Gurukiran Shetty, known mononymously as Gurukiran, is an Indian music director of the Kannada film industry in

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. He started his career as a music director of the Kannada movie '' A'', directed and acted by

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. His music for his next movie ''

'' further consolidated his position in Kannada movie industry. He is a native of

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and hails from Bunt Family. His mother tongue is Tulu. He has also acted in several movies in supporting character roles and also sung several songs and also composed in Tamil, Telugu and Tulu movies.

Career

Gurukiran entered the film industry as an actor before becoming a music director. He had sung many songs in Kannada films in his own composition as well as others."Kanasina Maratta" song sung by him, is a big hit in '' Banna Bannada Loka'' ; Thomas Rathnam directed the music.

Personal life

He is married to Pallavi, who is a cousin of actor Sunil.

Partial discography

Composer

Filmography

Awards

Karnataka State Film Awards: * 2011 – Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director – '' Mylari'' ; South Indian International Movie Awards * Nominated —2012 – SIIMA Award for Best Music Director – '' Govindaya Namaha''

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: * 2001 – Filmfare Award for Best Music Director - Kannada – '' Chitra'' * 2002 – Filmfare Award for Best Music Director - Kannada – ''Dhum''

References

External links

*
Gurukiran website
{{Authority control Indian music directors Kannada film score composers Male actors in Kannada cinema Indian male film actors Kannada playback singers Living people Mangaloreans Musicians from Mangalore Filmfare Awards South winners Tulu people Film musicians from Karnataka Indian male playback singers 20th-century Indian composers 20th-century Indian singers Indian male film score composers 20th-century Indian male singers 1970 births