did anyone know Sreeram quit his Job at Satyam Computers and pleaded with his parents to give him 1 year time to prove himself as a singer, he is an inspiration guys..
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloids/jai-sreeram-592
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Soon after he was declared winner of Indian Idol 5, Sreeram Chandra Mynampati was hailed as the pride of Hyderabad. But just three years ago, Sreeram's story was a far cry from this fairy tale that his life has become.
Starry-eyed and determined to make a name for himself in the music industry, this B.Tech graduate from Royal Institute of Technology came home from his first day at work in Satyam Computers only to announce his decision to quit his job. His parents were horrified. Sreeram's decision to throw away a good job in hand to go on a wild goose chase worried them.
Sreeram however, was confident. He asked his father to give him one year to prove himself. "My brother's ambitions left my dad concerned because a career in the film industry is not something you can bank on. He wanted Sreeram to finish his engineering, take up a job and pursue his singing career alongside. But my brother wouldn't let anything disturb his music practice," says Ashwini, his sister.
Today, they're all glad they took that leap of faith and let him dream of more than just a 9-5 job. The winner of the Ananda Ragam contest in 2005, Sreeram went on to pursue his passion for music. He participated in shows like Sye Singers challenge, Okkare and Voice of India before auditioning for Indian Idol 5.
Moist-eyed with pride, Sreeram's family confesses that his world was always filled with music. "He used to sit in his room and practise for hours. He started singing when he was barely five, and his grandfather loved listening to him. We knew he would become a singer, but the magnitude of his success was beyond our imagination," says Hanumayamma, his grandmother.
Idol Talk
Moments before they announced the results I mentally prepared myself for both — the best and the worst. But when I realised I'd won, my joy knew no bounds.
I had sung for a few Tollywood films before Indian Idol. While I will continue singing Telugu songs, I think Bollywood will be my first priority.
— Sreeram Chandra Mynampati
