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Viswa(I)

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Vemuri Visweswar (Viswa) is a Telugu Movie lyricist, music director, singer, and dubbing artist. He has worked on more than 250 films and is multi-talented. Viswa has attracted a Telugu audience by skillfully blending catchy Sanskrit, English, and Hindi words in his writings. His trendy wordplay and musical and vocal talents made him popular among critics and the audience. Star heroes and directors wish to collaborate with Vishwa for his unique ability to elevate heroism through his intense lyrics. Viswa is a versatile writer in the present generation of the Telugu Film Industry (TFI) who covers almost all genres in his lyrics. His lyrics for introductions and title songs for all acclaimed actors deserve special mention.

His famous works include title songs of Mahesh Babu starrers Athadu, and Dookudu, and Jr. N.T.R. Starrers Baadshah and Temper, also Venkatesh Starrers "Dhaga Dhaga" from the movie Lakshmi and "Gola Gola" from the movie Shadow, and Allu Arjun Starrers "Down Down" from the movie Race Gurram, "Violin Song" from the movie Iddarammayilatho, "You Rock My World" from the movie Arya, "Nartanatara" from the movie Ek Niranjan, "Dole Dole" from the movie Pokiri, "Khiladi Koona" from the movie Athidhi, "Gichhi Gichhi" and "Chandramukhi" from the movie Super, "Ye Oore Chinnadana" from the Bhadra, "Va Va Vareva" from the movie Bunny, "Chal Chal Re" from the movie Happy, "Mayadari Chinnodu" from the movie Devadasu, "Yedalo Yedo" and "Rock & Roll" from the movie Style.

Athadu Title Song, which was written and sung by Viswa, is considered one of the evergreen hit songs in Superstar Mahesh Babu's career. Viswa's latest song, "Don Bosco" from the Amar Akbar Anthony , is a chartbuster, and ''Asha Pasham" from C/o Kancharapalem is a critically acclaimed song. The hit song "Ningi Chutte" in Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya was well received by music lovers and has established his versatility. He turned into a composer and music director through the film Hyderabad Nawabs. Soon, he proved his proficiency through films like Police Police and Nenu Naa Rakshasi. The song "Padithinammo," which was composed, written, and sung by Viswa, became a popular song among all sections of the audience.

The title song of Dookudu, "Nee Dookudu," won the Big FM Best Lyrics Award for 2011. In the same year, "Chiguru Boniya" from the movie Teen Maar, which was sung and written by Viswa, also became a hit. His latest hits are "Violin Song" from Iddarammayilatho, "Down Down" from Race Gurram, and "Choolenge Aasma" from Temper movies. Viswa sang the poignant song "Kshaminchu Lakshmi" in Lakshmi's NTR, which became an instant hit. His current projects as a lyricist are the hero Naga Chaitanya Starrer Movie Thank You, in which he has written the song "Maaro Maaro," and Srinivas Avasarala's movie Nootokka Jillaala Andagaadu.

As a dubbing artist, Viswa has lent his voice to Kabir Bedi in Gautamiputra Satakarni, Jackie Shroff in Sakthi, Supreeth Reddy in Chatrapathi, Prabhu in Bejawada, Ponniyin Selvan: I, Abhimanyu Singh in Rakta Charitra, Rahul Dev in Simhadri, Pasupathy in Nenunnanu, the opening voiceover in Damarukam, and many more. His baritone voice has elevated the characters of villains in many films. His latest films include lending a voice to Raza Murad in Padmaavat and legendary Hollywood actor Lloyd Owen in Thugs of Hindostan. He lent voice to the Telugu legendary superstar N.T.R. character in Ram Gopal Varma's Lakshmi's NTR, for which he was widely appreciated. He also lent his voice to Bollywood actor Sonu Sood, who played Arjuna in the magnum opus Kurukshetra. Viswa has lent his voice to legendary sound recordist and drummer Ranjit Barot, who played a savvy role with negative shades in A. R. Rahman. Produced the film 99 Songs. Viswa has dubbed for Vijay Sethupathi in the National Film Awards winning film Super Deluxe.
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      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Mahesh Babu in Athadu (2005)
    Athadu
    8.2
    • Music Department
    • 2005
    N.T. Rama Rao Jr. in Baadshah (2013)
    Baadshah
    6.3
    • Music Department
    • 2013
    Mahesh Babu in Pokiri (2006)
    Pokiri
    8.0
    • Music Department
    • 2006
    Allu Arjun in Race Gurram (2014)
    Race Gurram
    7.4
    • Music Department
    • 2014

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    • Satyadev Kancharana in Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya (2020)
      Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya
      7.6
      • lyricist
      • 2020
    • Srinivas Avasarala and Varsha Bollamma in Choosi Choodangane (2020)
      Choosi Choodangane
      6.3
      • lyrics
      • 2020
    • N.T. Rama Rao Jr. in Temper (2015)
      Temper
      7.4
      • lyricist
      • 2015
    • Allu Arjun in Race Gurram (2014)
      Race Gurram
      7.4
      • lyricist
      • 2014
    • Allu Arjun in Iddarammayilatho (2013)
      Iddarammayilatho
      5.9
      • lyricist
      • 2013
    • Shadow (2013)
      Shadow
      3.5
      • lyricist
      • 2013
    • N.T. Rama Rao Jr. in Baadshah (2013)
      Baadshah
      6.3
      • lyricist
      • 2013
    • Ravi Teja in Nippu (2012)
      Nippu
      4.0
      • lyricist
      • 2012
    • Mahesh Babu in Dookudu (2011)
      Dookudu
      7.4
      • lyricist
      • 2011
    • Seema Tapakai (2011)
      Seema Tapakai
      6.3
      • playback singer
      • 2011
    • Rana Daggubati and Ileana D'Cruz in Nenu Naa Rakshasi (2011)
      Nenu Naa Rakshasi
      4.8
      • lyricist
      • musical director
      • playback singer
      • 2011
    • Pawan Kalyan, Trisha Krishnan, and Kriti Kharbanda in Teen Maar (2011)
      Teen Maar
      5.5
      • lyricist
      • playback singer
      • 2011
    • Vastadu Naa Raju (2011)
      Vastadu Naa Raju
      5.0
      • lyricist (as Vishwa)
      • 2011
    • Nagarjuna Akkineni, Bhoomika Chawla, Anushka Shetty, and Harshvardhan Rane in Thakita Thakita (2010)
      Thakita Thakita
      6.3
      • lyricist
      • 2010
    • Richa Pallod, Manjari Fadnnis, Raja, Ravi Verma, Vennela Kishore, and Saandip in Inkosari (2010)
      Inkosari
      6.4
      • lyrics
      • 2010

    Actor



    • Dhira (2020)
      Dhira
      5.6
      • 2020

    Costume and Wardrobe Department



    • Lisa Ray, Sarala Kariyawasam, and John Abraham in Water (2005)
      Water
      7.7
      • tailor
      • 2005

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