T. Chalapathi Rao

T. Chalapathi Rao
Background information
Birth name	Tatineni Chalapathi Rao
Born	22 December 1920 Vuyyuru, Krishna, Madras Presidency, British India
Died	22 February 1994(1994-02-22) (aged 73) Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)	Composer, music director
Years active	1953-1984

Tatineni Chalapathi Rao (22 December 1920 – 22 February 1994) was an Indian music composer who worked in Telugu cinema. His career spanned more than three decades from early 1950s, till 1980s. He was the cousin of T. Prakash Rao.