Amala Chebolu is a

playback singer A playback singer, also known as a ghost singer, is a singer whose singing is pre-recorded for use in films. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras; the actual singer does not app ...

in the

Telugu film Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Telugu cinema is based in Film Nagar, Hy ...

industry, also known as Tollywood.

Personal life and education

Amala Chebolu, a native of Visakhapatnam, daughter of Saraswathi Chebolu, a vocalist, and Dr. Gopalakrishna Murthy, a Professor in Economics. Amala completed her B.Tech from

Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (GITAM) is a private deemed university located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Founded by the late Dr M. V. V. S. Murthi in 1980 in Visakhapatnam, it also has campus in Hyderabad and Bengaluru ...

, Visakhapatnam.

Career

Amala started her cultural pursuit at a very early age and got training in music from

Pantula Rama Pantula Rama is an Indian singer, instrumentalist, and author who performs Carnatic music. She has been performing since the age of 8. Composing music in intricate rhythms is considered her specialty. Known as ''Andhra's Nightingale'' and ''Gol ...

, a renowned Carnatic music vocalist. She began her singing career as a

in films at the age of 21. Sekhar Chandra, a music director first gave her a chance to sing the title song of the film '' Maaya'' directed by the national award-winning G. Neelakanta Reddy and produced by

Madhura Sreedhar Reddy Madhura Sreedhar Reddy is an Indian film director, producer, and distributor who works in Telugu cinema. He started his film career by music label Madhura Audio and eventually turned as a director with the film Sneha Geetham in 2010. Reddy als ...

and her debut song is ‘Kalayedo Nijamedo’.

Discography

References

Living people Indian women playback singers Indian voice actresses Filmfare Awards South winners Singers from Andhra Pradesh Telugu playback singers Musicians from Visakhapatnam Year of birth missing (living people) Film musicians from Andhra Pradesh Women musicians from Andhra Pradesh 21st-century Indian women singers 21st-century Indian singers {{India-singer-stub