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ASTHITVAM STATE AWARDS

CATEGORY- MUSIC DIRECTOR

Year	Name	About the Awardee
2017	1. Shri. Vishnu Kishore	He is a Music Director at Telugu Film Industry and Chairman & Proprietor VKR Studios. He is a singer, music director and composer. He has given music to more than 5000 songs. He is very emotional and is always trying to experiment. Recipient of UNICEF award.
2018	2. Shri. Vogeti Veenapani	He has set a Guinness world record for longest marathon church organ playing by rendering the 72 Melakarta ragas continuously on his musical instrument for 61 hours and 20 minutes (2 days 13 hours 20 minutes) at an event in London on 2 October 2019. He has been working for the last 16 years on the Swaranidhi project. He is working vigorously to spread the same to the World which can be most useful to the Music Students, Musicians and Music Lovers to know the capsule format of 72 Mela karta ragas in an easy way. Swaranidhi project got a huge applause from the stalwarts of Indian Music
2019	3. Shri. Nandan Raj	Shri. Nandan Raj is a budding Music Director who has given music to fourteen Films and twenty songs. He has given music to K.C.R Biopic, Telangana Formation Day Song, Battakamma Songs, etc. He has sung poetry and songs written by Late Shri C. Narayanan Reddy garu.
2020	4. Ghana Shyam	This is his first award. Music was given to 15 Films. To mention a few Jore Se, Naakarmakalipoindi, Ekkada Naa Prema, Kadhanam, Neelampati Ammoru, Arundathi Amavasya and Samayam.
2021	5. Shri. Yesho Krishna	Shri. Yesho Krishna is an eminent Music Director who has given music to more than 3000 songs both in Films and Music Albums. Some of the famous films that he gave music are ‘Aakasam Lo Sagam’ and ‘Nagaram Nidrapothunna Vela’. With Shri. Suddala Ashok Teja garu he gave music for 800 songs. Dalita Sahitya Akademi awarded him with Jathiya Puraskaram for Telangana Folk Songs. Telugu Book of Records for Bathakamma Song.
2022	6. Shri. Sukku	He gave Music Direction for movies Lajja-2016, Enthavarinaina, Baritharaganam, crime-drama film Buddareddypalli Breaking News-2017 and Jathiya Rahadari (2021). Debut Award-Asthitvam State Award. He is passionate about music. His works for the above mentioned movies speaks for it.
2023	7. Shri. Vijay Kurkula	Shri. Vijay Kurkula is a successful Music Director who won an award for his debut composing. He has given music to over thirty movies. Won three awards. The path to success is a continuous for him. He is creative, talented and passionate about music. Graded from Trinity College of London in the area of music is an add-on.
2024	8. Shri. S.V.Mallik Teja	S.V. Mallik Teja is a Telugu folk singer, songwriter, and music director based in Hyderabad. Known for creating regional and folk hits, he operates through his platform, MV Music. He writes lyrics, sings, and directs music for various regional folk songs and independent projects. He notably composed and performed on projects like the soundtrack for the film Runam (2018) and numerous folk tracks like Maradhalu Pilla Balamani.
2025	9. Shri. Gujji Namdev	Namdev Gujji is an award-winning Indian music composer known primarily for his contributions to regional music and film projects. For the past 30 years he has given his expertise for 5000 folklore songs. Presently as a music director he is exploring the new trend in music. He was awarded for his contribution to the Telangana Movement. He has establish his studio at Sircilla and has been giving opportunities for the new comers.
2026	10. Shri. Ravi Kalyan	He is a lyricist, singer and music composer. His contribution during Telangana Agitation is appreciated. ‘kalam neto nadavadu’ is a popular number. During this movement almost every dais or event was incomplete without his song. 60% of the Telangana Movement songs are his contribution. He has given music to few Telugu and Kannada movies. Shivaratri, Nalgonda Gaddar, etc are very famous.