Music director SS Thaman won the national award for the best music director for his terrific songs for ‘Ala Vaikunthapurramloo’. This was Thaman’s first national award.
Thaman is the seventh musician to win a national award for music for a Telugu film. It’s a big achievement for Thaman and this is a proud moment for Telugu cinema. All the best Thaman anna for your upcoming projects.
Take a look at all the music directors that have won national awards for best must direction.
1. KV Mahadevan – Shankarabharanam
National Film Award for Best Music Direction (1980) for Sankarabharanam …
2. Ramesh Naidu – Megha Sandesam
He garnered the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for the film Megha Sandesam in 1982.
3. Ilaiyaraaja – Sagara Sangamam & Rudra Veena
Ilaiyaraaja has won the National Film Awards for Best Music Direction for the Telugu films Rudraveena (1989) and Saagara Sangamam (1984).
4. MM Keeravani – Annamayya
National Film Award for Best Music Director for the film Annamayya.
5. Vidyasagar – Swarabhishekam
Vidyasagar won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for Swarabhishekam
6. Shantanu Moitra – Na Bangaru Talli (BG Score)
Shantanu Moitra won the National Film Award for Best Background Score.
7. SS Thaman – Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo
Thaman won National Film Award for Best Music Director (Overall Songs) for the album Ala Vaikunthapurramloo