'Shankar Dada' still rocks Telugu album market

"Aakelesthe" from "Shankar Dada Zindabad" (SDZ) still rocks the Telugu music charts and its composer Devisri Prasad seems to have an upper hand as compared to Keeravani who scored music for "Yamadonga".

The top five Telugu songs are:

1. "Aakelesthe" - Film: "Shankar Dada Zindabad". The song continues to top the charts. Lyrics of substance, Mamta Mohandas and Naveen's energetic voices and Devisri Prasad's music have helped this album to stay in the forefront.

2. "Nachore" - Film: "Yamadonga". Keeravani's musical orchestration, which has a touch of the Western music, is melodious as well as foot tapping. Deepu and Ganga has crooned the popular number.

3. "Ninna Monna" - Film: "Hello Premistara". A new entrant on the list, it is a tuneful number composed and sung by Chakri. The song gives you the feel of an old Telugu composition.

4. "Manasa" - Film: "Munna". This song holds its place even after many weeks, thanks to some good music by Harris Jayaraj. The easy-on-the-ear number is rendered by Sadhana Sargam, Naresh Iyer, Krish, Haricharan and Kandikonda.

5. "Yemaindhi" - Film: "Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule". Yuvan Shankar Raja's "Yemaindhi" continues to be on the charts. Udit Narayan deserves kudos for the special effort he has put in.

Indo-Asian News Service