Ghantasala (singer)

Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao (1922–1974) was a Legendary & distinguished Indian playback singer and music composer of Telugu films and many other languages such as Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Tulu and Hindi.
He was the recipient of the Padmashree award, India's fourth highest civilian award.
For nearly more than a quarter of a century, he was the distinguished voice of Telugu films. He composed music for more than 100 movies in Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films. He composed and sang the Bhagavad Gita just before his death in 1974, a rendition which became highly acclaimed. On 11 February 2003, a stamp was released by the Govt. of India in honour of Ghantasala at Telugu Lalita Kala Toranam, Public Gardens, Hyderabad.
"Gifted with what Indian film historian V. A. K. Ranga Rao called "the most majestic voice", Ghantasala helped Telugu film music develop its own distinct character which remains unparalleled".
Across the musical circles, he is fondly referred...