K. Chakravarthy
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Kommineni Appa Rao (8 September 1936 – 3 February 2002), known professionally as K. Chakravarthi, was an Indian music director who primarily worked in Telugu cinema.[1][2] He made his debut with in 1971 with Mooga Prema and went on compose music for over 949 films, predominantly in Telugu language (884 films), followed by Kannada (60 films).[3] He won two Nandi Awards.
K. Chakravarthi | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Kommineni Appa Rao |
| Born | 8 September 1936 Ponnekallu, Madras Presidency, British India |
| Died | 3 February 2002 (aged 65) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation(s) | Music director |
| Years active | 1971–1999 |
Personal life
Chakravarthi was born as Kommineni Appa Rao on 8 September 1936 in Ponnekallu, Guntur District of present-day Andhra Pradesh.[4] He had three sons, including Sri Kommineni who was also a music director and a playback singer.[5]
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.[6]
Death
Chakravarthy died on 3 February 2002 due to age related ailments.[3]
Filmography
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Films_scored_by_K._Chakravarthy
- Mooga Prema (1971)
- Saradha (1973)
- 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) (Telugu)
- Anubandham (1984)
- Goonda (1984)
- Kathanayakudu (1984)
- Chattamtho Poratam (1985)
- Pattabhishekam (1985)
- Donga (1985)
- Adavi Donga (1985)
- Vikram (1986)
- Kaliyuga Krishnudu (1986)
- Chantabbai (1986)
- Kondaveeti Raja (1986)
- Chakravarthy (1987)
- Jebu Donga (1987)
- Donga Mogudu (1987)
- Pasivadi Pranam (1987)
- Chinababu (1988)
- Manchi Donga (1988)
- Donga Pelli (1988)
- 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
- Best Music Director - Neti Bharatam (1983)
- Best Music Director - Sravana Meghalu (1986)
References
- ↑ Sudhish Kamath (20 August 2010). "Arts / Music : Baton and beat". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ↑ "Music Director Chakravarthy profile & biography -". 26 November 2010. Archived from the original on 26 November 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "స్వర సామ్రాట్ చక్రవర్తిని తలుచుకునే క్షణమిది". andhrajyothy (in తెలుగు). 3 February 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "నేడు చక్రవర్తి వర్ధంతి". Telugu News International - TNILIVE. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ↑ "సంగీత దర్శకుడు చక్రవర్తి ఇంట్లో స్థలవివాదం". Andhra Jyothi. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Chakravarthy - King of Melody". www.idlebrain.com.
- ↑ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)