Indian singer and composer
M. M. Srilekha |
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| Birth name | Koduri Srilekha |
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| Born | 8 September[1] |
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| Genres | Film score |
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| Occupation(s) | Film composer, playback singer |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
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| Website | www.mmsreelekha.in |
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Musical artist
Manimekhala Srilekha (born Koduri Srilekha), known professionally as M. M. Srilekha, is an Indian film playback singer and music composer, known for her works predominantly in Telugu cinema.[2][3] She is the only female music composer in the Telugu film industry.[1] Her paternal uncle V. Vijayendra Prasad's directorial venture Srivalli (2017) was her 75th film.[4]
Personal life and career
Srilekha is the cousin of music composer M. M. Keeravani and popular director S. S. Rajamouli. She was married to Putta Prasad in the year 2003 and has a son.
She started her career as a playback singer at the age of nine and was assisting her brother in music direction.[1] She turned into a music composer at the age of 12 with the film Nalaiya Theerpu (1992) which was also the debut film for noted Tamil movie star Vijay.[5] She later composed for the movies Taj Mahal (1995) and Dasari Narayana Rao's Nannagaru.
She composed music for many movies
in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam languages. Apart from South Indian films, She has composed for Hindi films like Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain (1999), Mere Sapnon Ki Raani, Aaghaaz (2000) etc.[6]
