Sandeep Chowta

Sandeep Chowta is an Indian music director who primarily works in Bollywood and Telugu cinema. He is also the head of Columbia Records in India.[2] He has also sung some of his songs.

Sandeep Chowta
Born1967/1968 (age 52–53)[1]
Ghana
GenresFilm music
Occupation(s)Music director, vocalist
Years active1996–present

In 2003, he produced an anti substance abuse documentary, titled Dead End, which entered into numerous film festivals. This was produced by seventeen-year-old college student and drug activist, Tanya Khubchandani.

In 2004 Chowta invited Jay Oliver and Richard Gannaway of the world/new age musical group, AO Music (also known as AO), to his Mumbai studio, and has since become one of the group's core members.[3][4][5] AO Music also features Miriam Stockley, the voice of Karl Jenkins' Adiemus project, and children's choral ensembles from around the globe. AO Music album releases crediting Chowta have charted in the top five internationally since 2009.[6][7][8]

When it comes to Tollywood, he composed music for 10 films of which Akkineni Nagarjuna is associated with 5 films in some or the other way and Mohan Babu has been involved with remaining 5 films.

Early life

Sandeep Chowta was born in Ghana,[9] grew up in Nigeria and later Bangalore, India. He is the eldest son of D. K. Chowta, a Tulu author and businessman hailing from the Bunt community.[9][10] His sister is ethnographer Prajna Chowta.[11]

Filmography
YearFilmNotes
1996Ninne PelladataTelugu
Produced by Akkineni Nagarjuna and Nagarjuna himself as the lead along with Tabu
Sanam
1997Dus
BhaiBackground Score only
Insaaf: The Final Justice
1998ChandralekhaTelugu
Produced by Akkineni Nagarjuna and Nagarjuna himself as the lead
SatyaBackground Score only
Shanti Shanti ShantiKannada
1999Prema KathaTelugu
Produced by Akkineni Nagarjuna and Nagarjuna's nephew-Sumanth debuts along with Antara Mali. Directed by Ram Gopal Varma
KaunBackground Score only
Vaastav: The RealityBackground Score only
Mast
ShoolBackground Score only
2000Jungle
DhadkanBackground Score only
2001Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya
AsokaBackground Score only
2002Durga: It's Not Just A Love Story
Yeh Kaisi Mohabbat
Company
Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi KahaniBackground Score only
Bollywood/Hollywood
Road
2003Dum
Samay: When Time StrikesBackground Score only
Boom
2004MusafirBackground Score only
Ranga SSLCKannada
RakhtBackground Score only
2005SuperTelugu
Produced by Akkineni Nagarjuna and Nagarjuna himself as the lead along with Ayesha Takia
SriTelugu
Produced by Mohan Babu under Lakshmi Prasanna Banner. Tamannaah Bhatia's first Telugu film
Political RowdyTelugu
Produced and starring by Mohan Babu under Lakshmi Prasanna Banner
2006Sandwich
Cyanide the inside storyKannada
Background Score only
2007Om Shanti OmBackground Score only
2008BujjigaduTelugu
Thoda Pyaar Thoda MagicBackground Score only
Mukhbiir
2009JoshTelugu
SaleemTelugu
2010KediTelugu
DeadendShortfilm
ThamassuKannada
HousefullBackground Score only
2011Not A Love StoryBackground Score only
2012Bhoot ReturnsBackground Score only
AttahasaKannada
Rowdy RathoreBackground Score only
Vana YuddhamTamil
2013Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns
R... RajkumarBackground Score only
2014Khwaabb
2014Elephant BluesBackground Score only
2014The ShaukeensBackground Score only
2014Action JacksonBackground Score only
2015RajathandhiramTamil - Background Score only
Gabbar Is BackBackground Score only
Courier boy KalyanBackground Score only
2018Mehbooba
2020RanchiKannada - Background Score only
2020 Sadak 2 Background Score only

Album Discography
  • Mallika I Hate You - Hindi Album
  • Mitti- Hindi Album
  • Now That's Sandeep Chowta- Hindi Album
  • Alisha Alisha- Hindi Album
  • Viva - Hindi Album
  • Mila- Hindi Album

Band/Ensemble Discography
  • Aomusic – Twirl 2009 (contributing producer)
  • Aomusic – ...and Love Rages on! 2011 (contributing producer)
  • Aomusic – Hokulea 2013 (contributing producer)[12]

References
  1. Srinivasa, Srikanth (15 November 1999). "Music is his muse". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 19 April 1999. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  2. "New musical direction". The Hindu. 26 May 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2008.
  3. AllMusic artist album-"...and Love Rages On!"
  4. AllMusic artist album-"Twirl"
  5. Publicity Wire news article
  6. Zone Music Reporter Charts Top 100 February 2009–"Twirl"
  7. Zone Music Reporter Charts Top 100 August 2011–"...and Love Rages On!"
  8. ZMR Top 10 for April 2013
  9. Correspondent (31 December 2005). "Sandeep Chowta to be back with a bang". manglorean.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  10. Shivashankar, Praveen (25 October 2013). "Keeping Tulu close to heart". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  11. Savitha Karthik (28 October 2010). "May we have the trumpets please". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  12. AllMusic artist album-"Hokulea"

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