Ramchandra Narhar Chitalkar, known more popularly in his capacity as a music artist as C Ramchandra, is a renowned music composer, singer and actor who worked in the Hindi, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu film industries under a myriad of pseudonyms, namely, Annasaheb, Shyamoo, and Ram Chitalkar. He also sang and acted in Marathi films by the name, N Chitalkar. Ramchandra is best remembered for his innovative use of musical instruments such as the guitar, bongo, trumpet and harmonica. He also fused rock rhythms into his songs. With films like Anarkali (1953) and Navrang (1959), Ramchandra reached the peak of his fruitful career.

Born on 2 January 1918 in Maharashtra, Ramchandra's formal training in music took place under Vinayakbua Patwardhan and Shankarrao Sapre of Nagpur. He began his career in Hindi films as an actor when he was signed for Y V Rao's Naganand (1935). He continued his tryst with acting with other minor roles in films like Saeed-e-Havas (1936) and Atma Tarang (1937).

He then chose to pursue the path of music composing, which was his claim to fame. As the music artist involved with the score for Aasha (1957), which included the super hit song 'Ina Mina Dika’, he kept garnering immense popularity for his innovative and catchy work.

Ramchandra had a very successful collaboration with Lata Mangeshkar, with whom he worked on a number of film projects. One of Ramchandra's most famous compositions in Indian history is “Ae mere watan ke logon”, the memorable patriotic song penned in 1963. On the occasion of India's Republic Day celebrations, the song was performed live during the event that moved the then Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. The song continues to hold a special mention in the oeuvre of Indian patriotic songs.

Besides musical compositions, Ramacharan also produced a number of film projects such as Jhanjhar (1953), Lehren (1953), Duniya Gol Hai (1955).