Penchal Das

Penchal Das
Born	Putta Penchal Das Devamachupalli, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupations	Singer poet songwriter
Years active	2018–present
Musical career
Genres	Folk filmi world music
Instrument	Vocals
Labels	Sony Music India T-Series Junglee Music

Putta Penchal Das is an Indian singer, songwriter, and poet who works in Telugu cinema. His popular songs include "Dhaari Choodu" from Krishnarjuna Yudham (2018) and "Bhalegundi Baalaa" from Sreekaram (2021), and received a SIIMA Awards nomination for the latter.

Early life and career

Putta Penchal Das was born in Devamachupalli in Chitvel mandal of Kadapa district (now in Annamayya district), Andhra Pradesh, India. He picked up singing from his father and uncle who are also singers. Speaking to The Hindu about his writing, he said that, "I am also a writer in my mandalikam. I write poetry too. I am collecting and researching folk songs seriously. Anyone can write but you should have content and material to write about something like folklore. Whatever word you say, a story can be formed from Janapadam". ^[1] He is a Batik paintings artist, for which he was awarded from the Government of Andhra Pradesh. He is also working as a drawing and arts teacher at a government school in the district. ^[2]

Das sings at writers events in the Sri Venkateswara University. He was first noticed by filmmaker Merlapaka Gandhi's father Murali, at the event. He was then hired to work in Merlapaka Gandhi's directorial Express Raja (2016), but couldn't sing due to personal health condition. He has debuted with "Dhaari Choodu" from Krishnarjuna Yudham (2018), which later became his breakthrough. ^[3]

Discography

Year	Song(s)	Work	Credited as		Composer	Ref.
			Singer	Lyricist
2018	"Dhaari Choodu"	Krishnarjuna Yudham	Yes	Yes	Hiphop Tamizha	[4]
	"Headache Ra Mama Headache"	Silly Fellows	Yes	No	Sri Vasanth
	"Yeda Poyinado"	Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava	Yes	Yes	Thaman S	[5]
	"Reddamma Thalli"		No	Yes
2019	"Glassmates"	Chitralahari	Yes	No	Devi Sri Prasad	[6]
	"Maruginava Rajanna"	Yatra	Yes	Yes	K	[7]
2021	"Bhalegundi Baalaa"	Sreekaram	Yes	No	Mickey J. Meyer	[8]
	"Yenduko Ee Mohamu "	Brandy Diaries	No	Yes	Prakash
	"Ye Konda Chaatuna"	Maa Oori Polimera	Yes	No	Gyaani
2022	"Maa Kalala"	Visakhapattana Kendram	Yes	Yes	Karthik Kodakandla	[9]
	"Emanti Nabayaa"	Like, Share & Subscribe	Yes	No	Praveen Lakkaraju
2024	"Naa Nalla Kaluvapuvvaa"	Theppa Samudram	Yes	Yes	Peddapalli Rohith
	"Amma Laalo Ram Bhajana"	Aay	Yes	No	Ajay Arasada	[10]
	"Batuku Kore"	Pottel	Yes	Yes	Shekar Chandra
2025	"Tikku Tikku"	Racharikam	Yes	Yes	Vengi
	"Nippuvi Ningi Egi"		No	Yes
	"Oho Rathamma"	Laila	Yes	Yes	Leon James	[11]
	"Maata Vinaali"	Hari Hara Veera Mallu: Part 1	No	Yes	M. M. Keeravani	[12]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network
2024	Sa Re Ga Ma Pa The Next Singing Youth Icon	Mentor	Zee Telugu

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
South Indian International Movie Awards	2022	Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu	"Bhalegundi Baalaa" (from Sreekaram )	Nominated	[13]

References

1. Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (10 October 2018). "Penchal Das and his unique style of rendition of songs". The Hindu . ISSN   0971-751X. Archived from the original on 7 April 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
2. Samataha, Jakkula (9 March 2021). "జానపద గాయకుడు పెంచల్ దాస్‌‌కు పవన్ సన్మానం". www.dishadaily.com (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
3. "మాస్టర్ పెంచలదాస్.. జానపదం 'దారి' చూపించింది!". Samayam Telugu (in Telugu). Retrieved 4 February 2025.
4. "Krishnarjuna Yuddham: Nani's Dhaari Choodu is a party song". The Indian Express. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
5. "Aravinda Sametha song Yeda Poyinado: This Jr NTR number will tug at your heartstrings". The Indian Express. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
6. "Glassmates from Sai Dharam Tej's Chitralahari trends at #5". The Times of India. 25 March 2019. ISSN   0971-8257. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
7. "Yatra Songs: 'మరుగైనావా రాజన్నా'.. పెంచల్ దాస్ పాటే కాదు రాత కూడా హృద్యమే!". Samayam Telugu (in Telugu). Retrieved 4 February 2025.
8. "Sharwanand's Sreekaram: Makers RELEASE first single track 'Bhalegundi' by Penchal Das; Watch video". The Times of India. 10 November 2020. ISSN   0971-8257. Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
9. "ఆకాశ వాణి విశాఖపట్టణ కేంద్రం.. ఆకట్టుకునేలా పెంచల్ దాస్ పాట". Samayam Telugu (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
10. Features, C. E. (8 July 2024). "New single 'Amma Lalo Ram Bhajana' from Aay out". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
11. Harsh, B. H. (31 January 2025). "'Oho Rathamma' from Laila out; Vishwak Sen, Akanksha Sharma bring their massy best to the catchy folk-fusion number". Cinema Express. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
12. "Pawan Kalyan Delivers Heartfelt Lines In Telangana Dialect In The Folk Song 'Maata Vinali' From 'Hari Hara Veera Mallu'". Times Now. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
13. "Allu Arjun's Pushpa: The Rise Leads SIIMA Nominations; Check Full List Here". News18 . 17 August 2022. Archived from the original on 4 November 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.

External links

• Penchal Das at IMDb