Simha Bhagavathula, known mononymously as Simha, is an Indian
playback singer
A playback singer, also known as a ghost singer, is a singer whose singing is pre-recorded for use in films. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras; the actual singer does not app ...
who predominantly works in
Telugu cinema. He was introduced into movies by music composer
Chakri. He is known for his collaborations with composers
S. Thaman and
Devi Sri Prasad
Devi Sri Prasad (; born 2 August 1979) is an Indian film composer, lyricist, singer-songwriter and performer. Popularly known by his initials DSP, he is best known for his work in Telugu-language films, and has also worked in a few Tamil films ...
. He won
Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu
The Telugu Filmfare Best Male Playback Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Telugu films. The award was first given in 1997.
Superlatives
Karthik holds the record of maximum win in this categor ...
for his song Cinema Choopistha Mava in the film ''
Race Gurram
''Race Gurram'' () is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Surender Reddy and produced by Nallamalupu Srinivas under his banner Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Productions. The film stars Allu Arjun and Shruti Haasan while S ...
''.
Personal life and career
Simha started his career with the film ''Nenu Pelliki Ready'' (2003) and has sung numerous songs in
Telugu cinema. "Cinema Choopistha Mava", "Blockbuster", "Kick", "Dhimmathirigae", "Alludu Seenu", "Khakhee Chokka" and "Bhoom Bhaddhal" are among his popular songs that have become chartbusters.
Selected discography
References
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Living people
1987 births
21st-century Indian male singers
21st-century Indian singers
Telugu-language singers
Indian male playback singers
Filmfare Awards winners