Music Director Vidyasagar Profile

Vidyasagar Indian film music director and music composer in the Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi film industry. Though he is born Telugu, his major hits are in Tamil and Malayalam films.

Vidyasagar was born into a Telugu Niyogi Brahmin family of musicians and brought up in Chennai. His father U. Ramachander was a musician who could play eight instruments[citation needed] and his grandfather Varaha Narasimha Murthy was the court ‘Vidhwan’ for the king of Vijayanagaram Bobili in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

Vidyasagar started learning vocal classical music and harmonium from his father at the age of four. When he was eight-years-old Vidyasagar joined Dhanraj Master.
Both A. R. Rahman and Vidyasagar had joined on the same day.

Vidyasagar learnt guitar for 3–4 years there, then the piano. Vidyasagar studied Western classical music at the Trinity College of Music, London.

At age of eleven, Vidyasagar knew how to play a dozen musical instruments and signed up to work as a regular musician for many music directors. Vidyasagar could play for all languages because then, most films had their recording at Chennai.

Vidyasagar had assisted various music directors and even done ghost music for some of them. So he had the experience and wanted to compose independently.

Vidyasagar became an independent music director with the song “En Anbe” in the 1989 Tamil movie ‘Poomanam’ directed by Rajasekhar (Robert).
He is very popular in South Indian music industry and best known for his soulful melodies. His fast numbers to many films have earned him much fame too. He has worked with almost all the leading film makers and leading heroes of his time.

Vidyasagar composed some of his best music for Arjun’s films with some melodic numbers like ‘Malare’, ‘Bhoomiae’, and ‘Padu Padu’ some of which went unnoticed. After a not so impressive start in Tamil film industry Vidyasagar was discovered by Malayalam film industry.

From 1996 to 2001 Vidyasagar mainly concentrated on Malayalam films where he became the top music director. In Malayalam right from his first film “Azhagiya Ravanan” to “Meesa Madhavan” he struck the right cord. He has created scores in which ragas and rhythms combined to a good melody, which even bagged him four Kerala State Awards.

After a successful Malayalam career Vidyasagar made a come back into Tamil with “Dhill” and “Poovellam Un Vasam”. Songs in both of these films were instant hits

Though Vidyasagar started his music career with a Tamil film, recognition in Tamil music industry came to him much later. He shifted base to Telugu and from 1993 to 1996, Vidyasagar became the top music director in Telugu.

Awards:

National Film Awards:

Best Music Director – 2005 – Swarabhishekam (Telugu)

Kerala State Film Awards:

Best Music Director – 1996 – Azhakiya Ravanan
Best Music Director – 1998 – Pranaya Varnangal
Best Music Director – 2000 – Devadoothan

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards:

Best Music Director – 2007 – Mozhi
Best Music Director – 2001 – Dhill, Thavasi, Poovellam Un Vasam

Andhra Pradesh State Film Awards:

Best Music Director – 2004 – Swarabhishekam

Filmography:

Dhill            (Tamil)
Alli Thandha Vaanam (Tamil)
Vedam     (Tamil)
Thavasi     (Tamil)
Poovellam Un Vasam (Tamil)
Raakilipaatu     (Malayalam)
Dreamz     (Malayalam)
Satyam Shivam Sundaram (Malayalam)
Dubai               (Malayalam)
Madhuranombarakkattu   (Malayalam)
Ladies and Gentlemen  (Telugu)
Sneham     (Telugu)
ello Darling Lechi Podama     (Telugu)
Manavarali Pelli     (Telugu)
Ramanaidu     (Telugu)
Naaga             (Telugu)
O Chinnadana       (Telugu)
Neetho     (Telugu)
Durga            (Hindi)

Name                  : Vidyasagar
Mother Tongue : Telugu
Profession          : Music Director
Debut Movie     : Poomanam

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