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Mani Sharma is a music director known for his works in Telugu and Tamil films. He is also known as "Melody Brahma" (God of Melody) for his contributions to music in Tollywood. Legendary singers S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & K. S. Chithra recorded maximum number of songs in his composition. Mani has scored music for more than 175 films in Telugu, Tamil and other South Indian Languages. He has received two Nandi Awards, three Filmfare Awards and three Music Mirchi Awards.
Mani Sharma was born in Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh to violinist Y.N. Sharma. He spent most of his childhood days in Chennai.
Mani Sharma started his career as a keyboard player in the late 1980s under the guidance of music director Sri Satyam. As a keyboard player, he toured with Padma Bhushan Dr. S.P.Balasubrahmanyam. He used to work with Murali Krish and Chakri Policherla under Maestro Ilaiyaraaja in Chennai.
Mani was also a keyboard player for Raj-Koti and M. M. Keeravani. He was approached by Ram Gopal Varma for the background score of Antham. Varma asked him to compose a single song for his film and he agreed. Then he continued to compose background music for other films like Raathri (Raat), Preminchukundam Raa etc. His first film as a full-time music composer was Super Heroes. Later he got the breakthrough with Chiranjeevi's 1998 film Bavagaru Bagunnara.
Sonarika Bhadoria (born 3 December 1992) is an Indian film actress who predominantly works in Telugu films.
Better known for her portrayal of Goddess Parvati & Adi Shakti in the TV show Devon Ke Dev - Mahadev .
Sonarika's father is in the construction business whereas her mother is a homemaker. She was born and raised in Mumbai. She has a younger brother named Harsh. She has two more cousins staying in Kolkata named Avinash and Aditya.
Sonarika did her schooling from Yashodham High School & Junior College. She then joined the Arts stream for her bachelor's degree.
Sonarika debuted in the television show Tum Dena Saath Mera that aired on Life OK in 2011.
Before that she was to play the lead role in Rajan Shahi's untitled serial which never happened. After Tum Dena Saath Mera she was cast in the show Devon Ke Dev – Mahadev as Parvati. She got immense fame and popularity for the portrayal of Goddess Parvati/ Adishakti as well as Durga and Mahakali.