M. M. Keeravani

Koduri Marakathamani Keeravaani, better known as M. M. Keeravani, is an Indian film composer, playback singer and lyricist, who works predominantly in Telugu cinema along with other languages including Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi. He is also known by his aliases Marakathamani, and M. M. Kreem. Keeravani hails from a family of musicians from his brother, cousins to uncles spread across the various fields in the music industry.

In 1987, Keeravani started his career as an assistant music director. In the late 1980s, he assisted in such films as Collectorgari Abbayi and Bharathamlo Arjunudu. It was the 1990 film Manasu Mamatha that took him to the centre of attention. It was, however, the blockbuster film Kshana Kshanam (1991) by Ram Gopal Varma that made Keeravani a proven music director. With compilations for hit films like Annamayya, he is known for his contributions to the Telugu film industry. To name a few, Keeravani has written music for Hindi movies such as Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin (1996) and Devaraagam (1996). He has written in different Indian languages for over 220 films. The music and background for the movies Baahubali 1 and 2 were composed by Keeravani.