User:Praveen.kasna

Sreeramchandra’s father is an advocate in Andhra Pradesh High Court and mother is a housewife. His passion towards singing started from his school days. He sang for the first time at St. Andrews High School, when he was in 5th standard. While he was in 8th standard, he performed a medley of patriotic songs of Lataji, and Vandemataram of A. R. Rahman. From then, there was no looking back.

In 2003, at a school reunion at a bowling alley, he came to know about Bhakta Ramdas Music College, Secunderabad, and joined it to get trained in Carnatic Music. He was blessed to have Smt. Haripriya garu (one of the Hyderabad Sisters), as his teacher from whom he learnt classical music.

In 2004, he was the winner of Anandaragam, a contest conducted by the producers of the movie Anand. The judges were music director Koti garu and the popular Veturi garu.

In 2006, he also won the Sye Singers Challenge, which was conducted by ETV. During the show, he was offered to sing for the movie Notebook, by the music director Mickey J. Meyer.

In 2007, he participated in Star Voice of India, and was qualified for the Top 18. While in Mumbai, he also learnt Hindustani music. On his return to Hyderabad, he passed with distinction in the Carnatic Music Certificate Exam.

In 2008, he participated in another reality show Okkare, conducted by ETV, and has won the title. LATER, Kalyani Mallik, a famous music director, has given Sreeram a break with a couple of songs, in the movie Ashta Chamma,

‘Ashta Chamma - The Biggest Small Movie Ever Made’ - became a Case Study for budding entrepreneurs at Indian School of Business (ISB), taught by visiting associate professor Ramakrishna Velamuri. Ashta Chamma is a super hit Indian (Telugu) comedy film, based loosely on Oscar Wilde’s play ‘The Importance of Being Earnest.’ The case highlights the story of Ram Mohan, the movie’s debutant producer, and his journey as an entrepreneur.

Sreeram became a playback singer at the age of 17. He sang songs for various music directors for about 35 films. During 2006 – 2010, he sang several devotional songs. In 2009, he went to Chennai and learnt Western Classical from Sir Paul Augustine. He continued to learn Carnatic music from Haripriya garu and also practiced Hindustani music. He performed in over 25 classical concerts. He has also given several stage shows at arious places including Malaysia, Singapore, and more recently London. He was working with music director Mani Sharma, when Indian Idol 5 came along. His Hobbies: •Football, basketball, singing and playing guitar. His motto in Life:

•Never make decisions when under Pressure and Tension.