Viswa (lyricist)

{{Short description|Telugu movie lyricist, music director, singer and dubbing artist}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}

{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}

{{BLP sources|date=February 2016}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Viswa

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| birth_name = Vemuri Visweswar

| occupation = {{hlist|Lyricist|Singer|Music Director}}

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Vemuri Visweswar (Viswa) is a Telugu Movie lyricist, music director, singer, and dubbing artist. He has worked on more than 250 films and is multi-talented. Viswa has attracted a Telugu audience by skillfully blending catchy Sanskrit, English, and Hindi words in his writings. His trendy wordplay and musical and vocal talents made him popular among critics and the audience. Star heroes and directors wish to collaborate with Vishwa for his unique ability to elevate heroism through his intense lyrics. Viswa is a versatile writer in the present generation of the Telugu Film Industry (TFI) who covers almost all genres in his lyrics. His lyrics for introductions and title songs for all acclaimed actors deserve special mention.{{cite web |title=Viswa |url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/7843987-Viswa |website=www.discogs.com |publisher=Discogs}}{{cite web |title=Vishwa |url=https://filmyfocus.com/celebs/vishwa |website=filmyfocus.com |publisher=Filmy Focus |access-date=9 February 2024}}{{cite web |title=All-rounder Viswa on a roll |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/070217/all-rounder-viswa-on-a-roll.html |access-date=7 February 2017}}{{cite web |title=Viswa |url=https://chillentertain.com/celebs/viswa?ID=6511 |website=chillentertain.com |publisher=Chill Entertain}}{{cite web |title=Viswa |url=https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/telugu/lyricist/viswa#google_vignette |website=nettv4u.com |publisher=nettv4u}}{{cite web |title=Viswa (lyricist) |url=https://www.famousfix.com/list/singers-from-hyderabad-india |website=www.famousfix.com |publisher=Famous FIx}}{{cite web |title=Visweswar Vemuri |url=https://www.musixmatch.com/de/pro/Visweswar-Vemuri |website=www.musixmatch.com |publisher=Musix Match}}

His famous works include title songs of Mahesh Babu starrers Athadu, and Dookudu, and Jr. N.T.R. Starrers Baadshah and Temper, also Venkatesh Starrers "Dhaga Dhaga" from the movie Lakshmi and "Gola Gola" from the movie Shadow, and Allu Arjun Starrers "Down Down" from the movie Race Gurram, "Violin Song" from the movie Iddarammayilatho, "You Rock My World" from the movie Arya, "Nartanatara" from the movie Ek Niranjan, "Dole Dole" from the movie Pokiri, "Khiladi Koona" from the movie Athidhi, "Gichhi Gichhi" and "Chandramukhi" from the movie Super, "Ye Oore Chinnadana" from the Bhadra, "Va Va Vareva" from the movie Bunny, "Chal Chal Re" from the movie Happy, "Mayadari Chinnodu" from the movie Devadasu, "Yedalo Yedo" and "Rock & Roll" from the movie Style.{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Viswa-to-work-on-a-fusion-album/articleshow/46242501.cms|title=Viswa to work on a fusion album|work=The Times of India}}

Athadu Title Song, which was written and sung by Viswa, is considered one of the evergreen hit songs in Superstar Mahesh Babu's career. Viswa's latest song, "Don Bosco" from the Amar Akbar Anthony, is a chartbuster, and ''Asha Pasham" from C/o Kancharapalem is a critically acclaimed song. The hit song "Ningi Chutte" in Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya was well received by music lovers and has established his versatility. He turned into a composer and music director through the film Hyderabad Nawabs. Soon, he proved his proficiency through films like Police Police and Nenu Naa Rakshasi. The song "Padithinammo," which was composed, written, and sung by Viswa, became a popular song among all sections of the audience.{{cite web |title=Nenu Naa Rakshasi Music Review |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/nenu-naa-rakshasi-songs-review-telugu-movie-12823 |website=indiaglitz.com |publisher=Indiaglitz |access-date=20 April 2011}}

The title song of Dookudu, "Nee Dookudu," won the Big FM Best Lyrics Award for 2011. In the same year, "Chiguru Boniya" from the movie Teen Maar, which was sung and written by Viswa, also became a hit. His latest hits are "Violin Song" from Iddarammayilatho, "Down Down" from Race Gurram, and "Choolenge Aasma" from Temper movies. Viswa sang the poignant song "Kshaminchu Lakshmi" in Lakshmi's NTR, which became an instant hit. His current projects as a lyricist are the hero Naga Chaitanya Starrer Movie Thank You, in which he has written the song "Maaro Maaro," and Srinivas Avasarala's movie Nootokka Jillaala Andagaadu.

As a dubbing artist, Viswa has lent his voice to Kabir Bedi in Gautamiputra Satakarni, Jackie Shroff in Sakthi, Supreeth Reddy in Chatrapathi, Prabhu in Bejawada, Ponniyin Selvan: I, Abhimanyu Singh in Rakta Charitra, Rahul Dev in Simhadri, Pasupathy in Nenunnanu, the opening voiceover in Damarukam, and many more. His baritone voice has elevated the characters of villains in many films. His latest films include lending a voice to Raza Murad in Padmaavat and legendary Hollywood actor Lloyd Owen in Thugs of Hindostan. He lent voice to the Telugu legendary superstar N.T.R. character in Ram Gopal Varma's Lakshmi's NTR, for which he was widely appreciated. He also lent his voice to Bollywood actor Sonu Sood, who played Arjuna in the magnum opus Kurukshetra. Viswa has lent his voice to legendary sound recordist and drummer Ranjit Barot, who played a savvy role with negative shades in A. R. Rahman. Produced the film 99 Songs. Viswa has dubbed for Vijay Sethupathi in the National Film Awards winning film Super Deluxe.

; As lyricist

class="wikitable sortable" |+Filmography !Year !Film !Song !Notes
2005 |Athadu |"Adaraku" |Also Singer{{cite web |title=Vishwa |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/vishwa-telugu-lyricist.html#filmography |website=filmibeat.com |publisher=Filmibeat |access-date=24 March 2024}}
2011	Teen Maar	"Chiguru Boniya"	Also singer
2018	Amar Akbar Anthony	"Don Bosco"
2018 |C/o Kancharapalem |"Asha Pasham", "Sotta Buggala O Sinnadi" |
2020	Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya	"Ningi Chutte"

; As dubbing artist

class="wikitable sortable" |+Filmography !Year !Film !Actor !Notes
2003	Simhadri	Rahul Dev
2004	Nenunnanu	Pasupathy
2005	Chhatrapati	Supreeth
2010	Rakta Charitra	Abhimanyu Singh
rowspan="3"|2011	Shakti	Jackie Shroff
Dookudu	Sonu Sood
Bejawada	Prabhu
2017	Gautamiputra Saatakarni	Kabir Bedi
2019	Lakshmi's NTR	P Vijay Kumar