K. Kalyan | |
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| Born | 1 January 1970 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
| Occupation | Song writer, music director |
| Genre | Film, 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]
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, Ananth Kamath M, 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]
| Year | Film | Category | Ref. |
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| 2003–04 | Preethi Prema Pranaya | Best Lyrics | [6] |
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