Don't worry. The guitar doesn't suit me. Gun does.
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"Victory shall be perceived."
You have witnessed many stars.
Let's call a magician of music.
If he closes his eyes and touches a guitar...
"A six-foot-tall handsome man."
"He called me a Barbie girl."
Rain stands as a witness for his music.
His music will make our hearts happy.
His music will make our hearts shine.
Would we say no to his arrival?
Who is he?
First of all, Devi. I called you with hesitation. - Yes, sir.
The response you gave to this show.. - Sir.
You said you were coming without any hesitation.
Sir, it is my pleasure.
You must have called with hesitation.
But I jumped up and down with joy.
I don't just love you as an actor, sir.
You have a great character and personality. - Thank you.
The way you look at life. The way you are down to Earth.
All of us respect you. We love you a lot, sir.
Now that you said this, I have to share something.
I immediately agreed to come here when you called me, sir.
My sister was travelling. She is an architect.
She was somewhere in Chicago.
We have a family group where we talk.
I messaged about the shoot. My brother said he knows.
He said he knows that the shoot is for your show.
When the message went through, my sister from Chicago
called me and said, 'Oh my God!
I love that show. Please say to him.'
'He is so charming.' I received several messages from her.
She was naming all the episodes.
She was so thrilled.
I was in a narration. I kept getting calls from my mom.
Generally, my mom doesn't call me so constantly, which worried me.
I told the director I need to take the call.
I stepped aside and called her.
She said, 'It's nothing. Are you going to Jagapathi Babu's show?'
I said yes.
She said that the show is brilliant.
She sent a whole page of appreciation for you.
I told my mom I will tell you about it.
Aww!
I am happy that you talked about your mother and your sister.
Besides our home, we also live in the hearts of the public,
which makes us lucky.
Not many people are lucky that way. I am happy that I am.
At the same time, I want everyone, including your mom and your sister
to know that I know nothing other than acting.
When it comes to you, it started with 'Legend'.
The background score you gave elevated my character.
That was brilliant work.
I believe in one thing, sir. Background score
is something that reflects what you see on the screen.
What we invite from the screen.
What the artist and the director deliver. That's where it starts.
I think I always give credit back to actors and directors.
You are the reason why you think my music was excellent.
It happens in all my films. I noticed 'Rangastalam'.
Yes. Again.
You excelled in it. - Thank you, sir.
I fell for your sentiment for your father. - Oh yeah.
'Nannaku prema tho' is the song.
I understood your heart after listening to that song.
Thank you, sir.
I understood your talent first. And then your heart. - Thank you.
You always returned my calls.
Even if you missed the call, you always returned the call.
I loved you as a person because of all these reasons.
"With love, to my dad."
"I will dedicate my life to my dad with all of my love."
You showed us your life through that song. - Yes, sir.
Your feeling. Your love for your father.
My dad fell ill while I was working on the 'Nannaku Prema tho' movie.
I wrote this song about him.
We used the song for the end titles. That's how it happened.
I am thankful for Mr Sukumar and my brother.
Not everyone will get a chance to give a tribute.
This emotion is about family and movies.
You brought out another emotion. - Yes, sir.
I could feel your emotion. - Thank you, sir.
That is where I thought you have so much love.
Everyone dedicates the song to their fathers.
They play this song on Father's Day.
They dedicate this song to their father's birthday.
It makes me so happy.
I wrote this song for my father.
It became an anthem for all the fathers.
I consider myself very lucky for that.
Thanks to everyone.
"With love, to my father."
"I will dedicate my life to my dad with all of my love."
Your father is from Yedurpak. - Yedurpak in East Godavari.
You visit that place. - Yes, sir.
What my dad did was, we grew up in Chennai.
He didn't want us to be distant from village life.
He wants us to know about the celebrations and the festivals.
The fairs and Godly celebrations.
He took us to the village every year.
My mom is from a nearby village called Amalapuram.
I was born in Amalapuram.
That's why I wrote that song 'Aa ante Amalapuram'.
"A is for Amalapuram. Ah is for Ahapuram."
I should be thankful to my parents.
Because we can't conduct a study on our culture, sir.
In 'Rangastalam', there are a few dances and a fair atmosphere.
I grew up watching all of that.
My dad gave me a video camera.
I used to go past the crowd when I was a kid.
I used to shoot everything.
They wore majestic outfits and danced.
I was thrilled by it all.
Because of the Chennai culture,
I know folk culture, Ilayaraja music, Bharathi Raja's films.
I always looked forward to making a folk movie, sir.
That's when 'Rangastalam' came into the picture.
I think our parents teach us things knowingly or unknowingly.
It culminates in one after a point.
It brings out our creative side.
'Rangastalam' is one such film that came out.
"This is Rangastalam. You can choose to dress up or not."
"But we are all puppets. We are performers."
My upbringing is how the sounds and music lined up for this.
We can't just learn it out of nowhere and make it happen, sir.
It has to be a part of our life, sir.
Your dad is a writer. You are a music director.
Did your dad write the dialogues for 'Bangaru Bullodu'? - Yes, sir.
How did it go from writer to music director? To each their own taste.
But how did you get adapted to music?
Dad is also a very good singer and a composer.
But that was just a hobby.
He used to do it for fun. He wrote and composed many songs.
He wrote the lyrics.
He used to write the lyrics, tune it, and sing it for competitions.
He got many prizes for singing the songs.
I never shared this with anyone.
When my dad was engaged to my mom
he wrote a song for my mom and sang it in college.
He demanded his friends to call my mom.
He got first prize for that song.
I have that song. There will come a day
when I put it out there for everyone to listen.
Give us a demo.
It is a difficult song, sir.
Such a deep love. - Yes, sir.
By origin, my dad had music in his life.
He played harmonium and guitar. - Okay.
That's how I got attracted to music.
I admired Michael Jackson. I admired Ilayaraja.
I met my guru, the great Manuel Srinivas.
I dreamt about music ever since I could remember.
I have always wanted to become a music director.
You don't smoke. You don't drink.
You don't have a girlfriend. I will get there.
I was waiting for your reaction.
I asked that question on purpose. - I know that, sir.
I don't know your dad's love song. But I know about yours.
What song is that, sir?
"My heart beats louder when I am with you, my love."
"I don't know how that happened."
"My eyes curse me when I don't look at you."
"I don't know how that happened."
What is this new magic trick?
This song was created in a surprising way, sir.
I went to Barcelona with Trivikram and his team to compose the song.
We went there in December. It was freezing in Barcelona.
This song just came to my mind out of nowhere when I was on the street.
"My heart beats louder when I am with you, my love."
I saw another girl walk by.
"My eyes curse me..."
"My eyes curse me when I don't look at you."
I was just casually singing a song when I came to my room.
It was a fluke.
I told Trivikram I would sing something for him.
I said it would be nice if we could fit it somewhere.
I just gave him a demo.
I casually hummed it.
"My heart beats..."
He loved it.
He reminded me of a fun situation when the hero gifts a saree.
He finalised the song after that scene.
That's how he put it in that situation
after listening to that song.
He wanted to call Mr Kalyan and let him hear it.
I agreed.
My composing director came in.
When the intro song was played...
"He is a six-foot bullet." He was wearing a jacket.
When he heard the hook line, he took off the jacket
and threw it away. There was a camera stand.
He took it and did...
He was enjoying it like a child.
He absolutely loved the song.
He hugged us. We were all so happy.
"He is a six-foot bullet."
"He is the launched rocket of strength."
I asked a question. You were sly about it.
You beat around the bush.
You thought I would forget about it.
I am telling the truth. - What is the new magic trick?
Who is that girl?
That's called magic because there is no girl, sir.
Her name could mean magic.
"Oh yeah! Oh yeah! Love is magic."
An incident... When I was having a candlelit dinner with a heroine.
I kept getting so many calls.
I did? - Yes, you did.
Sir! - It was you.
They will think it is true, sir. - Yes, that's true.
As if you don't remember.
I truly don't remember, sir. We will talk about this backstage.
They will use this shot for the promo, sir.
Coming back to love stories. - Sir...
You might be thinking this is your interview, sir. But this is mine.
Is it? - Your interviews should be about love stories, sir.
No!
When it comes to us, it is simply white noise with nothing in reality.
You are quiet. - Romantic boy.
He must have had many love stories. I will interview him someday.
"You make me feel amazing!"
The whole interview will be about love stories with a background song.
"My heart beats louder..."
"When I am with you, my love."
I will record the song in a female version for the interview.
You are glamorous. You are handsome.
You don't even have to sing.
Girls will sing for you. "My heart bears louder..."
I am reminding you. You are not interviewing me.
I am interviewing you. Remember that.
The more love stories you have, the more breakups you have.
That's how it is, sir.
You took off your glasses.
I can notice your expressions in a better way.
The truth will be out. - All the love will be seen.
I worked on a song for that situation, sir.
"What's in your heart can be seen through your eyes."
That's why I wore glasses. But the trick won't work with you.
Let's put love stories and failures aside.
You didn't get married. You are not even thinking about it.
My mom will love this episode.
I can't control my cough after that question.
Did this remind you of something? - It is a speed bump, sir.
Is there a bride we don't know about? - No, sir.
Okay. What else?
"My heart..."
I never thought about it, sir.
All of your love and expressive emotions can be seen in your songs.
Jokes apart, real happiness for an artist,
that there is a song for every situation in the journey of life.
That makes me so happy. I should be very grateful
to all the directors, writers, producers,
actors who created the situations.
I can find a song for every situation, sir.
Every emotion has music. - Yes, sir. Yes, sir.
I saw you dance on multiple occasions.
You do a fantastic job. - Thank you.
I believe you are a lover of Michael Jackson's work.
All I knew in my life was he composes music, sings,
and he dances well.
That's how I knew Michael Jackson even before I knew his name.
Like when I was a small kid.
Even a caricature of Michael Jackson has the same impact.
He is the most well-known person on Earth.
When we had competitions in school, I used to choreograph.
I gathered everyone, even those who don't know how to dance.
I used to make a group.
I used to take my dad's shirts.
We created our own costumes.
We won many competitions by doing that, sir.
Surprisingly, I won the best dancer award in those competitions.
When I compose my music
I get a visual of how the dance should be
for that situation, sir.
I will then match the visual with rhythm and tune.
'Manmada banam' is the Telugu version I worked on with Mr Hassan.
We both performed together during the audio launch.
He said, 'You think Devi performs as a showman to show his showmanship.'
'But no.'
'He composes his music while dancing in his studio.'
'He forgets everyone. He imagines his scenarios.'
'I think the great connection that he has to dance'
'is what makes us dance along to his songs.'
I felt that was such a great... - That's a beautiful compliment.
A song called 'Who's the hero'. I explained everything to him.
I said, 'When you go abroad and get down the escalator'
'we will take a shot at the shoes with the jazz music.'
'It will have an upright base.'
I hummed it out for him.
"Who's the hero? Who's the hero?"
He puts the glass on.
He kept listening to my narration.
I told him just the way I did to all my friends and directors.
I froze after I realised something.
Who am I talking to?
Oh my God! Who am I to explain this to Mr Kamal Hassan?
He truly encouraged me like a child.
When the director came up, he said
'Devi has an idea, Ravi. It's nice. Hear him out.'
He made me narrate the whole thing again.
When I was explaining the song, I noticed he wasn't there.
He went to a corner, and he was practising what I said.
He was practising to the beat.
"Who's the hero? Who's the hero?"
"So powerful. Such a fire brigade."
"He unleashes hell upon everyone."
"He is the ultimate hero."
"Who's the hero? Who's the hero?"
He was very impressed with that.
We have a special AV to surprise our guest.
Can you guess what that is?
How can we do that? Won't you give us a hint?
Why don't we just see it? Brothers!
"Pushpa Raj!"
"Let's have some fun!"
"Come on. Let's have some fun."
"Oh yeah! Oh yeah! Love is magic."
"Oh yeah! Oh yeah! This is too sweet."
"Viral..."
"Queen!"
I never understood what dancing in the air was.
You meant the cable act. - Yeah.
We are in the middle of an India tour.
We performed in Hyderabad, Bangalore and Vizag.
My entrance was a drop from 100 feet height on a cable.
People went crazy. This was my first aerial act.
It was no less than a stunt.
When I looked down from there
everyone looked like ants. I had to get down.
I had to stay hanging up there for quite a while.
There's something to this, sir.
The show was about to start. We are done with the rehearsal.
They have to pull me up first, right?
I have to wait there until everything is ready.
They make me sign a no objection form.
If anything happens during the stunt
it will be my responsibility. No one else will be blamed.
It was a crazy moment, sir.
The moment I had to sign was funny.
I have to sign it before I get pulled up there.
That's where music is magic, sir.
We have to perform. They are clapping now.
That gives us the energy.
"Oh yeah! Oh yeah! Love is magic."
An artist has a direct connection with his audience, sir.
There is no wealth or property in this world
that matches up to that feeling, sir.
Thanks to God. I was so grateful they came to see me.
Hyderabad show was planned for three and a half hours, sir.
People were not leaving.
Approximately 40,000 people came to see the show.
I performed for five hours because they were not leaving, sir.
For them, it is up to ten hours.
Why should anyone come to us and stay for that long, sir?
Nothing in our lives could be greater than that, sir.
When we perform a live show, anything we do after that
like composing for a movie, or a background score
will be ten times more powerful.
Because we fill ourselves with everyone's energy.
In Tamil, they say strength of thousands of elephants.
It implies the strength of a thousand elephants.
We can't let them down.
The next film should be ten times better.
The director must give me better work.
I must work on re-recording.
They must love us as long as we are alive.
This feeling can only be achieved through live shows.
That's why I always say that every music director
every singer, and even every actor.
Our people don't do it.
But actors must do it at times.
They must perform for the public in an act or a dance number.
It could be a dialogue delivery too.
They should do it, sir. We record in our studio.
You act in front of the camera.
Hearing about the result is different.
Feeling the result is different. - Yes.
Himalayas are known to be beautiful.
Making that statement
and visiting the place.
They are not the same thing. There are no words to describe.
Nothing matches up to that, sir.
In the same way, every artist must meet the fans eye to eye.
Or the people who love them.
We must breathe the air that comes out of their applause.
That's my feeling, sir.
"Who are you?"
This is the multiplication of energy and love.
That's what I feel, Devi.
The universe is helping us.
To become one with music. - Yes, sir.
That is the beauty. You can't get that anywhere else.
Art will remain forever. But the artist will not.
An artist will die someday. But his art will remain forever.
What we create in our lives
is the strength of the bond between them and us, sir.
I believe it is the biggest responsibility, sir.
Let it be a hit or a super hit.
There are a million reasons for that.
But there is only one reason they remember it in their hearts.
It is the bond we have with them.
"You should know where you are headed."
"You should know whose fights you are fighting."
"Let's go! Let's go! Let's go!"
If we work hard for ten days to promote
they will talk about it for a month.
That doesn't mean it is great work.
But after a few years... Take the song 'Ringa Ringa'.
Now, if they say you composed that song very well
I will take credit for that.
Because that song made you dance.
'Nannaku Prema Tho' might have touched your heart.
"Oh, my life without you..." You might like something about that.
"Did anyone ever notice something?"
It might touch your heart.
This is art.
If you like something, and remember that
ten, twenty, fifty, or a hundred years down the line.
It is precious to an artist or a lyric writer or those involved.
I feel happy
when the work is remembered.
When it is celebrated for the right reasons.
So I think that's what it is.
100%.
What you said, Devi.
We are both on the screen.
There are many people behind this. - True, sir.
Let it DJ. Let it organise. - Exactly.
From the light boys
to the car driver. - Everybody.
Everyone is involved in the whole thing. - Exactly, sir.
Sadly, they are not on screen. They are behind the cameras.
The reason why I am saying this particularly is that
you really love and respect Mandolin Srinivas. - Yes, sir.
You talk about him a lot. You give him a lot of credit.
Of course, he is talented.
What is your take on him?
Sir, in my life
the greatest blessing I had was that
I met my guru, Mandolin Srinivas.
I should be grateful to my mother. Because she is the one
who was stubborn about enrolling me in a music class.
I had no idea what a mandolin is.
I learned how to play the violin at that point.
The first instrument I learnt was a violin.
I was beginning to learn how to sing.
I must have been in third grade.
In one of the houses on the lane behind our home,
traditional musician's clothes are frequently hung out to dry.
My grandma told my mom about that when she came to visit us in Chennai.
She said those clothes look like they belong to a musician.
Mandolin Srinivas lived in the lane behind ours.
She thought he might teach me music as that's what she wanted.
She took me to his house.
The first meeting I had with my guru
was the most magical moment, sir.
For example, consider a great
devotee who has been praying for years to see God.
Imagine God showing himself to that devotee.
I don't know how that would look like.
I believe it is the same feeling I had
when I met my guru.
"The Guru is a Bramha, a Vishnu, a Maheswara."
"The Guru is truly the Supreme God Himself. I bow down to him."
I was a young kid. He was a teenager back then.
He must be 18. He had quite a few achievements already.
I was a kid. But so was he.
I didn't know what a mandolin was. I just went there.
I went because my mom made me.
He asked me one question.
He didn't even ask me what my name was.
He asked if I was truly interested.
I get goosebumps when I think about it.
I was looking around, but I locked eyes with him when he said that.
His eyes are quite powerful. When he asked me that
I looked at him and said I was truly interested.
That's it. He said I can start right away.
"The Guru is a Bramha, a Vishnu, a Maheswara."
Ever since then, I started going to him.
I got so attached to him. I called him brother.
I skipped everything else. I focused on the mandolin.
I became his most loved student.
I used to be at their house most of the time, sir.
My life is shaped into success because of him.
I can see the divinity in his eyes. - Yes, sir.
There is a story behind this photograph.
I said I wanted to take his picture.
He asked how I wanted him to pose.
I took a black cloth to him saying he should wear a black shirt.
I didn't know anything. I don't know the theory to this date.
It was a wild guess.
I made him sit down. I took this photo, sir.
He has fans all over the world.
Great and well-known photographers
took pictures of him.
He didn't care about those. He got this one printed.
This is the only picture he put in his room.
He got this printed. I have the same one in my studio.
"The Guru is a Bramha, a Vishnu, a Maheswara."
I like this element.
I have something else to say.
I mentioned three of them. Four is that you don't have any habits.
That's well and good. You are a person
who speaks your mind.
You don't usually get involved in incidents. - Yes.
You want to avoid them.
That's how you think. - Correct, sir.
But there will be an animal hidden inside us.
Our ego will be hurt at times. - Correct.
When that happens
there is no stopping you.
No force can stop you. - Correct, sir.
You simply take off.
Forget about other incidents.
I heard there is a connection between alcohol
and this particular trait of yours.
I want to know that story.
This is what you are talking about.
Actually, that is a very fun incident.
Ever since I was a kid, most people
pressure me to smoke and drink.
I don't smoke. I don't drink.
I never even tried them.
I never tasted a drop of alcohol.
I never took a puff out of a cigarette.
I am damn sure. I made up my mind about becoming a music director.
I had that clarity when I was a child.
In the same way, I won't smoke or drink until the day I die.
I have that clarity.
Very good.
"Mr Perfect! Mr Perfect! He is Mr Perfect!"
I have to say this because you asked me.
The younger generation right now
especially performers, musicians
are under a misconception.
They think they should be on some kind of kick.
Some kind of trip to make music. It is a myth.
We should focus on our work.
We should love and respect our parents.
Everything we do will be a success.
Every minute of our life is beautiful, sir.
We can't be intoxicated.
It only takes an hour to lose the memory of all night.
I think it is a misfortune to feel that way.
Everything that happens in our lives
should be remembered by us.
It is something that stays with us.
My thing is that I am always
against this. But then
I don't judge people who do that.
That is one thing, sir.
One time, after the audio launch our two producers...
Well-known producers.
They are being very jovial.
They said, 'We are celebrating our film.'
'We should make him have a drink.'
I kept insisting I won't.
We were rambling about it for a minute.
They are trying to force a drink down my throat.
At the end, they said something.
They were talking to each other.
'If Devi doesn't drink this, don't hire him under your banner.'
'I won't hire him under my banner too.'
They didn't mean to hurt me. They were being jovial.
'Forget about drinking this. You are trying to make me drink it.'
'I won't work under your banner in the first place.'
"Super sweet girl! Super sweet girl!"
I like a few things about this.
Life is intoxicating in itself. - Yes, sir.
It is a myth that alcohol leads to creativity.
That's cancelled. - Correct.
Standing up for yourself. - Yes, sir.
'This is the point. Okay. I can go to this extent.'
'I believe in what I am.' - Yes, sir.
That's your belief in yourself. - True, sir.
Lovely. - Thank you, sir. Thank you.
I heard you left a movie because you didn't want to do a remix.
Many movies went down the same way.
Generally, I have no problem with listening to the remix, sir.
As a principle, I don't do remixes of
old songs or others' songs. Again, it all falls under
the fact that it is others' great work and we don't have any right
to tamper with it. That's my feeling, sir.
There's one more thing.
It is not right to take credit for their success, sir. - Correct.
The third reason is that I am here to create music
which is my dream. - Exactly.
I am not here to recreate
something that someone has done. - Right. Right.
I am not saying it is right or wrong.
There are a lot of people who love to do it.
Let them do it as they like. But I don't want to do that.
I stepped away from many movies.
Because of the remixes. It is not to insult anyone, sir.
I don't sway from my principles, sir.
I got a very high budget Hindi movie recently, sir.
It was a sequel. It will have the other songs.
Most of them had to be a remix.
When it is a sequel, the original composer
has to get the credit, sir.
They said they would change it. I convinced them not to.
A sequel demands the same music.
I suggested that they must go with the original composer.
I told them I can't do it.
Generally, most people
are habituated by it, sir.
But I enjoy the process of creating music, sir.
So I don't want to do that. - Yeah.
Somebody wants to show some pictures.
We want you to elaborate on the pictures. - Okay.
Show us the pictures, brothers!
Sir, I told you that photography is my hobby.
I was randomly clicking some pictures.
This picture is when
I was clicking pictures of my parents.
When I hit the milestone of ten to fifteen years
in my movie journey
I generally
don't have any idea about jewellery. I don't wear anything either.
For the first time in my life
I went to the jewellery shop. I sat down and discussed with them.
I took a bangle for my mom.
I took a bracelet for my dad.
I designed it with measurements.
It is a gold bracelet and a gold bangle.
It has musical gold letters studded with diamonds.
I designed it. I got it customised.
I gifted it to them.
When I was taking this photo,
someone took our photo. That's the story.
Next picture, please.
What's the story behind this?
That's one of my favourite pictures.
I didn't tell him when I was taking it. - Beautiful.
He walks past the pillar in that shot.
I took it from the other side. He loved it when I showed it to him.
He praised me for that.
Next picture, please.
This is my nephew. My sister's son.
I did a photo shoot for his first birthday.
The concept was 12 instruments for 12 months.
This is the first photo.
They had this one framed. They put it in their house.
Nephew reminds me of something.
I would love to personally thank you.
My nephew Venkat lives in Sydney, Australia.
You wished him a happy birthday when you were asked to.
It is my pleasure, sir. - He was...
He was over the moon.
Thank you. - He is delighted.
It is so awesome that you still remember that.
See, many celebrities won't do it.
They don't do favours so easily.
No, sir. How could I say no when you asked? - I don't normally ask.
He was crazy for you. He would roll on the floor for DSP.
I wanted to give him a nice birthday. That's what I tried to do.
I am surprised you remember that. It is so sweet of you, sir.
Next picture, please.
This is my favourite picture.
I love full moon nights. My dad instilled that habit in me.
Every full moon light, I don't miss. Actually, it was not full moon.
Going to the terrace during full moon,
listening Mr Ilayaraja's songs. I spent all these moments with my dad.
I still continue that.
If it's a full moon, I go on a drive, watch moon.
Every month, I don't miss full moon.
This was not a full moon, it's after that, crescent.
When the moon was ready to set, at my sister's penthouse,
I went there for dinner. As I walked onto the terrace...
I saw that.
Lord Shiva's... - Yes, I understood.
I got goosebumps and I clicked a picture immediately.
I actually clicked this picture on phone.
I clicked it and I was staring at it. Just a few...
Not even a five seconds.
It felt like witnessing the divine itself.
I clicked the picture,
I kept my gaze fixed on it, making sure I didn’t miss it.
In front of my eyes... I was calling...
By the time, everybody came, clouds went off, sir.
It was the moon surrounded by drifting clouds.
So when I posted it on Insta, it became,
It's the word we use now. It became viral then.
I really felt divinity that day.
Next one!
Seeing the Eiffel Tower is every child’s dream, isn’t it?
First time when I went to Paris,
my first...
That’s the picture from my first visit there.
The whole thing couldn’t fit into one frame on my phone.
It's something like...
A small patch of water shimmered below.
It was somewhat a huge water body.
It feels as though it’s coming out of that.
How I did it was... I'm just saying it.
You can use this technique anyway.
Like we click it in Panorama mode, right?
We click them like this, right? - Yes.
To cover it's height, I turned the phone,
I took a panoramic picture in this way.
So that's how the whole height...
A lot of people asked me how did I take this picture.
What is this?
"As you appeared, my little heart started beating faster."
'Why is it this way?'
What? What?
"You mesmerized me with the magic of your eyes."
"You made me go crazy."
This, sir... - It’s okay to be a little shyer.
"As you appeared,"
"My little heart..."
More! More! That's it!
That's it! - I’ll tell you something else before I get even shyer, sir.
You’re turning shy all over again.
A perfect example of...
How rerecording alters the feel of a scene.
Such a fantastic example.
Seeing that picture in one thing. After that,
When the song played, the whole meaning changed.
She is Sara Meadows. She's a Spanish girl.
She was a lead dancer for me in US shows, sir.
Fantastic dancer!
I was so impressed with the dance and suddenly we came to know that,
She also sings.
She's such a silent girl. She keeps rehearsing and sits in a corner.
I had my doubts about her performing.
But on stage, she was like rage.
So through her fellow dancers, I got to know that she also sings.
After that,
'Zara Zara, paake vishamla...' That song...
I told her to learn this song,
And I told her that I'll give you Spanish lyrics for this.
She learnt that song within ten minutes, she sang that song on stage
when I did it. - Wow!
She sang it in Telugu. She doesn't know one word of Telugu. -Wow!
'Slowly like a poison, come on to me'
We were crossing and there was a beautiful location.
Then I said, Sara, post for me.
In fact the song that just played, Ninnu Chudagane
She was the one who danced with me as a pair.
So she killed her performance on stage.
So when she was with us the next day, we all went there
I asked her to post there,
These pictures were taken by me.
You're saying everything with a blank face.
With a poker face. - You're forgetting it again, sir.
It’s you who’s interviewing me, sir, not the opposite.
Basically, I want
to tell you that Harish
talked something bad about you.
Let's listen.
Mr Harish always talks positively about me.
Why are you involving us?
Okay. AV please!
DSP!
You heard it, right? DSP!
That name carries its own rhythm.
The name itself has a catchy beat. With that name,
There's an emotion too.
Suddenly one day, 'dam dam,'
'Aanandam', with hero Mr Aakash.
'He flies in the sky and freezes.'
That was a teaser. One of the best films of Mr Srinu Vaitla.
I watched that movie,
In Mayuri theatre in RTC crossroads.
I walked out and prayed for just one thing.
After I'll become the director,
give me a chance to work with this guy. This is what I prayed.
That day, at crossroads,
a boy's desire who came out of the theatre,
God fulfilled it in the form of Gabbar Singh.
But Mr Devi's speciality is, I love
Aanandam movie.
We even used to hum the background score.
We used to
hum the background score.
Mr Devi who did the music
for such a love story with heart touching music,
When it comes to Gabbar Singh, he turned it into mass.
Only Devi can do this.
To say in one line,
If it's 'Manmadhudu', he should do,
even if it's 'Mass', he should be the one.
With Pushpa, not only India's
best music director,
he proved that he's India's number one music director.
Not an update, but I'll share something about Ustaad Bhagat Singh.
When were shooting a song, when Mr Kalyan
listened to the song,
he said to pass this to Devi that after Kushi,
after Gabbar Singh, this is the music
I want my legs to move.
He said to pass this to Devi.
Sir, immediately
I sent this message. Because
If I say this on call, it'll disappear.
If it's a message, you can either take a screenshot or save it.
It will be permanent.
Quoting Mr Kalyan's words, I sent that text.
Thanks! Thanks a lot.
For being in my life, not only as a music director,
As a true well wisher and a true friend. Thank you.
Okay.
That's really so sweet of him, sir.
I’ve personally mentioned this to several people. Now,
on camera I want to share something.
You asked about remix songs, right?
During 'Gaddalakonda Ganesh',
He came and narrated me the story.
When he said he was doing a movie... - I love to work with Mr Harish.
After saying everything,
there's a remix song in this.
But it's a song my dad did.
That's why I'm asking you directly. I wrote it in the story in that way.
I know that you won't do remixes,
But please for me.
I liked that story narration.
Now there's a remix in it.
But I told him to understand me as I kept it as my principle.
That's why I won't be able to.
To top to that,
he respects me a lot.
He still tried to change me. But the other day,
Producer called me,
in the story,
I didn’t want the story to be ruined because of me.
They have an imagination. Why should it get spoiled because of me.
Then even if you try...
Only this was coming the flow,
He didn't know what to do. Then...
I told him, sorry, next time.
This is the incident that happened personally between us.
It had already been made public that I was handling the music.
Harish Shankar and Devi Sri Prasad.
The movie acted by Varun.
After that, we're all abroad for Pushpa composing.
Me, Mr Sukumar and Mr Bose.
There was this interview.
Many people were sending it to me. It was on Insta and Twitter.
Someone asked Mr Harish.
Sir, you first revealed it was Devi but you did it with another one.
I'm telling you the truth, sir.
No one had to talk bad, but
If only the director had said
we couldn’t do it because of some constraints.
Some assumed that Devi had been taken out.
Others assumed he left.
Some stood by me, some opposed me, and others took their side.
They could've written whatever they wanted to.
But Mr Harish didn't do that.
He said Mr Devi has always been against remixes.
Even though I asked him, I requested him it's his father's song,
He said one thing.
He rejected it very sweetly.
Respecting his principle,
with mutual decisions, we didn't do it.
Hats off to Mr Harish Shankar for that.
Yeah! That's very sweet.
Because being dishonest or negative isn’t necessary.
Keeping quiet will make it appear negative. - Yes.
There are chances.
Generally, escapism is easy.
If he could've said not to talk about it,
Each person has their own imagination.
He left. No matter what it is, it's effecting the movie.
I don’t want negativity surrounding any movie. It's movie anyway.
When he said that, I already had respect for him,
Liking and respect for him.
With that day, my respect for Mr Harish Shankar,
became like a mountain. I called him immediately.
I showed it to both Sukku and Mr Bose. They like Harish, too.
They said he did amazing!
I called Mr Harish and said I love you.
Not only as a director, as a character, I love you so much.
Not only now, no matter when,
I'm waiting and I want to work with you.
I told him.
In that way, now,
Just like he said, in Ustaad Bhagat Singh,
It's a very good movie. He killed it. If you watch each scene,
It will be a blockbuster.
Two songs shooting, sir.
After many days, Mr Kalyan killed it with dance.
They asked me to come, when I went,
He shook my hand and said, Devi, you made me dance again.
He killed with all his energy.
Either it's going to be a visual treat,
Mr Harish showed us the song,
We celebrated it by asking for once more.
So, I'm really happy to be
a part of Ustaad Bhagat Singh.
And to be working with Mr Pawan Kalyan and Mr Harish
is a combination of Gabbar Singh.
And Mr Harish, like a friend, like a brother,
I'm so lucky to have such a person as my friend in the industry.
There are only less people like that.
Mr Harish, Mr Sukumar is like an own brother to me.
No matter what happens, I call him.
He assures me that he's there with me.
With Sukku, he asks, darling, what happened?
I scold Sukku as if he's a kid.
Darling, why are you tense? What about your health?
Will you eat or not? He says, sorry, Darling.
People like these are very rare. - Yes.
Mr Chandra Bose like a big brother.
I take advices from him.
And also Mr Trivikram too,
Maybe we didn't work these times.
When I lost my guru, my dad,
Mr Trivikram and Mr Sukumar were there.
They were like big pillars to me.
When a person says something to us,
even if good happens,
or if it leads to something positive,
even if we're in touch with them or not, we shouldn't forget them.
I'll say something. Because,
I spoke about Mr Sukumar and everyone else.
Because, personal relationships,
it's very rare in workplace and it's a blessing.
I talked a lot about Mr Sukumar.
He's like my own brother.
After my dad, I ask advice from him even for little things.
When I lost my dad,
I want to talk to you for an hour,
we used to speak like that.
Shall we talk tomorrow? Someone is waiting.
But every lunch I used to have with dad.
Suddenly when this happened,
I was very broken, sir.
Then, Mr Trivikram called.
I was not able to control.
My dad used to say this.
He said something. But back then,
I wanted to discuss that later, but couldn't do it.
Now I'm feeling guilty. He said something.
There was an urgent song.
Even after spending every lunch,
even after spending every dinner everyday with him,
I was feeling very guilty.
Then he said something amazing.
I'm sharing this. It's not only for me.
Every father and son, every parents and kids.
They should know this.
He said something amazing!
Do you know what he said?
Don't feel bad.
We don't know what you and your father discussed in that 1 hour.
But in that one hour, you did some work, right?
That work made him proud.
He is very happy. Just keep this in mind.
'With love, to dad'
'With love, to dad my every second is dedicated to him'
You've done the right thing. Don't feel guilty.
We should have people like him around us.
Brother Sukku came and he was there with me.
Until everything was completed.
In the same way, there are two more persons, Mr Gemini Kiran, GK Mohan.
If I search for any elder person,
I don't know whether to call them brother or family.
Mr Dil Raju, I should say.
Whatever the problem is,
Whether he knows or not,
I'm just saying about people whom all of us know.
Rather than great people,
it's so important to have good people around us.
And I think I'm so blessed.
One of the person wants to talk to you.
Brothers!
Mr Devi, greetings!
Just now talked about him.
Devi and I have such a deep relationship, friendship.
I’ve been doing songwriting for years.
For 31 years.
I wrote more than 3800 songs.
In this journey, every music director is a friend to me.
When it comes to Devi,
With such a important work, in my life
he has sealed a sweet memory in my heart.
Mr Devi wrote a song for me.
He wrote a song for me who wrote many songs for many people.
He got inspired, he wrote a song for me, sang it.
He dedicated it for me.
'Not from 1,2,3,4 years, you've been writing songs for 25 years.'
'You wrote them very well, Chandra Bose'
'Whether it is beauty or happiness, you put it in words and'
'Planted in our hearts very well, Chandra Bose.'
This love, kindness,
such a lovely task,
It's very important in my life.
Such a happiness,
Mr Devi who gave such a satisfaction
I can never forget in my life.
This is a sweet memory in my life.
Very good!
Mr Bose is such a genius.
He even got an Oscar award.
He doesn't have ego or jealousy.
We can never see that in him.
His memory is like an elephant memory.
It's more than that.
He won't be able to do this, if he could've been in that way.
Mr Bose, this line is not good. Shall we write another one?
If we say something, he says it's good.
I mean, such a legend,
doesn't have ego.
I've seen this in Mr Veturi too.
I had the greatest honour of working with Mr Veturi.
My dad loves him so much.
They're all legends because of...
Mr Seetha Rama Sastri!
If he likes even a singly word, he'll call and prise me.
He's like a Guru.
He says you everything is more than.
If he calls,
We're scared that we did something wrong.
It's great to such a grateful people.
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I'm tense until and unless it completes.
I should be the one in tense, why going out.
DSP means energy.
Who is the hero/heroine who matches your energy?
Mr Chiranjeevi!
The moment when I wanted to become a music director,
Until then, I wonder when will I Mr Chiranjeevi my strong.
That was my dream.
Even now if he comes and hums, then again...
I think his energy is next level.
Super!
From whom you got unforgettable moment or experience?
The son of God,
The one and only, Mr Ilayaraja.
They says manifestation works.
If our wish is pure and we want it deeply.
Such an amazing thing happened last year.
Me who wants to see Mr Ilayaraja,
suddenly one day he came to my studio.
I have a doubt if there's anything bigger than that.
So, it's unmatchable.
Mr Ilayaraja!
Who is the one person with whom you share everything?
Mr Sukumar.
Like I said, he's like my brother.
On comparing which instrument comparing, you felt excited?
I composed many times without an instrument.
It's a thought process comes in my mind.
But I love to compose on a piano that was gifted by my brother, Sagar.
It's in the centre of the studio.
There are many times, guitar or old.
Which song took you long to release?
'A ante Amalapuram' song.
Because before that I composed 'Vangathota malupu kaada'
for a movie.
With that song, Mr Dil Raju impressed.
He wanted this song.
But the producer didn't accept.
He put a challenge. No matter what,
the same tempo, the same music, the same voice,
Give me one song.
When I was thinking, it was the pop up I got.
'A ante Amalapuram, Aa ante Ahapuram'
Both are super hits.
Both are written by Mr Veturi.
'A ante Amalapuram'
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What is the word you use the most?
All my friends know is Adappavi!
In Tamil.
Even if I talk to Telugu people, that comes out of my mouth.
What should I call that in Telugu? - You should say idiot!
That's it, right?
Okay. Two options!
Will you become a hero first or get married? One option.
First option is better than the second one.
Is that no even an option?
Sir, I'll chose whatever the option is if the other option is option 2.
Okay.
Hero DSP.
Done!
When will you become a hero?
Many people have been narrating scripts, sir.
But if something that touches me, then...
Only after that.
Yes. A lot of good things happening. So maybe.
All the luck! - Thank you, sir.
In all the songs you did, which album gave you the maximum kick?
'Nuvvu Nuvvu nuvve nuvvu.'
Because people celebrate that as love anthem.
Just like how' Nannaku prematho' is father's anthem.
'Nuvvu nuvvu' is such a beautiful song.
What is your morning kick starter, coffee or tea? - Coffee!
Lassi or buttermilk.
I love both but I really love lassi.
Sweet lassi. - Okay.
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Cheers!
This is how I want my coffee to be.
Quiet strong!
You're not saying about marriage.
So at least the first song you wrote,
You wrote for a girl,
It will be good if you sing a song that came out of your heart.
Okay, sir.
When I was in school, I wrote a song, sir.
Everyone got shocked listening to that.
It was because it's a song about a girl.
They're shocked how did I write such a good lyrics.
During interval.
That song was a big turning point in my life.
Everyone liked that song,
my friends wanted me to perform.
There used to be cultural festivals.
There were seniors.
Cultural festivals were handled by seniors.
I asked them whether I can sing.
They used to throw us away.
They didn't give us any chance.
After nagging them a lot,
At the end, I took a chance to sing.
I went on stage and sang.
That was such a big story. I'll say it later.
I will sing that song for you. - Super!
First I would like to call my guitarist Godfrey.
He's an amazing guitarist.
Round of applause for him.
Hello!
I have a percussionist in my team. Mr Vivek.
The whole team is here.
Hi!
Remember it's his love song.
He sung it on a bus.
On your request, my first song from school.
I was put in a all boys school. - Okay!
But I imagined a girl and wrote this song.
Here for you! One, two, three, go...
"We all are enticed by your beauty."
"We looked for you in every nook and cranny."
One, two, let's go!
"We all are enticed by your beauty."
"We looked for you in every nook and cranny."
"Your eyes look like pools of liquid starlight."
"Oh, beautiful girl! Please look at me once."
"I haven't left even a single beach"
"or a park unsearched to get a sight of you."
"I see you everywhere I go."
"Your smile made us chase after you."
Everybody!
Wow! Super performance.
This song changed my life.
After I recorded the song, I sent it to Mr Allu Aravind
and asked him to send it
to Magnus Audio.
They loved the album and released it.
The album was called, 'Mr Devi'.
Oh, wow!
Lovely! - Thanks to Mr Aravind for that.
Lovely!
We sung this song on his request.
This song is for you all, with my musicians.
Wouldn't it be nice if the girls dedicated the song to Mr Jagapathi?
Sir, this song shows that you are a favourite among girls.
Oh, really! - Are you ready guys?
Are you ready girls?
"My heartbeat has lost it's rhythm."
"Have you realised it?"
"My heart longs for you."
"You will find my feelings for you, in my eyes."
"A teaspoon seems to be heavy. The full moon reminds me of you."
"The landmine is under my feet..."
"It's a blast in my heart."
"My heartbeat has lost it's rhythm."
"Have you realised it?"
"My heart longs for you."
Thank you so much.
Girls would have sung to him. So...
You are one saying it, I don't know about them.
I have a doubt, sir.
Have you sung to any girl?
I am not even a bathroom singer.
Sir, I don't know if you have sung for girls
but I want you to sing for us.
I don't sing. Not my cup of tea. - Am I right?
I am not even a bathroom singer. - We would love to listen you sing.
You will be at risk if you listen me sing.
Should he sing? - Yes!
Sir, it's a public demand. - How can I?
You all relax. I don't want to insult you all.
It's none of your business. You need to guess the rhythm.
Okay! Let's go!
"One day, my dear gave jasmine flowers."
"He made me my bed, I went to sleep."
"One day, my dear gave jasmine flowers."
I have another version for this song.
"One day, my dear gave jasmine flowers."
"He made me my bed, I went to sleep."
I will tell you the meaning too.
'My dear one bought me flowers and made the bed.'
'He asked me to lie down and laid down.'
That's it!
Thank you so much, sir.
You need to sing another song to compensate for my disaster.
Please give a huge round of applause to...
Singer JB. - Thank you!
Thank you for singing on our request. We love you, sir.
For the love you have shown us
and for the love they have been showering on us...
"My love for you is much bigger than what my heart can hold."
"How do I express my love for you?"
"Even the tears taste sweet when in love."
"It hurts to stay away from you."
"Your presence is enough for me."
"Why does love have to carry pain?"
"I'll love you even after my death."
"My love for you never fades."
"I'll love you even after my death."
"My love for you never fades."
Wow! - Amazing! Amazing! Amazing!
"Will you accept or deny my request?"
The music style, dressing style
of DSP is unbeatable. - Sir!
Shall we find out the styling sequence of our music director
at Oaksmith Style Studio?
Done, sir! - Let's go!
Do you think your outfit for recording can decide if it's a hit?
Sir, I don't have such sentiments. - Yes! - Zero sentiments.
You just believe in hard work.
If we work hard, it will be a hit.
Okay, next! Who is the biggest fashion critic at home?
Not a fashion critic
if she doesn't like anything
my sister...
Does she? - She tells me to my face.
Is she your critic? - Yes, sir.
Whose style do you like in Tollywood?
Since childhood
I am fond of Mr Chiranjeevi's style and swag. - Okay!
Of course, my brother, 'Icon Star' Bunny.
Now everyone has a unique style statement
and they follow it. - Yes!
So I like all of them.
In general, people are giving preference to styling.
Fashion is being given importance. - Yes! The styling...
I like your style too.
Thank you! - I have watched you in this show.
All the outfits are unique and the way you carry it is good.
The way we carry it is most important.
Thank you so much!
I will take that as a compliment. - Of course, sir.
What is the one accessory that you can't step out without?
A watch, sir. - Is it a watch? - Yes!
Time is very crucial. - Yes! Yes!
Do you wear two watches?
So that at least one takes me on time.
Are both the watches ticking the same?
Yes, sir! - Oh, wow!
That's amazing. Okay!
It's 24 hours apart.
If you start a fashion business, what would you name it?
I don't have any plans
but if at all I had to start a brand
I will name it, 'DSP'.
Okay! What else would it be? It's 'DSP'.
I don't know why you asked it
but I have an international trademark logo of my name.
It's an universal logo. - To use it worldwide. - Okay!
Thanks a lot, Rockstar! - Thank you, sir! Love you!
Thank you! Thanks for coming.
Had a great time, sir. I enjoyed it.
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Thank you so much, sir. Very happy for this.
I got it unexpectedly.
My teacher Mr Mandolin Shrinivas was a Lord Hanuman devotee. - Oh!
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I composed 'Hanuman Chalisa' for him. - Okay!
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"He's a six feet tall bullet."
I wanted to pick up the gun and go...
What about your love stories?
This interview isn't about you, sir. It's about me.