K. Kalyan

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K. Kalyan
Born (1970-01-01) 1 January 1970 (age 54)
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
OccupationSong writer, music director
GenreFilm, devotional

K Kalyan (born 1 January 1970) 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 has 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. ^ "Kalyan on New Ventures". Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  2. ^ Shyam Prasad SShyam Prasad S. (21 June 2015). "'If there's freedom, it takes just 10 min to write a song'". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  3. ^ Shyam Prasad SShyam Prasad S. (21 June 2015). "'If there's freedom, it takes just 10 min to write a song'". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  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". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  6. ^ "'Every film is a work of art'". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 10 October 2021.