Chandrabose

Chandrabose (born 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.

Chandrabose is from the village of Challagariga in the Warangal district in Telangana, where he completed high school. He earned a degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad. 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 Shiva. 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 Nandi Award for Best Lyricist in 1996 for all songs from the movie Pelli Sandadi, "nee navvula thelladanaanni" in the movie Aadi and in 2004 for "Cheekatito Veluge Cheppenu Nenunnanani" in Nenunnanu.
• He won Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist - Telugu - Manam (2014) - "Kanipinchina Maa Amma" songand in 2019 for "Entha Sakkagunnavey" for Rangasthalam.
• Won the SIIMA Award for Best Lyricist for Yentha Sakkagunnave" from Rangasthalam at the 8th South Indian International Movie Awards

• "Ee Sethitone" Rangasthalam
• "Nuvvu Chudu Chudakapo" ("Okato Number Kurradu")
• "Mounamgaaney Edagamani" from Template:Na autograph sweet memories
• "పెదవే పలికిన మాటలో తీయని మాటే అమ్మ "
• "Manchu Kondallona Candramaa" (his first song, from Taj Mahal)
• "Chai chatukkuna Tagara Bhai" (Mrugaraju)
• "Chiraloni Goppatanam Telusuko" (Palla Kilo Pellikuthuru)
• "Cheekatito Veluge Cheppenu Nenunnanani" in Nenunnanu
• "Panchadhara Bomma Bomma" in Magadheera
• "Namasthe Namasthe Neeku Namasthe" in Samba (2004 film)
• "Telugu bhaasha theeyadanam" in (naaku nuvvu neeku nenu)
• "Ekkado putti ekkado perigi" in (student no1)
• "Jai jai ganesha jai kodatha ganesha" in (jai chiranjeeva)
• "Inthe inthinthe inthe inthinthe" in (balu)
• "Deshamnte matham kaadoy" in (jhummandi naadam)
• "Aakaasham ammayaithe" in (gabbar singh)
• "Sai ante thalli" in ( shiridi sai)
• "నీ నవుల తెల్లదనాన్ని నాగ మల్లి అప్పడిగింది" in Aadi (film)
• "lali lali jo lali" "(In damarukam nagarjuna's film)"
• "sayonara sayonara" "(in 1nenokkadine)"