Gurukiran or Gurukiran Shetty is an Indian music director of the

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film industry in

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. He started his career as a music director of the Kannada movie '' A'', directed and acted by

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. His music for his next movie ''

'' further consolidated his position in Kannada movie industry. He is a native of

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and hails from Bunt Family. His mother tongue is

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. He has also acted in several movies in supporting character roles and also sung several songs.

Career

Gurukiran entered the film industry as an actor before becoming a music director. He had sung many songs in Kannada films in his own composition as well as others."Kanasina Maratta" song sung by him, is a big hit in '' Banna Bannada Loka''; Thomas Rathnam directed the music.

Discography

Composer

Filmography

Awards

Karnataka State Film Awards Karnataka State Film Awards are the most notable and prestigious film awards given for Kannada film industry in Karnataka, India. These are considered the highest awards for Kannada language films. They are given annually by the Government ...

: * 2011 –

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– ''

Mylari ''Mylari'' ( kn, ಮೈಲಾರಿ) is a 2010 Kannada film that has Shiva Rajkumar and Sadha in the lead and is directed by R. Chandru of ''Taj Mahal'' (movie) fame. Cast * Shiva Rajkumar as Mylari * Sadha as Anitha * Sanjjanaa Galrani ...

'' ;

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* Nominated —2012 – SIIMA Award for Best Music Director – ''

Govindaya Namaha ''Govindaya Namaha'' ( ''Hail Govinda'') is a 2012 Indian Kannada language comedy drama film directed by debutante Pawan Wadeyar. The film was released on 30 March 2012 across cinema halls. It stars Komal Kumar, Anna Georgia, Madhulika, Rekha ...

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: * 2001 –

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– '' Chitra'' * 2002 –

– ''Dhum''

References

External links

*
Gurukiran website
{{Authority control Music directors Kannada film score composers Male actors in Kannada cinema Indian male film actors Kannada playback singers Living people Mangaloreans Musicians from Mangalore Filmfare Awards South winners Tulu people Film musicians from Karnataka Indian male playback singers 20th-century Indian composers 20th-century Indian singers Indian male film score composers 20th-century Indian male singers 1970 births