Chakravarthi
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Chakravarthi born as Kommineni Apparao, was an Indian music director in the South Indian film industry. He scored music for 960 movies, In 1989 a total 95 films were released in Telugu cinema
, in that, the music for 66 films was composed by Chakravarthi.
. He has a son Sri Kommineni
who is also a music director and a playback singer
.
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".
In 1977, Yamagola
was released and this is 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 few films.
Telugu cinema
The Cinema of Andhra Pradesh, also referred to as Telugu Cinema or Tollywood, is the Telugu film industry in India. The Telugu language film industry is known for being one of the three largest in terms of no.of films produced yearly in India. The Prasads IMAX theatre in Hyderabad is one of the...
, in that, the music for 66 films was composed by Chakravarthi.
Personal life
Chakravarthi was born in Poonnekallu, Andhra PradeshAndhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
. He has a son Sri Kommineni
Sri Kommineni
Sri Kommineni born as Kommineni Srinivasa Chakravarthi is an Indian Film composer and playback singer in Telugu cinema. He is the son of veteran Music composer Chakravarthi . He did his BE in industrial engineering from Manipal University....
who is also a music director and a playback singer
Playback singer
A playback singer is a singer whose singing is prerecorded for use in movies. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras, while the actual singer does not appear on screen.-South Asia:...
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Career
Chakravarthi learned classical vocal from Mahavadi Venkatappaih. He formed a music troupe called Vinod Orchestra in GunturGuntur
Guntur , is a city and a municipal corporation in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, located to the north and west of the Bay of Bengal. It is approximately to the south of the national capital, New Delhi and south east of state capital, Hyderabad. Guntur is the fourth largest city in Andhra...
and organised light music concerts. Those days, Mangapati of HMV
HMV
His Master's Voice is a trademark in the music business, and for many years was the name of a large record label. The name was coined in 1899 as the title of a painting of the dog Nipper listening to a wind-up gramophone...
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 Muga Prema released in 1971 before this film he composed background music for a Hindi movie, in that movie titles his name was misspilled as Chakravarthi actually it is Apparao then he continued as Chakravarthi. Muga Prema film was not a good hit at box-office, Saradha(1973) gave him a good hit but after this film also he is not well recognized.In 1977, Yamagola
Yamagola
Yamagola or Yama Gola is a 1977 Silver Jubilee Telugu film directed by Tatineni Rama Rao and produced by cinematographer S. Venkataratnam. It is a Fantasy and Comedy film starring N.T. Rama Rao and Jayaprada in lead roles...
was released and this is 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 few films.