Sipayi

Sipayi is a Kannada film released in 1996, directed and produced by V. Ravichandran. This film starred Ravichandran and Soundarya in the lead and Tollywood Mega star Chiranjeevi in an important role. Music and lyrics were composed by Hamsalekha.[1]

Sipayi
Music album picture
Kannada	ಸಿಪಾಯಿ
Directed by	Ravichandran
Produced by	Ravichandran
Written by	Ravichandran B Suresh (Dialogue)
Screenplay by	Ravichandran
Starring	Ravichandran Soundarya Chiranjeevi
Music by	Hamsalekha
Cinematography	G. S. V. Seetharam
Production company	Eshwari Pictures
Release date	1996
Running time	139 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

The movie was later dubbed in Telugu as Major, and released on 5th December 1998.

Cast

• Ravichandran as Sipayi(Shiva)
• Soundarya as Shanti
• Chiranjeevi as Major Chandrakant
• Tara
• Umashri
• Ramesh Bhat
• Vinaya Prasad
• Mukhyamantri Chandru as Bettaiyya
• Balaraj as Different Viji (Chick dani)
• Sanketh Kashi
• Ramakrishna
• Doddanna

Songs

Hamsalekha has composed the music and lyrics for the film.

#	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1	"Hey Rukkamma"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	5:18
2	"O Megha Rajane"	S. Janaki	5:06
3	"Snehakke Sneha"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	4:54
4	"Bangaarada Bombe"	K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chitra	4:46
5	"Yaarige Beku Ee Lokha"	K. J. Yesudas	4:36
6	"Yaarele Ninna Mechidavanu"	S. Janaki, Mano	4:07
7	"Kokko Koliye"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	4:23
8	"Chittegale"	Mano	4:27
9	"Karago Chandira"	L. N. Shastri	0:43
10	"Odo Chandira"	L. N. Shastri	0:51
11	"Vanditha Kiranaa"	L. N. Shastri	1:18

Reception

The film music composed by Hamsalekha was well received, and the audio sales hit a record high.

References

1. "Sipayi". Oneindia. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.