Satyamurthy, died in December 2015.Ĭareer Film score and soundtracks 1999–2001: Career beginnings and breakthrough He has one younger sister and one younger brother, Gandham Sagar who is a playback singer. Nagar.Ĭontrary to popular belief that 'Devi' was prefixed to his name after his debut film, he was named after his maternal grandparents, Devi Meenakshi, and Prasada Rao. He grew up in Madras (now Chennai) and attended M.
Satyamurthy was a writer in Telugu cinema who has penned popular films like Devatha, Khaidi No. ĭevi Sri Prasad was born as Gandham Devi Sri Prasad in Vedurupaka, Andhra Pradesh into a Telugu speaking family. Devi also choreographed a song in the 2015 film Kumari 21F. In the same year, he made his Tamil debut by composing the film score and singing two songs of Badri. He composed the soundtrack of Anandam in 2001, by which he made breakthrough in Tollywood and Telugu music. Devi began his music career in 1997, by composing one of the eight tracks in the studio album Dance Party. In a span of 20 years, he has worked on over 100 films.
He is one of the highest paid music composers in Tollywood. He is a recipient of nine Filmfare Awards, eight of which are Best Music Director – Telugu and one Special Award for Best Background Music, five CineMAA Awards – Best Music Director, five SIIMA Award for Best Music Director (Telugu) and one Nandi Award for Best Music Director. Popularly known by his initials DSP, he is best known for his work in Telugu films. Devi Sri Prasad ( Telugu pronunciation: born 2 August 1979) is an Indian composer, lyricist, singer-songwriter, and performer.