Veteran Bollywood music composer and singer Bappi Lahiri died on February 15 at the age of 69. Although he was primarily a Bollywood producer, his demise is also a huge loss for Telugu cinema. Bappi Lahiri, fondly known as Bappi Da because of his Bengali roots, has given memorable songs to a lot of Telugu movies. Here are some of Bappi Da’s top songs in Telugu:
Throne: This song, picturised on Krishna and Jayaprada, was one of the best and most famous Telugu compositions of Bappi Lahiri.
Thene Manasulu: This movie had the song Alare Alare by Bappi Lahiri. This song, although a little less known compared to the others on the list, is still a good track to listen to.
State Rowdy: Bappi Lahiri’s first collaboration with megastar Chiranjeevi was in the movie State Rowdy. The movie portrayed the suffering of a character called Radha.
Gang Leader: Bappi gave the best songs in Chiranjeevi’s career. The title song of the movie Gang Leader, Panisanasa, is still hummed by people.
Rowdy Gary Pellam: The song Boyavani Vetuku from Rowdy Gary Pellam has become so popular that it is unknown to very few Telugu-speaking people.
Rowdy Alludu: Along with the songs Chiluka Kshemama and Amalapuram Bullammo, the rest of the tracks in Rowdy Alludu were also composed by Bappi Da and enjoyed by the audience.
Rowdy Inspector: The song Hey O Samba brings back fond nostalgic memories for a lot of fans.
Brahma: Musi musi navvulalona was the most popular song from the movie Brahma sung by KJ Jesudas.
Bigg Boss: The title song of the movie and the superhit Mawa Mawa, both were composed by Bappi Da, who was the music director for this movie.
Disco Raja: Bappi Lahiri sang the title track of this movie.
