Satyam (composer)
Satyam సత్యం | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | Chellapilla Satyanarayana 1933 |
| Died | January 1989 (aged 55–56) |
| Occupation | Music director |
| Instruments | Dholak, Tabla |
| Years active | 1960s–1980s |
Chellapilla Satyanarayana Sastry (1933 – 12 January 1989), known mononymously as Satyam, was an Indian music composer. He was popular in the Telugu and Kannada film industries in the 1960s to 1980s. Sathyam is best remembered as "Andhra R. D. Burman". He also composed a handful of Bengali, Bhojpuri, and Hindi films.