Chellapilla Satyam | |
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Birth name | Chellapilla Satyanarayana |
Born | 1933 Andhra Pradesh |
Died | 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]
This is partial filmography of Satyam. Kindly help expanding it.
Year | Film title | Language | Remarks |
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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 |