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 ap ...

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'' direct ...

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 ''Nanjundi Kalyana'' () is a 1989 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film, directed by M. S. Rajashekar, starring newcomers Raghavendra Rajkumar and Malashri, with Girija Lokesh and Sundar Krishna Urs as the lead cast. The film was a majo ...

Awards

* 2019 - ''Kempegowda Award'' by

BBMP The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is the administrative body responsible for civic amenities and some infrastructural assets of the Greater Bengaluru metropolitan area. It is the fourth largest Municipal Corporation in India an ...

. * 2010 - Karnataka Rajyotsava Award 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 appoint ...

* 1993-94 - Karnataka State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the song ''"Myale kavkonda mungara moda"'' from the movie

Chinnari Mutha ''Chinnari Mutta'' () is a 1993 Indian Kannada language children's film, directed by T. S. Nagabharana, starring H. G. Dattatreya and Master Vijay Raghavendra. At the 41st National Film Awards, the film was awarded the Best Feature Film i ...

filmography

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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