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Chaitra Ambadipudi | |
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| Occupations | Playback singer |
| Years active | 2004-present |
Chaitra Ambadipudi is an Indian playback singer from Hyderabad, India. She predominantly sings for Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi language movies.[ citation needed ]
Chaitra informally began learning music at the age of 10, where her parents Ramana Murthy and Padma Priya, although not professionally trained themselves, taught her what they observed from listening to music. The informal syllabus consisted of over 200 Indian film songs from the 1950s and 1960s, which are deeply rooted in Indian Classical Music. Eventually, Chaitra learnt Hindustani Classical Music from Smt. Geeta Hedge in Bangalore, India.[ citation needed ]
In 2004, at the age of 12, Chaitra began her playback singing career by recording her first Telugu playback song, Toli Toliga, for the movie Andaru Dongale Dorikithe, composed by the late Sri. Chakri.[ citation needed ]
In 2005, Chaitra won the Paadalani Undi singing show that aired on MAA TV that was hosted by the late S P Balasubrahmanyam.[ citation needed ]
| Year | Film | Song | Music Director | Language |
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| 2023 | Anni Manchi Sakunamule | "Sita Kalyanam" | Mickey J. Meyer | Telugu |
| "Cheyyi Cheyyi Kalipeddam" | Telugu | |||
| "Yemito" | Telugu | |||
| Ramabanam | "Dharuveyy Ra" | Mickey J. Meyer | Telugu | |
| 2022 | Aa Ammayi Gurinchi Meeku Cheppali | "Kottha Kottha Gaa" | Vivek Sagar | Telugu |
| 2021 | Shyam Singha Roy | "Edo Edo" [1] | Mickey J. Meyer | Telugu |
| "Yetho Yetho" | Tamil | |||
| "Yeno Yeno" | Kannada | |||
| "Thira Punarum" | Malayalam | |||
| "Sirivennela - Female version" | Telugu | |||
| Aaradugula Bullet | "Columbus" | Mani Sharma | Telugu | |
| Raja Vikramarka | "Sammathame" | Prashanth R Vihari | Telugu | |
| 2020 | Rallalo Neeru | "Dooram" | Vivek Sagar | Telugu |
| 2018 | Aan Devathai | "Pesugindren" [2] [3] | Ghibran | Tamil |
| Sammohanam | "Kanulalo Thadigaa" [4] | Vivek Sagar | Telugu | |
| Ratsasan | "Kaadhal Kadal Dhana" [5] | Ghibran | Tamil | |
| Naa Peru Surya, Naa Illu India | "Beautiful Love" [6] | Vishal-Shekhar | Telugu | |
| Vishwaroopam II | "Aadhaarama Anuraagama" | Ghibran | Telugu | |
| 2014 | Manam | "Manam Theme" | Anup Rubens | Telugu |
| Heart Attack | "Selavanuko" | Anup Rubens | Telugu | |
| "Ra Ra Vasthava" | ||||
| Eduru Leni Alexander | "Kavvinchina | Dr. Josyabatla Sarma | Telugu | |
| 2013 | Special 26 | "Kaun Mera" [7] | M M Kreem | Hindi |
| Nayana | "Yeduruga Ee Vela" | Karthik Rodriguez | Telugu | |
| Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde | "Ding Ding Ding" | Anup Rubens | Telugu | |
| The Attacks of 26/11 | "Khoon Kharaba Tabaahi" | Amar Mohile | Hindi | |
| 2012 | Racha | "Vaana Vaana" | Mani Sharma | Telugu |
| Lovely | "I Don't Know" | Anup Rubens | Telugu | |
| "Evo Evevo" | ||||
| Adhinayakudu | "Mast Jawani" | Kalyani Malik | Telugu | |
| 2011 | Anaganaga O Dheerudu | "Ninnu Choodani" | M. M. Keeravani | Telugu |
| 2010 | Jhummandi Naadam | "Yem Sakkagunnavro" | M. M. Keeravani | Telugu |
| Vedam | "Prapancham Naaventa Vasthunte" | M. M. Keeravani | Telugu | |
| 2007 | Classmates | "Gunde Chatuga – Female" | Koti | Telugu |
| 2006 | Premante Inte | "Nee Mounam" | Koti | Telugu |
| "Mundey Munipadi" | ||||
| 2004 | Andaru Dongale Dorikite | "Toli Toliga" | Chakri | Telugu |
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