Koti (composer)
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Koti at Saluri Rajeswara Rao's 100th birth anniversary celebrations in Ravindra Bharathi on 17 October 2021 | |
| Born | Saluri Koteswara Rao 28 May 1958 Mylapore, Chennai, India |
| Spouse(s) | S.Jyothi (m.1985), Chennai |
| Children | 3 |
| Father | S. Rajeswara Rao |
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| Years active | 1983-present |
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Saluri Koteswara Rao, known professionally as Koti, is an Indian composer and singer who predominantly works in Telugu films . He has composed music for over 528 films. The son of veteran and a composer S. Rajeswara Rao, in early 1980s Koti teamed with Somaraju (Raj), son of T. V. Raju, and the resulting duo was known as Raj–Koti. The duo composed music for about 180 films from their debut in 1983 till their separation in 1994. After the separation, Koti has composed music and background score for more than 350 movies. He won the Nandi Award for Best Music Director for the film Hello Brother (1994).