While the music for some of the movies I have worked on in Tamil has been highly appreciated, they haven’t done too well at the box office. I am just waiting for the opportunity to score music for them. I would love to work on Thala Ajith’s film, Vijay’s film and all the top heroes in Tamil as well. I have scored for many movies in Telugu for all the top heroes like Ram Charan, Mahesh Babu, Jr NTR, Allu Arjun and Ravi Teja. I am still waiting for that one elusive big hit album in Tamil cinema. Watch: Thaman's hit song Lehchalo from Ram Charan's Bruce Lee But the sensibilities of the Tamil and Telugu audience are different and I work accordingly. To me, there's no distinction that this is a Telugu film or Tamil film - I work on every film with equal passion and give it my best. I think I have worked on more than 60 films since my first break as music director in 2009. My career in Tollywood kicked off right away with Kick becoming a superhit film. I made my debut in Tamil as a music director with Sindhanai Sei in 2008 and in Telugu in 2009 with Ravi Teja’s Kick. I worked with many music directors including Raj-Koti, MM Keeravani and Mani Sharma. So I didn’t take up any acting offers post Boys and continued to pursue music.
I learnt a lot from Boys about music and about filmmaking as well. During the making of Boys, I also got to work on the music with AR Rahman. Despite that, I have immense respect for him because he felt there was some spark in me to recommend me as a music director. The pre-release event of the film will be held tomorrow and none other than Pooja Hegde will be coming. The film has Ritu Varma and Naga Shourya in lead roles and will be out next week. Varudu Kavalenu is one film that many are waiting for eagerly. My relationship with director Shankar grew through the film and later he recommended me for two of his home productions with director Balaji Shativel. Not male but a female star to grace Varudu Kavalenu event. And I felt I would definitely get the role! The assistant directors filmed the whole thing and apparently director Shankar was impressed and I bagged the role.
A priest who was passing by gave me a fruit after listening to me play and blessed me. I found out that the other guys who had come for the audition played Western genres so I played ‘dappangoothu’. I went to audition for it at Shankar’s office and I was asked to play the drums. In 2002, a friend of mine (director Shankar’s nephew Pappu) said that Shankar was looking for someone who can play the drums to cast in his film Boys. My mother Savitri is a playback singer and so is my aunt P Vasantha. I think I have performed for more than 1500 live shows. I became a rhythm pads player for music troupes for SP Balasubramaniam and Gangai Amaran for live shows. I lost my father when I was 13 and I started to play drums professionally as I needed to earn money to look after my family. I started playing drums at the age of eight. In an exclusive chat with dna, the young music director talks about his childhood, his one film as an actor, his successful music career in Tollywood and more. He has scored music for more than 60 films in just six years! Having lost his father Ghantasala Siva Kumar, who was himself a drummer with more than 700 films to his credit, Thaman started to work professionally from the age of nine. The grandson of Telugu producer and director Ghantasala Balaramayya, Thaman took to playing the drums at the age of eight. Just 31, Ghantasala Sai Srinivas Thaman Siva Kumar or SS Thaman, as he’s popularly known, is a singer and drummer who is now a much sought-after music director in the Telugu film industry.
Thaman's statements have certainly built up hype around 'Akhanda', which will hit the screens on December 2.He’s exuberant and passionate about music. The four songs in the movie will be a highlight, so also the title track that comes after a heavy scene. Thanks to Boyapati's vision, the scale of the BGM was raised to the maximum extent. As many as 150 technicians/singers were involved in the BGM segment. The grandeur of the BGM and music for the movie is going to stun the audience. In fact, the 'Sarkaru Vaari Paata' composer even said that it's his best work. Music director SS Thaman has suggested that the background music for the particular scene is going to be top-notch. It happens after some run-time.Īnd the male lead unleashes the Aghora avatar in a splendid scene. But the Aghora shade is not going to be seen from the start of the film. He will be seen as an invincible Aghora in the Boyapati directorial. It's a well-known fact that Nandamuri Balakrishna has donned a unique character shade in 'Akhanda'.