Chandrabose is an Indian lyricist and playback singer who works mainly in Telugu films. He rose to fame with the song “Naatu Naatu” from the Telugu period action film RRR (2022), for which he won a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award in 2023.
Wiki/Biography
Kanukuntla Subhash Chandrabose was born on Sunday, May 10, 1970 (53 years old; as of 2023) in Challagariga, Warangal District, Telangana (now in Jayashankarbhupalpalli District, Telangana). His zodiac sign is Taurus. There is a Shiva temple and a library near his home in Chalgariga. Chandrabose spent his childhood listening to devotional songs, which started playing at 4 am every day. He also listens to the radio. Soon, he memorized the songs and often sang along. He was a voracious reader and often went to the library after school to browse different books. He grew up listening to folk music and started writing songs at the age of 11. In an interview, he said of his childhood,
I grew up in a village in Warangal district, surrounded by folk music and Potana’s Bhagavatam and Annamaya Kritis. I really enjoyed reading children’s magazines at the time, which broadened my imagination. My sense of music comes from oral traditions like hari katha, burra katha, yakshaganas and Chindu Bhagavatam. I would write it, sing it and further refine it. “
He pursued his Diploma in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from JN Government Polytechnic Ramanthapur, Hyderabad. Thereafter, he studied at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Hyderabad, where he obtained a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree in the same subject. He entered the industry with the ambition of becoming a playback singer. While pursuing engineering, he tried his hand at being a singer on the Doordarshan channel but failed. Thereafter, his friend Srinathana advised him to focus on writing instead of singing.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′8″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family and caste
He was born into a backward class family.
Parents and siblings
His father, Narsaiah, was a primary school teacher. He is the youngest of four siblings, two brothers, Rajad and Koti, and a sister, Swarupa. His mother, Kankuntla Madhunamma, worked as a coolie in the fields because it was difficult to support the family on her father’s wages. She died of a heart attack in 2019.
wife and children
On March 7, 1999, Chandra Bose married Suchitra, a choreographer from the Telugu film industry, in Bhadrachalam, Andhra Pradesh. The two first met on a flight from Chennai to Hyderabad in 1998. Initially, they faced difficulties in convincing their parents to get married as Suchitra was older than Chandra Bose and they belonged to different castes. Suchitra belonged to a Brahmin family while Chandra Bose belonged to a backward class family. They have two children, a son Nanda Vanamali and a daughter Amrutha.
Chandra Bose and Suchitra
Chandra Bose with wife Suchitra and daughter
Chandra Bose and his son
Profession
In a career spanning over 25 years, Chandrabose has composed over 3,600 songs for over 850 films, setting a record in the Telugu film industry. He entered the Telugu film industry with Muppalaneni Shiva’s film Taj Mahal (1995). The first song he composed for the film with the assistance of MM Srilekha was Manchu kondallona Chandram. The song received huge appreciation and established Chandra Bose’s reputation in the industry. In 2001, he composed three songs that attracted the masses: Chai Chatukkuna Tagara Bhai for Mrugaraju, Evaremi Anukunna for Budget Padmanabham and Ekkado Putti Ekkado Perigi for Student No.1. Ekkado Putti Ekkado Perigi’s collaboration with NTR Jr brought him into the limelight. He collaborated with AR Rahman on Naani’s hit Telugu song Pedave Palikina (2004).
Chandra Bose and AR Rahman
His notable works include Mounamgane Edagamani in Autograph (2004), Namasthe Namasthe Neeku Namasthe in Samba (2004), Panchadhara Bomma Bomma in Magadheera (2009) and Kani Penchina Maa Ammake in Manam (2014). In 2018, he became popular with Rangasthalam, the soundtrack of the 2018 Telugu film of the same name. Some of the hit songs from the soundtrack include Jigelu Rani, Entha Sakkagunnave and Ee Sethithone. He composed the popular songs “Ooh antava” and “Srivalli” for the film Pushpa – Therise (2021).
Srivalli from the movie Pushpa – Rise (2021)
In 2022, he rose to fame for composing the lyrics of the song “Naatu Naatu” from the movie “RRR”, which went on to win numerous awards including the Academy Award and the Golden Globe.
Natu Natu from RRR (2022)
In January 2023, Naatu Naatu won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. Naatu Naatu beat out Taylor Swift nominees Carolina, Lady Gaga, BloodPop and Benjamin Rice’s “Hold My Hand” as well as Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Ku Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Goransson’s “Lift Me Up” was nominated. On March 12, 2023, Naatu Naatu defeated heavyweight competitors such as Lady Gaga’s “Hold My Hand” from Top Gun: Maverick, Rihanna’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” won Oscars for “Lift Me Up” and “This Is All Life.” Instantly everywhere, Tell Like a Woman received applause.
Awards, Honors, Achievements
Academy Awards
- 2023 – “RRR” wins Best Original Song for “Naatu Naatu”
Chandrabose and MM Keeravani accept the award for Best Original Song for “RRR”‘s “Naatu Naatu” on stage during the 95th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theater on March 12, 2023
critics choice movie award
- Best Song Award for “Naatu Naatu” in “RRR” (2022)
golden globe award
- “Naatu Naatu” from RRR Best Original Song (2022)
Nandi Award
- Best Lyricist for Aadi’s “Nee Navvula Thelladanaanni” (2002)
- Best Lyricist for “Cheekatito Veluge Cheppenu Nenunnanani” by Nenunnanu (2004)
Southern Film Audience Award
- Best Lyricist – Telugu “Kanipinchina Maa Amma”, Mainam (2014)
- Best Lyricist – “Entha Sakkagunnave” in Telugu “Rangasthalam” (2018)
sima award
- Best Lyricist – Telugu, Manam for “Kanipinchina Maa Amma” (2014)
- Best Lyricist – “Entha Sakkagunnave” for Telugu “Rangasthalam” (2018)
- Best Lyricist – “Srivalli” in Telugu “Pushpa: The Rise” (2022)
Chandrabose wins Best Lyricist Award (2022) from Pushpa The Rise at SIIMA Awards for “Srivalli”
- Best Lyricist – “Naatu Naatu” in Telugu “RRR” (September 2023)
Chandrabose wins Best Lyricist Award at SIIMA 2023 held at Dubai World Trade Center, UAE
national film award
- Best Lyricist – “Dham Dham Dham” in Telugu “Konda Polam” (October 17, 2023)
Chandra Bose accepts National Film Award from Indian President Drupadi Murmu
Favorites
- Poets: Sri Sri, Joshua, Jandhiala Papayya Sastry (commonly known as Karunasri), Alishetty Prabhakar
- Author: Madhurantakam Rajaram
- Lyrics: Acharya Atreya, C. Narayana Reddy
Facts/Trivia
- Muppalaneni Shiva, the director of Taj Mahal (1995), introduced Chandra Bose as the songwriter and suggested that he use only his surname on screen.
- In an interview, he revealed that he had eaten Pan Parag and smoked cigarettes before, but later gave up.
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