Chakri (composer)
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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).
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.jpg) Chakri in 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Gilla Chakradhar |
| Born | 15 June 1974 Kambalapally, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana), India |
| Died | 15 December 2014 (aged 40) Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Genres | Film score |
| Occupation(s) | Film score composer, singer |
| Years active | 2000–2014 |
Early lifeEdit
Gilla Chakradhar was born on 15 June 1974 in Kambalapalli village of Mahabubabad district, Telangana.[1]
CareerEdit
Chakri composed music for around 85 movies. He started his career as music director with the movie Bachi directed by Puri Jagannadh. He won best singer award for Satyam in the Tollywood Filmfare Awards and a Nandi Award for Simha.[2][3][4] 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]
Personal lifeEdit
Chakri had married Sravani in 2004 after he divorced his first wife.[5] He had one brother and three sisters.
DeathEdit
Chakri died on 15 December 2014.[6] 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.
ControversiesEdit
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."[7] The two have been booked under penal provisions for assault on a woman with the intent to outrage her modesty.
FilmographyEdit
As music directorEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "మళ్లీ కూయవా గువ్వ.. | Telangana Magazine". Telangana Magazine. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Music director Chakri left for Almighty's abode - Telugu Movie News". TFPC-. 12 June 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Other side of Music Director Chakri". IndiaGlitz. 12 June 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
- ↑ "Music director Chakri has fans". andhracafe.com. 27 December 2005. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
- ↑ "Relatives fight over Chakri's property". The Times of India. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ↑ "Veteran Music Director No More". Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ↑ "Telugu music composer Chakri and producer Paruchuri Prasad booked for molestation". DNA India. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2020.