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'''Boddu Gopalam''' (1927–2004), popularly known as B. Gopalam, was a singer and music director of [[South India]]n films and [[All India Radio]].<br />
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He was born at [[Tulluru]] in [[Guntur district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]. His father Ramadasu, was also a musician and an exponent of [[Harikatha]]. Gopalam learned vocal music and playing the violin under Varanasi Brahmayya Sastry in [[Vijayawada]].<br />
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==Career==<br />
Gopalam was an active member of the Praja Natya Mandali in Guntur district and campaigned in favour of the poor and downtrodden. He was closely associated with [[Vemulapalli Srikrishna]] and [[Sheik Nazar]]. While working as a vocalist at [[All India Radio]], singing the songs of [[Devulapalli Krishna Sastry]] and [[Viswanatha Satyanarayana]], he met and married a fellow singer named Renuka.<br />
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He began working in Telugu films on the invitation of [[Tatineni Prakasa Rao]]. He has worked with directors such as [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]], [[T. V. Raju]], and [[S. Rajeswara Rao]]. He later became an independent music director for the film ''Nala Damayanthi'' in Telugu and [[Kannada]]. He also sang in a few Telugu films as a [[playback singer]].<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
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===Composer===<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Album<br />
! Language<br />
! Co-director <br />
! Year<br />
|-<br />
| ''[[Nala Damayanthi (1959 film)|Nala Damayanti]]''<br />
| Telugu<br />
|<br />
| 1957<br />
|-<br />
| ''[[Nala Damayanthi (1959 film)|Nala Damayanti]]''<br />
| Tamil<br />
|<br />
| 1959<br />
|-<br />
| [[Bikari Ramudu]]<br />
| Telugu<br />
|<br />
| 1961<br />
|-<br />
| [[Ide MahaSudina]]<br />
| Kannada<br />
|<br />
| 1965<br />
|-<br />
| [[Rangula Ratnam (1966 film)|Rangula Ratnam]]<br />
| Telugu<br />
| S. Rajeswara Rao<br />
| 1966<br />
|-<br />
| [[Matheye Maha Mandira]]<br />
| Kannada<br />
|<br />
| 1968<br />
|-<br />
| [[Bangaru Panjaram]]<br />
| Telugu<br />
| S. Rajeswara Rao<br />
| 1969<br />
|-<br />
| [[Peddalu Maaraali]]<br />
| Telugu<br />
|<br />
| 1974<br />
|-<br />
| [[Janmateeru]]<br />
| Telugu<br />
|<br />
| 1977<br />
|-<br />
| [[Karunamayudu]]<br />
| Telugu<br />
| Joseph Krishnamurthy<br />
| 1978<br />
|-<br />
| [[Aanimutyalu]]<br />
| Telugu<br />
|<br />
| 1979<br />
|-<br />
| [[Punyabhoomi Kallu Therichindi]]<br />
| Telugu<br />
|<br />
| 1981<br />
|-<br />
| [[Vimukti Kosam]]<br />
| Telugu<br />
|<br />
| 1981<br />
|-<br />
| [[Munasabugari Alludu]]<br />
| Telugu<br />
|<br />
| 1984<br />
|}<br />
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===Singer===<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Song<br />
! Album<br />
! Co-artists <br />
! Language<br />
! Year<br />
|-<br />
| "Vacchinadoyi Sankranti"<br />
| [[Palletooru]]<br />
| [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]], [[P. Leela]], Vakkalanka Sarala<br />
| Telugu<br />
| 1952<br />
|-<br />
| "Kaaya andhadu ori nayana"<br />
| [[Uyyala Jampala]]<br />
| [[Jamuna Rani]]<br />
| Telugu<br />
| 1960<br />
|-<br />
| |"Anchelanchalu leni Mokshamu"<br />
| [[Sri Krishnarjuna Yudham]]<br />
| Swarnalatha<br />
| Telugu<br />
| 1963<br />
|-<br />
| "Shraddhadoota Summane"<br />
| [[Satya harischandra]]<br />
|<br />
| Kannada<br />
| 1965<br />
|-<br />
| "Vennela Reyi Chandamama"<br />
| [[Rangula Ratnam (1966 film)|Rangula Ratnam]]<br />
| [[S. Janaki]]<br />
| Telugu<br />
| 1966<br />
|-<br />
| "Satavahana"<br />
| [[Palnati Yuddham (1966 film)|Palnati Yuddham]]<br />
| <br />
| Telugu<br />
| 1966<br />
|-<br />
| "SNaa Perey Kissmiss"<br />
| [[Rowdy Rangadu]]<br />
| [[L. R. Eswari]]<br />
| Telugu<br />
| 1971<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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* Luminaries of 20th Century, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005.<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|0044585}}<br />
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[[Category:1927 births]]<br />
[[Category:2004 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male composers]]<br />
[[Category:People from Guntur district]]<br />
[[Category:Telugu film score composers]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian singers]]<br />
[[Category:Film musicians from Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:Telugu playback singers]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male film singers]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian composers]]<br />
[[Category:Male film score composers]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian male singers]]<br />
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