Rockstar Devi Sri Prasad has been entertaining us with his music over the past two decades. His energy and immense talent are unmatchable. He gave some blockbuster albums which are etched in our memories forever. His melodies are addictive and his mass songs makes you dance unintentionally. He is a specialist in delivering chartbuster item songs. Starting from ‘Aa Ante Amalapuram’ to the internationally successful ‘Oo Antava’, he delivered many high-energy special numbers.
After receiving his much-deserved National Award for ‘Pushpa’, Devi Sri Prasad talked about the movie’s songs and their huge popularity. He said, “Pushpa winning the National Award is significant because the album has everything. For Srivalli, I got appreciation from classical musicians. Hariharan sir praised the song, while renowned devotional singer Shobha Raju was in love with Oo Antava because it was an experiment with just four musical notes.”
He added, “Everybody was expecting a masala item song from me. I thought, why can’t an item song take you into a trance? When I made it, I thought the makers might reject it. I sent it to them with a disclaimer: ‘You might think I’ve gone mad because I am sending you something you won’t expect. You might even reject it, but please trust me and put it in the film. This will redefine item songs.’ [After listening to the track], Allu Arjun and our producers said, ‘For the first 30 seconds, we were wondering what’s happening. The song is so slow. But after that, we couldn’t stop dancing.'”
He even mentioned what Karan Johar said. The popular filmmaker reportedly said, “He complimented Srivalli, saying, ‘From the birth of Hindi music to [the end of time], Srivalli will be among the top five or 10 tracks.’ Karan sir always gives importance to music in his films. He told me, ‘I am here to collaborate.’ I would love to do that. When the right moment comes.”
Talking about ‘Pushpa 2’, Devi revealed, “We have done half the songs of Pushpa 2. We keep improvising, changing a song’s beginning, or the lyrics. This time, the story is more thrilling and emotional.” As we know, ‘Pushpa 2’ will be coming out on 15th August 2024.
