| Chandrabose | |
|---|---|
| Born | Challagariga, Warangal district, Andhra Pradesh |
| Residence | Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Occupation | Poet, lyricist, composer |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Spouse | Suchitra Chandrabose |
Chandrabose (Telugu: చంద్ర బోస్ ) (Kanukuntla Subhash)is an Indian lyricist who writes songs for Tollywood films. He was also a playback singer at the start of his motion picture career. He has won a number of awards as best lyricist.
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Chandrabose is from the village of Challagariga in Warangal district, in Andhra Pradesh, where he completed high school. He earned a degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad. He has written music for 520 movies to date, with over 1500 songs to his name. Early in his career, he tried working as a singer in Doordarshan, without success. He then decided to switch to working as a lyricist.
His friend Srinath, who suggested the change, introduced him to the director Muppalaneni Siva. Siva had already directed Gharana Alludu and was starting production on Taj Mahal. Music director M. M. Sreelekha helped him with his first movie song, "Manchu Kondalloni Chandramaa", in 1995.
Chandrabose married Suchitra, a choreographer in the Telugu film industry.
Chandrabose received the 2004 Nandi Award for Best Lyricist for "Cheekatito Veluge Cheppenu Nenunnanani" in Nenunnanu.