Yanamandra Mahati Swara Sagar (previously credited as Sagar Mahathi) is an Indian composer and singer who predominantly works in Telugu cinema.[1] Sagar has debuted as a composer with Jadoogadu (2015).[2] His notable compositions include Chalo (2018), Bheeshma (2020) and Macherla Niyojakavargam (2022), with the former being his breakthrough.

Mahati Swara Sagar
Born15 October
India
Occupations
  • Vocalist
  • film scorer
  • programmer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Keyboard
Years active2015–present
LabelsAditya Music, Lahari Music, Divo
Spouse
Sanjana Kalmanje
(m. 2021)

Early life and career

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Mahati Swara Sagar was born to Mani Sharma and Srivani Varma in a Telugu family in India. Before debuting as a music composer, Sagar has worked as a keyboard player and programmer in more than 160 films, with majority of the films composed by his father Mani Sharma, M. M. Keeravani and Kalyani Malik.[3] He has debuted as the composer with the 2015 film Jadoogadu.[4]

Discography

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As composer

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  • All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted
List of original soundtracks and scores
Year Title Score Songs Notes
2015 Jadoogadu Yes Yes
2016 Eedu Gold Ehe Yes Yes
2018 Kumari 21F Yes Yes Kannada film
Chalo Yes Yes
Nartanasala Yes Yes
2020 Bheeshma Yes Yes [5]
2021 Ishq Yes Yes
Maestro Yes Yes
2022 Kinnerasani Yes Yes
Macherla Niyojakavargam Yes Yes [6]
Krishna Vrinda Vihari Yes Yes
Swathi Muthyam Yes Yes
2023 Vairam Yes Yes Also shot in Kannada
Nenu Student Sir Yes Yes
Paayum Oli Nee Yenakku No Yes Tamil film; credited as Sagar[7]
Bhola Shankar Yes Yes [8]
2024 Prathinidhi 2 Yes Yes [9]
Rakshana Yes Yes

As playback singer

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Year Work Song Composer Co-artist(s) Notes
2018 Chalo "Choosi Chudangane" Himself Anurag Kulkarni
Kumari 21F "Lets Party in Bangkok" Roll Rida Kannada song
Nartanasala "Egireney Manasu" Sameera Bharadwaj
2022 Bhola Shankar "Bholaa Mania" L. V. Revanth
"Milky Beauty" Vijay Prakash, Sanjana Kalmanje
Swathi Muthyam "Po Pove Dhoorama" Dinker Kalvala, Shruthika Samudhrala
2023 Nenu Student Sir "Maaye Maaye" Kapil Kapilan
"24/7 Okate Dhyaasa" Benny Dayal

Personal life

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Mahathi Swara Sagar is married to singer Sanjana Kalmanje.[10] The engagement and wedding ceremonies were held in October 2021 in Hyderabad and Chennai respectively.[11][12]

Awards and nominations

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Year Awards Category Work Result Ref.
2021 9th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Music Director – Telugu Bheeshma Nominated [13]

References

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  1. ^ hansindia (21 February 2020). "Swara Sagar Mahathi". www.thehansindia.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Long way to go to match dad's work: Sagar Mahati". The Indian Express. 30 April 2015. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Swara Sagar on 'Chalo' music, his father Mani Sharma, & more: - Telugu News". IndiaGlitz.com. 29 January 2018. Archived from the original on 5 July 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  4. ^ "నాన్నగారి పాటల్లా ఉన్నాయంటున్నారు! | Mani Sharma Praises his Son Sagar Mahathi Jadoogadu | Sakshi". www.sakshi.com (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 5 July 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  5. ^ India, The Hans (14 February 2020). "'Bheeshma's 'Singles Anthem' is fun". www.thehansindia.com. Archived from the original on 19 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  6. ^ ""Ra Ra Reddy!" song from Macherla Niyojakavargam is out". Telugu Cinema. 9 July 2022. Archived from the original on 19 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  7. ^ B, Jayabhuvaneshwari (5 June 2023). "Actor Vikram Prabhu on next 'Paayum Oli Nee Yenakku'". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 19 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Mahathi Swara Sagar: Every moment of composing music for 'Bholaa Shankar' was challenging". The Times of India. 31 July 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 13 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Interview : Mahati Swara Sagar – I'm not fully satisfied with my compositions | Latest Telugu cinema news | Movie reviews | OTT Updates, OTT". 123telugu.com. 31 July 2023. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  10. ^ Telugu, TV9 (25 October 2021). "Mani Sharma Son Marriage: అట్టహాసంగా సింగర్‌ను వివాహమాడిన మణిశర్మ కుమారుడు మహతి స్వరసాగర్". TV9 Telugu (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 19 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "Mani Sharma's son Swara Sagar Mahathi gets engaged; to marry this October". The Times of India. 13 October 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 19 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  12. ^ telugu, NT News (25 October 2021). "Mahati Swarasagar: అట్ట‌హాసంగా మ‌ణిశ‌ర్మ త‌న‌యుడి వివాహం.. వైర‌ల్‌గా మారిన ఫొటోలు". www.ntnews.com (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 19 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  13. ^ Hymavathi, Ravali (30 August 2021). "SIIMA Nominations: Here Is The Complete List Of Nominations For 2019 And 2020". thehansindia.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
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