Chandrabose (lyricist) facts for kids

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Chandrabose in 2023
Born	Kanukuntla Subhash Chandrabose Challagariga, Andhra Pradesh, India (now in Telangana, India)
Alma mater	Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad
Occupation	Lyricist playback singer
Spouse(s)	Suchitra Chandrabose

Kanukuntla Subhash Chandrabose is a famous Indian lyricist and singer. He writes songs mainly for movies in Telugu cinema, which is a big film industry in India.

Chandrabose started his career as a lyricist in 1995. His first film was Taj Mahal. Over 25 years, he has written words for about 3,600 songs in more than 850 films!

He is very well-known for writing the song "Naatu Naatu" from the movie RRR (2022). This song won him an Academy Award (also known as an Oscar) and a Golden Globe Award. These are two of the biggest awards in the world for movies and music. He has also won many other important awards in India for his song lyrics.

Early Life and Career

Chandrabose was born in a village called Challagariga. This village is in Telangana, India. He finished high school there. He is the youngest of four children. His father worked as a teacher.

He studied Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad. After college, he first tried to become a singer. He even tried singing for a TV channel called Doordarshan. But it didn't work out. So, he decided to try writing song lyrics instead.

He got his start in the film industry in 1995. This was with the movie Taj Mahal. A music director named M. M. Srilekha helped him write his very first film song. It was called "Manchu Kondallona Chandramaa". His first director, Muppalaneni Siva, suggested he use "Chandrabose" as his screen name.

Family Life

Chandrabose is married to Suchitra. She is a talented choreographer in the Telugu film industry. They have two children, a son named Nanda Vanamali and a daughter named Amrita Varshini. He also has two brothers, Rajender and Koti, and a sister named Swaroopa.

Awards and Special Recognitions

Chandrabose has won many important awards for his amazing song lyrics. Here are some of his biggest achievements:

Academy Awards

• Best Original Song for "Naatu Naatu" from RRR (2022). This is one of the highest honors in the film world!

Golden Globe Awards

• Best Original Song for "Naatu Naatu" from RRR (2022). This is another very famous international award.

National Film Awards

• Best Lyrics for "Dham Dham Dham" from Konda Polam (2021). This is a top award in Indian cinema.

Nandi Awards

• Best Lyricist for "Nee Navvula Thelladanaanni" in Aadi (2002).
• Best Lyricist for "Cheekatito Veluge Cheppenu Nenunnanani" in Nenunnanu (2004).

Filmfare Awards South

• Best Lyricist – Telugu for "Kanipinchina Maa Amma" in Manam (2014).
• Best Lyricist – Telugu for "Entha Sakkagunnave" in Rangasthalam (2018).

SIIMA Awards

• Best Lyricist – Telugu for "Kanipinchina Maa Amma" from Manam (2014).
• Best Lyricist – Telugu for "Entha Sakkagunnave" from Rangasthalam (2018).
• Best Lyricist – Telugu for "Srivalli" from Pushpa: The Rise (2022).

Other Recognitions

• Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Song for "Naatu Naatu" in RRR (2022).
• Santosham Film Awards for Best Lyricist for Pushpa: The Rise (2022) and RRR (2023).
• He received an Honorary Doctorate in Literary Arts from SR University in November 2023.
• He won the Gurajada Visishta Puraskaram award for Telugu Literature in Andhra Pradesh (2023).
• His documentary Oscar Challagariga won the Best Documentary Award at the Cannes World Film Festival (November 2023).

Famous Songs

Here are some of the popular songs Chandrabose has written lyrics for:

• "Manchu Kondallona Chandramaa" - Taj Mahal (1995)
• "Ekkado Putti Ekkado Perigi" - Student No.1 (2001)
• "Nee Navvula Thelladanaanni" - Aadi (2002)
• "Kodithe Kottali ra Six Kottali" - Tagore (2003)
• "Cheekatito Veluge Cheppenu Nenunnanani" - Nenunnanu (2004)
• "Feel My Love" - Arya (2004)
• "Mounamgane Edagamani" - Naa Autograph (2004)
• "Panchadhara Bomma Bomma" - Magadheera (2009)
• "Aakaasam Ammayaithe" - Gabbar Singh (2012)
• "Sayonara Sayonara" - 1: Nenokkadine (2014)
• "Jigelu Rani" - Rangasthalam (2018)
• "Dham Dham Dham" - Konda Polam (2021)
• "Naatu Naatu" - RRR (2022)