Chandrabose
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Chandrabose with Academy Award (2023)
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| Born | Kanukuntla Subhash Chandrabose |
| Alma mater | Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University |
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| Spouse | Suchitra Chandrabose |
Kanukuntla Subhash Chandrabose is an Indian lyricist, Poet, Motivational Speaker and playback singer who works in Telugu cinema.[2] Chandrabose debuted as a lyricist with the 1995 film Taj Mahal.[3] In a career spanning over 25 years, he has written lyrics for about 3600 songs in over 850 films.[4][5] Chandrabose won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for the song "Naatu Naatu" from RRR (2022). He has received one National Award,[6] two Nandi Awards, two Filmfare Awards, and three SIIMA Awards as a lyricist.
Chandrabose was born in the village of ChallagarigaofWarangal district, Andhra Pradesh (now in Bhupalpally district, Telangana), where he completed high school.[1] He is the youngest of four siblings, and his father worked as a primary school teacher.[1] He earned a degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad.[5][7] Early in his career, he tried working as a singer in Doordarshan, without success. He then decided to switch to working as a lyricist.[7]
He entered the film industry with Muppalaneni Shiva's film Taj Mahal (1995). Music director M. M. Srilekha helped him with his first film song, "Manchu Kondallona Chandramaa" in 1995.[1][3] He adopted Chandrabose as his screen name on the advice of his first director Muppalaneni Siva.[1][2]
Chandrabose married Suchitra, a choreographer in the Telugu film industry. [8] He has one son Nanda Vanamali and one daughter Amrita Varshini. He has two brothers (Rajender, Koti) and a sister (Swaroopa).
