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Sweekar Agasthi
Indian music composer and playback singer
Sweekar Agasthi is an Indian music composer, playback singer, guitarist and audio engineer, who works predominantly in Telugu music. He is best known for composing score and soundtrack of C/o Kancharapalem (2018) and Middle Class Melodies (2020).
Sweekar Agasthi | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Vamsi |
| Born | (1990-08-06) August 6, 1990 (age 33) Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, Playback singer |
| Labels | Aditya Music Lahari Music |
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]
As composer
Feature films
| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | C/o Kancharapalem | Venkatesh Maha | debut feature film |
| 2020 | Middle Class Melodies | Vinod Anantoju | |
| 2021 | Uday Gurrala | ||
| C/O Kaadhal | Hemambar Jasthi | Tamil film; Remake of C/o Kancharapalem | |
| 2022 | Stand Up Rahul | Santoshmohan Veeranki | |
| 2023 | Butta Bomma | Shouree Chandrashekhar T. Ramesh | |
| 2024 | Gaami | Vidyadhar Kagita |
| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | C/o Kancharapalem | Venkatesh Maha | debut feature film |
| 2021 | C/O Kaadhal | Hemambar Jasthi | Tamil film; Remake of C/o Kancharapalem |
| 2022 | Stand Up Rahul | Santoshmohan Veeranki | |
| 2023 | Butta Bomma | Shouree Chandrashekhar T. Ramesh |
Other works
| Year | Work | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Bangaram | Pranay Meherwan | short film |
| 2016 | Nenorakam | ||
| 2020 | Anaganaga | Hussain Sha Kiran | web series |
As playback singer
| Year | Song | Album | Composer | Co-singer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "2010 Summerlo" | Doosukeltha | Mani Sharma | — | |
| 2014 | "Tere Beautiful Anke" | Loukyam | Anoop Rubens | Raja Hasan | also lyricist |
| 2015 | "Aisa Ambani Pilla" | Lion | Mani Sharma | Uma Neha | |
| 2015 | "Gola Cheddame" | Jadoogadu | Mahati Swara Sagar | M. M. Manasi | |
| 2015 | "Detthadi" | Andhra Pori | Josyabhatla | — | |
| 2016 | "Hulala" | Express Raja | Praveen Lakkaraju | Silvia Anisha | |
| 2016 | "Vandha Speedulo" | Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada | Shekar Chandra | Dhanunjay | |
| 2017 | "Takadhimi" | Ami Thumi | Mani Sharma | Ramya Behara | |
| 2018 | "Chepave Balamani" | Chalo | Mahati Swara Sagar | — | |
| 2018 | "Asha Pasham" | C/o Kancharapalem | himself | Anurag Kulkarni, Damini | additional vocals |
| "Patti Patti" | — | ||||
| 2020 | "Jaananam Neevaram" | Dhira | Sri Murali Karthikeya | — | |
| 2020 | "Sandhya" | Middle Class Melodies | himself | — | |
| "Keelu Gurram" | Anurag Kulkarni, Ramya Behara | ||||
| "Vechani Mattilo" | — | ||||
| 2021 | "Ee Maya Lo" | Ek Mini Katha | Praveen Lakkaraju | Lipsika | |
| 2021 | "Venello Aadapilla" | Maestro | Mahati Swara Sagar | — |
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) |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Filmfare Awards South | Best Music Director – Telugu | C/o Kancharapalem | Nominated |
- "Hyderabad band Niraval talks about memorable moments from Niharika and Chaitanya's wedding". www.indulgexpress.com. 11 December 2020. 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.