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B. K. Sumitra
Bilalukoppa Krishnayya Sumitra, popularly known as B. K. Sumitra, is an Indian singer known for her work in Kannada films. She is also popular for her numerous devotional and folk songs. Personal life Sumitra was born in Bilalukoppa near Horanadu, Karnataka to Gangamma and Krishnayya. The family later moved to Shivamogga, where Sumitra was trained in Carnatic music by M. Prabhakar, the brother of the actress Pandaribai. Sumitra married M. L. Sudhakar. Her daughter Sowmya Raoh is also a playback singer, while her son Sunil Raoh became a film actor in the Kannada film industry. Career Sumitra was noticed by music composer G. K. Venkatesh, who asked her to sing in the film '' Kavaleredu Kulavandu'' (1964). In a career spanning more than 40 years, she has worked with many composers including G. K. Venkatesh, R. Sudarsanam, Vijaya Bhaskar, M. Ranga Rao, Rajan–Nagendra, and new generation musicians like Anoop Seelin. Sumitra is active in participating in musical workshops and trai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horanadu
Hornadu, also known as Horanadu, is a Hindu holy locale and also a jain holy centerPanchayat village located in kalasa taluk of Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka, India. The deity at the Annapoorneshwari Temple at Hornadu is ''Annapurneshwari''. The main deity of the goddess was put in place by Adi Shankaracharya; the new deity of goddess ''Annapurneshwari'' was consecrated in the temple in 1973. Horanadu has an elevation of Transport Horanadu lies amidst Malnad at a distance of 95 km from Chikkamagalur,126 km from Mangaluru,126 km from Shivamogga and 316 km from Bengaluru. Distance from Sringeri is 75 km. Direct buses run from Bengaluru to Horanadu every day. Bus services are provided by both KSRTC and private companies. The nearest airport is Mangalore International Airport previously known as Bajpe airport situated in Mangalore. Mangaluru can be reached via Karkala and Kalasa by road. Temple Every visitor to the Annapoorna temple at Horanadu, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddelu Manjunatha
''Eddelu Manjunatha'' ( kn, ಎದ್ದೇಳು ಮಂಜುನಾಥ, ''Wake Up Manjunatha'') is a 2009 Indian Kannada language cult black comedy film written and directed by Guruprasad, and produced by journalist and director V. Sanath Kumar. Its stars Jaggesh and Yagna Shetty in the lead roles. Tabla Nani and V. Manohar appear in supporting in roles. At the 2009–10 Karnataka State Film Awards, Guruprasad won the award for Best Screenplay. At the 57th Filmfare Awards South, the film won two awards – Best Director (Guruprasad) and Special Jury Award (Yagna Shetty). Plot This film is about the life and times of a lazy and jobless middle-aged man named Manjunatha ("Manja") who considers his life as an eventual existence rather than a practical, deserving and a capable one. His laziness is portrayed in the film as not a quality but as an ethic imbibed within his general thoughts and notions of the everyday world that surrounds him. Through his formative years, his think ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Indian Musicians
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Singers From Karnataka
Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music ( arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without accompaniment by musical instruments. Singing is often done in an ensemble of musicians, such as a choir. Singers may perform as soloists or accompanied by anything from a single instrument (as in art song or some jazz styles) up to a symphony orchestra or big band. Different singing styles include art music such as opera and Chinese opera, Indian music, Japanese music, and religious music styles such as gospel, traditional music styles, world music, jazz, blues, ghazal, and popular music styles such as pop, rock, and electronic dance music. Singing can be formal or informal, arranged, or improvised. It may be done as a form of religious devotion, as a hobby, as a source of pleasure, comfort, or ritual as part of music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kannada Playback Singers
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 speakers, and was additionally a second or third language for around 13 million non-native speakers in Karnataka. Kannada was the court language of some of the most powerful dynasties of south and central India, namely the Kadambas, Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, Yadava Dynasty or Seunas, Western Ganga dynasty, Wodeyars of Mysore, Nayakas of Keladi Hoysalas and the Vijayanagara empire. The official and administrative language of the state of Karnataka, it also has scheduled status in India and has been included among the country's designated classical languages.Kuiper (2011), p. 74R Zydenbos in Cushman S, Cavanagh C, Ramazani J, Rouzer P, ''The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics: Fourth Edition'', p. 767, Princeton University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Women Playback Singers
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Indian Women Classical Singers
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1941 Births
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