Manjula Gururaj
Manjula Gururaj | |
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 Manjula in 2020 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Manjula R. |
| Born | June 10, 1959 Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
| Genres | Playback singing, Indian classical |
| Occupations |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1983–present |
Manjula Gururaj (Kannada: ಮಂಜುಳಾ ಗುರುರಾಜ್) is an Indian female playback singer and a voice-over artist who has primarily worked in Kannada cinema and also runs a music school.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Playback singer
[edit]She entered the Kannada film industry as a playback singer in November 1983 for the Kannada movie Rowdi Raaja. She gained popularity for the song "Olage Seridhare Gundu" from the movie Nanjundi Kalyana.[3][4]
Awards
[edit]- 2019 – Kempegowda Award by BBMP.[5]
- 2010 – Karnataka Rajyotsava Award by the Government of Karnataka
- 1993–94 – Karnataka State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Myale kavkonda mungara moda" from the movie Chinnari Mutha.
Discography
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "manjulagururajsadhana.org". www1.manjulagururajsadhana.org.
- ^ "Here's where you can learn non-classical music". Deccan Herald. 23 June 2019.
- ^ girish. "ನಾನು ಐಸ್ ಕ್ರೀಂ ತಿನ್ತೀನಿ, ಅನುಕರಿಸಬೇಡಿ ಅಂತಿದ್ದರು: ಮಂಜುಳಾ ಗುರುರಾಜ್". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Kannada). Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ "Manjula Gururaj reveals the inspiration behind singing Olage Seridare Gundu – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ "manjula gururaj". chitraloka.com. Retrieved 23 August 2022.