Dr. Saluri Koteswara Rao, professionally known as Koti, is an Indian music composer, record producer, and singer who primarily works in Telugu and Hindi films. He has provided music for over 475 films. He is the son of the renowned composer S. Rajeswara Rao. In the early 1980s, Koti formed a duo with T.V. Raju's son Somaraju (Raj), and they were popularly called Raj-Koti. This duo composed music for nearly 180 films from their debut in 1983 until they parted ways in 1994. After the separation, Koti went on to compose and provide background music for over 350+ films. He won the Nandi Award for Best Music Director for the film Hello Brother (1994).