Ramesh Naidu


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Pasupuleti Ramesh Naidu (1933–1987) was an Indian music composer, multi instrumentalist, and singer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He garnered the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for the film Meghasandesam in 1982.[1] He won three Nandi Awards. He also worked for Bengali, Nepali, Kannada, and Oriya films.[2]

Pasupuleti Ramesh Naidu

Born25 November 1933
Kondapalli, Madras Presidency, British India (Now in Andhra Pradesh, India)
OriginAndhra Pradesh
Died3 September 1987 (aged 54)
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (Now Telangana)
GenresFilm score, World music
Occupation(s)Film score composer, music director, singer
Years active1957–1987

He was associated primarily with directors like Dasari Narayana Rao, Vijaya Nirmala and Jandhyala.[2] His major works include Sivaranjani (1978), Ananda Bhairavi (1983), Srivariki Premalekha (1984), and Swayamkrushi (1987).

Ramesh Naidu was born in Kondapalli in Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh, India. At the age of fourteen, under the guidance of B. R. Chopra, Naidu got trained in music instrumentation and orchestration at the music company H. M. V. His debut film as a music director was for the Marathi film Bandval Pahija.[3]

Ramesh Naidu was first introduced to Telugu cinema in Dampatyam (1957) by Krishnaveni. He moved to Bombay again and later to Calcutta. He married a Punjabi woman, and worked for about ten years for Bengali, Nepali and Oriya films before returning to Telugu films with the film Amma Mata in 1972.[4]

National Film Awards
Nandi Awards[5]
Telugu
Tamil
  • Pennukku Yar Kaval (1980)
Hindi
Kannada
  • Manasinathe Mangalya (1976)
  • Dharma Daari Thappithu (1982)
  • Muthinantha Aththige (1982)
  • Ananda Bhairavi (1983)
  • Ajnathavasa (1984)