Devi Sri Prasad, often called DSP, was born on 2 August 1979 in Vedurupaka, Andhra Pradesh. He is a film composer, singer and lyricist who works mainly in Telugu cinema. He is the son of the writer G. Satyamurthy, and his brother Sagar is a playback singer, lyricist and dialogue writer.
He made his debut as a music director at the age of 19 with the film Devi (1999). Arya (2004) was his first collaboration with the director Sukumar and starred Allu Arjun, and the three have worked together since.
His other Telugu scores include Srimanthudu (2015), Khaidi No. 150 (2017) and Rangasthalam (2018). For Pushpa: The Rise (2021), songs such as “Srivalli” and “Oo Antava” became popular across India, and the film earned him his first National Film Award, for Best Music Direction.
He has also worked extensively in Tamil cinema, with scores including Singam, and he has contributed songs to Hindi films. He performs live concerts, including a US tour in 2016.
DSP is regarded as one of the most commercially successful composers in Indian cinema today, with a style that mixes folk percussion, mass-appeal hooks and modern electronic sounds.
Featured image: Devi Sri Prasad (cropped). Photo by Wurlover, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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