Seshu KMR Ponnapalli professionally known as Seshu KMR, is an Indian film director, music composer, sound designer, author, founder, and sound innovator from Hyderabad, India. He created the Flowsound system, which mixes sound, music, and background layers to create strong emotions in movies. World Records India calls it the world's first innovation of its kind.
Working with scientist V. Vasudeva Rao, Seshu developed bio-acoustics tools for farming to scare away wildlife using sound.
He directed the film 127B and music videos like Kala (2022), Haal-e-Dil (2023), and Jaan-e-Jahan (2023), which was a project between India and Turkey. He wrote books such as Ghost of Golkonda and Anthara-1. He has authored books like Ghost of Golkonda and Anthara-1.
He received an honorary doctorate from the University of Cuneo in Italy, for his work related to sound in Indian films. He also holds an HPhD in Sonic Psychology from the United Theological Research University, based on his studies of sound's influence on emotions in cinema.
Seshu served as creative head at Ram Gopal Varma's production company.
Bibliography Anthara-1 Playback: A Century of Telugu Cinema Soundtrack
Filmography YearTitleNature of the TitleRoleNotes2002 Nee Thodu Kavali Film Sound Designer2014 Ice Cream Film Sound Designer2016Anukshanam Film Sound Designer2015 365 Days Film Music Director2015 Singham 123 Film Music Director2015Affair Film Music Director2015Inspector Gullu Film Music Director2017 127B Film Director, screenwriter2020 RedZone Short Film Director2022 Kala Music video Director2023 Haal-e-Dil Music video Director 2023Jaan-e-Jahan Music video Director 2025Vande Mataram Music video Director
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