Sweekar Agasthi
Sweekar Agasthi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Vamsi 6 August 1986 Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Occupations | Composer, Playback singer |
| Labels | Aditya Music Lahari Music |
Sweekar Agasthi is an Indian music composer, playback singer, guitarist and audio engineer, who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is best known for composing score and soundtrack of C/o Kancharapalem (2018) and Middle Class Melodies (2020).
Early life and career
Sweekar was born in Vijayawada, India into a Telugu-speaking family. He started his career as a vocalist in the Niraval band.[1] In 2014, he started playback singing with the song "2010 Summerlo" from the film Doosukeltha.[2] Before making debut in playback singing, he has worked as an audio engineer. C/o Kancharapalem (2018) was his breakthrough film. Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu quoted, "Sweekar Agasthi's music stayed with me long after the film was over".[3] "Asha Pasham" song from the soundtrack of the film received wide response.[4]
Discography
As composer
Feature films
| Year | Film | Songs | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | C/o Kancharapalem | Yes | Yes | Debut feature film |
| 2020 | Middle Class Melodies | Yes | No | |
| 2021 | Yes | No | ||
| C/O Kaadhal | Yes | Yes | Tamil film; Remake of C/o Kancharapalem | |
| 2022 | Stand Up Rahul | Yes | Yes | |
| 2023 | Butta Bomma | Yes | Yes | |
| 2024 | Gaami | Yes | No | |
| 2025 | Uppu Kappurambu | Yes | Yes | |
| 2026 | Gaayapadda Simham | Yes | Yes |
Other works
| Year | Work | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Bangaram | Pranay Meherwan | short film |
| Nenorakam | |||
| 2020 | Anaganaga | Hussain Sha Kiran | Web series |
As playback singer
| Year | Song | Album | Composer | Co-singer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "2010 Summerlo" | Doosukeltha | Mani Sharma | — | |
| "Tere Beautiful Anke" | Loukyam | Anoop Rubens | Raja Hasan | Also lyricist | |
| 2015 | "Aisa Ambani Pilla" | Lion | Mani Sharma | Uma Neha | |
| "Gola Cheddame" | Jadoogadu | Mahati Swara Sagar | M. M. Manasi | ||
| "Detthadi" | Andhra Pori | Josyabhatla | — | ||
| 2016 | "Hulala" | Express Raja | Praveen Lakkaraju | Silvia Anisha | |
| "Vandha Speedulo" | Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada | Shekar Chandra | Dhanunjay Seepana | ||
| 2017 | "Takadhimi" | Ami Thumi | Mani Sharma | Ramya Behara | |
| 2018 | "Chepave Balamani" | Chalo | Mahati Swara Sagar | — | |
| "Asha Pasham" | C/o Kancharapalem | Himself | Anurag Kulkarni, Damini | Additional vocals | |
| "Patti Patti" | — | ||||
| 2020 | "Jaananam Neevaram" | Dhira | Sri Murali Karthikeya | — | |
| "Sandhya" | Middle Class Melodies | Himself | — | ||
| "Keelu Gurram" | Anurag Kulkarni, Ramya Behara | ||||
| "Vechani Mattilo" | — | ||||
| 2021 | "Ee Maya Lo" | Ek Mini Katha | Praveen Lakkaraju | Lipsika | |
| "Venello Aadapilla" | Maestro | Mahati Swara Sagar | — | ||
| 2025 | "Jai Bolo" | Kothapallilo Okappudu | Mani Sharma | Ramya Behara | |
| "Dheeroddharanam" | Kishkindhapuri | Chaitan Bharadwaj | |||
| 2026 | "Godharey" | Vanaveera | Vivek Sagar | ||
| "Kanneere Raadha" | Mrithyunjay | Kaala Bhairava | Sahithi Chaganti, Aishwarya Daruri | ||
| "Theme Song" | Gaayapadda Simham | Himself |
Other credited works
| Year | Work | Album | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "2010 Summerlo" | Doosukeltha | Lyricist |
| 2016 | — | Gentleman | additional programmer and audio engineer |
| 2017 | "Takadhimi" | Ami Thumi | additional programmer |
| "Takadhimi (Club Version)" | |||
| 2020 | Star Maa Music Studio | — | TV series; as vocalist (part of Niraval band) |
| 2026 | "Bride Song" | Gaayapadda Simham | Lyricist |
| "Premaki Pulihora" |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Filmfare Awards South | Best Music Director – Telugu | C/o Kancharapalem | Nominated |
See also
References
- ^ "Hyderabad band Niraval talks about memorable moments from Niharika and Chaitanya's wedding". www.indulgexpress.com. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Doosukeltha review - Telugu cinema review - Vishnu Manchu, Lavanya Tripathi, Pankaj Tripathi, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Brahmanandam, Vennela Kishore, Sravan, Ali, Master Bharath, Annapurna, Rajitha, Hema etc". www.idlebrain.com. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (4 September 2018). "'C/o Kancharapalem' review: Small film with a large heart". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Nani calls 'Asha Pasham' lyrical from Venkatesh Maha's 'C/o Kancharapalem' his favourite". The Times of India. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2021.