Vivek Sagar is an Indian

music composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

, record producer and playback singer who works in

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. He debuted with the film, '' Pelli Choopulu'' (2016). Upon critical acclaim for the album garnered him his first nomination for

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. He scored for '' Sammohanam'' (2018) and garnered his second nomination for

at 66th Filmfare Awards South. The same year, he again collaborated with ''Pelli Choopulu'' director

Tharun Bhascker Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam (born 5 November 1988) is an Indian film director, writer, actor, and television presenter who works in Telugu cinema. He directed the critically acclaimed romantic comedy film '' Pelli Choopulu'' (2016), which won him ...

for '' Ee Nagaraniki Emaindi.''

Life

Vivek Sagar has done his schooling at All Saints High School in Hyderabad. Sagar studied

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before embarking on a career in music. He began his career as a music composer with a short film, '' Sainma.'' Vivek married Keerthi Surya Seethalam in 2021.

Career

His first full-length film and his first

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production was '' Pelli Choopulu.'' He has stated that he believes music should be custom-written for the movie's story and that he will avoid "commercial music".

Discography

As composer

As playback singer

* 2020: "Sanchari" (Hyderabad Gig) * 2020: "Saami Saami" (Chivaraku Migiledhi) * 2021: "Jatha Kalisina" (from the OST of Kirayi Hanthakudu / Story Discussion 2) * 2020: "Dorakadendi Ra" ( from Kotha Poradu web series)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sagar, Vivek Telugu film score composers Indian male film score composers 21st-century Indian composers Living people 21st-century male musicians 1989 births Musicians from Hyderabad, India Alumni of All Saints High School, Hyderabad