Eminent playback singer-dubbing artist
Mano, who walked into the popular comedy show
Jabardasth soon after Nagababu Konidela's exit, is missing from the show for a while now.
He is now a part of the upcoming season of the popular TV series Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Telugu Championship. Commenting on his exit from Jabardasth in his recent interaction with ETimes TV, Mano said, "It's a brief gap I should say, due to my shows that got postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
We are finishing all the shows with Ilaiyaraja and AR Rahman that were finalised in 2020 which will continue till February. After March, I'll balance both the shows.
He adds, "I'm a big fan of comedy and people close to me are aware of that and my comedy timing too. I've thoroughly enjoyed my 3 years time with those amazing comedians. It is not easy to churn out comedy consistently. It was great being around such artists."
Talking about his association with Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Telugu, Mano said, "As a singer, this is like my home ground. This is my job. I've been a judge on the show previously. I'm coming back to the show probably after 5-6 seasons now and it feels really great."
Mano is currently judging the show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Telugu Championship which is set to be launched on January 29 (Sunday). He is sharing the judging panel with SP Sailaja and Anantha Sriram for the season to be hosted by
Pradeep Machiraju. Mano is stepping into the shoes of prominent music composer Koti, who has been associated with TV series for a very long time now.
The 14th edition of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Telugu which concluded in August, 2022, crowned Shruthika Samudrala as the winner of the season. She has lifted the prestigious trophy and received a prize money of Rs. 1 lakh and a car as well. Shruthika, who is an Arts Graduate, wants to pursue higher education and a career in playback singing as well.