Ramana Gogula

Ramana Gogula
Ramana Gogula
Birth name	Ramana Gogula
Born	13 June
Origin	India
Genres	Film Music, World Music
Occupation(s)	VP Innovation, Stanley Black & Decker, Music Composer, Singer/Song Writer, Music Producer, Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist
Years active	From 1995

Ramana Gogula is an Indo-American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, music composer and singer of film music and Indian pop.^[1] His notable film compositions include Premante Idera (1998), Thammudu (1999), Badri (2000), Johnny (2003), Lakshmi (2006), Annavaram (2006), Yogi (2007).^[2]^[3] He is known for his collaborations with Pawan Kalyan with whom he worked for four films.

He is currently the Vice President, Clean Technology Innovation at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc and a venture partner at Anthill Ventures.^[1]

Early life and career

In 1996, his band Misty Rhythms released the Indie Pop studio album Aye Laila along with a music video which became a chart buster on major music channels MTV and Channel [V] in India.^[4] He then ventured into Telugu cinema and composed songs and background score for around 25 films predominantly in Telugu with a few films in Kannada and Tamil languages.

As an entrepreneur, Ramana Gogula founded startups like Liqwid Krystal in the education sector, and Earthen Glow that provides off-grid solar lighting to villages. He is also the Vice President, Clean Technology Innovation at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc and a venture partner at Anthill Ventures.^[1] He was also the managing director for South Asia for the MNC Sybase.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Film music

Original Score And Soundtracks

Year	Movie	Language	Notes	Ref.
1998	Premante Idera	Telugu	Only songs; background score, orchestrated by Raj	^[4]
1999	Thammudu	Telugu		^[2]
2000	Badri	Telugu		^[3]
2000	Yuvaraju	Telugu	Only songs	^[4]
2001	Yuvaraja	Kannada
2001	Badri	Tamil
2002	Mounamelanoyi	Telugu
2003	Johnny	Telugu	All the songs	^[2]
2005	Relax	Telugu
	Dham	Telugu
	Aaptudu	Telugu
2006	Chinnodu	Telugu
	Lakshmi	Telugu
	Annavaram	Telugu		^[2]
2007	Yogi	Telugu
2007	Viyyalavari Kayyalu	Telugu
2009	Boni	Telugu
2012	Ko Ko	Kannada
2013	Venkatadri Express	Telugu		^[1]
2013	1000 Abaddalu	Telugu
2025	Sankranthiki Vasthunam	Telugu	Godavari gattu song

Studio albums

Year	Album	Single
1996	Yamma yamma	Aye Laila

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Nadadhur, Srivathsan (19 June 2018). "Ramana Gogula's pursuit for a green future". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Ramana Gogula: ఏదోలా ఉంది వేళా అంటూ 'తమ్ముడు' ను గుర్తుచేసుకున్న మ్యూజిక్ డైరెక్టర్". NTV (in Telugu). 16 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b "2 Decades of Blockbuster Badri: 5 facts about the film that unbelievably interesting". The Times of India. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Interview with Ramana Gogula: idlebrain.com 31 August 2000
^ Want to set up a successful IT firm? Work hard!
^ Exclusive Interview with Ramana Gogula on TotalTollywood Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Ramana Gogula at IMDb

[:0-1] Nadadhur, Srivathsan (19 June 2018). "Ramana Gogula's pursuit for a green future". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 August 2022.

[:1-2] "Ramana Gogula: ఏదోలా ఉంది వేళా అంటూ 'తమ్ముడు' ను గుర్తుచేసుకున్న మ్యూజిక్ డైరెక్టర్". NTV (in Telugu). 16 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.

[:2-3] "2 Decades of Blockbuster Badri: 5 facts about the film that unbelievably interesting". The Times of India. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2022.

[:3-4] Interview with Ramana Gogula: idlebrain.com 31 August 2000

[5] Want to set up a successful IT firm? Work hard!

[6] Exclusive Interview with Ramana Gogula on TotalTollywood Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine

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