Kaala Bhairava is an Indian playback singer and music director, who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has sung songs in Tamil, Hindi and Kannada in addition to Telugu. He was the composer of the films Mathu Vadalara, Karthikeya 2 and Colour Photo, which received positive reviews and critical acclaim. Bhairava is recipient of a National Film Award.

Career

He garnered acclaim for his songs in ''Baahubali 2: The Conclusion'' (2017) and "Peniviti" from ''Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava'' (2018). He made his debut as a music director with ''Mathu Vadalara'' (2019) starring his younger brother Sri Simha.He is best known in the west for his work with his father on the soundtrack for the 2022 film ''RRR''. Bhairava and Rahul Sipligunj performed the Oscar-winning song "Naatu Naatu" at the 95th Academy Awards on 12 March 2023.

Early life

His father, M. M. Keeravani is a popular music composer, while his brother Sri Simha is an actor. He is the nephew of director S. S. Rajamouli.