Rajesh Krishnan is an Indian

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and film actor. Although he is known for his works in

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, he has sung in Kannada,

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and other languages Making his mainstream debut in the film ''

Gauri Ganesha ''Gauri Ganesha'' is a 1991 Kannada-language comedy drama film directed by Phani Ramachandra. It stars Anant Nag, Vinaya Prasad, Master Anand, Mukhyamantri Chandru, Vaishali Kasaravalli, Ramesh Bhat among others. Anant Nag received Best Actor ...

'' (1991), he has sung for many feature films, devotional albums, theme albums and commercials in a career spanning over almost two decades. He won

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for the film '' Ninne Pelladata'' in (1996).

Career

Some of his tracks include "Hogabeda Hudugi Nanna Bittu" ('' Annavra Makkalu''), "Sumsumne Nagthale" (A), "Usire Usire" ('' Huccha''), "Kariya, I Love You" ('' Duniya''), "Ondhondhe Bachitta Mathu" (''

Inthi Ninna Preethiya ''Inthi Ninna Preethiya'' () is a 2008 Indian Kannada-language drama film written, directed and produced by Duniya Soori. The film's plot revolves around a family which struggles due to the bad effects of alcohol addiction. The film features Sr ...

''), "Prema Chandrama" ('' Yajamana''), "Onde Usrirante" (''

Snehaloka ''Snehaloka'' () is a 1999 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by S. Mahendar and produced by N. Bharathi Devi. The film has an ensemble cast comprising Ramesh Aravind, Ramkumar, Shashikumar, Vinod Raj and Anu Prabhakar in the ...

''), "Nagu Nagu" ('' Aramane''), "Let's Dance Jothe Jothe" (''

Ee Bandhana ''Ee Bandhana'' is a 2007 Indian Kannada-language drama film written, directed and co-produced by Vijayalakshmi Singh. This marks her debut directorial project. It stars Vishnuvardhan and Jayapradha. While Darshan, Ananth Nag, Tara, Sharmiel ...

'') and "Usire" ('' Huccha''). He has sung the song "Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu' ('' Ninne Pelladata''), which is in

Acting

Rajesh Krishnan made his debut as an actor in

and then acted the

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

movies like ''

Santosha Santosha ( skt. संतोष ''saṃtoṣa'') literally means "contentment, satisfaction". It is also an ethical concept in Indian philosophy, particularly Yoga, where it is included as one of the Niyamas by Patanjali. Definition ''Santosha'' ...

'' and ''

Gaalipata ''Gaalipata'' () is a 2008 Indian romantic comedy drama film written and directed by Yogaraj Bhat. It features an ensemble cast consisting of Ganesh, Anant Nag, Rajesh Krishnan, Diganth, Daisy Bopanna, Neethu and Bhavana Rao. The plot revolv ...

'', which also starred "Comedy Time" Ganesh and

Diganth Diganth Manchale (born 28 December 1983), mononymously known as Diganth, is an Indian actor and former model who primarily works in Kannada films. Diganth made his acting debut in ''Miss California'' in 2006. He is a recipient of one SIIMA Awa ...

which was the biggest hit in the year 2008 and for which he was even nominated for the Filmfare for Best Supporting Actor Award

Personal life

Rajesh Krishnan has been married and divorced to

Sowmya Raoh Sowmya Raoh is an Indian playback singer who has performed in Kannada, Tamil, Hindi and Telugu languages. Early life and career Sowmya was born in a Kannada speaking family to veteran singer B. K. Sumitra and Sudhakar in Bangalore, Karnatak ...

(Singer), Haripriya (dentist) and Ramya Vasishta (TV anchor and singer).

Filmography

As actor

Dubbing artist

Discography

Telugu songs

Tamil songs

Kannada songs

2015

2014

2013

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Krishnan, Rajesh 1974 births Living people Male actors in Kannada cinema Indian male film actors Kannada playback singers Tamil playback singers Telugu playback singers Male actors from Bangalore Indian male voice actors Singers from Bangalore Indian male playback singers 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors