S. Thaman

Biography

Thaman S (born Ghantasala Sai Srinivas Thaman Sivakumar 16 November 1983)[3] is an Indian drummer turned composer, and playback singer known for his works majorly in Telugu cinema and Tamil cinema.

He is the recipient of the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for his work in the 2020 musical hit Ala Vaikuntapuramulo.

His breakout film as a music director was Kick (2009). His notable compositions include films such as Eeram (2009), Brindavanam (2010), Mirapakay (2011), Dookudu (2011), Businessman (2012), Naayak (2013), Baadshah (2013), Greeku Veerudu (2013), Race Gurram (2014), Aagadu (2014), Bruce Lee (2015), Sarrainodu (2016), Tholi Prema (2018), Simmba (2018), Krack (2021), Vakeel Saab (2021), Akhanda (2021), Bheemla Nayak (2022) and Varisu (2023).

Thaman has been part of the Judges Panel for the popular show Telugu Indian Idol, season 1 and season 2, streaming on Aha.

He is known for his frequent collaborations with Ravi Teja, Surender Reddy, Sreenu Vaitla, Trivikram Srinivas, and Boyapati Srinu.

Thaman made his debut as a composer in through the Telugu feature film Malli Malli (2009), although the soundtrack album was released in 2008. Jeevi of Idlebrain credited Thaman's work in the film is credited as "good".

The same year his second soundtrack, of the film Sindhanai Sei, marked his debut in the Tamil cinema. He has also made his playback singing debut by recording the "Uchimeedhu" song from the soundtrack.

The background score in the Tamil film Eeram (2009) received good reviews from critics. Although he started composing the music for the film in 2007, the soundtrack was released in 2008 and eventually, the film was released in 2009.

In May 2017, Thaman made his Hindi debut when he was one of the six composers featured in the soundtrack album of Rohit Shetty's Golmaal Again, a comedy franchise in Hindi cinema. In 2018, he composed a theme song for Rohit Shetty's successful venture Simmba.