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R. P. Patnaik
Indian singer and composer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ravindra Prasad Patnaik is an Indian music composer, singer, actor, screenwriter and film director who works in Telugu, Kannada and Tamil language films.[1] He won three Filmfare Awards and three Nandi Awards.
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Born | (1970-03-10) 10 March 1970 (age 54) |
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Years active | 1999–present |
He has toured the world to perform his live shows.
Patnaik had entered the film industry with a desire to become a film director, and began first as a music director with the movie Neekosam. Cinematographer-turned-director Teja gave him a break with Chitram,[2] that Patnaik made his directorial debut with the 2008 film Andamaina Manasulo.[3] As of March 2016, he finished his sixth Telugu language film Manalo Okadu.[4] His brother Gautam Patnaik is a director who made his directorial debut with Keratam (2011).[5]