S. Thaman

Ghantasala Sai Srinivas Thaman Siva Kumar born November 16 1983 known professionally as S Thaman is an Indian film score composer playback singer and drummer who works predominantly in Telugu and Tamil cinema After early work as an apprentice rhythm player under M M Keeravani and a supporting role as an actor in the comingofage musical Boys 2003 he debuted as an independent feature composer with the action comedy Kick 2009 and the Tamil thriller Eeram 2009 Through the 2010s Thaman composed soundtracks and background scores for commercial action features including Brindavanam 2010 Dookudu 2011 Businessman 2012 Race Gurram 2014 and Sarrainodu 2016 For the action drama Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo 2020 he won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction His subsequent scoring credits include the period drama Akhanda 2021 the bilingual family drama Varisu 2023 Guntur Kaaram 2024 Game Changer 2025 and The Rajasaab 2026