Maragatha Mani Keeravani alias Keeravani alias MM Kreem (for Hindi film music buffs) created a record of sorts when he won the South Screen-Videocon award for the Best Music Director for Telugu films, three times in a row. His latest musical hit, Annamayya, has not only won him the Screen-Videocon award, but the Nandi award from the Andhra Pradesh government, and now the coveted National award. To date, he has composed music for about 133 films in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi. An occasional singer, he has sung 50 songs in these languages. Keeravani’s aim now is to establish himself firmly in Hindi films, especially since his music in Criminal was appreciated. A tete-a-tete with one of the most popular composers in the South today...

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