India, April 1 -- There was a time in the late 90s and early 2000s when no big star in Tollywood would release films without this music composer's songs. From Chiranjeevi and Pawan Kalyan to Mahesh Babu and Jr NTR, he delivered hit and memorable songs for them all. However, at a recent event, this composer ruefully noted that he's now 'swatting flies' and is out of work.

At the song launch of Gurthunda from Chennai Love Story, music composer Mani Sharma spoke about how he was out of work when Sai Rajesh approached him to work on the film. He emotionally said, "Usually, I wake up every morning and am swatting flies. But, he (Sai Rajesh) came to me one day and said he was the one who directed Baby (2023). I wondered what work he must have ...