Amala Chebolu
Amala Chebolu is a playback singer in the Telugu film industry, a Carnatic musician, and a voice-over artist, noted for her versatile work across Telugu, Hindi, and other pan-Indian projects.
Personal life and education
Amala Chebolu, a native of Visakhapatnam, daughter of Saraswathi Chebolu, a vocalist, and Dr. Gopalakrishna Murthy, a Professor in Economics. Amala completed her B.Tech. from Gandhi [Institute of Technology and Management], Visakhapatnam.Career
Amala started her cultural pursuit at a very early age and got training in music from Pantula Rama, a renowned Carnatic music vocalist.She began as a Playback Singer at the age of 21 with the Telugu film Maaya, directed by National Award-winning filmmaker G. Neelakanta Reddy. Music director Shekar Chandra introduced her with the film's title track, marking her debut with the song 'Kalayedo Nijamedo'.
She later rose to widespread recognition with the chart-topping hit 'Whattey Beauty' from Bheeshma, a breakthrough that established her as one of the most promising young voices in Telugu cinema. Expanding her repertoire beyond the South Indian industry, she made her Bollywood debut with 'Ae Dil Zara', composed by Academy Award-winning music director M. M. Keeravaani.
Her growing prominence led to collaborations on major pan-Indian productions. She performed 'Shrimati Avre' in Kannada for Lucky Baskhar, composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, further showcasing her expanding presence in multilingual cinema. Her work reached a significant milestone with the global blockbuster Pushpa 2: The Rule, for which she recorded the Kannada version of the viral hit 'Peelings', composed by Devi Sri Prasad, cementing her reputation as a versatile playback singer across multiple film industries.
She has also expanded her creative footprint as a voice-over artist, lending her voice to several prestigious film productions featuring leading heroines.