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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ghantasala Sai Srinivas Thaman Sivakumar [1] |
| Born | 16 November 1983[2] Madras, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Genres | Film score |
| Occupation(s) | Music composer, Singer |
| Instruments |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
Ghantasala Sai Srinivas Thaman (born 16 November 1983), known professionally as Thaman S, earlier as S S Thaman,[3] is an Indian music composer, professional drummer, and playback singer who predominantly works in Telugu films, Kannada cinema and Tamil films.[4][5] Thaman entered the film industry as a supporting musician with the Telugu film Bhairava Dweepam in 1994,[6] and later became a film music composer. His debut films as music director were Malli Malli (2009) in Telugu and Sindhanai Sei (2009) in Tamil.[7][8] He made his acting debut in Boys (2003).
His breakout film as a music director was Kick (2009).[9] His notable compositions include films such as Eeram (2009), Brindavanam (2010), Mirapakay (2011), Dookudu (2011), Businessman (2012), Naayak (2013), Baadshah (2013), Greeku Veerudu (2013), Race Gurram (2014), Aagadu (2014), Bruce Lee (2015), Sarrainodu (2016), Tholi Prema (2018), Simmba (2018), Ala Vaikuntapuramulo (2020), Krack (2021), Vakeel Saab (2021), Akhanda (2021), Bheemla Nayak (2022) and Varisu (2023). He won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for Ala Vaikuntapuramulo and Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Telugu for Dookudu.[10]
Early life[edit]
Thaman was born as Ghantasala Sai Srinivas in Madras, Tamil Nadu into a Telugu-speaking family of musicians, who hail from Pottepalem in Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh. He is the grandson of veteran director and producer, Ghantasala Balaramayya.[11] 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.[12][3] Sai Srinivas adopted the stage name Thaman and suffixed it with an S, the initial of his father's name Sivakumar.[1]
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,[13] and discontinued studies when he lost his father at the age of 13. He was compelled to make his hobby into a profession to overcome the crisis in his family.[14] 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.[citation needed]
Thaman considers Mani Sharma to be his guru and spent eight years under his tutelage, while working on 94 films with him.[15] On the whole he put in fourteen years of rhythm and keyboard programming with the veterans before branching out on his own.[16]
Career[edit]
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".[17] The same year his second soundtrack, of the film Sindhanai Sei, marked his debut in the Tamil cinema.[18] He has also made his playback singing debut by recording "Uchimeedhu" song from the soundtrack. A critic rated the album 2 out of 5 and stated, "The music itself is rather dramatic, and sometimes strident. Almost all the songs, barring one seem to be pitched on the 6-kattai scale, which does not afford much variety in terms of listening".[19] A Telugu version of the album was released for the film's dubbed Telugu version. Background score in the Tamil film Eeram (2009) received good reviews from the critics.[20][21] 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.[citation needed]
Although Thaman got his major success with the album of the film Kick (2009), critics gave mixed reviews citing it as "mediocre".[22] In the same year, he has four more soundtrack album releases–three in Telugu and one in Tamil.[23] Composition of "Mahalakshmi" and "Dhakku Dhakku" songs from the film Sankham were praised.[24] In 2010, he has composed score and soundtrack album for nine films, with majority of them being Tamil. Brindavanam was the most successful composition of all. Released on 12 September 2010, the album received positive reviews. 123Telugu gave a review stating "Overall the songs of Brindaavanam are fast, most of them soulful, enjoyable and a touch catering to the lovers of mass numbers. Most Telugu music directors have been going the Rahman way focusing on a fast beat while the song is slow. This album is an exception, where the songs are as fast as they can get. Thaman manages to keep everyone interested with his tunes, in spite of the pressure to cater to dance needs of Jr.NTR."[25]
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.[26] In 2018, he composed a theme song for Rohit Shetty's successful venture Simmba.[citation needed]
Thaman is working as a Judge for Telugu Indian Idol, which is streaming on Aha.[27]
Personal life[edit]
Thaman is married to playback singer Sri Vardhini and they have a 16 year old son named Achyuth.[28] He owns music bands named Band Thamania and Gongura band.[29][30]
Discography[edit]
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As composer[edit]
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Original soundtracks[edit]
As playback singer[edit]
| Year | Song | Film | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "Tharai Irangiya" | Eeram | Tamil | |
| "O Meri Bhavri" | Veera | |||
| 2011 | "Vaishali Vaishali" | Mirapakay | Telugu | |
| "Malayoor Nattamai" | Mambattiyan | Tamil | ||
| "Nagarudhe" | Vandhaan Vendraan | |||
| "Unnale Unnale" | Osthe | |||
| 2012 | "Endhukoo" | Bodyguard | Telugu | |
| "Duba Duba" | Nippu | |||
| "Sir Osthara" | Businessman | |||
| "Melukora Melukora" | Love Failure | |||
| 2013 | "Edhirthu Nil" | Biriyani | ||
| "En Aalu" | Summa Nachunu Irukku | Tamil | ||
| "Kajalu Chellivaa" | Balupu | Telugu | ||
| "Kathi Lanti Pilla" | Naayak | |||
| 2014 | "Naari Naari" | Aagadu | ||
| "Uyiril Uyiril" | Vallinam | Tamil | ||
| "Down Down Down Dappa" | Race Gurram | Telugu | ||
| 2015 | "Nuvve Nuvve" | Kick 2 | ||
| "Ye Pilla Pilla" | Pandaga Chesko | Telugu | ||
| "Chuda Sakagunnave" | ||||
| "Le Chalo" | Bruce Lee: The Fighter | |||
| "Rock Your Body" | Sankarabharanam | |||
| 2016 | "Anu Anu" | Srirastu Subhamastu | ||
| "Neekosam" | Thikka | |||
| "Vellipoke" | ||||
| "Aunanaa Kaadanaa" | Jawaan | |||
| 2017 | "Kiss Me Baby" | Mahanubhavudu | ||
| "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara" | Goutham Nanda | |||
| 2018 | "Ninnila" | Tholi Prema | ||
| 2019 | "Yennellako" | Venky Mama | ||
| 2020 | "Kotthaga Kotthaga" | Miss India | ||
| 2022 | "Jessica" | Prince | Tamil | |
| Telugu | ||||
| 2023 | "Vaa Thalaivaa" | Varisu | Tamil | Chorus |
Music videos[edit]
| Year | Track | Artist | Language | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | "Allu Arjun Rap Song" | Roll Rida, Harika Narayan | Telugu | [37][38] |
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Boys | Krishna | Debut | [36] |
| 2009 | Sindhanai Sei | Himself | Special appearance | |
| 2010 | Ayyanar | |||
| 2019 | Mr. Majnu | |||
| 2021 | Sooryavanshi |
Television[edit]
| Year | Work | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Super Singer | Judge | Star Maa |
| 2022 | Telugu Indian Idol | Judge | Aha |
Accolades[edit]
- 2012: SIIMA Award for Best Music Director (Telugu) for Dookudu[39]
- 2013: SIIMA Award for Best Male Playback Singer (Telugu) for "Sir Osthara" – Businessman[40]
- 2015: SIIMA Award for Most streaming song for "Aagadu title song" – Aagadu[41]
- 2021: SIIMA Award for Best Music Director (Telugu) for Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo
- 2022: SIIMA Award for Best Male Playback Singer (Kannada) for Yuvarathnaa
- Other awards
- The Hyderabad Times Film Awards 2011 – Best Music Director for Dookudu[43]
- 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).
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Exclusive: Music Director SS Thaman about Ala Vaikuntapurramloo. 10TV. 24 November 2019. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021.
- ↑ K., Janani (16 November 2020). "Mahesh Babu and Allu Arjun lead Tollywood in wishing S Thaman a happy birthday". India Today. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (29 July 2019). "Yamini Ghantasala, composer S S Thaman's siser, is the voice behind the 'Gira gira gira' song in 'Dear Comrade'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ↑ "Thaman to render music for NTR - Harish Shankar movie". Pluzmedia.in. 10 August 2012. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Telugu cinema news, Telugu Movies Updates, Latest Movie reviews in Telugu". Telugu BOX Office. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ Manisharma is My Guru in Music Since School Days, Thaman Interview NTV. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021.
- ↑ "Yuvan and Thaman team up again for 'Adhyaayam'". IBNLive. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Thaman to complete 50th film with Aagadu". Raagalahari.com. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Happy Birthday S Thaman: A sneak peek into his musical journey and top songs". The Indian Express. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ↑ "68th National Film Awards winners list". The Indian Express. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ↑ "Anirudh-அ விட Best-ஆ பண்ணி காட்றேன் : Music Director Thaman Exclusive Interview | Thalapathy 66". YouTube. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ↑ "Music for the masses - Delta". The Hindu. 20 February 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Tollywood Music Director S Thaman Biography, News, Photos, Videos". nettv4u. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ↑ "Budding talent in music". Retrieved 7 April 2013. [dead link]
- ↑ NTV Interview. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021.
- ↑ "Thaman S Biography, Thaman S Profile - Filmibeat". Entertainment.oneindia.in. 16 November 1983. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Malli Malli review - Telugu cinema Review - Skanda & Kalyanee". www.idlebrain.com. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ "Bheebatsam audio function". Idlebrain.com. 7 November 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ↑ Malathy Sundaram. "Sindhanai Sei MUSIC REVIEW". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ↑ "Not a damp squib -- Eeram". The Hindu. 18 September 2009. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ↑ Srinivasan, Pavithra. "Review: Eeram is brilliant". Rediff. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ↑ "Movie Review : Kick". 15 March 2014. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ↑ "Anjaneyulu review - Telugu cinema Review - Ravi Teja & Nayana Tara". www.idlebrain.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ↑ "Sankham Movie Review - Gopichand, Trisha, Sankham Telugu Movie Review Telugu movie review, Telugu cinema, Gopichand Movie Review - 123telugu.com - Andhra Pradesh News and Views". www.123telugu.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ↑ "Audio Review: Brindaavanam - Jr.NTR - Thaman Dance Special". 123telugu.com. 16 September 2010. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ↑ "Thaman flies to Bollywood with top league director". Top 10 Cinema. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ↑ "Telugu 'Indian Idol' to get started from February 25". 19 February 2022.
- ↑ "AP 7am". AP 7am. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Thaman launches music band". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "We're trying to record live: Tharman". The Times of India. 10 August 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ↑ "A mix of modern and rural tunes - CHEN". The Hindu. 19 November 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Thaman Pens Folk Song for Pawan Kalyan's Ayyappanum Koshiyum Telugu Remake". 24 June 2021.
- ↑ "S.S. Thaman to score background music for 'Radhe Shyam' for south versions". MSN.
- ↑ "SK20 music sessions begin; Sivakarthikeyan, Naveen Polishetty & Anudeep's PICS will get you excited for film". Pinkvilla. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ↑ "Thaman to compose music for Thalapathy 66". Cinema Express. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 "Music director Thaman joins Shankar-RamCharan's #RC15". The Times of India. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ↑ "Here is the rap song about Journey of Stylish Star Allu Arjun, watch it". ap7am.com. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ↑ "చూసారా?: బన్నీ 'ర్యాప్ సాంగ్' దుమ్ము రేపుతోంది!". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in తెలుగు). Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ↑ "SIIMA AWARDS | 2012 | winners | |". siima.in. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ↑ "SIIMA AWARDS | 2013 | winners | |". siima.in. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ↑ "SIIMA AWARDS | 2015 | winners | |". siima.in. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ↑ "The 59th Idea Filmfare Awards 2011 (South)". The Times of India. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "The Hyderabad Times Film Awards 2011". The Times of India. 24 June 2012. Archived from the original on 18 July 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
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