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'''Gilla''' '''Chakradhar''' (15 June 1974 – 15 December 2014), known professionally as '''Chakri''', was an Indian music composer and singer who worked in [[Telugu cinema]]. He won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu]] for ''[[Satyam (2003 film)|Satyam]]'' (2003).
'''Gilla Chakradhar''' (15 June 1974 – 15 December 2014), known professionally as '''Chakri''', was an Indian composer and singer who worked in [[Telugu cinema]]. He won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu]] for ''[[Satyam (2003 film)|Satyam]]'' (2003) and the [[Nandi Award for Best Music Director]] for ''[[Simha (film)|Simha]]'' (2010).


==Early life==
==Early life==
Gilla Chakradhar was born on 15 June 1974 in Kambalapalli village of [[Mahabubabad district]], [[Telangana]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=మళ్లీ కూయవా గువ్వ.. {{!}} Telangana Magazine|url=http://magazine.telangana.gov.in/%E0%B0%AE%E0%B0%B3%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%B2%E0%B1%80-%E0%B0%95%E0%B1%82%E0%B0%AF%E0%B0%B5%E0%B0%BE-%E0%B0%97%E0%B1%81%E0%B0%B5%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%B5/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-20|website=[[Government of Telangana|Telangana Magazine]]}}</ref>
Chakradhar was born on 15 June 1974 in Kambalapalli, a village of the [[Mahabubabad district]], [[Telangana]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=మళ్లీ కూయవా గువ్వ.. {{!}} Telangana Magazine|url=http://magazine.telangana.gov.in/%E0%B0%AE%E0%B0%B3%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%B2%E0%B1%80-%E0%B0%95%E0%B1%82%E0%B0%AF%E0%B0%B5%E0%B0%BE-%E0%B0%97%E0%B1%81%E0%B0%B5%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%B5/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-20|website=[[Government of Telangana|Telangana Magazine]]|date=8 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151207051220/http://magazine.telangana.gov.in:80/%E0%B0%AE%E0%B0%B3%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%B2%E0%B1%80-%E0%B0%95%E0%B1%82%E0%B0%AF%E0%B0%B5%E0%B0%BE-%E0%B0%97%E0%B1%81%E0%B0%B5%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%B5/ |archive-date=7 December 2015 }}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Chakri composed music for around 85 movies. He started his career as music director with the movie ''[[Bachi (film)|Bachi]]'' directed by [[Puri Jagannadh]]. He won best singer award for ''[[Satyam (2003 film)|Satyam]]'' in the [[Telugu cinema|Tollywood]] Filmfare Awards and a Nandi Award for ''[[Simha (film)|Simha]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tfpc.in/blog/music-director-chakri-left-for-almightys-abode|title=Music director Chakri left for Almighty's abode - Telugu Movie News|date=12 June 2008|work=TFPC-|access-date=15 December 2014}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/23007.html|title=Other side of Music Director Chakri|date=12 June 2008|work=IndiaGlitz|access-date=21 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.andhracafe.com/index.php?m=show&id=2667|title=Music director Chakri has fans|date=27 December 2005|work=andhracafe.com|access-date=21 May 2010}}</ref> He created many musical hits for [[Ravi Teja]] and director [[Puri Jagannadh]], working on nine films with the former and ten films with the latter. {{citation needed|date=December 2014}}
Chakradhar was known for composing music. He worked as a music director in around 85 movies. He started his career as the music director of the 2000 film [[Bachi (film)|''Bachi,'']] directed by [[Puri Jagannadh]]. Chakri is a self-made musician with no background or contacts in the movie industry. He humbly began his journey as a music enthusiast with a goal to publish a music album which he did through Aditya Music. Eventually, he got the opportunity through a friend to meet with Puri Jagannadh who liked his work and promised to work together. The duo later on went on to become a sensation with hits like 'Itlu Sravani Subramanyam', 'Idiot', 'Amma Nanna O Tamil Ammayi'. Chakri also grabbed the opportunity to work with veteran director Vamsi who is known for his great taste for music and for his long term collaboration with Maestro Ilayaraja. Chakri's magical compositions in 'Avunu vallidaru istapaddaru' did the impossible of substituting the Maestro Ilayaraja – an indisputable testimonial to his musical genius. His orchestration, chorus and the nuances in his composition were pleasantly surprising to the Telugu audience. Chakri composed a record number of 18 movies in a single year although he got very few chances to work with established heroes despite producing great music for small budget movies.
 
He won the best singer award for [[Satyam (2003 film)|''Satyam'']] in the [[Filmfare Awards|Tollywood Filmfare Awards]] and a [[Nandi Awards|Nandi Award]] for [[Simha (film)|''Simha'']]. He created many musical hits for [[Ravi Teja]] and director [[Puri Jagannadh]], working on nine films with the former and ten films with the latter.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-12-15 |title=ప్రముఖ సంగీత దర్శకులు చక్రి ఇక లేరు |url=https://janamsakshi.org/%e0%b0%aa%e0%b1%8d%e0%b0%b0%e0%b0%ae%e0%b1%81%e0%b0%96-%e0%b0%b8%e0%b0%82%e0%b0%97%e0%b1%80%e0%b0%a4-%e0%b0%a6%e0%b0%b0%e0%b1%8d%e0%b0%b6%e0%b0%95%e0%b1%81%e0%b0%b2%e0%b1%81-%e0%b0%9a%e0%b0%95-2 |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=Janam Sakshi – Telugu Daily News Portal |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
Besides his soulful music, Chakri is known for his benevolent and generous nature as expressed by every technician whom he worked with. A very simple, easy going man, always down to earth and cared for the people around. He encouraged many new comers and his long term collaboration with Singer Kousalya was a sensational hit. It is reflected in his own interviews on TV shows that he wanted to be remembered for the good than anything else. A popular opinion is that his lack of boundaries with friendships and being generous caused him personal losses.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Goreti Venkanna's tribute to Chakri |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5TmN-G11ak |website=YouTube | date=14 December 2014 |access-date=2025-08-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jhummandi Naadam-Chakri's last interview |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAws4oWJNPQ&pp=0gcJCbIJAYcqIYzv |website=YouTube | date=16 December 2014 |access-date=2025-08-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Koti's tributes to Chakri |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XV5JOHQJy10 |website=YouTube | date=14 December 2014 |access-date=2025-08-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ravi Varma's tributes to Chakri|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lhrs-Ph3eto&t=1810s |website=YouTube | date=19 May 2024 |access-date=2025-08-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Open heart with RK |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO-iw2VFBZU&pp=ygUMY2hha3JpIHN0b3J5 |website=YouTube | date=27 October 2021 |access-date=2025-08-29}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Chakri had married Sravani in 2004 after he divorced his first wife.<ref>{{Cite web|date=11 January 2015|title=Relatives fight over Chakri's property|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Relatives-fight-over-Chakris-property/articleshow/45838729.cms|access-date=2020-09-29|website=The Times of India}}</ref> He had one brother and three sisters.  
Chakradhar married Sravani in 2004, shortly after he divorced his first wife.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 January 2015 |title=Relatives fight over Chakri's property |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Relatives-fight-over-Chakris-property/articleshow/45838729.cms |access-date=2020-09-29 |website=The Times of India}}</ref> He has a brother and three sisters.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-12-15 |title=Melody king Chakri dies of heart attack |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/melody-king-chakri-dies-of-heart-attack/article6694824.ece |access-date=2023-06-13 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>


===Death===
===Death===
Chakri died on 15 December 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Veteran Music Director No More|url=http://www.takkari.net/2014/12/music-director-chakri-dies-with-heart.html?m=1|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220191959/http://www.takkari.net/2014/12/music-director-chakri-dies-with-heart.html?m=1|archive-date=20 February 2015|access-date=15 December 2014}}</ref> According to media reports, Chakri didn't wake up from bed. His wife took him to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead at around 7:45 AM. Chakri had been suffering from [[obesity]] and related comorbidities.
Chakradhar died in his sleep on 15 December, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Veteran Music Director No More|url=http://www.takkari.net/2014/12/music-director-chakri-dies-with-heart.html?m=1|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220191959/http://www.takkari.net/2014/12/music-director-chakri-dies-with-heart.html?m=1|archive-date=20 February 2015|access-date=15 December 2014}}</ref> His wife Sravani took him to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead at around 7:45&nbsp;am. Chakradhar had developed [[obesity]]-related comorbidities.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-12-15 |title=Music director Chakri dies of heart attack |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/Music-director-Chakri-dies-of-heart-attack/article60094303.ece |access-date=2023-06-13 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>


==Controversies==
==Controversies==
In 2013, a molestation case was filed against Chakri and producer Paruchuri Prasad on the grounds of allegedly misbehaving with a 36-year-old woman during a party. Police reported that the victim was Chakri's friend and invited him to the party. During the party Chakri and Prasad became intoxicated and "misbehaved with her."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-08-06|title=Telugu music composer Chakri and producer Paruchuri Prasad booked for molestation|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-telugu-music-composer-chakri-and-producer-paruchuri-prasad-booked-for-molestation-1870774|access-date=2020-09-29|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref> The two have been booked under penal provisions for assault on a woman with the intent to outrage her modesty.
In 2013, a molestation case was filed against Chakradhar and producer Paruchuri Prasad on the grounds of allegedly harassing a 36-year-old woman during a party. It is later clarified that Chakri was made accountable as the host of the party but was not involved in the harassment himself as clarified in the police complaint lodged by the victim<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-08-06|title=Telugu music composer Chakri and producer Paruchuri Prasad booked for molestation|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-telugu-music-composer-chakri-and-producer-paruchuri-prasad-booked-for-molestation-1870774|access-date=2020-09-29|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=exact police complaint |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhnktJcXi5U |website=YouTube | date=6 August 2013 |access-date=2020-09-29}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Discography==


===As music director===
===Telugu films===
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! Year !! Title !! Director !! Actors !! Notes
! Year !! Title !! Notes
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|2000 || [[Bachi (film)|''Bachi'']] || [[Puri Jagannadh]] || [[Jagapathi Babu]] ||
|2000 || [[Bachi (film)|''Bachi'']] ||
|-
|-
|2001 || ''[[Itlu Sravani Subramanyam]]'' || [[Puri Jagannadh]] || [[Ravi Teja]], [[Tanu Roy]] ||
|2001 || ''[[Itlu Sravani Subramanyam]]'' ||
|-
|-
|2002 || ''[[Aaduthu Paaduthu]]'' || Devi Prasad || [[Meka Srikanth|Srikanth]], [[Sunil (actor)|Sunil]], [[Gayatri]] ||
| rowspan="3" |2002 || ''[[Aaduthu Paaduthu]]'' ||
|-
|-
|2002 || ''[[Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru]]'' || [[Vamsy]] || [[Ravi Teja]], [[Kaveri (actress)|Kalyani]] ||
| ''[[Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru]]'' ||
|-
|-
|2002 || [[Idiot (2002 film)|''Idiot'']] || [[Puri Jagannadh]] || [[Ravi Teja]], [[Rakshita]] ||
| [[Idiot (2002 film)|''Idiot'']] ||
|-
|-
|2003 || [[Juniors (film)|''Juniors'']] || J Pulla Rao || [[Allari Naresh]], [[Sherin]] ||
| rowspan="13" |2003 || [[Juniors (film)|''Juniors'']] ||
|-
|-
|2003 || ''[[Ammayilu Abbayilu]]'' || [[Ravi Babu]] || [[Vijay Sai]], Mohit, [[Devina]], [[Vidya Rao|Vidya]], [[Madhumitha|Swapna Madhuri]] ||
| ''[[Ammayilu Abbayilu]]'' ||
|-
|-
|2003 || ''[[Dhana Lakshmi I Love You]]'' || [[Siva Nageswara Rao]] || [[Naresh (actor)|Naresh]], [[Allari Naresh]], [[Aditya Om]], [[Ankita]] ||
| ''[[Dhanalakshmi, I Love You]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Kabaddi Kabaddi (2003 film)|Kabaddi Kabaddi]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi]]'' ||
|-
| ''Dreams'' ||
|-
| ''[[Oka Raju Oka Rani]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Donga Ramudu and Party]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Anaganaga O Kurraadu]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Sivamani (Telugu film)|Sivamani]]'' ||
|-
| [[Satyam (2003 film)|''Satyam'']] || [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu]]
|-
| ''[[Veede]]''||
|-
| ''[[Toli Choopulone]]'' ||
|-
|-
|2003 || ''[[Kabaddi Kabaddi (2003 film)|Kabaddi Kabaddi]]'' || Venky|| [[Jagapati Babu]], [[Kaveri (actress)|Kaveri]]||
| rowspan="6" |2004 || ''[[Andhrawala]]'' ||
|-
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|2003 || ''[[Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi]]'' || [[Puri Jagannadh]] || [[Ravi Teja]], [[Asin]] ||
| ''[[Pedababu]]'' ||
|-
| [[143 (2004 film)|''143'']]||
|-
| ''[[Andaru Dongale Dorikite]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Suryam]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Konchem Touchlo Vunte Cheputanu]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="5" |2005 || ''[[Dhana 51]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Pandem]]'' ||
|-
| [[Soggadu (2005 film)|''Soggadu'']] ||
|-
| [[Chakram (2005 film)|''Chakram'']] ||
|-
| [[Bhageeratha (film)|''Bhageeratha'']] ||
|-
| rowspan="6" |2006 || [[Party (2006 film)|''Party'']] ||
|-
| ''[[Chukkallo Chandrudu]]'' ||
|-
|-
|2003 || [[Dreams (2003 film)|''Dreams'']] || Balaji K || Niraj Kumar, Chaandreyi Ghosh ||
| [[Devadasu (2006 film)|''Devadasu'']]||
|-
|2003 || ''[[Oka Raju Oka Rani]]'' ||Yogi || [[Ravi Teja]], [[Namitha]] ||
|-
|2003 || ''Donga Ramudu & Party'' || [[Vamsy]] || [[Meka Srikanth]], [[Laya (actress)|Laya]] ||
|-
|2003 || [[Sivamani (Telugu film)|''Sivamani'']] ||[[Puri Jagannadh]]|| [[Nagarjuna Akkineni]], [[Asin]] ||
|-
|2003 || [[Satyam (2003 film)|''Satyam'']] || [[Surya Kiran (director)|Surya Kiran]]  ||[[Sumanth]], [[Genelia D'Souza]]|| [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu]]
|-
|-
|2003 || ''[[Veede]]''
| ''[[Asadhyudu]]''||
||[[Ravi Raja Pinisetty]]
||[[Ravi Teja]], [[Aarthi Agarwal]], [[Reemma Sen]] ||
|-
|2003 || ''[[Toli Choopulone]]'' ||Yanamadala Kasi Viswanath || [[Nandamuri Kalyan Ram|Kalyan Ram]], Akanksha ||
|-
|2004 || ''[[Andhrawala]]'' || Puri Jagannadh || [[Jr. NTR]], [[Rakshitha]]||
|-
|-
|2004 || ''[[Pedababu]]'' || Paruchuri Murali || [[Jagapati Babu]], [[Kaveri (actress)|Kaveri]]||
| ''[[Bhagyalakshmi Bumper Draw]]''||
|-
|-
|2004 || ''[[Veera Kannadiga]]'' || Meher Ramesh || [[Puneeth Rajkumar]], [[Anita Hassanandani Reddy|Anita]]||Kannada film
| ''[[Aadi Lakshmi]]'' || Also actor
|-
| rowspan="5" |2007 || ''[[Satyabhama (2007 film)|Satyabhama]]''||
|-
| ''[[Desamuduru]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Dhee (film)|Dhee]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Hello Premistara]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Takkari]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="7" |2008 || ''[[Aatadista]]'' ||
|-
| ''Kasipatnam Chudara Babu'' ||
|-
| [[Krishna (2008 film)|''Krishna'']] ||
|-
| [[Nagaram (2008 film)|''Nagaram'']] ||
|-
| [[Victory (2008 film)|''Victory'']]  ||
|-
|''[[Keka (film)|Keka]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Neninthe]]'' ||
|-
|-
|2004 || [[143 (film)|''143'']]|| [[Puri Jagannadh]] || [[Sairam Shankar]]||
| rowspan="3" |2009 || [[Maska (2009 film)|''Maska'']] ||
|-
| ''[[Gopi Gopika Godavari]]'' ||
|-
|-
|2004 || ''[[Andaru Dongale Dorikite]]'' || Nidhi Prasad || [[Rajendra Prasad (actor)|Rajendra Prasad]], [[Prabhu Deva Sundaram|Prabhu Deva]], [[Ankita]]||
| ''[[Raju Maharaju]]'' ||
|-
|-
|2004 || ''[[Suryam]]'' || [[V. Samudra]] || [[Manchu Vishnu]], [[Celina Jaitly]], [[Archana Shastry|Veda]] ||
| rowspan="5" |2010 || [[Simha (film)|''Simha'']] || [[Nandi Award for Best Music Director]]
|-
| [[Golimaar (film)|''Golimaar'']] ||
|-
|-
|2004 || ''Konchem Touchlo Vunte Cheputanu'' || [[Vamsy]] ||[[Sivaji (Telugu actor)|Sivaji]], Archana||
| ''[[Aakasa Ramanna]]'' ||
|-
|-
|2005 || ''Dhana 51'' || R. Surya Kiran || [[Sumanth]], [[Saloni Aswani]] ||
| ''[[Baava]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Saradaga Kasepu]]'' ||
|-
|-
|2005 || [[Soggadu (2005 film)|''Soggadu'']] || [[Ravi Babu]] || [[Tarun (actor)|Tarun]], [[Aarti Agarwal]]||
| rowspan="3" |2011 || [[Wanted (2011 film)|''Wanted'']] ||
|-
|-
|2005 || [[Chakram (2005 film)|''Chakram'']] || [[Krishna Vamsi]]||[[Prabhas]], [[Asin]], [[Charmy Kaur]]||
| ''[[Money Money, More Money]]'' ||
|-
|-
|2005 || [[Bhageeratha (film)|''Bhageeratha'']] || [[Rasool Ellore]] || [[Ravi Teja]], [[Shriya Saran]] ||
| ''[[Jai Bolo Telangana]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="4" |2012 || ''[[Naa Ishtam]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Denikaina Ready]]'' || Composed 3 songs out of 5
|-
|-
|2006 || [[Party (2006 film)|''Party'']] || [[Ravi Babu]] || [[Allari Naresh]], [[Shashank (actor)|Shashank]], Madhu Sharma ||
| ''[[Srimannarayana]]'' ||
|-
|2006 || ''[[Chukkallo Chandrudu]]'' ||Siva||[[Siddharth (actor)|Siddharth]], [[Sadha]], [[Charmy Kaur]], [[Saloni Aswani]]||
|-
|2006 || [[Devadasu (2006 film)|''Devadasu'']]|| [[YVS Chowdary]] || [[Ram Pothineni]], [[Ileana D'Cruz]] ||
|-
|-
|2006 || ''[[Asadhyudu]]''|| Anil Krishna, Ani Kanneganti || [[Nandamuri Kalyan Ram|Kalyan Ram]], [[Diya (actress)|Diya]]||
| ''[[Devaraya]]'' ||
|-
|2006 || ''[[Bhagyalakshmi Bumper Draw]]''|| Nidhi Prasad || [[Rajendra Prasad (actor)|Rajendra Prasad]], [[Richard Rishi]], [[Farjana]]||
|-
|2007 || ''[[Sathyabhama (2007 film)|Satyabhama]]''|| Srihari Nanu || [[Sivaji (Telugu actor)|Sivaji]], [[Bhumika Chawla]]||
|-
|2007 || ''[[Desamuduru]]'' || [[Puri Jagannadh]] || [[Allu Arjun]], [[Hansika Motwani]]||
|-
|-
|2007 || ''[[Dhee]]'' || [[Srinu Vaitla]] || [[Vishnu Manchu]], [[Genelia D'Souza]] ||
| rowspan="3" |2014 || ''[[Laddu Babu]]'' ||
|-
|2007 || ''[[Takkari]]'' || Amma Rajashekhar || [[Nithiin]], [[Sadha]] ||
|-
|-
|2008 || ''[[Aatadista]]'' || Ravi C. Kumar || [[Nithiin]], [[Kajal Aggarwal]] ||
| ''[[Yuddham (2014 film)|Yuddham]]'' ||
|-
|-
|2008 || ''Kasipatnam Chudara Babu'' || Maddhirala || Vijayanand, Superna ||
| ''[[Erra Bus]]'' ||
|-
|2008 || [[Krishna (2008 film)|''Krishna'']] || [[V.V. Vinayak]] || [[Ravi Teja]], [[Trisha (actress)|Trisha]] ||
|-
|-
|2008 || [[Nagaram (2008 film)|''Nagaram'']]  || CC Srinivas || [[Jagapati Babu]], [[Meka Srikanth|Srikanth]], [[Kaveri Jha]] ||
|2015 || [[Rey (film)|''Rey'']] || Posthumous release
|-
|-
|2008 || [[Victory (2008 film)|''Victory'']]  || Ravi C. Kumar || [[Nithiin]], [[Mamta Mohandas]], [[Sindhu Tolani]] ||
|2025 || ''[[Mass Jathara]]'' || Used [[AI-generated]] voice
|-
|}
|2008 || ''[[Neninthe]]'' || [[Puri Jagannadh]] || [[Ravi Teja]], Siya ||
 
|-
=== Kannada films ===
|2009 || [[Maska (2009 film)|''Maska'']] || [[B. Gopal]] || [[Ram Pothineni]], [[Hansika Motwani]] ||
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
|2009 || ''[[Gopi Gopika Godavari]]'' || [[Vamsy]] || [[Venu Thottempudi]], [[Kamalinee Mukherjee]] ||
! Year !! Title !! Notes
|-
|-
|2009 || ''[[Raju Maharaju]]'' || Shankaranath Durga || [[Mohan Babu]], [[Sharwanand]], [[Surveen Chawla]], [[Ramya Krishnan]] ||
| 2004 || ''[[Veera Kannadiga]]'' || Simultaneously shot with ''Andhrawala''
|-
|2010 || [[Simha (film)|''Simha'']] || [[Boyapati Srinu]] || [[Nandamuri Balakrishna]], [[Nayantara]] || [[Nandi Award for Best Music Director]]
|-
|2010 || [[Golimaar (film)|''Golimaar'']] || [[Puri Jagannadh]] || [[Tottempudi Gopichand|Gopichand]], [[Priyamani]] ||
|-
|2010 || ''[[Aakasa Ramanna]]'' || [[G. Ashok]] || [[Allari Naresh]], [[Sivaji]] ||
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|2010 || ''[[Baava]]'' || Rambabu || [[Siddharth (actor)|Siddharth]], [[Pranitha Subhash]] ||
|-
|2010 || ''[[Saradaga Kasepu]]'' || [[Vamsy]] || [[Allari Naresh]], [[Madhuurima]] ||
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|2010 || ''[[Gandedhe]]'' || Akul Shiva || [[Chiranjeevi Sarja]], [[Ragini Dwivedi]] || [[Kannada]] film
|-
|2011 || [[Wanted (2011 film)|''Wanted'']] || [[B.V.S.Ravi]] || [[Tottempudi Gopichand|Gopichand]], [[Deeksha Seth]] ||
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|2011 || ''[[Jai Bolo Telangana]]'' || [[N. Shankar]] || [[Jagapathi Babu]], [[Smriti Irani]] ||
|-
|-
|2011 || ''[[Pillaiyar Theru Kadaisi Veedu]]'' || [[Kishore Tirumala]] ||[[Jithan Ramesh]], [[Sanchita Padukone]] ||Tamil film
| 2005 || ''Giri'' ||
|-
|-
|2012 || ''[[Naa Ishtam]]'' || Prakash Tholeti || [[Rana Daggubati]], [[Genelia D'Souza]] ||
|2010 || ''[[Gandedhe]]'' ||  
|-
|-
|2012 || ''[[Denikaina Ready]]'' || [[G.Nageswara Reddy]] || [[Vishnu Manchu]], [[Hansika Motwani]] || Composed 3 songs out of 5
| rowspan="2"|2011 || ''[[Kanteerava]]'' ||
|-
|2012 || ''[[Srimannarayana]]'' || Ravi || [[Nandamuri Balakrishna]], [[Isha Chawla]], [[Parvati Melton]] ||
|-
|-
|2012 || ''[[Devaraya]]'' || Nani Krishna || [[Srikanth (Telugu actor)|Srikanth]], [[Meenakshi Dixit]], [[Vidisha]] ||
|''Smuggler'' ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/action-oriented-film-smuggler-launched/articleshow/15488213.cms|title=Action oriented film Smuggler launched|work=The Times of India|date=14 August 2012|access-date=15 November 2024}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2014 || ''[[Laddu Babu]]'' || [[Ravi Babu]] || [[Allari Naresh]], [[Bhumika Chawla]], [[Shamna Kasim|Poorna]] ||
| 2013 || ''Neenandre Ishta Kano'' || Remake of ''Ammayilu Abbayilu''
|}
 
=== Other language films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
|2014 || [[Rey (film)|''Rey'']] || [[YVS Chowdary]] || [[Sai Dharam Tej]] ||
! Year !! Title !! Language !! Notes
|-
|-
|2014 || ''[[Yuddham]]'' || Bharathi Ganesh || [[Tarun Kumar]], [[Yami Gautam]] ||
|2004 || ''[[Shakti (2004 film)|Shakti]]'' ||Bengali || Remake of ''Satyam''
|-
|2014 || ''[[Erra Bus]]'' || [[Dasari Narayana Rao]] || [[Vishnu Manchu]], [[Catherine Tresa]] ||
|-
|-
|2015 || [[Tommy (2015 film)|''Tommy'']] || Raja Vannemreddy || [[Rajendra Prasad (actor)|Rajendra Prasad]], Seetha ||
|2011 || ''[[Pillaiyar Theru Kadaisi Veedu]]'' ||Tamil || Reused one song from ''Gopi Gopika Godavari''
|-
|-
|2016 || ''[[Vennello Hai Hai]]'' || [[Vamsy]] || [[Ajmal Ameer]], [[Nikitha Narayan]] ||
|-
|}
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Chakri
Chakri in 2014
Chakri in 2014
Background information
Birth nameGilla Chakradhar
Born(1974-06-15)15 June 1974
Kambalapalli, Mahabubabad district, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana), India
Died15 December 2014(2014-12-15) (aged 40)
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
GenresFilm score
Occupation(s)Film score composer, singer
Years active2000–2014

Gilla Chakradhar (15 June 1974 – 15 December 2014), known professionally as Chakri, was an Indian composer and singer who worked in Telugu cinema. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu for Satyam (2003) and the Nandi Award for Best Music Director for Simha (2010).

Early life[edit | edit source]

Chakradhar was born on 15 June 1974 in Kambalapalli, a village of the Mahabubabad district, Telangana.[1]

Career[edit | edit source]

Chakradhar was known for composing music. He worked as a music director in around 85 movies. He started his career as the music director of the 2000 film Bachi, directed by Puri Jagannadh. Chakri is a self-made musician with no background or contacts in the movie industry. He humbly began his journey as a music enthusiast with a goal to publish a music album which he did through Aditya Music. Eventually, he got the opportunity through a friend to meet with Puri Jagannadh who liked his work and promised to work together. The duo later on went on to become a sensation with hits like 'Itlu Sravani Subramanyam', 'Idiot', 'Amma Nanna O Tamil Ammayi'. Chakri also grabbed the opportunity to work with veteran director Vamsi who is known for his great taste for music and for his long term collaboration with Maestro Ilayaraja. Chakri's magical compositions in 'Avunu vallidaru istapaddaru' did the impossible of substituting the Maestro Ilayaraja – an indisputable testimonial to his musical genius. His orchestration, chorus and the nuances in his composition were pleasantly surprising to the Telugu audience. Chakri composed a record number of 18 movies in a single year although he got very few chances to work with established heroes despite producing great music for small budget movies.

He won the best singer award for Satyam in the Tollywood Filmfare Awards and a Nandi Award for Simha. He created many musical hits for Ravi Teja and director Puri Jagannadh, working on nine films with the former and ten films with the latter.[2]

Besides his soulful music, Chakri is known for his benevolent and generous nature as expressed by every technician whom he worked with. A very simple, easy going man, always down to earth and cared for the people around. He encouraged many new comers and his long term collaboration with Singer Kousalya was a sensational hit. It is reflected in his own interviews on TV shows that he wanted to be remembered for the good than anything else. A popular opinion is that his lack of boundaries with friendships and being generous caused him personal losses.[3][4][5][6][7]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Chakradhar married Sravani in 2004, shortly after he divorced his first wife.[8] He has a brother and three sisters.[9]

Death[edit | edit source]

Chakradhar died in his sleep on 15 December, 2014.[10] His wife Sravani took him to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead at around 7:45 am. Chakradhar had developed obesity-related comorbidities.[11]

Controversies[edit | edit source]

In 2013, a molestation case was filed against Chakradhar and producer Paruchuri Prasad on the grounds of allegedly harassing a 36-year-old woman during a party. It is later clarified that Chakri was made accountable as the host of the party but was not involved in the harassment himself as clarified in the police complaint lodged by the victim[12][13]

Discography[edit | edit source]

Telugu films[edit | edit source]

Year Title Notes
2000 Bachi
2001 Itlu Sravani Subramanyam
2002 Aaduthu Paaduthu
Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru
Idiot
2003 Juniors
Ammayilu Abbayilu
Dhanalakshmi, I Love You
Kabaddi Kabaddi
Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi
Dreams
Oka Raju Oka Rani
Donga Ramudu and Party
Anaganaga O Kurraadu
Sivamani
Satyam Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu
Veede
Toli Choopulone
2004 Andhrawala
Pedababu
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Andaru Dongale Dorikite
Suryam
Konchem Touchlo Vunte Cheputanu
2005 Dhana 51
Pandem
Soggadu
Chakram
Bhageeratha
2006 Party
Chukkallo Chandrudu
Devadasu
Asadhyudu
Bhagyalakshmi Bumper Draw
Aadi Lakshmi Also actor
2007 Satyabhama
Desamuduru
Dhee
Hello Premistara
Takkari
2008 Aatadista
Kasipatnam Chudara Babu
Krishna
Nagaram
Victory
Keka
Neninthe
2009 Maska
Gopi Gopika Godavari
Raju Maharaju
2010 Simha Nandi Award for Best Music Director
Golimaar
Aakasa Ramanna
Baava
Saradaga Kasepu
2011 Wanted
Money Money, More Money
Jai Bolo Telangana
2012 Naa Ishtam
Denikaina Ready Composed 3 songs out of 5
Srimannarayana
Devaraya
2014 Laddu Babu
Yuddham
Erra Bus
2015 Rey Posthumous release
2025 Mass Jathara Used AI-generated voice

Kannada films[edit | edit source]

Year Title Notes
2004 Veera Kannadiga Simultaneously shot with Andhrawala
2005 Giri
2010 Gandedhe
2011 Kanteerava
Smuggler [14]
2013 Neenandre Ishta Kano Remake of Ammayilu Abbayilu

Other language films[edit | edit source]

Year Title Language Notes
2004 Shakti Bengali Remake of Satyam
2011 Pillaiyar Theru Kadaisi Veedu Tamil Reused one song from Gopi Gopika Godavari

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "మళ్లీ కూయవా గువ్వ.. | Telangana Magazine". Telangana Magazine. 8 January 2015. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "ప్రముఖ సంగీత దర్శకులు చక్రి ఇక లేరు". Janam Sakshi – Telugu Daily News Portal. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Goreti Venkanna's tribute to Chakri". YouTube. 14 December 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "Jhummandi Naadam-Chakri's last interview". YouTube. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "Koti's tributes to Chakri". YouTube. 14 December 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Ravi Varma's tributes to Chakri". YouTube. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Open heart with RK". YouTube. 27 October 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "Relatives fight over Chakri's property". The Times of India. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Melody king Chakri dies of heart attack". The Hindu. 15 December 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "Veteran Music Director No More". Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  11. ↑ "Music director Chakri dies of heart attack". The Hindu. 15 December 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  12. ↑ "Telugu music composer Chakri and producer Paruchuri Prasad booked for molestation". DNA India. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  13. ↑ "exact police complaint". YouTube. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  14. ↑ "Action oriented film Smuggler launched". The Times of India. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2024.

External links[edit | edit source]

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