P. V. R. Raja
Indian composer and musician
Penumatsa Venkata Ramaraju, popularly known by his name PVR Raja (born 1 June 1985) is an Indian music composer, record producer and guitarist. He mainly works in Telugu cinema. He is nicknamed "Short films Maestro" and "Ilaiyaraaja of Short films". He entered the India Book of Records for composing the most number of short Telugu films.[1][2][3] Raja has composed music for the films Vitamin She (2020)[4][5] and Madhi (2022).[6][7]
P. V. R. Raja | |
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 PVR Raja at South India Film Festival 2024 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Penumatsa Venkata Ramaraju |
| Also known as | PVR Raja |
| Born | 1 June 1985 |
| Genres | World music, Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Composer, Songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 2013-present |
Career
changeHe has predominantly composed music over 250 digital short films and Independent films from 2013 to present in English, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi languages.[8][9][8][10][11][12]
Awards and nominations
change- PVR Raja Won the 1st place in National Youth Festival (India) competitions in 2011 for Andhra Pradesh guitar category.
- He Nominated in SIIMA short film awards 2020 for Antharardham for best the music director Category.[9][13][14]
Discography
change| Year | Film | Language |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Mitti: Back to the Roots | Hindi |
| 2020 | Vitamin She | Telugu |
| 2022 | Madhi | Telugu |
References
change- ↑ "PVR Raja: Meet the popular short film composer who's making a mark in Telugu cinema". ottplay.com. OTTplay. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ↑ "Happy birthday PVR Raja: From Vizianagaram to musical stardom, journey of the musician". E TIMES. The Times Of India. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ↑ "Trailblazing talent". newindianexpress. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ↑ "Vitamin She Movie Review & Rating". The Hans India. Hyderabad Media House Ltd. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ↑ "Vitamin She Movie Review". telugu.news18. CNN-News18. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ↑ "Madhi Movie Review : An emotionally stirring romantic drama". E TIMES. The Times Of India. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ↑ "Madhi Telugu Movie Review". english.sakshi.com. Sakshi. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "PVR Raja: షార్ట్ ఫిలిమ్స్లో ఆస్కార్ అవార్డే లక్ష్యం". Sakshi. Jagati Publications Ltd. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Music director PVR Raja completes a decade in the industry". E TIMES. The Times Of India. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ↑ "Music Director PVR Raja : లఘుచిత్రాల ఇళయరాజా.. ఈ పీవీఆర్ రాజా". Etv Bharat. ETV Networks. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ↑ "మ్యూజిక్ కోసం మేకప్". V6 Velugu. VIL Media Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ↑ "'షార్ట్ ఫిల్మ్ మాస్ట్రో' పీవీఆర్ రాజా". Nava Telangana. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ↑ "Music is way of life for this Hyderabad-based multi-talented musician". Telangana Today. Hyderabad Media House Ltd. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ↑ "SIIMA Short Film Awards 2020". siima. SIIMA. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
Notes
change- Best music director nominee for South Indian International Movie Awards-Official Twitter Post
- Best music director nominee for South Indian International Movie Awards-Official Facebook Post
- Times Of India
- The Hans India
- Nava Telangana Archived 2022-12-25 at the Wayback Machine
- Klapboard Post Archived 2022-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
- Filmibeat