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Chellapilla Satyam Birth name Chellapilla Satyanarayana Born 1933
Andhra PradeshDied 12 January 1989 Occupations Music director Instruments Tabla Years active 1960s – 1980s Chellapilla Satyanarayana Sastry, better known as Chellapilla Satyam (Telugu: చెళ్ళపిళ్ళ సత్యం) (1933 - 12 January 1989) is an eminent Indian music director.[1] He was popular in the Telugu and Kannada cinema fields in 1960s and 1980s. Sathyam is best remembered as "Andhra RD Burman".[2]
He was born in Komarada village in Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. He has acted in some plays with popular writer Rajasri and others at Vizianagaram. He later shifted to Madras worked in the orchestra under P. Adinarayana Rao and T. V. Raju. He was assistant composer in the magnum opus film Suvarna Sundari (1957). His debut film as a full fledged music director is Pala Manasulu in 1967, though he was credited as a music director in 1963 with NTR's Savati Koduku.
Some of his memorable hit songs are E divilO virisina pArijAtamO, O bangaru rangula chilaka, kalisE kaLLa lOna, pUchE pUla lOna, toli valapE teeyanidi, madhumAsa vELalO, kurisindi vAna and many more.[3]
In memory of this great music giant a musical night was organized by Bay Area Telugu Association and Chimata Music in California, USA in 2009.[4]
Filmography
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Year Film title Language Remarks 1957 Suvarna Sundari Telugu Assistant composer for P. Adinarayana Rao 1963 Sri Ramanjaneya Yuddha Kannada 1971 Mattilo Manikyam Telugu 1972 Bala Mitrula Katha Telugu 1972 Papam Pasivaadu Telugu 1973 Kanne Vayasu Telugu 1973 Manchi Vaalaku Manchivadu Telugu 1973 Rani Aur Jaani Hindi 1974 Nippulanti Manishi Telugu Remake of Hindi film Zanjeer 1975 Alakh Niranjan Hindi 1975 Maya Machindra Telugu 1975 Swargam Narakam Telugu Film won Nandi Award for Best Feature Film 1976 Bhakta Kannappa Telugu Directed by Bapu 1977 Amaradeepam Telugu Directed by K. Raghavendra Rao 1977 Andame Anandam Telugu 1977 Manushulu Chesina Dongalu Telugu 1977 Nagarhole Kannada 1977 Premalekhalu Telugu 1977 Sahodarara Savaal Kannada 1978 Annadammula Savaal Telugu Remake of Kannada film Sahodarara Savaal 1978 Dongala Dopidi Telugu 1978 Lawyer Vishwanath Telugu 1979 Iddaru Asadhyule Telugu Film starring Krishna and Rajanikanth 1979 Karthika Deepam Telugu 1979 Korikale Gurralaite Telugu 1979 Lakshmi Pooja Telugu 1980 Aarani Mantalu Telugu 1980 Mahashakti Telugu 1980 Nakili Manishi Telugu 1980 Prema Tarangalu Telugu Remake of Hindi film Muqaddar Ka Sikander 1981 Gadasari Attaha Sosagara Kodalu Telugu 1981 Prema Natakam Telugu 1981 Swapna Telugu 1982 Andhra Kesari Telugu Biographic film on T. Prakasam 1982 Patnam Vachchina Pativrathalu Telugu 1982 Sahasa Simha Kannada 1983 Aalaya Sikharam Telugu 1983 Roshagadu Telugu 1984 Mahanagaramlo Mayagadu Telugu 1985 Aaj Ke Sholey Hindi 1986 Sri Vemana Charitra Telugu 1987 Talambralu Telugu 1988 Aahuthi Telugu 1990 Ankusham Telugu 1990 Pundara Ganda Kannada References
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- 1933 births
- 1989 deaths
- Indian film biography stubs
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