K Kalyan (born 1 January 1975) is an Indian

songwriter A songwriter is a musician who professionally composes musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music gen ...

and music composer known for his works in Kannada film industry. He is also called as "Premakavi.

Career

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. K.Kalyan has written almost 3000 songs. He as 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, 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

Filmography

Songwriter

* Nammoora Mandara Hoove *

Amrutha Varshini ''Amruthavarshini'' () is a 1997 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film written, photographed and directed by Dinesh Baboo. It stars Ramesh Aravind, Suhasini and Sharath Babu, with Nivedita Jain appearing in a cameo role. It features Ram ...

* Appu *

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Kotigobba ''Kotigobba'' () is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language action film starring Vishnuvardhan, Priyanka Upendra and Ashish Vidyarthi. The film was a remake of Rajinikanth's 1995 Tamil film ''Baashha''. This movie was directed by Naganna and features ...

* Aa Dinagalu *Tananam Tananam *

Preethi Prema Pranaya ''Preethi Prema Pranaya'' is a 2003 Indian Kannada-language drama film written and directed by Kavitha Lankesh. The film features an ensemble cast of Anant Nag, Bharathi Vishnuvardhan, Sudharani, Prakash Raj, Bhavana, Anu Prabhakar and Sunil ...

* Anjaniputra * Rudra Tandava *

Ninnindale ''Ninnindale'' () is an 2014 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy drama film directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee, a popular Telugu cinema film director making his debut in Kannada cinema. The film stars Puneeth Rajkumar and Erica Fernandes.Mut ...

Bhajarangi ''Bhajarangi'' is a 2013 Indian Kannada-language fantasy action film starring Shiva Rajkumar and Aindrita Ray. Directed by choreographer-turned-director Harsha, the film was released on 12 December 2013 and received positive response from critic ...

* Maanikya * Gajakesari * Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai *

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Jai Maruthi 800 ''Jai Maruthi 800'' is a 2016 Indian Kannada action comedy film written and directed by A. Harsha and produced by Jayanna. It stars Sharan, Shruthi Hariharan and Shubha Poonja in the lead roles. The music is composed by Arjun Janya and cinema ...

Bhajarangi 2 ''Bhajarangi 2'' is an Indian Kannada-language fantasy action film written and directed by Harsha, and produced by Jayanna-Bogendra under the banner of Jayanna Combines. It stars Shiva Rajkumar, Bhavana and Cheluvaraj in the lead roles, while Kur ...

Jugaari ''Jugaari'' ( kn, ಜುಗಾರಿ) is a 2010 Kannada film directed by S. D. Arvind. The music of the film was composed by Arjun Janya.The film was produced by Ramesh G.R. Cast * Avinash Diwakar as Shankara * Harshika Poonacha * Avina ...

* Swayam Krushi *

Gowdru Hotel ''Gowdru Hotel'' is a 2017 Indian Kannada-language drama directed by Pon Kumaran starring Rachan Chandra, Vedhika and Prakash Raj. The film is a remake of the Malayalam film ''Ustad Hotel'' (2012). Cast *Rachan Chandra as Rishi *Vedhika as ...

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Vajrakaya ''Vajrakaya'' is a 2015 Indian Kannada-language action film directed by Harsha (director), Harsha. It stars Shiva Rajkumar, Nabha Natesh and Karunya Ram in the lead roles, with Avinash, Ravi Kale and Suman (actor), Suman as supporting cast. Plo ...

Rana Vikrama ''Rana Vikrama'' is a 2015 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film directed by Pavan Wadeyar featuring Puneeth Rajkumar in a dual role, Anjali and Adah Sharma. The film released on 10 April 2015. The soundtrack of the film was released on 2 ...

Onti ''Onti'' ( ''Alone'') is a 2019 Indian Kannada language action film directed by Shri. The film starring Arya and Meghana Raj, is produced by Arya under banner Sai Ram Creations. The film has cinematography by K. Shashidhar. Cast * Arya as O ...

* Jhansi I.P.S *

Rathnan Prapancha ''Rathnan Prapancha ('') is a 2021 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film written and directed by Rohit Padaki and produced by Karthik and Yogi G Raj under the banner KRG Studios. The film stars Dhananjay, Malayalam actress, Reba Monica Jo ...

Composer

Chandramukhi Pranasakhi ''Chandramukhi Pranasakhi'' is a 1999 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Seetharam Karanth, starring Ramesh Aravind, Prema and Bhavana. It's one of the highest grossing Kannada films of the year 1999. The movie is considered one of the ...

(1999) * Shrirasthu Shubhamasthu (2000) *

Rowdy Aliya ''Rowdy Aliya'' is a 2004 Kannada comedy - action film directed and written by Om Sai Prakash and produced by Neha. The film features Shiva Rajkumar and Priyanka Trivedi in the lead roles along with Jaimala and Chaya Singh in other pivotal rol ...

(2004) *

Tananam Tananam ''Tananam Tananam'' is a 2006 Indian Kannada-language romantic musical film directed and written by Kavitha Lankesh. The film has Ramya and Rakshita teaming up together for the first time, and introduces Shaam, a Tamil actor, to Kannada cinema. ...

(2006) *

Manasugula Mathu Madhura ''Manasugala Mathu Madhura'' is a 2008 Indian Kannada-language romance film written and directed by Manju Maskalmatti, making his debut. Produced by M Srinivas Kengeri, it features Anand and Hariprriya in the lead roles. The supporting cast i ...

(2007)

Honours and 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 ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kalyan, K., Premakavi 1975 births Living people Kannada-language lyricists Indian male songwriters Kannada-language writers Kannada film score composers Film musicians from Karnataka 20th-century Indian composers 20th-century male musicians