Kalyani Malik is an Indian music director and playback singer in

Telugu cinema Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Telugu cinema is based in Film Nagar, Hy ...

. Since achieving recognition through

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's film ''

Aithe ''Aithe...'' () is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language thriller film written and directed by Chandra Sekhar Yeleti, and produced by Gangaraju Gunnam under his studio Just Yellow. It stars debutants Mohit Chadda, Shashank, , Janardhan, and Sindhu Tola ...

'' (2003), Malik has provided musical scores for many other films. His most recent works are composing for ''

Oohalu Gusagusalade ''Oohalu Gusagusalade'' () is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Srinivas Avasarala in his directorial debut. The film is produced by Sai Korrapati and Rajani Korrapati on Vaaraahi Chalana Chitram bann ...

'' (2014) and as sound supervisor for '' Baahubali: The Beginning''. He is known by various other names Kalyan Koduri, Kalyana Ramana, Kalyani Koduri, Kalyani, Koduri Kalyan.

Early life

Kalyani Malik was born as "Koduri Kalyani". He born and brought up in

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, to

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and Bhanumathi. He is the brother of music composer M. M. Keeravani and cousin to director

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, S. S. Kanchi and

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. Kalyan has always been close to music and cinema. At a very young age, his inclination to music made him start assisting his brother M. M. Keeravani. His uncle

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is a popular script writer in the Indian film industry.

Name

His birth name was Kalyani. He suffixed Malik to his name, as he is a devotee of Lord Mallikarjuna of

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, and uses the screen name "Kalyani Malik". He is known by various other names Kalyan Koduri, Kalyana Ramana, Kalyani Koduri, Kalyani, Koduri Kalyan.

Career

Malik started off as a chorus singer with his brother M. M. Keeravani's compositions. Later, it was with the song "Sannajaji Poova" from ''Yuvaratna'', composed by his brother, that he was noticed as a full fledged singer. After singing quite good number of songs for his brother, he started assisting his brother and learned the nuances of music composing. After gaining experience, his journey as a solo music director started with jingles, TV serials and finally the entry to the silver screen happened with ''

'', which instantly got him into the limelight. This was follow by hit albums such as '' Ashta Chemma'', ''

Ala Modalaindi ''Ala Modalaindi'' () is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by B. V. Nandini Reddy under the Sri Ranjith Movies banner. It stars Nani, Nithya Menen (in her Telugu debut) and Sneha Ullal with the music compo ...

'', ''

Golconda High School ''Golconda High School'' is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language sports drama film directed by Mohan Krishna Indraganti under the Artbeat Capital banner. It stars Sumanth and Swati Reddy. The film has cinematography, K. K. Senthil Kumar while the musi ...

'' and ''

''.

Discography

Awards and nominations

;

Mirchi Music Awards South Mirchi Music Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Mirchi Music Awards, presented by Radio Mirchi to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the South Indian music industry. The awards are separately giv ...

*2014 – Best Playback singer Male – ''

'' for "Em Sandeham Ledu" – won *2014 – Music Composer of The Year – ''

'' – won ;

Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by the Filmfare magazine of The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Indian film industry encompassing ...

* 2012 – Best Music Director – Telugu – ''

'' – nominated * 2014 – Best Music Director – Telugu – ''

'' – nominated ;

South Indian International Movie Awards South Indian International Movie Awards, also known as the SIIMA Awards, rewards the artistic and technical achievements of the South Indian film industry. It was launched in 2012 by Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Brinda Prasad Adusimilli to appreci ...

* 2015 – Best Music Director (Telugu) – '' Jyo Achyutananda'' – nominated

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Malik, Kalyani Living people Telugu people Tamil film score composers Telugu film score composers 1972 births Musicians from Andhra Pradesh People from Andhra Pradesh