Chakri | |
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.jpg) Chakri in 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Gilla Chakradhar |
| Born | 15 June 1974 Kambalapalli, Mahabubabad district, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana), India |
| Died | 15 December 2014 (aged 40) Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Genres | Film score |
| Occupation(s) | Film score composer, singer |
| Years active | 2000–2014 |
Gilla Chakradhar (15 June 1974 – 15 December 2014), known professionally as Chakri, was an Indian music composer and singer who worked in Telugu cinema. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu for Satyam (2003) & Nandi Award for Best Music Director for Simha (2010).
Gilla Chakradhar was born on June 15, 1974, in Kambalapalli, a village of the Mahabubabad district, Telangana.[1]
Chakri was known for composing music. He has given music in around 85 movies. He started his career as a music director with the movie Bachi directed by Puri Jagannadh. He won the best singer award for Satyam in the Tollywood Filmfare Awards and a Nandi Award for Simha. He created many musical hits for Ravi Teja and director Puri Jagannadh, working on nine films with the former and ten films with the latter.[2]
Chakri married Sravani in 2004, shortly after he divorced his first wife.[3] He has a brother and three sisters.[4]
Chakri died in his sleep on December 15, 2014.[5] His wife Sravani took him to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead at around 7:45 AM. Chakri had developed obesity-related comorbidities.[6]
In 2013, a molestation case was filed against Chakri and producer Paruchuri Prasad on the grounds of allegedly misbehaving with a 36-year-old woman during a party."[7]
