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	'''Kommineni Appa Rao''' (8 September 1936 – 3 February 2002), known professionally as '''K. Chakravarthi,''' was an Indian [[Film composer\|music director]] who primarily worked in [[Telugu cinema]].<ref>{{cite web\|author=Sudhish Kamath \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/music/article583910.ece \|title=Arts / Music : Baton and beat \|work=The Hindu \|date=20 August 2010 \|access-date=3 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.newsofap.com/art-386-music-director-chakravarthy-profile-biography.html\|title=Music Director Chakravarthy profile & biography -\|date=26 November 2010\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126141430/http://www.newsofap.com/art-386-music-director-chakravarthy-profile-biography.html\|archive-date=26 November 2010}}</ref> He made his debut with in 1971 with ''Mooga Prema'' and went on compose music for over 949 films, predominantly in [[Telugu language\|Telugu]] language (884 films), followed by [[Kannada]] (60 films).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|date=2021-02-03\|title=స్వర సామ్రాట్ చక్రవర్తిని తలుచుకునే క్షణమిది\|url=https://www.andhrajyothy.com/telugunews/music-director-chakravarthy-death-anniversary-special-2021020210003155\|url-status=live\|website=andhrajyothy\|language=te}}</ref>He won two [[Nandi Awards]].		'''Kommineni Appa Rao''' (8 September 1936 – 3 February 2002), known professionally as '''K. Chakravarthi,''' was an Indian [[Film composer\|music director]] who primarily worked in [[Telugu cinema]].<ref>{{cite web\|author=Sudhish Kamath \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/music/article583910.ece \|title=Arts / Music : Baton and beat \|work=The Hindu \|date=20 August 2010 \|access-date=3 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.newsofap.com/art-386-music-director-chakravarthy-profile-biography.html\|title=Music Director Chakravarthy profile & biography -\|date=26 November 2010\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126141430/http://www.newsofap.com/art-386-music-director-chakravarthy-profile-biography.html\|archive-date=26 November 2010}}</ref> He made his debut with in 1971 with ''Mooga Prema'' and went on compose music for over 949 films, predominantly in [[Telugu language\|Telugu]] language (884 films), followed by [[Kannada]] (60 films).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|date=2021-02-03\|title=స్వర సామ్రాట్ చక్రవర్తిని తలుచుకునే క్షణమిది\|url=https://www.andhrajyothy.com/telugunews/music-director-chakravarthy-death-anniversary-special-2021020210003155\|url-status=live\|website=andhrajyothy\|language=te}}</ref> He won two [[Nandi Awards]].

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==

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| birth_place = [[Ponnekallu]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]]
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'''Kommineni Appa Rao''' (8 September 1936 – 3 February 2002), known professionally as '''K. Chakravarthi,''' was an Indian [[Film composer|music director]] who primarily worked in [[Telugu cinema]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Sudhish Kamath |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/music/article583910.ece |title=Arts / Music : Baton and beat |work=The Hindu |date=20 August 2010 |access-date=3 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newsofap.com/art-386-music-director-chakravarthy-profile-biography.html|title=Music Director Chakravarthy profile & biography -|date=26 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126141430/http://www.newsofap.com/art-386-music-director-chakravarthy-profile-biography.html|archive-date=26 November 2010}}</ref> He made his debut with in 1971 with ''Mooga Prema'' and went on compose music for over 949 films, predominantly in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] language (884 films), followed by [[Kannada]] (60 films).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2021-02-03|title=స్వర సామ్రాట్ చక్రవర్తిని తలుచుకునే క్షణమిది|url=https://www.andhrajyothy.com/telugunews/music-director-chakravarthy-death-anniversary-special-2021020210003155|url-status=live|website=andhrajyothy|language=te}}</ref>He won two [[Nandi Awards]].

==Personal life==
Chakravarthi was born as Kommineni Appa Rao on 8 September 1936 in [[Ponnekallu]], [[Guntur District]] of present-day [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-03|title=నేడు చక్రవర్తి వర్ధంతి|url=https://www.tnilive.com/2021/02/03/remembering-kommineni-apparao-aka-chakravarthy-on-his-death-anniversary/|access-date=2021-08-25|website=Telugu News International - TNILIVE|language=en-US}}</ref> He had three sons, including [[Sri Kommineni]] who was also a [[film composer|music director]] and a playback singer.<ref>{{Cite web|title=సంగీత దర్శకుడు చక్రవర్తి ఇంట్లో స్థలవివాదం|url=https://m.andhrajyothy.com/telugunews/abnarchievestoryv-184769|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-25|website=Andhra Jyothi}}</ref>

==Career==
Chakravarthi learned classical vocal from [[Mahavadi Venkatappaiah]]. He formed a music troupe called Vinod Orchestra in [[Guntur]] and organised light music concerts. Those days, [[Mangapati]] of [[HMV]] identified his talent and invited him to [[Madras]]. HMV released two private records, which includes "Kanna Nenoka Kala".

===Film career===
His first film in Telugu, ''Mooga Prema'' was released in 1971; before this film he composed background music for a Hindi movie, in that movie titles his name was wrongly mentioned as Chakravarthi, actually it is Apparao; then he continued as Chakravarthi. ''Mooga Prema'' film was not a good hit at the box-office, ''Saradha'' (1973) gave him a good hit, but after this film also he was not well recognized.

In 1977, ''[[Yamagola]]'' was released and this was the great turning point of his career.

He was a dubbing artiste and lent his voice in 600 movies. He also penned lyrics for a few songs. He was also a singer and acted in a few films.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chakravarthy - King of Melody|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/research/anal/anal-chakravarthy.html|website=www.idlebrain.com}}</ref>

== Death ==
Chakravarthy died on 3 February 2002 due to age related ailments.<ref name=":0" />

==Filmography==
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Films_scored_by_K._Chakravarthy

*''[[Mooga Prema]]'' (1971)
*''[[Saradha]]'' (1973)
*''[[Babu (1975 film)|Babu]]'' (1975)
*''[[Cheekati velugulu]]'' (1975)
*''[[Yamagola]] (1977)''
*''[[Vetagadu]]'' (1979)
*''[[Driver Ramudu]]'' (1979)
*''Mosagadu'' (1980)
*''[[Prema Kanuka]]'' (1981)
*''[[Devatha]]'' (1982)
*''[[Pagadai Panirendu]]'' (1982) (Tamil)
*''[[Khaidi (1983 film)|Khaidi]]'' (1983) (Telugu)
*''[[Anubandham (1984 film)|Anubandham]]'' (1984)
*''[[Goonda]]'' (1984)
*''[[Kathanayakudu (1984 film)|Kathanayakudu]]'' (1984)
*''[[Chattamtho Poratam]]'' (1985)
*''[[Pattabhishekam (1985 film)|Pattabhishekam]]'' (1985)
*''[[Donga (film)|Donga]]'' (1985)
*''[[Adavi Donga]]'' (1985)
*''[[Vikram (1986 Telugu film)|Vikram]]'' (1986)
*''[[Kaliyuga Krishnudu]]'' (1986)
*''[[Chantabbai]]'' (1986)
*''[[Kondaveeti Raja]]'' (1986)
*''[[Chakravarthy (1987 film)|Chakravarthy]]'' (1987)
*''[[Jebu Donga]]'' (1987)
*''[[Donga Mogudu]]'' (1987)
*''[[Pasivadi Pranam]]'' (1987)
*''[[Chinababu]]'' (1988)
*''[[Manchi Donga]]'' (1988)
*''[[Donga Pelli]]'' (1988)
*''[[Shakthi (1988 film)|Shakthi]]'' (1988)(Kannada)
*''[[Attaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu]]'' (1989)
*''[[Lorry Driver]]'' (1990)
*''[[Amma Rajinama]]'' (1991)
*''Golmaal Govindam'' (1992)
*''[[Pellam Chebite Vinali]]'' (1992)
*''[[Hendthi Helidare Helabeku]]'' (1992) (Kannada)
*''[[Raja]] (1999) (Telugu)

==Awards==
;[[Nandi Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf|title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)|trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)|publisher=[[Andhra Pradesh (magazine)|Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh]]|access-date=21 August 2020}}(in [[Telugu language|Telugu]])</ref>
*[[Nandi Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]] - ''[[Neti Bharatam]]'' (1983)
*[[Nandi Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]] - ''Sravana Meghalu'' (1986)

==References==
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[[Category:Telugu film score composers]]
[[Category:Kannada film score composers]]
[[Category:Film musicians from Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:1936 births]]
[[Category:2002 deaths]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian composers]]
[[Category:People from Guntur district]]

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