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| Born | Madhavapeddi Suresh (1951-09-08)8 September 1951 (age 73) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, Singer |
| Years active | 1989 - present |
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| Relatives | Madhavapeddi Satyam |
Madhavapeddi Suresh is an Indianmusic composer andplayback singer who works inTelugu cinema and television. He is the recipient of fourAndhra Pradesh stateNandi Awards for his works.[1]
A close relative of noted playback singerMadhavapeddi Satyam, Suresh began his career at the age of 16 as aharmonium player inVijayawada.[2][1] His first film wasParivartana (1975), in which he playedaccordion in the troupe of music directorT. Chalapathi Rao.[1] Later he became akeyboard player and worked for many famous composers in around 1,500 films in recording andre-recording.[2]
Suresh debuted as a music director with the filmHai Hai Nayaka (1989) directed by his collegemateJandhyala.[1] Later, he composed music for over 60 films includingBrundavanam (1992),Bhairava Dweepam (1994),Madam (1994),Maatho Pettukoku (1995),Ramayanam (1997).[1][2] He received theNandi Award for Best Music Director for the filmSri Krishnarjuna Vijayam (1996).
Suresh is also the first in-house music director forETV.[2] He worked in their serials for seven years and also composed the title song for thesupernatural serialAnveshitha (1997–1999). Of the fourNandi Awards he had won, two were for his contribution in the television field.[1]
Madhavapeddi Suresh is born on 8 September 1951 in Tenali to Vasundhara Devi and Nageswara Rao.[3] Suresh is a close relative of noted playback singerMadhavapeddi Satyam.[1] He began his career at the age of 16 in 1967 as aharmonium player in Bhawana Kala Simithi,Vijayawada.[2][1]
His first film wasParivartana (1975) in which he playedaccordion in the troupe of music directorT. Chalapathi Rao.[1][2] Later he became akeyboard player and worked for famous composers likeNaushad,R. D. Burman,M. S. Viswanathan,K. V. Mahadevan,Ramesh Naidu,Laxmikant–Pyarelal,Bappi Lahiri and worked for about 1,500 films in recording andre-recording.[2] He was a keyboard player for playback singerS. P. Balasubrahmanyam’s tours abroad from 1979 to 1985.[2]
Jandhyala andSutti Veerabhadra Rao studied in the same college as Suresh in Vijayawada. Jandhyala introduced him as a music director forHai Hai Nayaka (1989).[1] Suresh got a major success with his sixth filmBrundavanam (1992).[2] He followed it up withBhairava Dweepam (1994),Madam (1994),Maatho Pettukoku (1995),Ramayanam (1996). He won the stateNandi Award for Best Music Director forSri Krishnarjuna Vijayam (1996). He scored music for three Chandamama-Vijaya Combines films in a row and collaborated withSingeetam Srinivasa Rao in those three films.
He is also the first in-house music director forETV. He worked for ETV serials for seven years.[2] He composed the title song for ETV'ssupernatural TV serialAnveshitha (1997–1999). Of the fourNandi Awards he won, two awards were for his contribution to the television.[1]
