P.V.R. Raja

PVR Raja (born Penumatsa Venkata Ramaraju; 1 June 1985),[1][3][4][5] is an Indian music composer, record producer, songwriter and guitarist who works in Telugu cinema. He has composed music for the films Vitamin She (2020)[6][7] and Madhi (2022).[8][9]

PVR Raja
PVR Raja in 2022
PVR Raja in 2022
Background information
Birth namePenumatsa Venkata Ramaraju
Also known asShort Films Maestro[1]
Born (1985-06-01) 1 June 1985[2]
Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupation(s)
Instrument(s)Guitar, Keyboard, Vocals, Veena
Years active2005 – present
LabelsSony Music India, Aditya Music, Times Music, Madhura Audio, Anand Audio

Raja won Andhra Pradesh state award in 2011 National Youth Festival (India) in guitar category. He initially composed music for over 250 Short films and Independent films. He is nicknamed "Short Films Maestro".[1][10][11][5]

Early life

PVR Raja was born as Penumatsa Venkata Ramaraju on 1 June 1985 to Penumatsa Chandra Sekhar Raju and Penumatsa Satyavathi in Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. He completed Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor's Degree from Andhra University in 2005 and studied music at Maharajah's Government College of Music and Dance. He worked as a music teacher before being a music composer.[2][3][12][13]

Career

Raja made his debut as a music director with the short film Arya 3 produced by Puri Jagannadh own production company Vaishno Academy. He provided the background score for the film 1 Hour produced by actress and politician Roja Selvamani.[14] Raja composed music for the movie Atma Rama Ananda Ramana produced by Annapurna College of Film and Media and streaming on aha.[15][16] He has predominantly composed music over 250 digital short films and Independent films from 2013 to present in English, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi languages.[1][17] Raja worked as music director for the short films under the own production and direction of actor and writer L. B. Sriram.[1] He won the first place in Andhra pradesh state level competitions for guitar category in National Youth Festival 2011 organized by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India.[17] His albums released in major record labels in India such as Vitamin She in Times Music and Madhi in Aditya Music.

Awards and nominations
  1. 2007, Got top 18th place in 7 Up Ooh La La La band hunt conducted by music director A. R. Rahman.[18]
  2. 2011, National Youth Festival competitions 1st place in Andhra Pradesh guitar category.
  3. 2013, Semi finalist in Hyderabad Times Fresh face 2013 competitions.[19]
  4. 2017, Won best music director award for Itlu Mee Laila short film in Telugu Association of North America International Telugu Short Film Awards.
  5. Nominated in SIIMA short film awards 2020 for Antharardham for best music director category.[17][20][21][22]

Discography
Year Film Language Ref(s)
2017 Jandhyala Rasina Prema Katha Telugu [23]
2018 Mitti: Back to the Roots Hindi
2020 Samshayam Telugu [24]
2020 Vitamin She Telugu
2022 Madhi Telugu
2023 Maro Prapancham (2023) Telugu [10]

Singles and album songs
Year Album/Song Title Record label Language Notes
2019 Maaya Carpediem Technology Systems Private Limited Telugu [25]
2020 Dearuu Darlinguuu Media6(India)Pvt.Ltd. Telugu [26]
2021 Vitamin She Times Music Telugu [27]
2022 Neetho Nadichina Mango Music Telugu [28]
2022 Capture Times Music Telugu [29]
2022 Madhi Aditya Music Telugu [30]
2023 Kaala Bhairava Ashtakam Sony Music India Sanskrit [31]

References
  1. "PVR Raja: షార్ట్‌ ఫిలిమ్స్‌లో ఆస్కార్‌ అవార్డే లక్ష్యం". Sakshi. Jagati Publications Ltd. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  2. "'మరో ప్రపంచం'తో వస్తోన్న ఉత్తరాంధ్ర సంగీత దర్శకుడు పీవీఆర్ రాజా". telugu.samayam.com. The Times Of India. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  3. "Music Director PVR Raja : లఘుచిత్రాల ఇళయరాజా.. ఈ పీవీఆర్ రాజా". Etv Bharat. ETV Networks. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  4. "మ్యూజిక్ కోసం మేకప్". V6 Velugu. VIL Media Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  5. "'షార్ట్‌ ఫిల్మ్‌ మాస్ట్రో' పీవీఆర్‌ రాజా". Nava Telangana. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  6. "Vitamin She Movie Review & Rating". The Hans India. Hyderabad Media House Ltd. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  7. "Vitamin She Movie Review". telugu.news18. CNN-News18. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  8. "Madhi Movie Review : An emotionally stirring romantic drama". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  9. "Madhi Telugu Movie Review". english.sakshi.com. Sakshi. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  10. "Hitting a high note: Telugu music composer PVR Raja to compose 100 songs in 15 Indian languages". The New Indian Express. Express Publications (Madurai) Limited. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  11. "Adding life to director's vision through music". the pioneer. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  12. "From introvert to International Book of Records". The Hans India. Hyderabad Media House Ltd. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  13. "#BehindTheCamera: Music director PVR Raja: RP Patnaik provided me with shelter and food during my struggling days". The Times of India. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  14. "ఒకే ఏడాదిలో ఏడుసార్లు బెస్ట్‌ మ్యూజిక్‌ డైరెక్టర్‌గా అవార్డులు అతని సొంతం". Sakshi. Jagati Publications Ltd. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  15. "షార్ట్ ఫిల్మ్ మాస్ట్రో పీవీఆర్ రాజా". Nava Telangana. Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)). Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  16. "Raja makes his mark as a music director". Telangana Today. Telangana Publications Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  17. "Music director PVR Raja completes a decade in the industry". The Times of India. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  18. "Introducing Music Director PVR Raja". zindhagi.com. Zindhagi. 25 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  19. "PVR Raja: Meet the popular short film composer who's making a mark in Telugu cinema". www.ottplay.com. OTT play. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  20. "Music is way of life for this Hyderabad-based multi-talented musician". Telangana Today. Hyderabad Media House Ltd. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  21. "SIIMA Short Film Awards 2020". siima. SIIMA. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  22. "PVR Raja". in.bookmyshow.com. Book My Show.
  23. "Jandhyala Rasina Prema Katha". indiancine.ma. Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  24. "ప్రేమను కొత్త కోణంతో.. ఎన్నారైలంతా సంశయం". filmibeat.com. Filmibeat Telugu. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  25. "Maaya". spotify.com. Spotify. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  26. "Dearuu Darlinguuu..." spotify.com. Spotify. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  27. "Vitamin She". spotify.com. Spotify. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  28. "Neetho Nadichina". spotify.com. Spotify. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  29. "Capture". spotify.com. Spotify. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  30. "Madhi". spotify.com. Spotify. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  31. "Kaala Bhairava Ashtakam". spotify.com. 2023 Sony Music Entertainment India Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
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