M. M. Srilekha

Manimekhala Srilekha (born Koduri Srilekha), known professionally as M. M. Srilekha, is an Indian film playback singer and music composer, known for her works predominantly in Telugu cinema. She is the only female music composer in the Telugu film industry. Her paternal uncle V. Vijayendra Prasad's directorial venture Srivalli (2017) was her 75th film. Career She started her career as a playback singer at the age of nine and was assisting her brother in music direction. She turned into a music composer at the age of 12 with the film Nalaiya Theerpu (1992) which was also the debut film for noted Tamil movie star Vijay. She later composed for the movies Taj Mahal (1995) and Dasari Narayana Rao's Nannagaru. She composed music for many movies in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam languages. Apart from South Indian films, She has composed for Hindi films like Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain (1999), Mere Sapnon Ki Raani, Aaghaaz (2000) etc. Discography As playback singer Filmography as composer Television Santhi Nivasam (composer and singer) References External links M. M. Srilekha on Facebook