Sasikanth was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India to a musically affluent family. His father Murali Raj is a famous composer who composes along with his brother Sabesh as
Sabesh–Murali. His uncle
Deva is a popular music composer. His cousins are actor
Jai and composer
Srikanth Deva. In his early stage, his uncle
Deva introduced Sasikanth as a keyboard player in his movie
Porkkaalam (1997).Also, he worked along with many other music directors in Tamil and Telugu industry until 2007. His first movie for which he composed music was
Kulir 100° (2009). The soundtrack won critical acclaim. Prior to the movie, he assisted other Indian film composers, such as
Srikanth Deva,
Sabesh–Murali,
Deva, and
Vidyasagar. A year later, after his first film released, he started to compose music for Telugu films. His Telugu film debut was
Bindaas, followed by
Thakita Thakita. In 2012, Shashi composed the music for
Uu Kodathara? Ulikki Padathara?. Out of the six songs he composed in the movie, he composed five (with the sixth being composed by
Vidyasagar). In 2016, he composed one song (along with
Karunas) from the movie
Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru, composed by
G. V. Prakash Kumar. In 2018, he composed the music for
Jarugandi. In 2022, he composed the music for
Hostel. == Filmography ==