Devi Sri Prasad (Telugu pronunciation: [?de?vi ??ri? ?p?asa?d]; born 2 August 1979)[1] is an Indian composer, lyricist, singer-songwriter, and performer.[2][3] Popularly known by his initials DSP, he is best known for his work in Telugu films.[4][5] He also worked in few Tamil films. He is a recipient of nine Filmfare Awards, eight of which are Best Music Director – Telugu and one Special Award for Best Background Music, five CineMAA Awards – Best Music Director,[6][7] five SIIMA Award for Best Music Director (Telugu) and one Nandi Award for Best Music Director. He is one of the highest paid music composers in Tollywood.[8]
In a span of 20 years, he has worked on over 100 films. Devi began his music career in 1997, by composing one of the eight tracks in the studio album Dance Party.[9] He composed the soundtrack of Anandam in 2001, by which he made breakthrough in Tollywood and Telugu music. In the same year, he made his Tamil debut by composing the film score and singing two songs of Badri.[10] Devi also choreographed a song in the 2015 film Kumari 21F.[11][12]
| Year | Film | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Shankar Dada MBBS | Telugu | Special appearance in the songs "Chaila Chaila" and "Sande Poddu" |
| 2007 | Shankar Dada Zindabad | Telugu | Special appearance in the song "Good Morning Hyderabad" |
| 2010 | Manmadhan Ambu | Tamil | Cameo appearance[165] |
| 2011 | Vedi | Tamil | Special appearance in the song "Kadhalikka Pennoruthi" |
| 2013 | Attarintiki Daredi | Telugu | Special appearance in the song "Ninnu Chudagane" |
| 2015 | Bhaag Johnny | Hindi | Special appearance in the song "Daddy Mummy" |
| 2017 | Khaidi No. 150 | Telugu | Special appearance in the song "Ammadu Let's Do Kummudu" |
| 2020 | Sarileru Neekevvaru | Telugu | Special appearance in the song "Mind Block" |
| Year | Song | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "Pakado Pakado" | Telugu | Promotional song for Julayi |
| 2015 | "One and Two and Three and Four" | Telugu | Promotional song for the film S/O Satyamurthy |
| 2015 | "Puli Puli" | Tamil
Telugu |
Promotional song for the film Puli |
| 2016 | "Nannaku Prematho" | Telugu | Promotional song for the film Nannaku Prematho |
| Year | Show | Role | Language | Network | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Padutha Theeyaga | Guest judge | Telugu | ETV | 2 episodes; guest judge along with S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 2013 | Jhummandi Naadam | Guest | ETV | 2 episodes; performed few songs | ||
| 2017 | Music Cafe | Himself | Tamil | Jaya TV | Performed few songs on the occasion of Puthandu | |
| 2017 | Bigg Boss 1 | Telugu | Star Maa | Performed on the grand finale. | ||
| 2021 | Rockstar | Judge | Tamil | Zee Tamil | Primary judge | [166] |
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Devi Sri Prasad
| Year | Film | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Shankar Dada MBBS | Telugu | Special appearance in the songs "Chaila Chaila" and "Sande Poddu" |
| 2007 | Shankar Dada Zindabad | Telugu | Special appearance in the song "Good Morning Hyderabad" |
| 2010 | Manmadhan Ambu | Tamil | Cameo appearance[165] |
| 2011 | Vedi | Tamil | Special appearance in the song "Kadhalikka Pennoruthi" |
| 2013 | Attarintiki Daredi | Telugu | Special appearance in the song "Ninnu Chudagane" |
| 2015 | Bhaag Johnny | Hindi | Special appearance in the song "Daddy Mummy" |
| 2017 | Khaidi No. 150 | Telugu | Special appearance in the song "Ammadu Let's Do Kummudu" |
| 2020 | Sarileru Neekevvaru | Telugu | Special appearance in the song "Mind Block" |
| Year | Song | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "Pakado Pakado" | Telugu | Promotional song for Julayi |
| 2015 | "One and Two and Three and Four" | Telugu | Promotional song for the film S/O Satyamurthy |
| 2015 | "Puli Puli" | Tamil
Telugu |
Promotional song for the film Puli |
| 2016 | "Nannaku Prematho" | Telugu | Promotional song for the film Nannaku Prematho |
| Year | Show | Role | Language | Network | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Padutha Theeyaga | Guest judge | Telugu | ETV | 2 episodes; guest judge along with S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 2013 | Jhummandi Naadam | Guest | ETV | 2 episodes; performed few songs | ||
| 2017 | Music Cafe | Himself | Tamil | Jaya TV | Performed few songs on the occasion of Puthandu | |
| 2017 | Bigg Boss 1 | Telugu | Star Maa | Performed on the grand finale. | ||
| 2021 | Rockstar | Judge | Tamil | Zee Tamil | Primary judge | [166] |
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Devi Sri Prasadv
| Year | Film | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Shankar Dada MBBS | Telugu | Special appearance in the songs "Chaila Chaila" and "Sande Poddu" |
| 2007 | Shankar Dada Zindabad | Telugu | Special appearance in the song "Good Morning Hyderabad" |
| 2010 | Manmadhan Ambu | Tamil | Cameo appearance[165] |
| 2011 | Vedi | Tamil | Special appearance in the song "Kadhalikka Pennoruthi" |
| 2013 | Attarintiki Daredi | Telugu | Special appearance in the song "Ninnu Chudagane" |
| 2015 | Bhaag Johnny | Hindi | Special appearance in the song "Daddy Mummy" |
| 2017 | Khaidi No. 150 | Telugu | Special appearance in the song "Ammadu Let's Do Kummudu" |
| 2020 | Sarileru Neekevvaru | Telugu | Special appearance in the song "Mind Block" |
| Year | Song | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "Pakado Pakado" | Telugu | Promotional song for Julayi |
| 2015 | "One and Two and Three and Four" | Telugu | Promotional song for the film S/O Satyamurthy |
| 2015 | "Puli Puli" | Tamil
Telugu |
Promotional song for the film Puli |
| 2016 | "Nannaku Prematho" | Telugu | Promotional song for the film Nannaku Prematho |
| Year | Show | Role | Language | Network | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Padutha Theeyaga | Guest judge | Telugu | ETV | 2 episodes; guest judge along with S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 2013 | Jhummandi Naadam | Guest | ETV | 2 episodes; performed few songs | ||
| 2017 | Music Cafe | Himself | Tamil | Jaya TV | Performed few songs on the occasion of Puthandu | |
| 2017 | Bigg Boss 1 | Telugu | Star Maa | Performed on the grand finale. | ||
| 2021 | Rockstar | Judge | Tamil | Zee Tamil | Primary judge | [166] |
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Devi Sri Prasad