Vijai Bulganin | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Gorthi Vijay |
| Born | Vedurupaka, Andhra Pradesh, India [1] |
| Occupation(s) | Vocalist, film scorer |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Labels | Aditya Music, Lahari Music, Sony Music India |
Gorthi Vijai Bulganin (born as GorthiVijay) is an Indian composer and singer who works in Telugu cinema. [2] He has produced few independent music videos and later continued as a composer in Telugu films. He received wider recognition for his work in the film Baby (2023), for which he received Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Telugu. [3]
Bulganin was born as Gorthi Vijay in Vedurupaka, Andhra Pradesh in a Telugu family. [4] Later, he changed his stage name to Vijai Bulganin. Around 2014, he has moved to Hyderabad to pursue a career in music and cinema. [5] Vaaradhi (2015) was his first film as a music composer. [6] Speaking to Cinema Express , Vijai said that Baby album is "a homage to the Ilaiyaraaja genre of music". [4] 123telugu in their review of the film mentioned that "music by Vijay is a major asset for Baby". [7] Film Companion cited him as "the strongest pillar of Baby". [7] Songs from the film were commercially successful, thus getting him wide recognition. [8]
| Year | Title | Score | Songs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Vaaradhi | Yes | Yes | |
| 2016 | Saptagiri Express | Yes | Yes | [9] |
| 2017 | Rendu Rellu Aaru | Yes | Yes | |
| Sapthagiri LLB | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2019 | Vajra Kavachadhara Govinda | Yes | Yes | |
| 2022 | Meet Cute | Yes | Yes | TV series |
| 2023 | Baby | Yes | Yes | |
| Vidyarthi | Yes | Yes | ||
| Ishtame Kaani Prema Ledanta | Yes | Yes | YouTube TV series | |
| 2024 | Maruva Tarama | Yes | Yes | |
| Bhoothaddam Bhaskar Narayana | No | Yes | Only two songs | |
| Prasanna Vadanam | Yes | Yes | ||
| Janaka Aithe Ganaka | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2025 | Court – State vs a Nobody | Yes | Yes | |
| Year | Work | Song | Composer | Co-artist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Saptagiri Express | "Velugu Cheekati" | Himself | |
| "Theme Song" | ||||
| 2017 | Sapthagiri LLB | "Aa Cheithi Gaajula" | Lokeshwar, Mangli | |
| "Emaindi Emaindi" | Kailash Kher | |||
| "Are Are Ek Dham" | Divya Kumar, M. M. Manasi | |||
| 2019 | Vajra Kavachadhara Govinda | "Keechu Rayi" |
| Year | Song | Composer | Singer | Co-artist(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | "Manase Oka Megham" | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2021 | "Chustu Chustune Rojulu" | Yes | Yes | Meghana | |
| "Daare Leda" | Yes | No | Released in Tamil as "Vaanam Thondraadhoa" | ||
| "Thattukoledhey" | Yes | Yes | |||
| "Ammadi" | Yes | Yes | Nutana Mohan | ||
| "Manasaara Chebutunna" | Yes | Yes | Nutana Mohan | ||
| "Toyiba" | Yes | Yes | Lakshmi Meghana | ||
| 2022 | "Yemaiundacho" | Yes | Yes | Released in Tamil as "Inneram Indha Neram" | |
| "Lollipop" | Yes | No | Also released in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam | ||
| "Madhubala" | Yes | Yes | Also composed Tamil version. [10] | ||
| 2023 | "Emone" | Yes | Yes | Aditi Bhavaraju | |
| "Oye Oye" | Yes | No | Tamil song | ||
| "Myra" | Yes | Yes | Sindhuja Srinivasan | Also co-producer | |
| "Vennela" | Yes | No | |||
| 2024 | "Chilaka" | Yes | Yes | Lakshmi Meghana | |
| "Intermediate" | Yes | No | |||
| "Kala Anukona" | Yes | No |
| Year | Awards | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 69th Filmfare Awards South | Best Music Director – Telugu | Baby | Won | [11] |
| 12th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Music Director – Telugu | Nominated | [12] |
సంగీత దర్శకుడిగా నా తొలి సినిమా వారధి[Vaaradhi is my first film as a music director]