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Sivamani was born on 1 December, 1959 in Madras, Madras State (now Chennai, Tamil Nadu) India, is an A male actor in Telugu cinema. Discover Sivamani's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 64 years old?
| Popular As |
Sivamani |
| Occupation |
N/A |
| Age |
64 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius |
| Born |
1 December, 1959 |
| Birthday |
1 December |
| Birthplace |
Madras, Madras State (now Chennai, Tamil Nadu) India |
| Nationality |
India
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Sivamani Height, Weight & Measurements
At 64 years old, Sivamani height not available right now. We will update Sivamani's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
| Physical Status |
| Height |
Not Available |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Who Is Sivamani's Wife?
His wife is Runa Rizvi (m. 2014)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Runa Rizvi (m. 2014) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Kumaran Sivamani |
Sivamani Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Sivamani worth at the age of 64 years old? Sivamani’s income source is mostly from being a successful actor. He is from India. We have estimated Sivamani's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
actor |
Sivamani Social Network
Timeline
Sivamani (born 1 December 1959), commonly known by his stage name Drums Sivamani, is an Indian percussionist.
He plays many instruments including drums, octoban, darbuka, udukai, ghatam and kanjira.
In 1990, he shared the stage with Billy Cobham at Mumbai's Rang Bhavan.
He has stated that S. P. Balasubrahmanyam is his godfather.
Sivamani's earliest experiments with music were with Carnatic maestros including Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan, T. V. Gopalakrishnan, Valliyapatti Subramaniam and Pazhanivel, and L. Shankar.
During the early stage of his career, he collaborated with T. Rajendar for many of his music compositions.
Sivamani also appeared on screen for the song " Dhinam Dhinam Un Mugam" alongside Actor Anand Babu for the movie "Thangaikkor Geetham" directed by T. Rajendar.
The tabla player Zakir Hussain invited him to share the stage with himself and Trilok Gurtu at a fusion concert in Mumbai.
Sivamani has since collaborated with several musicians including Louis Banks.
He has done world tours with A. R. Rahman and collaborated with him for Bombay Dreams.
He has also been a part of a musical group called Shraddha which comprises Shankar Mahadevan, Hariharan, U. Srinivas and Loy Mendonsa.
Sivamani has a band called "Asia Electrik" with Niladri Kumar, Louiz Banks and Ravi Chari.
He also plays at another world music band named "Silk & Shrada."
Sivamani has played drums for many film score composers hailing from Tamil Nadu.
He has played drums for many Indian films including Roja, Rang De Basanti,Swades, Taal, Lagaan, Dil Se.., Guru,Kabul Express and Rockstar.
Some of the songs that he has contributed to include "Kadhal Rojave," "Pudhu Vellai Malai" Chaiya Chaiya and Nadaan Parinde.
sivamani has also acted in two Telugu films: Padamati Sandhya Ragam and Sirivennela.
During the Mumbai Festival 2005, Coca-Cola India invited him to perform at the Limca Fresh Face 2005 event, where he created melody from Limca bottles.
He has also worked on Galli Galli Sim Sim, an educational series on Pogo and Cartoon Network.
He performed drumming during the Indian Premier League in 2008 and 2010.
He is affiliated with the Chennai Super Kings team, but gained recognition through his role as A. R. Rahman's lead percussionist.
They have been close friends since childhood.
In 2009, Sivamani was conferred upon with the title of Kalaimamani by the Government of Tamil Nadu, which is the highest State Honour in the field of arts.
In 2015, he was honoured with the ‘Best Instrumental Act’ at the prestigious LIVE Quotients Awards (LQA 2015).
He has also acted in the Hindi film Madaari (2016).
sivamani has performed in Dubai, Moscow, New York, Doha and Toronto.
In 2019, he was conferred with Padma Shri.
Sivamani received honorary doctorate from United Technological Research University of America on 20 January 2024 in Hyderabad.
Sivamani is a Chennai-based percussionist.
He began drumming at the age of seven.
Sivamani started his musical career at the age of 11, and later shifted to Mumbai.
He was inspired by Noel Grant and Billy Cobham.
He has played for M.S.Viswanathan, K.V. Mahadevan, G. Devarajan, Illayaraja, A. R. Rahman and others.
In 2019, Sivamani was conferred upon with the title of Padma Shri by the Government of India.
He also composed music for the ZEE5 original film Atkan Chatkan (2020) where he worked alongside A. R. Rahman.
