Kurchi Madathapetti
| "Kurchi Madathapetti" | |
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| Single by Thaman S and Ramajogayya Sastry featuring Sahiti Chaganti and Sri Krishna | |
| from the album Guntur Kaaram | |
| Language | Telugu |
| Released | 30 December 2023 |
| Recorded | 2023 |
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| Length | 4:43 |
| Label | Aditya Music |
| Composer | Thaman S |
| Lyricist | Ramajogayya Sastry |
| Producer | Thaman S |
| Guntur Kaaram track listing | |
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| "Kurchi Madathapetti" on YouTube | |
"Kurchi Madathapetti" (transl. Folding the chair) is an Indian Telugu-language song composed by Thaman S, with lyrics by Ramajogayya Sastry, and recorded by Sahiti Chaganti and Sri Krishna, for the soundtrack album of the 2024 film Guntur Kaaram, featuring with Sreeleela and Mahesh Babu. It was released on 30 December 2023 (released on YouTube as a lyrical video song) as the third single from the album, through Aditya Music. The full video song, featuring scenes directly from the film, was released on 1 February 2024 on YouTube.
"Kurchi Madathapetti" experienced large amounts of commercial success. Although it was released in December 2023, the song experienced large amounts of commercial success after the film's release in January 2024, and further more after the full video song was released in early-February 2024. The song was at the number one on the Billboard India Songs and was featured on the chart for thirty-eight consecutive weeks.
The song was also released in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam languages with the same title and was included in the respective dubbed versions of the film. The hook-step, the dialogue rendition by Mahesh Babu, the dance performance of Sreeleela, and the vocals by Sahiti Changanti and Sri Krishna fueled the success and made the song viral across the internet. The song has achieved 600 million views on YouTube in 425 days, making it the fastest Telugu song to reach this milestone.