Revanth

10 Feb, 1990 | Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh

Singer/Actor/

Biography

Revanth is an Indian playback singer, known for his songs in the Telugu language. He also won Rock Star, Spicy Singer on Maa TV, and Superstar of the South. He has sung around 200 songs for Telugu and Kannada films. He was the winner of Indian Idol 9. For the song "Manohari", from the film Baahubali: The Beginning, he received IIFA Utsavam and Star Maa Music Award nominations for the best male playback singer.  Early life Revanth was born in Srikakulam to Seetha Subbalaxmi. His father died before he was born. He grew up in Visakhapatnam and did his schooling at Bala Bhanu Vidyalayam in Srikakulam and his bachelor's degree at Dr. V.S Krishna Government College in Visakhapatnam. He has an elder brother, Santosh Kumar. He and his brother were raised by their mother.  Career One of his first shows was Saptha Swaralu, which aired on ETV. After being runner-up in Super Singer 5 and Super Singer 7. He was a mentor in super singer 8. Revanth won Hindi reality singing show Indian Idol 9 aired on Sony Entertainment Television and was awarded a cash prize of Rs.25 Lakhs and a Mahindra KUV100.  In 2017, Revanth sang his first Hindi song, the title track for Sabse Bada Kalakar, in a reality show on Sony Entertainment Television. He debuted with Jalak Diklaja, back in 2008, composed by Vandemataram Srinivas. He considers M. M. Keeravani as his mentor. He sang two songs "Telisiney Na Nuvvey" and "Oopiri Aaguthunnadey" in 2017 film, Arjun Reddy. In 2019, he composed a title track for a Zee Telugu TV series Radhamma Kuthuru.  Bigg Boss Telugu Season 6 Revanth participated in the Telugu reality show Bigg Boss season 6. He enter the house as the 21st contestant on September 4th, 2022 hosted by King Nagarjuna. Nagarjuna presented the winner with a trophy and a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh. In addition to the car, he also received a plot of land worth Rs. 25 lakhs.