K. Kalyan

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K. Kalyan
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Born (1975-01-01) 1 January 1975 (age 47)
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
OccupationSong writer, music director
GenreFilm, devotional

K Kalyan (born 1 January 1975) is an Indian songwriter and music composer known for his works in Kannada film industry. He is also called as "Premakavi.[1]

Career[]

K.Kalyan entered the film industry at the age of 17 as a Music director cum lyricist for Kannada movies. He learnt Karnatic classical music under the guidance of Chenna Krishnappa. In the early days, he worked under music director Hamsalekha.[2]

K.Kalyan has written almost 3000 songs.[3] He as worked with many music directors including Ilayaraja, Hamsalekha, A.R.Rahman, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vijaya Bhaskar, Rajan-Nagendra, Upendra kumar, C. Ashwath, Singeetham Shrinivasa Rao, Manjula Gururaj, V. Ravichandran, V. Manohar, Mano Murthy, L.N. Shasthri, Anu Mallik, M M Keeravani, Koti, Deva, S A Rajkumar, Sadhu Kokila, Gurukiran, V. Harikrishna, Arjun Janya, Ravi Basruru, Veer Samarth, S. Narayan, R.P Patnayak, Santhosh Narayanan, Rajesh Ramanath, Ajanish Lokanath, Abhiman Roy, Sangeetha Raja, Shyam, Anoop Seelin, Anup Rubens, Bharathwaj, Chakri, Dhina, Imman, Jassie Gift, Joshua Sridhar, Mani Sharma, M.N Krupakar and others[4][5]

Filmography[]

Songwriter[]

Composer[]

Honours and Awards[]

Karnataka State Film Awards[]

Year Film Category Ref.
2003–04 Preethi Prema Pranaya Best Lyrics [6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Jun 21, Shyam Prasad SShyam Prasad S. / Updated; 2015; Ist, 22:38. "'If there's freedom, it takes just 10 min to write a song'". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 10 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Jun 21, Shyam Prasad SShyam Prasad S. / Updated; 2015; Ist, 22:38. "'If there's freedom, it takes just 10 min to write a song'". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 10 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ TNN (5 March 2019). "Writer K. Kalyan creates a record in Sandalwood". The Times of India.
  5. ^ "Writer K. Kalyan creates a record in Sandalwood - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  6. ^ "'Every film is a work of art'". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
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