Bhuvana Chandra is an Indian lyricist, renowned for his work in the

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. He served in the

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for 18 years before turning into a lyricist. He penned lyrics for more than 2000 songs. He also wrote more than 100 stories, a novel, and many articles in magazines. He participated as a judge in some reality shows. He also acted in the film '' Welcome Obama'' directed by

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Personal life

Bhuvana Chandra was born in Gullapudi,

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and brought up in Chintalapudi, West Godavari district of

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. He used to frequent the library and read a lot of books since his childhood. He learned Typing, and Shorthand and held tuition for students to make a living. Along with a friend, he went for the selections of Indian Air Force and got selected. His first posting was in

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. He served in the

and took voluntary retirement before turning into a lyricist. He participated in the Indo-Pakistan war in 1971 and received 4 medals.

Career

With the help of writer Tenneti Hemalatha, he met film directors

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, and

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. They wanted to talk to him later. With the help of another friend, he met film maker Vijaya Bapineedu. He challenged him to write lyrics for a situation and impress him, which he successfully completed. He made his debut as a lyricist with

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's film Naku Pellam Kavali. Later he wrote all the songs for Vijaya Bapineedu's next film Maa Inti Maharaju. Then he wrote three songs for ''

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'' which got him good recognition. ''Guvva Gorinkatho'' song from this movie became a big hit. The songs in the block buster film '' Gang Leader'' also got good fame.

Discography

As lyricist for straight films

As lyricist for dubbed films

Awards

He received number of awards from different organizations. * Kala Sagar Award * Vamsee Award * Kovvali Centenary Award * Samudrala Award * Vanguri Foundation Honour

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chandra, Bhuvana 1949 births Living people Telugu-language lyricists Indian lyricists People from Krishna district Telugu male actors Indian male film actors Male actors in Telugu cinema Male actors from Andhra Pradesh Indian songwriters 21st-century Indian male actors