Sri Mani Biography 
Sri Mani is a lyricist associated with Telugu film industry. He penned lyrics for many popular Telugu films such as Atharintiki Daaredi, Sega, Julai, Endukante Premanta, Love Failure, Bodyguard, Pilla Zamindar, 100% Love etc. A Square B Square, Aho Balu and That is Mahalakshmi from 100% love, Varsham Mundhuga from Sega and Aaradugula Bullet of Atharintiki Daaredi are among his popular songs. He won Filmfare award for best lyricist in the year 2013 for the song - Aaradugula Bullet of Atharintiki Daaredi. He became a successful lyricist in his 20s.
He lost both his parents at a younger age. He was brought up by his grandparents. Since the age of eight, he developed interest in writing poems. While he was doing his graduation, his grandfather passed away and his family had to face financial troubles. So he left his studies in the middle and moved to Hyderabad to pursue a career in films as a lyricist. He was encouraged by one of his friends to move to Hyderabad. He got his first break through 2011 romantic film – 100% Love. He was given the first offer by director Sukumar. The film was a major hit and its songs got noticed. Since then he got regular offers from Tollywood.
He penned lyrics for Bengal Tiger, Kumari 21F, Oka Laila Kosam, Run Raja Run, S/O Satyamurthy, Ramayya Vasthavayya, Atharintiki Daaredi, Adda, DK Bose, Paathshala and many more. He frequently collaborated with Devi Sri Prasad, apart from S. Thaman, Mani Sharma, Anoop Rubens and others. His grandparents were very religious and used to listen to chants and hymns regularly. It gave great imprints in the mind of young Mani. Thus he learnt to write poems without any help from others.
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Updated: June 26, 2016
