 Since achieving recognition through Chandra Sekhar Yeleti's film "Aithe", Kalyan has provided musical scores for many other films.His most recent works are composing for "Oohalu Gusagusalade" and sound supervisor for "".Born to Siva Shakti Dutta and Bhanumathi, he was brought up in Chennai along with his brother M. M. Keeravani and cousins S. S. Rajamouli and M. M. Srilekha.