S Janaki songs in Chiranjeevi movies

      Chiranjeevi’s was(is) an era in history of Telugu cinema. He changed the look and feel of cinema forever with his fights, dances and powerful single liner (punch) dialogues. He entered Cinema with small but effective roles, played roles of negative shade and then shared screen with other heroes in multi starrers. Finally, when he emerged as Megastar, there was no looking back. What ever role he played became iconic. Such is strength and power of his movies that even today many new movies borrow titles from his hits to gain immediate attention of public. He gave Telugu cinema a grand look with collections which were never seen before.

      Music played very important role in his movies at least from mid 80’s. Though few songs from his initial movies might be limited to be rare, his later movies became known for songs as much as they are for his action sequences. So many movies would reach public even before movie was released because of those songs and he was second to none in presenting them with such a grace on screen. The trend he set with dances on screen is followed till date in Telugu cinema and to an extent that a hero’s succes has become very much proportional to his capability to dance on screen. Accept it or not, Telugu cinema and dances are inseparable because of him. Musical scores by Chakravarty, Ilayaraja and Raj-Koti are equally responsible to that success.

      Janaki amma started singing in his movies from his very first movie “Pranam Khareedu” for his heroine Reshma Roy in song “Nomallo Mamilla thota kada” a superb solo with fresh feel of a village girl composed by Chakravarty. She continued to sing for songs uninterruptedly from then almost every year from 1978 to 1991. Not that she sang in all his movies, but whenever she sang, it was sure to be a hit..!!
Though songs like “Oka Matundi” (“I Love you”), “Go Go Go mister Go” (“Kotha Rayudu”), “Valapulu Pongi” (“Jathara”), “Na Hrudayama” (“Priya”) , “Nada Nilayude Sivudu” (“Parvathi Pramaeswarulu”), “Vinnapalu Vinavale”(Subhaleka) and that evergreen classic “Megama Dehama” (“Manchu Pallaki”) carried magical renditions of S Janaki, they are not the ones with Chiranjeevi’s signature dances. Of course, he gave a brilliant performance there also.

Ilayaraja:
Chiranjeevi’s energetic performance like a way never seen before in Telugu cinema came in “Eureka, Navvindi Malle chendu” song from Abhilasha. Janaki’s laughter, Balu’s singing, Chiru’s energy, Radhika’s performance and Raja’s tune became a trendsetter..! Not only this song, all 5 songs including “Sande Poddula kada”/”Banthi Chamanthi” from Abilasha were extremely popular and expectations raised for Chiru’s songs/dances for ever from then. Kodanda Rami Reddy who directed best of action movies for Chiranjeevi would rope in Ilayaraja for most of his movies. Raja sir would give songs with entirely different look to Telugu cinema. Each and every song that he composed for Chiranjeevi was an all time hit. SPB Janaki sang most of them during 80’s and what a celebration it is to listen/watch those songs.
      All 4 songs from “Aradahana” were hits. However, “Are Eamaindi” earned an iconic status.
      “Challenge” is another memorable movie with all 5 songs by S Janaki, 4 among them duets with SPB. “Induvadana Kundaradana” is a super hit dance number. “Bhama ee thippalu thapapvu” is fun fileld while “Sayamkalam” is perfectly romantic..!
      “Rakshasudu” may be the best of this combination. 5 evergreen SPB_SJ duets on Chiru with his heroines Suhasini/Radha and one solo by Janaki – all were hits. “Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju” is best of the lot while “Giliga Gili Giliga” is a catchy dance number and “Acha Acha” is romantic.
      3 songs she sang for Raghavendra Rao’s “Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari” are pure Balu Janaki Raja Veturi enchantments. If Sridevi looks like a real angel in the movie, SJ gave that divine look for her love in the songs “Priyathama” and “Andalalo aho mahodayam”. That feminine grace Sridevi presents on screen and S Janaki in her vocals for charanam of “Yamaho ne yama andam” at “Nallani katuka petti, gajulu petti, gajja katti” is top class!!
      “Kondaveeti Donga” is another hit movie where SPB SJ lip synced for hit dance scores of Chiranjeevi and his heroines Radha and Vijayasanthi on screen – “Sri Anjaneyam”,”Kolo Kolamma” and “Tip Topu Looku”.
“Jwala”,”Kirathakudu” and Bapu’s “manthri Gari Viyyankudu” are all musical albums.

K Chakravarty:
In terms of numbers, it was Chakravarthy who gave musical scores for maximum number of movies for Chiranjeevi. Their combination defined rhythm based dance songs.
      “Idedo Golaga undi”/”Kashmiru Loyalao” and especially “Chakkani Chukkala” from blockbuster movie “Pasivadi Pranam” were all Chiru-Vijayasanthi dances on screen.
      “Attaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu” was another hit with SPB_SJ all the way singing for dances of Chiranjeevi and Vijayasanthi dances on screen for Chakravarty’s tunes.
      “Manchamesi Duppatesi (Kondaveeti Raja)” on Chiranjeevi-Vijayasanthi, “Kommekki Koosindi (Goonda)”/”Andhama Ala(Donga)”/”Idi Oka nandana vanamu(Adavi Donga)” on Chiranjeevi-Radha, “Nelalu nindina inta (Maga Maharaju)” on Chirnajeevi-Suhasini, “Niddurapove(Sangarshana)” on Chiranjeevi-Nalini, “Vannela Rani(Chakravarty)” on Chiranjeevi-Bhanupriya are some of Chakravarty-Balu-Janaki hits.

Raj-Koti:
Raj-Koti gave tunes with varied back ground scores that gave more scope for Chiranjeevi to explore his dancing skills. Their combination gave more hits in 90’s.However their early songs of 80’s in Khadi no 786, Trinetrudu, Lankeswarudu, Yamudiki Mogudu etc… had Janaki’s energetic perfomances in her ever young vocals.

Rare Combinations:
K V Mahadevan/Ramesh Naidu gave extremely melodious scores for k Viswanth’s movies of Chiranjeevi in 80’s.

Satyam occasionally composed and gave good songs for Janaki. Especially “Etu Mooga Ghosha” from “Nakili Manishi” is an underrated gem from them. Chiranjeevi’s performance with different shades and S Janaki’s vocal prowess were explored to best here.

Bappi lahri’s hit “One Two three” from Sate Rowdy, Chandra sekhar’s tunes for “Yama Kinkarudu”, Shankar Ganesh’s songs for “Love in Singapore”, SPB’s tunes for “magadheerudu”, JV Raghavulu’s “Aakesi” from “Devanthakudu” are few more rare songs.

Melodious Solos:
“Sinni Sinni Korikaladaga(“Swayam Krushi),”Nee Mooga Veenai(Kirathakudu)”,”Amma Kade Bujji kade naa pai kopama(Manthri gari viyyankudu)”,”Evevo Kalalu Kannanu(Jwala)”,”Jaya Jaya priya Bharata Jayaithri(Rakshasudu)”, “Hai janku jama(Aaradhana)” are some of Janaki’s hit solos with variety of emotions from his movies.

Romantic Duets:
“Emani ne cheli paaduduno(Manthri Gari Viyyankudu)”,”Siggu Poobanthi(Swayam Krushi)”,”Malli Malli idi Rani Roju(Rakshasudu)”,”Urakalai Godavari(Abhilasha)”,”Nee pere pranayama(Kirathakudu)”, “Kommeki koosindi Koyilamma(Goonda)”,”Andama Ala Ala(Donga)”,”Jaali Jaali sande gaali(Yudha Bhoomi)”, “Guvva Gorikantha(Khaidi no 786)”,”Kalalo pettani muddulu pettu(Athaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu)” are some of those evergreen duets which are played repeatedly in radios and cd/cassette compilations.

Rain songs for some reason occupy a special place in telugu cinema. “Vana Vana vandanam(Adavi Donga)”, “Bhama Ee Thippalu thappavu(Challenge)”,”Vanajallu gilluthunte(Yamudiki Mogudu”) gives us the same chill of rain every time we listen to them.

Duets with Mano though lesser in number became extremely popular. “Jivvumani Kondagali” from “Lankeswarudu” is one such number.

Sensuous Songs:
Not only melodious, emotional and dance numbers but Sensuous songs by Janaki were also hits in his movies. “Manase Maikam” from Challenge must be one for her best songs in this genre. “Donga Raara dochukora(Prema Pichollu) on Radhika”, “Bed light thagginchana(Manchi Donga)” on Vijayasanthi, “Amma Amma emito”(Raktha Sindhooram) on Radha, “Nee Meeda naa gali (Vijetha)” on Bhanupriya, “Atu Amalapuram(Khaidi no 786)”/”Monna Rathiri(Hero)”/”Gundelu Theesina Bantu(Goonda)”/”Oye Maa Oye Maa(Kirathakudu)”/”Aaksam bhoomi kalise aata(Kirathakudu)”on Silksmitha, “Yedava Vatti yedava(Maha Nagaram lo mayagadu)” on Jyothi Lakshmi, “Ettetta aadisthavo” on Jayamalini, “Thoogo Jilla” on Anuradha are few other such songs.Listen to Janaki’s vocal acrobatics in “Thappuko Thappuko” from Yamakinkaarudu.. It is such a thrill..! Last song that Janaki sang in his movies, the super hit “Rajasekhara(Mugguru MOnagallu” on Roja was also sensuous song.

Dubbed Movies:
When his movies were dubbed into Hindi and Tamil, Janaki sang there as well. As of today, “Kolai karan (Donga)”, “Kattu Raja(Advai Donga)”, “Kathal Devathai(Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka sundari)” are some Tamil dubbed movies with S Janaki songs being available.Similarly, she sang all songs of “State Rowdy” when it was dubbed into Hindi.

      When ever they meet on stage they share same mutual admiration. She would make sure to sing “Nee Meeda naku idayyo” expressing her love and affection to him and he would respond back how blessed he is to be with her on stage and to perform for all those lovely songs!!

       These 150 songs with such a variety are daily routines for admirers of both Chiranjeevi and S Janaki..!

MovieSongYear
Pranam KhareeduNomallo Mamilla thota kada1978
I Love YouOka Matundi1979
I Love YouNajuku Nalo undi1979
I Love YouNinne kori unnadi ra1979
Kothala RayuduGo Go Go mister1979
Kothala RayuduPuvulloyi1979
Aarani MantaluNee soku na soku1980
Aarani MantaluKammani Na Pata1980
JatharaKonasaeema Kodegitha1980
JatharaValapulul pongi1980
Nakili manishiEtu Mooga Ghosha1980
Nakili manishiBomma Borusa1980
Love in Singapore Ololi Ololi1980
Love in Singapore Cham Cha1980
Love in Singapore Chilakamma1980
Prema NatakamKoonalamma Kulikindante1981
Parvathi ParameswaruluNada Nilayude Sivudu1981
Parvathi ParameswaruluSada Sudha Maya1981
Parvathi ParameswaruluToli Mojulo Chali Rojulo1981
Parvathi ParameswaruluNaa Jeeva Veena pai1981
PriyaNaa hrudayama1981
SubhalekhaVinnapaalu Vinavale Vintavintalu1982
SubhalekhaNee Jada Kucchulu1982
SubhalekhaOho Taddhimi Takajhanu1982
SubhalekhaMarugelaraa O Raaghavaa1982
Patnam Vachina PativrathaluNeekunnadhe Kaastha1982
Patnam Vachina PativrathaluSankaraa Gangaadharaa1982
YamakinkaruduOye Maa1982
YamakinkaruduThappuko Thappuko1982
Manchu PallakiMeghama Dehama1982
Prema PicholluDonga Raraa1983
Prema PicholluE Muddabanthi1983
AbhilashaNavvindi Malle Chendu1983
AbhilashaUrakalai Godavari1983
AbhilashaSande Poddula Kada1983
AbhilashaVela Pala Ledu1983
AbhilashaBanthi Chamanthi1983
Aalaya SikharamAmmaku challa1983
Maga MaharajuNelalu Nindina1983
RoshagaduChinnadani Konachoppu1983
RoshagaduYavvanam Neeku Swagatham1983
Mantri Gari ViyyankuduEmani Ne Cheli Paduduno1983
Mantri Gari ViyyankuduSala Sala Nanu Kavvinchanela1983
Mantri Gari ViyyankuduManasa Sirasa1983
Mantri Gari ViyyankuduAmmagade Bujjigade1983
SangharshanaNiddurapove 1983
SangharshanaMama Miyya1983
GoondaGundalu Teesina1984
GoondaKommekki Kusindi1984
HeroMonna rathiri 1984
HeroEttetta adisthavo1984
Herokasi lo ne puttanu1984
HeroDevathalara1984
DevanthakuduAkesi1984
Mahanagaram lo mayagaduThoogo Jilla1984
Mahanagaram lo mayagaduYedava Vatti yedava1984
ChallengeInduvadana1984
ChallengeOm Santhi1984
ChallengeManase Mykam1984
ChallengeBhama Ee Thippalu1984
ChallengeSayamkalam Sagarateeram1984
DongaAndhama Ala1985
DongaThappanaka1985
DongaIdhi Pandhem1985
JwalaEvevo Kalalu kannanu1985
JwalaKaliki chiluka1985
JwalaYennela yennela1985
PuliKanda Choosi1985
PuliO Maavayya1985
Rakta SindhuramAmma ammamma Emito1985
Adavi DongaIdhi Oka Nanadanavanamu1985
Adavi DongaOm Namashivaya1985
Adavi DongaVana Vana Vandanam1985
VijethaNee Meeda1985
Vijetha6 o’ Clock1985
KirathakuduNee Pere Pranayama1986
KirathakuduSampinga Muddu1986
KirathakuduOka Muddu Chalu1986
KirathakuduNee Mugaveenai Mogena1986
KirathakuduAkasam Bhumi Kalise1986
Kondaveeti RajaManchamesi 1986
Kondaveeti RajaYala Yala1986
Kondaveeti RajaAnganga Veerangame1986
MagadheeruduJatha Kalise Iddharam1986
MagadheeruduMana Jeevithaalu1986
MagadheeruduMana Jeevithaalu(solo)1986
VetaSingari Eedu1986
RakshasuduHey Naughty1986
RakshasuduMalli Malli1986
RakshasuduAcha Acha1986
RakshasuduGiliga Gili1986
RakshasuduNee Meeda1986
RakshasuduJaya Jaya1986
Chanakya ShapathamMellaga Alluko1986
Chanakya ShapathamSoku Thotalo1986
Chanakya ShapathamVedi Vedi Valapulu1986
Donga MoguduKokamma Cheppama1987
Donga MoguduNee Kokakkentha1987
AradhanaAre Emaindhi1987
AradhanaTheeganai Mallenai1987
AradhanaEmauthundhi1987
AradhanaHai Jamaku Jamu1987
ChakravarthyVannelarani1987
ChakravarthyMokkajonna1987
Pasivadi PranamIdedo Golaga1987
Pasivadi PranamKashmiri Loyalo1987
Pasivadi PranamChakkani Chukkala1987
SwayamkrushiChinni Chinni Korikaladaga1987
SwayamkrushiHello Hello Darling1987
SwayamkrushiPaaraahushaar1987
SwayamkrushiSiggu Poobanti1987
SwayamkrushiKamudu Kamudu1987
Jebu DongaHawa Hawai Choopokati1987
Jebu DongaPora Kuyya1987
Manchi DongaMudde Pettamantava1988
Manchi DongaBedlight thagginchana1988
Manchi DongaKannukotte Vade1988
Yamudiki MoguduVanajallu Gillutunte1988
Yamudiki MoguduKanne Pillatoti1988
Khaidi No. 786Guvva Gorinka Tho1988
Khaidi No. 786Righto Atto Ito1988
Khaidi No. 786Atu Amalapuram1988
Khaidi No. 786Chali Gali Kottindamma1988
TrinetruduLove Me1988
TrinetruduNaatu Kottudu1988
TrinetruduOmpula1988
Yuddha BhoomiJaali Jaali sandeh gali1988
Yuddha BhoomiGaalochi Thakindi1988
Yuddha BhoomiVayasonamaha1988
Yuddha BhoomiEmiti Eppudu Ekkada1988
Attaku Yamudu Ammayiki MoguduDigu Digu 1989
Attaku Yamudu Ammayiki MoguduKalalo Pettani muddulu1989
Attaku Yamudu Ammayiki MoguduShantho Om Shanthi1989
Attaku Yamudu Ammayiki MoguduTinguranga 1989
State RowdyOne Two Three1989
LankeswaruduJivvumani Kondagali1989
LankeswaruduKanne Pilla vediki1989
LankeswaruduPadaharella Vayasu1989
Kondaveeti DongaKola Kolamma1990
Kondaveeti DongaTip Top Look1990
Kondaveeti DongaSri Anjaneyam1990
Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka SundariPriyatama1990
Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka SundariYamaho1990
Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka SundariAndalalo1990
Raja VikramarkaEllelo1990
Stuartpuram Police StationIddaarathivala1991
Stuartpuram Police StationCheekatante1991
Mugguru MonagalluRajasekharaa1994