KK’s entry into Telugu film music was in the mid 1990s when director Kathir’s Tamil film Kadhal Desam was dubbed as Prema Desam and KK sang ‘Hello doctor’ and ‘College style’. ‘Prathi janma… I’m waiting for you baby’ caught on with time it has aged well,” adds Anand. “When the Oy! Album was out, ‘Seheri’ and ‘Oy oy’ were instant hits. Actor Siddharth, Anand Ranga and Yuvan, who had wanted KK to sing for the film, knew they had something special. KK wrote the Telugu lines in Hindi and practised them with the help of lyricist Vanamali. He caught the vibe and all those emotions came through in his singing.” “I explained the feel of the song to befit the song situation - a crescendo of emotions leading to disappointment towards the end. The media-shy singer who rarely courted the spotlight has left behind a repertoire of songs, many of which would bring back a memory - of school or college farewell, falling in love, disappointment, heartbreak or even a pulsating dance number.Īnand Ranga who directed the Telugu film Oy! remembers his brief interaction with KK before recording ‘Prathi janma nee thone.’ song composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The passing of singer Krishnakumar Kunnath or KK, 53, soon after his live concert in Kolkata on May 31, has opened up a flood of memories for music lovers and those in the film and music fraternity who have worked with him.
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