An Indian composer, lyricist, singer-songwriter, and performer, Devi Sri Prasad was born on August 2, 1979, in Andhra Pradesh into a Telugu-speaking family. His father G Satyamurhty was a writer in Telugu films who wrote popular films like Devatha, Khaidi No 786, and Pedarayudu. He grew up in Madras and did his schooling at the M Venkata Subba Rao School in T Nagar. He has a younger sister and a younger brother.
Speaking about his career, his soundtracks are very popular and have been dubbed or remade in several other languages as well.
Though his debut music album was Dance Party, along with S. P. B. Charan and a few more debutants at the time. It was the kick start of his music career. However, he began his musical-direction career in 1999 with the Telugu film, Devi. However, his breakthrough came in 2001 when he composed the soundtrack of the film, Anandam. In the same year, he also marked his Tamil debut by composing the film score and by singing two other songs for the film, Badri.
He has directed a number of songs for several Telugu language films.
In addition to that, he has also written the lyrics for a few songs in the Telugu language including “Vecha Vechaga” in Vamsi, “Premante Yemitante” in Anandam, “Chaila Chaila” in Shankar Dada MBBS, and “Udayinche Suryudinadigaa” and “Akaasam” in Kalusukovaalani.
In 20 years of his career, Devi Sri Prasad has worked in more than 100 films. He is also one of the highest-paid music composers in Tollywood and has received several awards for his contribution to the music industry.
| Name | Gandham Devi Sri Prasad |
| Nick Name | DSP, Rockstar |
| Profession | Music Composer, Singer, Lyricist, Performer, Television Presenter, Record Producer, and Dance Choreographer |
| Date of Birth | 2 August 1979 (Thursday) |
| Age | 42 Years (2022) |
| Birth Place | Amalapuram, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh |
| Nationality | Indiana |
| Hometown | Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| School | M. Venkata Subba Rao School, T. Nagar, Chennai |
| Collage | Not Known |
| Debut | Song (As a singer; Telugu): ‘Vechavechaga’ for the film ‘Vamsi’ (2000) Song (As a singer; Tamil): ‘Angel Vandhaale’ and ‘King of Chennai’ for the film ‘Badri’ (2001) Song (As a singer; Hindi): ‘Daddy Mummy’ for the film ‘Bhaag Johnny’ (2015) Film (As a music composer; Telugu): Devi (composed film score and soundtrack) (1999) Film (As a music composer; Tamil): Badri (composed film score) (2001) Song (As a music composer; Hindi): ‘Dhinka Chika’ for the film ‘Ready’ (2011) Song (As a lyricist; Telugu): ‘Premante Emito’ for the film ‘Anandam’ (2001) Song (As a lyricist; Tamil): ‘Pudu Metro Rail’ for the film ‘Saamy Square’ (2018) TV (Tamil): Rockstar (2021) as a jury member |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Ethnicity | He belongs to a Telugu-speaking family from Andhra Pradesh. |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
Devi Sri Prasad Career
- Speaking about his career, Devi Sri Prasad’s soundtracks are very popular and have been dubbed or remade in several other languages as well.
- Though his debut music album was Dance Party, along with S. P. B. Charan and a few more debutants at the time.
- It was the kick start of his music career.
- However, he began his musical-direction career in 1999 with the Telugu film, Devi.
- However, his breakthrough came in 2001 when he composed the soundtrack of the film, Anandam.
- In the same year, he also marked his Tamil debut by composing the film score and by singing two other songs for the film, Badri.
- He has directed a number of songs for several Telugu language films.
- In addition to that, he has also written the lyrics for a few songs in the Telugu language including “Vecha Vechaga” in Vamsi, “Premante Yemitante” in Anandam, “Chaila Chaila” in Shankar Dada MBBS, and “Udayinche Suryudinadigaa” and “Akaasam” in Kalusukovaalani.
- In 20 years of his career, Devi Sri Prasad has worked in more than 100 films.
- He is also one of the highest-paid music composers in Tollywood and has received several awards for his contribution to the music industry.
Devi Sri Prasad Family
| Father Name | G. Satyamurthy (script writer) |
| Mother Name | Siromani |
| Brother | Gandham Sagar (playback singer; younger) |
| Sister | Padmini Priya Darsini (younger) |
| Wife | N/A |
Devi Sri Prasad Relationship / Marital Status & Many More
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Affairs / Girlfriend | Single |
| Wife/ Spouse | N/A |
| Marriage date | N/A |
| Marriage Place | N/A |
| Children | N/A |
Devi Sri Prasad Physical Stats
| Height | In Centimeter – 165 cm In Meter – 1.65 m In feet & inches – 5’5 |
| Weight | In Kilogram- 54 Kg In Pounds – 119lbs |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Brown |
Devi Sri Prasad Devi Sri Prasad Favourite
| Favourite Actor | Chiranjeevi, Pawan Kalyan, Mahesh Babu |
| Favourite Actress | Priyanka Chopra, Kareena Kapoor |
| Favourite Song | N/A |
| Favourite Movie | N/A |
| Favourite Cuisine | South Indian Food |
| Favourite Color | Red, White |
| Favourite Sport | Cricket |
| Favourite Destination | Kashmir |
Devi Sri Prasad Education
| School | M. Venkata Subba Rao School, T. Nagar, Chennai |
| Collage | N/A |
| Educational Qualification | N/A |
Devi Sri Prasad Net Worth
| Net Worth | N/A |
| Salary | N/A |
| Income Source | N/A |
| Car Collection | N/A |
Some Unknown facts about Devi Sri Prasad
- Devi Sri Prasad is a big fan of Ilaiyaraaja.
- He grew up in a well-to-do family in Madras (now Chennai).
- He made his breakthrough in 2001 by composing the soundtrack of the Telugu film Anandam.
- Devi Sri Prasad started his career as a music composer in 1997 with a track for the studio album ‘Dance Party.’
- As a playback singer, Devi has sung more than 66 songs in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi (as of 2022).
- Devi has re-composed and re-mixed many of his popular songs in different languages; he re-composed and re-mixed the Telugu song ‘Seeti Maar’ for the Hindi film ‘Radhe’ in 2021.
- Devi is very close to his nephew Tanav Satya. He often shares pictures with his Tanav on his Instagram account.
- Devi gives the credit of his success to his childhood influences Ilaiyaraaja, Michael Jackson, and Mandolin Srinivas.
- He is multi-talented and can compose music, sing, write lyrics, and also dance.
- He was once gifted a watch from actor Chiranjeevi for his work in the film, Shankardada MBBS.