S, is an Indian composer and playback singer known for his works majorly in Telugu and Tamil cinema. He is the recipient of the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for his work in the 2020 musical hit '' Ala Vaikuntapuramulo''.

His breakout film as a music director was ''Kick'' (2009). His notable compositions include films such as ''Eeram'' (2009), ''Brindavanam'' (2010), ''Mirapakay'' (2011), '' Osthe'' (2011), '' Dookudu'' (2011), ''Businessman'' (2012), '' Naayak'' (2013), ''Baadshah'' (2013), '' Greeku Veerudu'' (2013), '' Ramayya Vasthavayya'' (2013), '' Race Gurram'' (2014), '' Aagadu'' (2014), ''Bruce Lee'' (2015), '' Sarrainodu'' (2016), '' Tholi Prema'' (2018), '' Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo'' (2020), '' Akhanda'' (2021), '' Sarkaru Vaari Paata'' (2022), '' Varisu'' (2023), and '' Daaku Maharaaj'' (2025).

Thaman has been the judge in the reality singing show '' Telugu Indian Idol''. He is known for his frequent collaborations with Ravi Teja, Surender Reddy, Sreenu Vaitla, Trivikram Srinivas, and Boyapati Srinu.,Pawan Kalyan, Mahesh Babu

Early life

Thaman was born as Ghantasala Sai Srinivas in a Telugu family of musicians in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh and grew up in Chennai. He is the grandson of veteran director and producer, Ghantasala Balaramayya. His father, Ghantasala Siva Kumar, was a drummer, who worked for seven hundred films, under music director K. Chakravarthy. His mother, Ghantasala Savitri, his sister, Yamini Ghantasala, and his aunt, B. Vasantha, are all playback singers. Sai Srinivas adopted the stage name Thaman and suffixed it with an S, the initial of his father's name Sivakumar.

Thaman's father was his first teacher, who was also an accomplished drummer who worked with the likes of legendary percussionist Sivamani. Thaman entered Telugu cinema as a supporting drummer at the age of 11 when he accompanied his father for the background score for the film '' Bhairava Dweepam'' in 1994. He performed in 7000 stage shows all over the world before becoming a music director. He worked for 64 Indian music directors as a rhythm box player, keyboard programmer and drummer for 900 films before he became a film music director. His debut releases as a music director were ''Kick'' in Telugu and '' Sindhanai Sei'' in Tamil, both of which released in 2009. He made his acting debut with one of India's most celebrated directors Shankar's '' Boys'' (2003).

Thaman studied at Boston School in Chennai. He joined a music team consisting of S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and G. Anand as a rhythm pads player when he was nine years old, and discontinued studies at the age of 13 when his father died. He was compelled to make his hobby into a profession to overcome the crisis in his family. He then joined Raj–Koti and worked for three years on 60 films under their tutelage. He also worked with M. M. Keeravani for three years on 30 films.

Thaman considers Mani Sharma to be his guru and spent eight years under his tutelage, while working on 94 films with him. On the whole he put in fourteen years of rhythm and keyboard programming with the veterans before branching out on his own.

Career

Thaman made his debut as a composer in through the Telugu feature film '' Malli Malli'' (2009), although the soundtrack album was released in 2008. Jeevi of ''Idlebrain'' credited Thaman's work in the film is credited as "good". The same year his second soundtrack, of the film '' Sindhanai Sei'', marked his debut in the Tamil cinema. He has also made his playback singing debut by recording "Uchimeedhu" song from the soundtrack. Background score in the Tamil film ''Eeram'' (2009) received good reviews from the critics. Although he started composing the music of the film in 2007, the soundtrack was released in 2008 and eventually the film was released in 2009. In May 2017, Thaman made his Hindi debut when he was one of the six composers who featured in the soundtrack album of Rohit Shetty's '' Golmaal Again'', a comedy franchise in Hindi cinema. In 2018, he composed a theme song for Rohit Shetty's successful venture ''Simmba''.

Personal life

Thaman owns music bands named Band Thamania and Gongura band. He is also a Cricket player, part of CCL and He owns a team called the Thaman Hitters. His wife Mrs.Srivardhini a singer who sang lot of hit songs in Tamil & Telugu films is also a notable personality in the musical industry.

Discography

Filmography

Television

Accolades

;National Film Awards
*2022: 68th National Film Awards – Best Music Direction for '' Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo''

;South Indian International Movie Awards
*2012: Best Music Director – Telugu for '' Dookudu''
*2013: Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu for "Sir Osthara" – ''Businessman''
*2015: Most streaming song for "Aagadu title song" – '' Aagadu''
*2021: Best Music Director – Telugu for '' Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo''
*2022: Best Male Playback Singer – Kannada for '' Yuvarathnaa''
*2023: Nominated – Best Music Director – Telugu for ''Bheemla Nayak''

;Filmfare Awards South
*2012: Best Music Director – Telugu for '' Dookudu''

;Other awards
*The Hyderabad Times Film Awards 2011 – Best Music Director for '' Dookudu''
*MAA Music Awards 2011 – Best Music Director for '' Dookudu''
*TSR TV9 Awards 2011 – Best Music Director for '' Dookudu''.
*TSR TV9 Awards 2016 – Best Music Director for '' Sarrainodu'', '' Srirastu Subhamastu''.
*GAMA Awards 2016 – Best Love song "Nuvve Nuvve" in '' Kick 2''.
* Zee Cine Awards Telugu – Favorite Music Director for '' Tholi Prema''.
* 17th Santosham Film Awards 2019 – Best Music Director Award for '' Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava'' (2018)''.''

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Indian male playback singers
Telugu film score composers
Telugu playback singers
Filmfare Awards South winners
Living people
Tamil film score composers
1983 births
Film musicians from Andhra Pradesh
21st-century Indian composers
Indian male film score composers
21st-century Indian male singers
21st-century Indian singers
South Indian International Movie Awards winners
Santosham Film Awards winners
Zee Cine Awards Telugu winners
Telugu Indian Idol
Best Music Direction National Film Award winners
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