Manjula Gururaj ( kn, ಮಂಜುಳಾ ಗುರುರಾಜ್) is an Indian female

playback singer A playback singer, also known as a ghost singer, is a singer whose singing is pre-recorded for use in films. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras; the actual singer does not app ...

and a voice-over artist who has primarily worked in

Kannada cinema Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. The 1934 film ''Sati Sulochana'' directed ...

and also runs a music school.

Career

Playback singer

She entered the Kannada film industry as a playback singer in November 1983 for the Kannada movie ''Rowdi Raaja''. She gained popularity for the song "Olage Seridhare Gundu" from the movie Nanjundi Kalyana.

Awards

* 2019 - ''Kempegowda Award'' by BBMP. * 2010 -

Karnataka Rajyotsava Award The Rajyotsava Prashasti or Rajyotsava Awards, the second highest civilian honor of the Karnataka state of India are conferred annually by the Government of Karnataka, Karnataka Government on the occasion of the establishment of the state on 1 ...

by the

Government of Karnataka The Government of Karnataka, abbreviated as, GoK, or simply Karnataka Government, is a democratically-elected state body with the governor as the ceremonial head to govern the Southwest Indian state of Karnataka. The governor who is appointed ...

* 1993-94 -

Karnataka State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer Karnataka State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer is a state film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honours female singers for their work Kannada language films. Super ...

for the song ''"Myale kavkonda mungara moda"'' from the movie Chinnari Mutha.

filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gururaj, Manjula Living people Indian women playback singers Film musicians from Karnataka Indian voice actresses Kannada playback singers Singers from Mysore Kannada people Women musicians from Karnataka 20th-century Indian singers 20th-century Indian women singers 1959 births Recipients of the Rajyotsava Award 2010