Vandemataram Srinivas

Kanneboina Srinivasa Rao Yadav, known professionally as Vandemataram Srinivas, is an Indian music director and playback singer who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has won two Filmfare Awards and six Nandi Awards. He got the prefix "Vandemataram" from the title song of the film Vande Mataram (1985).

Early life
Vandemataram Srinivas was born as Kanneboina Srinivasa Rao. He was born in a Ramakrishnapuram village in Khammam district of present-day Telangana (then in Andhra Pradesh), India.

Awards
Filmfare Awards:
 * Best Music Director – Telugu - Osey Ramulamma (1997)
 * Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu for Aahaa..! (1998)


 * Nandi Awards
 * Best Music Director :Osey Ramulamma(1997)
 * Best Music Director :Swayamvaram (1999)
 * Best Music Director :Devullu(2000)
 * Best Male Playback Singer : Orey Rikshaw (1995) - turned down
 * Best Male Playback Singer :Sri Ramulayya (1998)
 * Best Male Playback Singer:Dandakaranyam (2016)


 * Other Honors
 * Doctorate from Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (GITAM)

As playback singer

 * Vande Mataram (1985) (Debut)
 * Zoo Laka Taka (1989)
 * Palnati Pourusham (1994)
 * Orey Rikshaw (1995)
 * Money Money (1995)
 * Prema Lekha (1996)
 * Sri Ramulayya (1998)
 * Aahaa..! (1998)
 * Aawaragaadu (2000)
 * Adavi Chukka (2000)
 * Kante Koothurne Kanu (2000)
 * Gemeni (2002)
 * Jai Bolo Telangana (2011)
 * Poru Telangana (2012)
 * Biriyani (2013)
 * Udyama Simham (2019)
 * Ee Ammayi (2022)

As actor

 * Konguchaatu Krishnudu (1993)
 * Ammulu (2003) as. Kishtaiah

As director

 * Badmash (2010)