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Rakendu Mouli

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Rakendu Mouli
Born
Rakendu Mouli Vennelakanti

India
Occupations
  • Lyricist
  • actor
  • singer
  • dialogue writer
Years active1996; 2012–present
SpouseSilpa Vennelakanti
FatherVennelakanti

Rakendu Mouli Vennelakanti is an Indian lyricist and actor who works in Telugu cinema.[1] He is the son of Telugu lyricist Vennelakanti.

Career

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Mouli worked as an assistant director for Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu and Janda Pai Kapiraju.[2] He made his debut as an actor with Moodu Mukkallo Cheppalante (2015) in which he played the lead role.[3][4] In 2016, he played Naga Chaitanya's friend in Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo.[5] He played supporting roles in Kirrak Party, a Telugu remake of the Kannada film Kirik Party, and played one of the lead roles in My Dear Marthandam (2018). In 2019, he made his Tamil debut with Enai Noki Paayum Thota, where he played Dhanush's friend.[6]

He made his Telugu debut as a lyricist with Andala Rakshasi (2012) and garnered acclaim for the song "Manasu Palike".[4] He wrote the lyrics for four of the five songs in Meeku Maathrame Cheptha (2019).[7]

Personal life

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Mouli's father, Vennelakanti, is a lyricist and his brother Shashank Vennelakanti is a dialogue writer.[6][8]

Discography

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Film songs
  • All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.
  • (D) indicates dubbed version.
List of Rakendu Mouli film music credits
Year Film Credited as Notes
Singer Lyricist
1996 Topi Raja Sweety Roja Green tickY Red XN
2012 Andala Rakshasi Green tickY Green tickY
2013 Biriyani (D) Green tickY Green tickY
Chirunavvula Chirujallu (D) Red XN Green tickY
2014 Happy New Year (D) Red XN Green tickY
2015 Moodu Mukkallo Cheppalante Green tickY Green tickY Also actor
Rakshasudu (D) Green tickY Green tickY
Jayasurya (D) Red XN Green tickY
Nava Manmadhudu (D) Red XN Green tickY
2016 Kotikokkadu (D) Red XN Green tickY
Kaashmora (D) Red XN Green tickY
Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo Green tickY Green tickY Also actor
Aata Red XN Green tickY
2017 Yamudu 3 (D) Red XN Green tickY
Gajendrudu (D) Green tickY Green tickY
Marakathamani (D) Red XN Green tickY
2018 Gang (D) Red XN Green tickY
Rangula Ratnam Red XN Green tickY
Kirrak Party Red XN Green tickY Also actor
Nawab (D) Red XN Green tickY
Sarkar (D) Red XN Green tickY
2019 Sarvam Thaala Mayam (D) Red XN Green tickY
Rakshasudu Red XN Green tickY
Whistle (D) Red XN Green tickY
Meeku Maathrame Cheptha Red XN Green tickY
Vijay Sethupathi (D) Red XN Green tickY
Thoota (D) Green tickY Red XN Also actor
Raja Vaaru Rani Gaaru Red XN Green tickY
Mathu Vadalara Red XN Green tickY
2020 Aakaasam Nee Haddhu Ra (D) Red XN Green tickY Also dialogue writer
2022 Sila Nerangalil Sila Manidhargal Red XN Green tickY
Gargi (D) Red XN Green tickY
Tees Maar Khan Red XN Green tickY
Cobra (D) Red XN Green tickY
2023 Regina (D) Red XN Green tickY
Nayakudu (D) Red XN Green tickY
2024 Alanaati Ramchandrudu Red XN Green tickY
Appudo Ippudo Eppudo Red XN Green tickY
Kanguva (D) Red XN Green tickY

Independent songs

Filmography

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Film

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  • All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.
List of Rakendu Mouli film acting credits
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Moodu Mukkallo Cheppalante Arjun
2016 Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo Mahesh
2018 Kirrak Party Arjun
My Dear Marthandam Surya
2019 Enai Noki Paayum Thota Vasanth Tamil film
2020 Anukunnadi Okati Ayinadi Okati Rakendu Mouli Cameo
2021 Super Over Vasu
Sundari Ritesh
Senapathi Hussain
2022 Narai Ezhudhum Suyasaridham A company employee Tamil film; minor role
2023 Kranthi Ram
Maa Oori Polimera 2 SI Ravindra Naik
TBA Pallevasi TBA Pending film
TBA Kadal TBA Pending film

Television

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List of Rakendu Mouli television acting credits
Year Series Role Network Language Notes
2016 Ctrl Alt Del Gowtham YouTube Tamil Web debut
2018 Pelli Gola 2 Gurram Gangadhar Viu Telugu Cameo Appearance
2018 Ee Office Lo Hari Kiran
2019 What's up Panimanishi Natraj 'Natti/Nats' ZEE5 Also dialogues for Telugu version
What's up Velakkari Tamil
Virgin @ 27 Srinu Watcho Telugu
2020 Ee office Lo 2 Hari Kiran Viu Cameo Appearance
2024 Brinda Young Satya SonyLIV

Short films

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  • All Short films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.
List of Rakendu Mouli film acting credits
Year Title Role Network Notes Ref
2014 Aa Pilla Perenti? Sandy YouTube Also lyrics
2020 Aarambam Vidyadhar

Dialogue writer

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Awards and nominations

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List of Rakendu Mouli awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2012 Mirchi Music Awards South Best Upcoming Lyricist – Telugu "Manasu Palike" from Andala Rakshasi Won [13]

References

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  1. ^ "11 actors tell us what it takes to be a supporting actor". The Hindu. 21 September 2018. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  2. ^ Naidu, Siddharth (2017-07-26). "[VoxTalks] Rakendu Mouli : An Eloquent Confluence Of Words To Describe The Best In Performing Arts". Voxspace.in. Archived from the original on 2022-08-12. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  3. ^ "Lyricist Rakendu Mouli turns hero". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2022-06-12. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  4. ^ a b "Challenging sterotypes". The Hindu. January 5, 2015. Archived from the original on October 10, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  5. ^ "Acting, writing, singing: Rakendu does it all in SSS". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2018-02-16. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  6. ^ a b "Rakendu to debut as hero with a crime-comedy". The Times of India. 6 November 2017. Archived from the original on 10 October 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Music Review: Meeku Maathrame Cheptha". The Times of India. November 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-03-29. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  8. ^ Adivi, Sashidhar (September 22, 2018). "In the eye of the storm". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  9. ^ "Marvel's swansong". The New Indian Express. 10 April 2019. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Revanth, Rakendu lend voice for social media stars". The New Indian Express. 21 March 2020. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Rowdy pattasu music video". 26 November 2021.
  12. ^ Mouli, Rakendu (12 December 2023). Actor Rakendu Mouli Latest Interview. Interviewed by Sharath. TeluguOne – via YouTube.
  13. ^ "Mirchi Music Awards South 2012 – Telugu cinema news". idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 2021-11-04. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
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