Raj–Koti
Raj–Koti | |
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| Occupation(s) | Film music composers, singer-songwriters, producers, multi-instrumentalists |
| Years active | 1983–1995 (as a duo) |
| Known for | Telugu cinema music composition |
Thotakura Somaraju (circa 1954 – 21 May 2023) together with Saluri Koteswara Rao, popularly known as Raj–Koti, formed a distinguished pair of Indian film music composers, singer-songwriters, producers, and skilled multi-instrumentalists within the realm of Telugu cinema. Throughout their career spanning more than ten years, they transformed the soundscape of modern Telugu film music by composing scores for nearly 180 movies. Out of their extensive catalog of about 3,000 songs, close to 2,500 were vocalized by the renowned singers S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and K. S. Chithra.
Raj–Koti counted among the influential South Indian music directors for whom A. R. Rahman contributed as a keyboard programmer over an eight-year period.
In 2012, the pair declared their intention to reunite and rejuvenate the Raj–Koti musical brand.
Background
Thotakura Somaraju (Raj), who was the son of T. V. Raju, passed away on 21 May 2023 at the age of 68.
Saluri Koteswara Rao (Koti) is the offspring of S. Rajeswara Rao.
Awards
- Nandi Award for Best Music Director – 1994 – for the film Hello Brother
Discography
- As Raj–Koti
- Raj's individual filmography
- Sisindri (1995)
- Bharatha Simham (1995)
- Ramudochadu (1996)
- Mrugam (1996)
- Bobbili Bullodu (1996)
- Panjaram (1997)
- Sambhavam (1998)
- Premante Idera (Background Music; 1998)
- Chinni Chinni Aasa (1999)
- Prema Kosam (1999)
- Suryaputrika
- Lagna Patrika (2002)