365Telugu.com Online News, March13th, 2023: India’s proud moment. South Indian song Natu-Natu has won Hollywood’s biggest ‘Oscar 2023’ award in the ‘Best Original Song’ category.
Films like Tell It Like A Woman, Hold My Hand from Top Gun: Maverick, Lift My Up from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, This is a Life from Everything, Everywhere, All at Once won awards at the Natu-Natu 95th Academy. MM Keeravani is behind the Natu-Natu success. MM who won the Academy Award for India based on his talent. Let’s know who Keeravani is.
MM Keeravani family..
MM Keeravani’s hometown is Kovvur in Andhra Pradesh. Also from a musically gifted lineage. His father is a lyricist and screenwriter. Koduri Siva Shakti Dutta, Lyricist, Screenwriter. His brother, Kalyani Malik is also a music director and singer.
He is the cousin of director S.S. Rajamouli, music director and singer M. M. Srilekha. He is the nephew of film screenwriter and director V. Vijayendra Prasad. His wife MM Srivalli is working as a line producer in movies.
His eldest son Kala Bhairava is a singer, his father has sung for many compositions (“Dandalaiya” song). His younger son, Sri Simha, made his debut with Madhu Vadalara.
MM Keeravani..
MM Keeravani started his career as an assistant music director in the Telugu film industry. Worked under the guidance of noted lyricist Veturi. T.S.B.K.Mouli (Mauli)’s 1990 film ‘Manasu Mamata’ gave him his big break, paving the way for Keeravani to excel in the Telugu film industry.
International Award..
MM Keeravani has won several international awards before the Oscars. Keeravani has registered a Saturn Award nomination for ‘Baahubali 2′. The Natu-Natu song has already won several international titles including the Golden Globes and Critics’ Choice Awards for Best Song.
MM Keeravani honored with Padma Shri..
MM Keeravani won awards for the hit soundtracks of the films ‘Magadheera’ and ‘Baahubali 2’. He has 11 Nandi awards. He was recently awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India. In 1997, the movie “Annamayya” won the National Award.