Music director Chandrabose dead

CHENNAI: Music director, singer and actor Chandrabose died in Chennai on Thursday morning. The man, who composed the hugely popular \'Superstaru yarunnu ketta\' for the Rajnikanth-starrer \'Raja Chinna Roja,\' had been suffering from cirrhosis of the liver for the last few years. His condition deteriorated last week and he was shifted to two private hospitals before being admitted at the Government General Hospital where he breathed his last. He was 63.



At a time when emerging music directors were required to deliver commercial numbers aimed at the masses, Chandrabose managed to score music that did not compromise on its structure, in almost all the 100-plus films he was involved in. \"There was always a strong melody content in his works, and while most of us concentrated on rhythm, he paid attention to \' charanam\' and \'pallavi\' in his compositions,\" said music director D Imman.



Entering films in 1978 with scoring the music for \'Madhura Geetham\', Chandrabose went on to make music for films of \'Sivaji\' Ganesan, Rajnikanth, Arjun and others. \"Poi indri meiyodu\', which was composed for \'Swami Ayyappa\' and rendered by KJ Yesudas, passed into the annals of spiritual hits. Quite a few songs of his were signature numbers, including \'Maam poove siru mainave (\'Machana Patheengala\'), \'Delhikku rajannalum paati sollai thattathey (\'Paati Sollai Thattathey\') and \'Kaalai kaalai murattu kaalai (\'Manidhan\') among others. He also sang in a few films, with \'Endi Muthamma\' and \'Poonchittu kuruvigala pudhu mettu tharuveegala\' being the among most enduring.



Although he established himself as a music director, Chandrabose was also keen on an acting career, and at the time of his death, was acting in the TV serial, \'Mekala\'. \"He had a talent for acting, and was part of the Devi Nataka Company for many years,\" said music director Deva, who along with Chandrabose ran the Moses-Deva troupe in the early 1970s. The duo staged plays and light music programmes for nearly four years. \"He had a natural affinity for music and if he heard an instrument, by evening he would have learnt to play it,\" added Deva.



Chandrabose is survived by his two wives, two sons and a daughter. His last rites are scheduled for Friday.


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