Composing In 1986, Ramesh Vinayakam's first album
Prathidhvani was released. The album was a compilation of devotional songs on 10 deities, all sung by
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. Three years later, director
Moulee offered him a Telugu film,
Paila Pacheesu and made him a music director. Although the film was a
box office bomb, Vinayakam has said he was glad that
University had happened, since it fetched him his next project
Nala Damayanthi (2003), Vinayakam then composed the score and songs for
Radha Mohan's maiden feature film
Azhagiya Theeye and
Jerry written by
Crazy Mohan. He received positive critical response for his work in
Azhagiya Theeye in particular. Aside from film, Vinayakam has primarily worked on devotional music. He composed his first devotional song at age 12. Since, he has worked on a number of devotional albums, including
Shambo Mahadeva,
Krishna Janardhana and
Sri Rama Dootam apart from
Prathidhvani. In 2011, he composed the theme song for "Nadha Vaibhavam", a grand musical event of
Sri Sri Ravishankar's Art of Living. Vinayakam has also composed many
jingles and numerous title songs for television, as well as
S. P. Charan's next production. In 2012, he sang the song "Stop The Pattu" from
Moondru Per Moondru Kaadhal for composer
Yuvan Shankar Raja.
Gamaka box Ramesh Vinayakam has been working for several years on a so-called "Gamaka box" or Gamaka Box Notation System (GBNS), a way to visually represent and
notate the
gamaka, which is a type of ornamentation in
Indian classical music. Notation of gamakams is generally not found in the Indian music system and Vinayakam's attempt was seen as a possible breakthrough and revolution in carnatic music. He has obtained patent for the Gamaka box notation.
New ragas Over the course of his career, he has composed ten distinct
ragas, each with its unique melodic structure and emotional expression. Among these ragas are Prathidwani, Madya Mohanam, and Dwi Niroshtra. He is working on creating a raga incorporates microtonal swarasthana, named "Sruti Ranjani". He created a raaga named by him as
Beethovanapriya. The raga is based on
Für Elise by
Beethoven. ==Discography==