Sekhar Chandra is an Indian

music composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

, Singer and director notable for his work in the

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industry. His debut films as music director were ''Anasuya'' in Telugu and ''Ooh La La La'' in Tamil.

Personal life and career

He was born in

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. He is the son of

Hari Anumolu Hari Anumolu is an Indian cinematographer and director who works in predominantly Telugu-language films. He is best known for his work in ''Mayuri'' (1985). Anumolu is known for his stint with working with debutante directors for which he worked ...

Director of photography The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ...

, known for

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 ...

s including

Ladies Tailor ''Ladies Tailor'' is a 1986 Indian Telugu-language comedy film, produced by K. Sarada Devi under the Sri Sravanthi Movies banner, presented by Sravanthi Ravi Kishore and written and directed by Vamsy. It stars Rajendra Prasad and Archana, with ...

, Shri Kanakamalaxmi Recording Dance Troupe,

Nuvve Kavali ''Nuvve Kavali'' () is a 2000 Indian Telugu-language romance film directed by K. Vijaya Bhaskar and produced by Ramoji Rao under Ushakiran Movies. A remake of the 1999 Malayalam film '' Niram'', the film stars Tarun, Richa Pallod, Sai Kiran, ...

, and

Gamyam ''Gamyam'' () is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language road film written and directed by Krish. The film stars Allari Naresh, Sharwanand, and Kamalinee Mukherjee. Loosely inspired by '' The Motorcycle Diaries'' (2004), the plot follows the quest o ...

Discography

As composer

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chandra, Shekar Living people Telugu people Film musicians from Andhra Pradesh Telugu film score composers Tamil film score composers 21st-century Indian composers Year of birth missing (living people)