Anurag Kulkarni
Anurag Kulkarni is an Indian playback singer from Hyderabad,[1] who recently made his debut in Tollywood. He hails from Basar,Niramal,Telangana but settled in Hyderabad. His father is from Marathi community and mother is from a Telugu family from Kamareddy .He got into fame after winning first prize in popular Telugu reality singing show, Idea Super Singer Season 8 (2015) on MAA TV (now Star Maa).
Anurag Kulkarni | |
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Anurag Kulkarni at the Idea Super Singer Season 8 | |
Background information | |
Born | 7 June 1993. |
Origin | Basar, Nirmal |
Occupation(s) | playback singer |
Instruments |
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Years active | 2015–present |
Career
Kulkarni started learning Hindustani classical music with late Sri. Kakunoori jangaiah ji, a renowned Hindustani vocalist and guru in Hyderabad. He was trained in kirana gharana style of singing.
On 24 January 2015, he won one of the biggesttelugu reality singing shows, Idea Super Singer Season 8. The chief judges for this show were shri M. M. Keeravani and Padma Shri K. S. Chitra.[2] The show also featured many Telugu/Tollywood musicians as guest judges.
After completing B.Tech in Computer Science, Hyderabad, he worked for a software multinational company for seven months. He left the job in October 2015 to pursue his interest in music.
Currently he is a playback singer in Tollywood and Telugu Music Industry.
Achievements
- Runner-up of Gemini TV’s singing reality show Bol Baby Bol Gurukul in 2014.[3]
- Won competition held at Pandit Motiram Pandit Maniram Sangeet Samaroh and received scholarship from padma vibhushan shri Pandit Jasraj on 1 December 2013 at Chowmahalla Palace, Hyderabad and performed in the samaroh's evening concert.
- Performed at the great historic place, "Salar Jung Museum" in a concert named "Taskeen" and felicitated as outstanding emerging sufi singer by an N.G.O named "Young", a youth organization.
- Runner-up of the competition "Idea Rocks India" Held by Idea cellular and was a Part of the concert of "Shankar Ehsaan Loy", the H music trio.
- Won a competition Held at Pandit Motiram Pandit Maniram Sangeet Samaroh on 1 December 2012 at Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT), Hyderabad and performed in the samaroh's evening concert.
- Took part in Telugu Cinema Vajrothsavalu (The 75th year/Diamond jubilee celebrations of Tollywood) with the troupe of 'Little musicians academy’, Hyderabad.
- Participated and reached to top 9 in a Telugu reality-singing show of ETV named Saptaswaralu in 2008.
- Won the SIIMA Award for Best Male Playback Singer (Telugu) for the song ''Pillaa Raa'' from RX 100 at 8th South Indian International Movie Awards in 2019.
- Nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu in 65th Filmfare Awards South 2018.[4]
- Won the Best Playback Singer- Male award at Zee Cine Awards Telugu 2018 for the songs ''Pillaa Raa'' from RX 100 and ''Mahanati'' from Mahanati in 2018.
- Won the Best Male Playback Singer for the song "Pillaa Raa" from RX 100 at 17th Santosham Film Awards in 2019
Discography
Year | Film | Song | Composer(s) |
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2015 | Jagannatakam | "Manasuna" | Ajay Arsada |
2016 | Lacchimdeviki O Lekkundi | "Crazy" | M. M. Keeravani |
Hyper | "Baby Doll" | Ghibran | |
Aatadukundam Raa | "Round and Round" | Anup Rubens | |
Ism | "Ism" | Anup Rubens | |
2017 | Sathamanam Bhavati | "Mellaga Tellarindoi" | Mickey J. Meyer |
Luckunnodu | "O Siri Malli" | Praveen Lakkaraju | |
Winner | "Suyaa Suyaa" | S. Thaman | |
Kittu Unnadu Jagratha | "Ardhamaindha" | Anup Rubens | |
Aakatayi | "Pranam Paravana" | Mani Sharma | |
Katamarayudu | "Mira Mira Meesam" | Anup Rubens | |
Mister | "Sayyori Sayyori" | Mickey J. Meyer | |
"Jhoomore Jhoomore" | |||
Fashion Designer s/o Ladies Tailor | "Kanulemito" | Mani Sharma | |
Jayadev | "Nuvvu Undipo" | ||
Patel S. I. R. | "Manase Tholisari" | DJ Vasanth | |
Vaisakham | "Vaisakham" | ||
"Come On Country Chilaka" | |||
Darsakudu | "Anaganaga oka Raju" | Sai Karthik | |
Paisa Vasool | "Paisa Vasool" | Anup Rubens | |
Lie | "Miss Sunshine" | Mani Sharma | |
"Freedom" | |||
Oye Ninne | "Manasa Manasa" | Sekhar Chandra | |
Balakrishnudu | "Rende Rendu Kallu" | Mani Sharma | |
Dongodochadu | "Nee Choope" | Vidyasagar | |
Okka Kshanam | "So Many So Many" | Mani Sharma | |
"Gundello Sudulu" | |||
2018 | Ego | "Kurrodu Perfect" | Sai Karthik |
Rangula Ratnam | "Rey Vishnu", "Birthday" | Sricharan Pakala | |
Chalo | "Choosi Choodangane" | Mahathi Sagar | |
MLA | "Girl Friend" | Mani Sharma | |
"Yuddham Yuddham" | |||
Satya Gang | "Manase Kanaleva" | Prabhas Nimmala | |
Nadigaiyar Thilagam | "Mauna Mazhayile" | Mickey J. Meyer | |
"Mahanati" | |||
Mahanati | "Mooga Manasulu" | ||
"Mahanati" | |||
Ee Nagaraniki Emaindhi | "Aagi Aagi" | Vivek Sagar | |
RX 100 | "Pillaa Raa" | Chaitan Bharadwaj | |
Vijetha | "Aakaasaanni Thaakey" | Harshavardhan Rameshwar | |
Srinivasa Kalyanam | "Modalaudhaam" | Mickey J. Meyer | |
"Something" | |||
Geetha Govindam | "Tanemandhe Tanemandhe" | Gopi Sundar | |
C/o Kancharapalem | "Ashaa Paasham" | Sweekar agasthi | |
Shailaja Reddy Alludu | "Gold Rangu Pilla" | Gopi Sundar | |
Devadas | "Vaaru Veeru" | Mani Sharma | |
"Laka Laka Lakumikara" | |||
"Manasedo Vethukuthu Undi" | |||
Subrahmanyapuram | "Ee Rojila" | Shekar Chandra | |
2019 | Mithai | "Liberation" | Vivek Sagar |
Suryakantham | "Friday Night Baby" | Mark K Robin | |
Majili | "Maayya Maaya" | Gopi Sundar | |
Sita | "Nijamena" | Anup Rubens | |
Nuvvu Thopu Raa | "Nakentho Nachinde" | Suresh Bobbili | |
"Chal Chal Pada" | |||
Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya | "Sherlock Holmes" | Mark K Robin | |
Mallesham | "Dhana Dhana Dhan" | ||
"Aa Challani' | |||
"Sethikochina Bidda" | |||
Brochevarevarura | "Brochevare" | Vivek Sagar | |
Oh! Baby | "Oh! Baby" | Mickey J. Meyer | |
ISmart Shankar | "Ismart Theme" | Mani Sharma | |
"Undipo" | |||
Manmadhudu 2 | "Maa Chakkani Pellanta" | Chaitan Bharadwaj | |
Kousalya Krishnamurthy | "Ooge Pachani" | Dhibu Ninan Thomas | |
Gaddalakonda Ganesh | "Jarra Jarra" | Mickey J. Meyer | |
"Gagana Veedhilo" | |||
"Waka Waka" | |||
Chanakya | "Gulabhi" | Vishal Chandrasekhar | |
Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy | "Jaago Narasimha" | Amit Trivedi | |
Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy -(D) | "Jaago Narasimha" | ||
Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy -(D) | "Neram Aagatham" | ||
Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy -(D) | "Paaraai Narasimha Nee Paaraai" | ||
Oorantha Anukuntunnaru | "Kanna (Reprise)" | K. M. Radha Krishnan | |
Whistle | "Neethone" | A. R. Rahman | |
Meeku Maathrame Cheptha | "Chaalu Chaalu' | Sivakumar | |
"Nuvve Hero" | |||
Thipparaa Meesam | "Radha Ramanam" | Suresh Bobbili | |
Raja Vaaru Rani Gaaru | "Title Song" | Jay Krish | |
"Pain Song" | |||
"Nammela Lede" | |||
Arjun Suravaram | "Kanne Kanne" | Sam C. S. | |
90ML | "90ML Title Song" | Anup Rubens | |
Hulchul | "Oh Cheliyaa" | Bharath Madhusudanan | |
Venky Mama | "Nuvvu Nenu" | S. Thaman | |
Ruler | "Yaala Yaala" | Chirrantan Bhatt | |
Iddari Lokam Okate | "You Are My Heart Beat" | Mickey J. Meyer | |
"Hola Hola" | |||
Athade Srimannarayana | "Narayana Narayana" | Charan Raj | |
2020 | Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo | "Ramuloo Ramulaa" | S. Thaman |
Entha Manchivaadavuraa | "O Chinna Navve Chaalu" | Gopi Sundar | |
Valayam | "Ninnu Chusake" | Shekar Chandra | |
Bheeshma | "Singles Anthem" | Mahathi Sagar | |
"Sara Sari" | |||
Amaram Akhilam Prema | "Tholi Tholi" | Radhan | |
Colour Photo | "Arere Aakasham" | Kaala Bhairava | |
Aakaasam Nee Haddhu Ra-(D) | "Pilla Pulli" | G. V. Prakash Kumar | |
2021 | Red | "Nuvve Nuvve" | Mani Sharma |
That Is Mahalakshmi | "Kallara Chusthunna" | Amit Trivedi | |
SR Kalyanamandapam | "Chukkala Chunni" | Chaitan Bharadwaj | |
Tongi Tongi Chudamaku Chandamama | "Tadabadi Poyanemo" | Hari Gowra | |
Akshara | "Asuruladara" | Suresh Bobbili | |
Voice acting
Year | Film | Role | Dub-over voice for |
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2019 | Aladdin | Aladdin (singing voice) | Mena Massoud |
References
- "'O Sye Raa' title song: The title song trends at #2 - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- "Anurag Kulkarni Singing at Super Singer 8". Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- Murthy, Neeraja (4 June 2014). "Singing a new tune". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- "Filmfare Awards Telugu Winners 2018: Best Telugu Movies, Best Actors, Actress, Singer and more". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 30 September 2019.