Chakri tunes top Telugu list

Hyderabad, March 19 (IANS): Two albums of young music director Chakri figure in this fortnight's list of top five.

1. "Chakram": Two songs in the album - "Rangeli Holi" and "Kuncham Karanga" - have become a rage. "Jagamantha Kutumbam" is a masterpiece for its celebration of universal love. Chakri, very much in tune with young composers like Puri and Suryakiron, has lived up to the standards of Krishna Vamsi.

2. "Avunna Kadanna": The Teja-R.P. Patnaik duo, known for musical hits like "Nuvvu Nenu" and "Jayam", has come up with a youth-oriented album. "Gudigantala Navvutavela" and "Anaganaga Oka Oorilo" top the charts. Patnaik, who makes a comeback after 16 months, should be satisfied with the opening response.

3. "Soggudu": For the first time, composer Chakri teams up with the reputed Suresh Productions and has delivered a commendable album. The Tarun-Aarti starrer is a youthful love story and Chakri is adept in providing music for this genre of films.

4. "Radha Gopalam": The album is listed not for its huge sales, but for its creative excellence, which deserves kudos. Star composer Mani Sharma has always tried to utilise rare opportunities to dish out a different album and this is another such effort.

"Tholi Kodi Kusindi", "Grahanam Patina" and title track "Sathamaanam Bhavathi" are catchy.

5. "Sada Mee Sevalo": After musical hit "Missamma", director Neelakantha teams up again with Vandemataram Srinivas to come up with a melody-centric album. "Ee Dooram" and "Lub Dub" are catchy while other numbers are worth humming. Vandematrama yet again proves that he can provide soulful tunes.