Vivek Sagar

Vivek Sagar is an Indian music composer, record producer and playback singer who works in Telugu cinema.^[2] He debuted with the film, Pelli Choopulu (2016). Upon critical acclaim for the album garnered him his first nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Telugu at 64th Filmfare Awards South.^[3]

Vivek Sagar
Sagar in 2018
Born	1983 or 1984 (age 40–41)[1] Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (now in Telangana, India)
Occupations	Singer Songwriter Film composer Record Producer Music Director
Years active	2013–present
Spouse	Keerthi Surya Seethalam (m. 2021)
Parent(s)	Karuna Sagar, Lakshmi
Musical career
Genres	Film score, Electronic Rock Fusion Blues Indian classical
Instruments	Keyboard synth piano mandolin guitar
Labels	Tapeloop

He scored for Sammohanam (2018) and garnered his second nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Telugu at 66th Filmfare Awards South. The same year, he again collaborated with Pelli Choopulu director Tharun Bhascker for Ee Nagaraniki Emaindi.

Life

Vivek Sagar has done his schooling at All Saints High School in Hyderabad. Sagar studied Electronics and communications engineering before embarking on a career in music. He began his career as a music composer with a short film, Sainma.^[4]

Vivek married Keerthi Surya Seethalam in 2021. ^[5]

Career

He gained recognition for the Telugu film Pelli Choopulu (2016).^[1] He has stated that he believes music should be custom-written for the movie's story and that he will avoid "commercial music".^[6][7]

Discography

As composer

Year	Film	Notes
2013	Race	Composed along with Sanjay
2016	Pelli Choopulu	Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Telugu Nominated–SIIMA Award for Best Music Director – Telugu
2017	Yuddham Sharanam
	Story Discussion	web series
2018	Sammohanam	Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Telugu
	Ee Nagaraniki Emaindi
	Nirudyoga Natulu	web series
2019	Mithai
	Falaknuma Das
	Brochevarevarura	[8]
2020	HIT: The First Case	[9]
2021	Pitta Kathalu
	Raja Raja Chora
2022	Modern Love Hyderabad	web series
	Aa Ammayi Gurinchi Meeku Cheppali
	Ante Sundaraniki
	Neetho
2023	Keedaa Cola
2024	Double Engine	[10]
	Sheeshmahal	made in 2013; multilingual
	Darling
	35
	Swag
	Chivaraku Migiledhi
2025	Sarangapani Jathakam

As playback singer

• 2017: Rangu Rangula Sitralanni (Story Discussion)
• 2020: "Sanchari" (Hyderabad Gig)^[11]
• 2020: "Saami Saami" (Chivaraku Migiledhi)
• 2021: "Jatha Kalisina" (from the OST of Kirayi Hanthakudu / Story Discussion Season 2)
• 2020: "Dorakadendi Ra" ( from Kotha Poradu web series)