Manjula Gururaj
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Manjula Gururaj is an Indian female playback singer
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. She has sung more than 2,000 film songs in seven languages. In addition she has sung more than 12500 other songs including devotional, folk, indi pop, semi classical songs in 9 languages.
. She led a successful career in dubbing artist since then. She was awarded by a special jury from Karnataka State Government as the Best Voice for the film Beladingalla Baale, in which she lent her voice for the heroin who was heard, but not seen.
, at Basavanagudi. Ever since it came into being Sadhana music school has made its presence felt all over Karnataka. Now Manjula Gururaj is the sole owner proprietress of the School.
Currently, there are 3 branches, namely in, Jayanagar, Basavanagudi and Malleshwaram
directed by T. S. Nagabharana
, and music direction by C.Ashwath.
Playback singer
A playback singer is a singer whose singing is prerecorded for use in movies. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras, while the actual singer does not appear on screen.-South Asia:...
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Early life
Manjula Gururaj was born to G. SeethaLakshmi and Dr.M.N.Ramanna on June 10, in Mysore. She studied science in Bangalore University. She got trained in both Carnatic, Hindustani styles of classical music.Playback Singer
She entered Kannada film industry as a playback singer in November 1983 for the Kannada movie Rowdi Raaja. She gained popularity for the song “Ollage Seridhare Gundu” from the movie Nanjundi KalyanaNanjundi Kalyana
Nanjundi Kalyana is an Indian Kannada film directed and starring Raghavendra Rajkumar, with Malashri, Girija Lokesh, Dheerendra Gopal as cast.- Cast :* Raghavendra Rajkumar as Nanjundi* Malashri* Girija Lokesh* Dheerendra Gopal- Songs :...
. She has sung more than 2,000 film songs in seven languages. In addition she has sung more than 12500 other songs including devotional, folk, indi pop, semi classical songs in 9 languages.
Dubbing Artist
She started as a dubbing artist in 1982 for the movie ‘Ahuthi’ directed by T. S. NagabharanaT. S. Nagabharana
T. S. Nagabharana is an Indian filmmaker in the Kannada film industry. He has been the recipient of international, national, state and other awards for 20 of his 30 Kannada movies in the last 26 years. He holds a degree in in Science and Law...
. She led a successful career in dubbing artist since then. She was awarded by a special jury from Karnataka State Government as the Best Voice for the film Beladingalla Baale, in which she lent her voice for the heroin who was heard, but not seen.
News Anchor
She has been news anchor for Bangalore Doordarshan for 14 years from 1983 to 1998 and Akashvani since 1981-1983.Sadhana Music School
Manjula Gururaj a frontline playback singer in kannada films and her husband Gururaj started Manjula Gururaj’s Sadhana Music School on June 21, 1991, in Bangalore, which was inaugurated by the famed playback singer, S. JanakiS. Janaki
S. Janaki is an Indian female playback singer. Renowned for her voice modulation abilities, she has sung in many Indian languages, most frequently in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi. Throughout a career spanning more than five decades, she has won four National Film Awards and 35...
, at Basavanagudi. Ever since it came into being Sadhana music school has made its presence felt all over Karnataka. Now Manjula Gururaj is the sole owner proprietress of the School.
Currently, there are 3 branches, namely in, Jayanagar, Basavanagudi and Malleshwaram
Awards
She has been awarded as the Best playback singer from Karnataka government for the song ‘Myale kavkonda mungaramoda’ in the Kannada movie Chinnari MuthaChinnari Mutha
Chinnari Muttha is Indian Kannada movie directed by T.S. Nagabharana. The movie went on to win numerous awards and the movie also went for a superhit. The songs of the movie are evergreen.-Plot:...
directed by T. S. Nagabharana
T. S. Nagabharana
T. S. Nagabharana is an Indian filmmaker in the Kannada film industry. He has been the recipient of international, national, state and other awards for 20 of his 30 Kannada movies in the last 26 years. He holds a degree in in Science and Law...
, and music direction by C.Ashwath.