Music director chakravarthy biography of michael

Indian composer

Musical artist

K. Chakravarthi (born Kommineni Appa Rao; 8 September 1936 – 3 February 2002) was an Indian music director and actor who primarily worked in Telugu cinema.^[1][2] He made his debut in 1971 with Mooga Prema and went on compose music for over 1000 films, predominantly in Telugu language (884 films), followed by Kannada (60 films).^[3] 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.^[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.

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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