Sunny M.R. Explained

Sunny M. R.
Birth Name:Sunny Sanour
Birth Place:Patna, Bihar[1]
Othername:Sunny[2]
Occupation:Music producer, Composer, Singer, Sound engineer
Yearsactive:2001–present

Sunny M. R. is an Indian music composer, music producer, sound engineer, and playback singer. He is best known for his music in the Telugu films Swamy Ra Ra (2013) and Uyyala Jampala (2013). Musicperk.com rated the album 8/10, quoting "A fresh waft of cool music! Experimental Magic with simplicity".[3] He won Global Indian Music Award, Mirchi Music Award for the Hindi film, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013), as the "Best Music Arranger cum Programmer" and " Song Programmer cum Arranger of the Year " in 2014.[4]

Early life

Sunny M. R. studied at St. Anne's High School in Patna, Bihar and then joined as sound engineer to assist his accomplished brother, Shadab Rayeen. [5] After 6 months, Sunny became an independent sound engineer at the age of 15. He mastered mixing, arranging, and composing various tunes primarily for Keerthana Digital Studios, in Hyderabad, Telangana, for 6 years.[6]

Career

In Keerthana Digital studios, Sunny collaborated 350 albums mastering ragas from carnatic Music. In the initial stage, he used to hate composing with carnatic tunes, but realised afterwards, that jazz is a harmonised version of carnatic music. Then he started loving composing albums with carnatic ragas.[6] Sunny moved to Mumbai to meet Sandeep Chowta and joined as a sound engineer. Late Anil Kumar (a music director) and Krishna Chaitanya (a lyricist) inspired Sunny to join as a music director. Sudheer Varma, the director of the Telugu film Swamy Ra Ra selected him to compose its soundtrack. Sunny is part of an innovative open music community called Blogswara.[7] The Blogswara team appreciated Sunny's entry as a music director.[8] [9]

Discography

As composer

YearFilmLanguage
2013Swamy Ra RaTelugu
Uyyala Jampala
2014Rowdy Fellow
2015Thanu Nenu
Dohchay
Bhale Manchi Roju
2017Keshava
2018Husharu
2021Super Over
3 Roses
2024Om Bheem Bush

As arranger and record producer

YearFilmLanguageMusic ProgrammerMusic Sound DesignerScore Mixing EngineerSong Mixing EngineerBacking VocalsRecording Supervisor
2015DohchayTelugu
2015Telugu / Tamil
2014Rowdy FellowTelugu
2013Uyyala JampalaTelugu
2013Swamy Ra RaTelugu
2013Race 2Hindi
2012Barfi!Hindi
2012CocktailHindi
2012Jannat 2Hindi
2012Agent VinodHindi
2012PlayersHindi
2011Desi BoyzHindi
2011MausamHindi
2011BodyguardHindi
2011ReadyHindi
2011Dum Maaro DumHindi
2011Thank YouHindi
2010HousefullHindi
2010KediTelugu
2008Thoda Pyaar Thoda MagicHindi
2007Om Shanti OmHindi

As Playback Singer

Awards

YearAwardSongFilmCategoryResultRef.
2013Mirchi Music Awards"Badtameez Dil"Yeh Jawaani Hai DeewaniProgrammer & Arranger of the Year[13]
2015"Selfie Le Le Re"Bajrangi BhaijaanBest Song Producer (Programming & Arranging)[14]
2016"Dhaakad"DangalBest Song Producer (Programming & Arranging)[15]
Best Song Engineer (Recording & Mixing)
"Bulleya"Ae Dil Hai MushkilBest Song Engineer (Recording & Mixing)
"Ghar"Jab Harry Met SejalBest Song Producer (Programming & Arranging)[16]
"Ullu Ka Pattha"Jagga Jasoos
"Radio(Film Version)"Tubelight

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Journey of Sunny M.R. - Telugu cinema news. www.idlebrain.com.
  2. Web site: Sunny - Blogswara. blogswara.in.
  3. Web site: Swamy ra ra . musicperk.com. 26 February 2013 . 28 February 2013 .
  4. Web site: Sunny M.R.. IMDb.
  5. Web site: Sunny Sanour. www.facebook.com.
  6. Web site: Journey of Sunny M.R. – Telugu cinema news . Idlebrain.com . 17 December 2013 . 6 August 2014.
  7. Web site: Sunny | Blogswara . Blogswara.in . 27 April 2011 . 6 August 2014.
  8. Web site: Jo . Every great thing must come to an end | Just Jo . Jocalling.com . 10 April 2013 . 6 August 2014.
  9. Web site: Sunny M.R.. YouTube.
  10. Web site: Sunny M.R.. IMDb.
  11. [Swamy Ra Ra]
  12. Web site: Aanati Devadasu -- video Song -- Dohchay -- Naga Chaitanya, Kritisanon . Lahari Music - T-Series . 15 July 2015. YouTube.
  13. News: Mirchi Music Awards 2014 winners: Shahrukh Khan, Farhan Akhtar honoured; Aashiqui 2 wins 7 trophies. Parande. Shweta. 2014-02-28. India.com. 2018-04-24. en.
  14. Web site: MMA Mirchi Music Awards. MMAMirchiMusicAwards. 2018-03-25.
  15. Web site: MMA Mirchi Music Awards. MMAMirchiMusicAwards. 2018-03-24.
  16. Web site: MMA Mirchi Music Awards. MMAMirchiMusicAwards. 2018-04-23.