Ramana Gogula |
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| Birth name | Ramana Gogula |
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| Born | 13 June |
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| Origin | India |
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| Genres | Film Music, World Music |
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| Occupation(s) | VP Innovation, Stanley Black & Decker, Music Composer, Singer/Song Writer, Music Producer, Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist |
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| Years active | From 1995 |
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Musical artist
Ramana Gogula is an Indo-American music composer and singer of film music and Indian pop, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist.[1] His notable film compositions include Premante Idera (1998), Thammudu (1999), Badri (2000), Johnny (2003), Lakshmi (2006), Annavaram (2006), Yogi (2007).[2][3] He is known for his collaborations with Pawan Kalyan with whom he worked for four films.
He is currently the Vice President, Clean Technology Innovation at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc and a venture partner at Anthill Ventures.[1]
Early life and career
In 1996, his band Misty Rhythms released the Indie Pop studio album Aye Laila along with a music video which became a chart buster on major music channels MTV and Channel [V] in India.[4] He then ventured into Telugu cinema and composed songs and background score for around 25 films predominantly in Telugu with a few films in Kannada and Tamil languages.
As an entrepreneur, Ramana Gogula founded startups like Liqwid Krystal in the education sector, and Earthen Glow that provides off-grid solar lighting to villages. He is also the Vice President, Clean Technology Innovation at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc and a venture partner at Anthill Ventures.[1] He was also the managing director for South Asia for the MNC Sybase.[4][5][6]
