Indian Idol 2010 winner Sreerama Chandra says he didn’t face any problems in singing Hindi songs, despite being from south

Singing is his passion while acting is his hobby. Winner of Indian Idol 2010, Sreerama Chandra Mynampati took the nation by storm by his consistent performance in the reality show.

“I have done a couple of movies too,” he reminds, quickly adding that there is a difference between singing and acting.

“Acting involves a lot of hard work while singing comes to me naturally,” he tells The Hindu on the sidelines of a musical show held in the city recently.

After doing two films, Sri Jagadguru Adishankara and Prema Geema Janta Nai , Mr. Sreerama Chandra has come back to what is closest to his heart — singing.

“Currently, I am based in Mumbai and working with almost all Bollywood music directors. In terms of career, the Mumbai platform is bigger and I want to focus on this city for now. I also want to work with A.R. Rahman and other leading composers. Being a Telugu boy, I love to sing Telugu songs,” he says.

A native of Prakasam district, Mr. Sreerama Chandra developed a passion for singing and started crooning from his school days.

He studied Intermediate in a corporate college in Vijayawada where he recently performed at a musical show along with singer Nagur Babu (Mano) and other singers.

In Telugu film industry, his favourite music directors are Devisri Prasad and Taman while M.M. Keeravani is an all-time favourite with whom he started his career.

When reminded of a popular perception that upcoming singers from south can’t sing Hindi songs perfectly, he begs to differ: “It’s wrong. I did not face any such problem.”

About the upcoming singers in the music industry, he says the talented ones should have clarity on what they want to do in life. Before taking the plunge, they must learn the basics and focus on practising. “There will be more scope if they come up with their own music albums,” he adds.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Vijayawada / by M. Srinivas / Vijayawada – April 05th, 2015