Damodar Raao
{{short description|Indian singer, composer and songwriter}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Damodar Raao
| image = damodarraao.jpg
| caption = Damodar Raao
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1977|08|21}}{{cite web|title=Damodar Raao Turns 39 ! Here's A Few Photographs! – Digital Bhojpuri.in|url=http://www.digitalbhojpuri.in/2016/08/blog-post_69.html|accessdate=28 December 2016|date=14 June 2016}}
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| occupation = composer, singer, actor, performer, record producer
| years_active = 2007–present
| instrument = Vocals, harmonium, keyboard, voice over
| label = Venus, Times Music, Sony Music Entertainment, T-Series, Zee Music Company, Indya Records, Moser Baer, Wave Music, SRK Music, TF Company, Worldwide Music, Sai Records
| website = {{url|www.damodarraao.com}}
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Damodar Raao (born 21 August 1977) is an Indian composer, singer, record producer, and live performer. His music genre is about acoustic folk with some traces of Indian classical music.{{cite news|title=Damodar Raao is a tuneful Music Director|url=http://damodarraao.com/Default.aspx?pgid=1&&pgname=Home|date=10 March 2015|access-date=10 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108040529/http://damodarraao.com/Default.aspx?pgid=1&&pgname=Home|archive-date=8 January 2012|url-status=dead}}
Career
In 2000, Raao got his first break as a singer in the Hindi film Shaitan Tantrik, which was composed by Nikhil Vinay with lyrics by Vinay Bihari.
In 2007 Raao moved with his family to Mumbai.
In 2008, he composed the music for the low-budget Hindi film Once More, aka Gorakh Dhandha.
Raao has composed more than 75 films in Bhojpuri language, including Dil Ho Gail Qurban, Teri Meri Ashiqui, Sargana Kushi Nagar Rangdari Tax,{{cite news
|title=Rangdari Tax Running Successfully In Bihar: Jagran.com
|url=http://www.jagran.com/bihar/patna-city-bhojpuri-action-anad-masala-movie-rangdari-tax-running-succesfully-15536375.html/
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225205553/http://www.jagran.com/bihar/patna-city-bhojpuri-action-anad-masala-movie-rangdari-tax-running-succesfully-15536375.html
|archive-date=25 February 2017
|access-date=13 April 2017
}}
}} Inspector Chandani, Jungal Raj, Dil Aur Deewar, The Power of Dahshat, Sajan Ki Bahon Me (Bhojpuri), Majnu Motorwala, and Baap Re Baap.{{cite news|title=Bhojpuri Film Baap Re Baap: Filmi Beat |url=http://hindi.filmibeat.com/bhojpuri-movies/bhojouri-actress-aanchal-soni-in-siddhivinayak-temple-056423.html
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The musical film Teri Meri Ashqui was praised by critics.{{cite news|title=Best Musical film of year: filmibeat.com |url=http://hindi.filmibeat.com/bhojpuri-movies/premier-bhojpuri-film-saajan-ki-baahon-mein-051599.html
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Awards and honors
In 2014 Raao received the award for Best Music Director of the Year 2012 by Darshnik Mumbai Press Media Award.{{cite news|title=Best Music Director of The Year 2012: IndiaEvery.in |url=http://www.jogira.com/damodar-raao-get-best-composer-award/|accessdate=10 March 2015}} He was also honoured by the Aapki Awaz Foundation for Best Music Director & Mumbai Gaurav Award of the year 2014 for the Bhojpuri film Majnu Motorwala.{{cite news|title=Best Music Director of The Year 2013: IndiaEvery.in |url=http://kerala.indiaeveryday.in/gallery/riyaz-khan/19.htm|date=27 December 2014}} Raao was given the Chhatrapati Shivaji Gaurav Award in 2016 by Darshnik newspaper and Evershine Mitramandal in Mumbai.{{cite news|title=दामोदर राव को छत्रपति शिवाजी गौरव अवार्ड: pressnote.in |url=http://www.pressnote.in/Bolly-wood-news_325965.html|accessdate=10 March 2015}}
In October 2016, Raao reached a record of making 50 filmy albums and devotional albums of various singers.{{cite news|title=damodar-rao-make-record-of-50-albums-in-this-navratr: arrechintu.com |url=https://www.arrechintu.com/bhojpuri/damodar-rao-make-record-of-50-albums-in-this-navratri/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413235413/https://www.arrechintu.com/bhojpuri/damodar-rao-make-record-of-50-albums-in-this-navratri/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=13 April 2017|accessdate=12 April 2017}}
Discography
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See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://damodarraao.com/}}
- {{IMDb name|id=7188682}}
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Category:Indian male singer-songwriters
Category:Indian singer-songwriters