Chakri | |
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.jpg) Chakri in 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Gilla Chakradhar (1974-06-15)15 June 1974 Kambalapalli,Mahabubabad district, Andhra Pradesh (now inTelangana), India |
| Died | 15 December 2014(2014-12-15) (aged 40) |
| Genres | Film score |
| Occupations | Film score composer, singer |
| Years active | 2000–2014 |
Gilla Chakradhar (15 June 1974 – 15 December 2014), known professionally asChakri, was an Indian composer and singer who worked inTelugu cinema. He won theFilmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu forSatyam (2003) and theNandi Award for Best Music Director forSimha (2010).
Chakradhar was born on 15 June 1974 in Kambalapalli, a village of theMahabubabad district,Telangana.[1]
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 filmBachi, directed byPuri 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 forSatyam in theTollywood Filmfare Awards and aNandi Award forSimha. He created many musical hits forRavi Teja and directorPuri 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]
Chakradhar married Sravani in 2004, shortly after he divorced his first wife.[8] He has a brother and three sisters.[9]
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 developedobesity-related comorbidities.[11]
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]
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2004 | Veera Kannadiga | Simultaneously shot withAndhrawala |
| 2005 | Giri | |
| 2010 | Gandedhe | |
| 2011 | Kanteerava | |
| Smuggler | [14] | |
| 2013 | Neenandre Ishta Kano | Remake ofAmmayilu Abbayilu |
| Year | Title | Language | Notes |
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| 2004 | Shakti | Bengali | Remake ofSatyam |
| 2011 | Pillaiyar Theru Kadaisi Veedu | Tamil | Reused one song fromGopi Gopika Godavari |
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