Puttur Narasimha Nayak is a

Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...

and

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singer and vocalist from

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. He sings devotional songs, chiefly

Haridasa The Haridasa Bhakti Sahitya devotional movement (sampradaya) originated in Karnataka, India, after Madhvacharya, and spread to eastern states such as Bengal and Assam of medieval India. Over a span of nearly six centuries, several saints and ...

compositions, and

Carnatic classical music Carnatic music (known as or in the Dravidian languages) is a system of music commonly associated with South India, including the modern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and southern Odisha. It is o ...

. To his credit, he has rendered in

, mainly devotional songs and by

Purandara Dasa Purandara Dasa (IAST: Purandara Dāsa; (1470 – 1564) was a composer, singer and a Haridasa philosopher from present-day Karnataka, India. He was a follower of Madhwacharya, Madhvacharya's Dwaitha, Dvaita philosophy. He was one of the chi ...

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and has given many public concerts all over the world. His "Pavamana Jagada Prana" album was extremely popular.

Personal life

Born in a Gowd Saraswat Brahmin family, Nayak began to learn music at the age of 14. He took his initial lessons in music from Puttur Devdas Nayak. He is a native of

Dakshina Kannada Dakshina Kannada district is located in the states and territories of India, state of Karnataka in India, with its headquarters in the coastal city of Mangaluru. The district covers an area nestled in between the Western Ghats to its east and the ...

district. He lives with his wife and two children in

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Career

In 1977, he started singing for

and Tulu films including ''Kendada Male'', ''

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'' and music by L. Vaidyanathan, '' Gauri Ganesha'', and

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. Puttur Nayak won the award for Best Male Playback Singer at the

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in 1992. He was awarded the Sri Raghavendra award in 2005. He has sung more than ten thousand devotional, motion picture, and folk songs in 14 Indian languages. He has performed in more than three thousand concerts across the world. He has toured the US and Bahrain several times and served as a representative in the Kannada conferences abroad.

List of Audio released

*108 Shiva Chants – Puttur Narasimha Nayak (Sanskrit) * Basava Basava (Basaveshwara Vachana) – Puttur Narasimha Nayak, BR Chaya, Kasturi Shankar * Bhagya Pradayini Goravanahalli Shri Lakshmi by Puttur Narasimha Nayak, KS Surekha, BR Chaya * Bhagyada Ganapa Barayya by Puttur Narasimha Nayak * Bilwastothara Shatanamavali (Sanskrit) by Puttur Narasimha Nayak * Bilwastothara Shatanamavali (Sanskrit) by Puttur Narasimha Nayak * Daasanaagu Sung by Putturu Narasimha Nayak * Daasara Padagalu Vol 1 – Puttur Narasimha Nayak * Dasakirthana (Dasara Padagalu) – Puttur Narasimha Nayak * Gururaja Gurusarvabhouma (Dasara Padagalu) – Puttur Narasimha Nayak * Hari Dasara Sri Raghavendra Nama Vali by Puttur Narasimha Nayak * Jaganmohanane Krishna (Dasara Padagalu) by Puttur Narasimha Nayak * Jai Jai Krishna Mukunda Murari (Bhajans) – Puttur Narasimha Nayak * Jayathu Jayathu Raghavendra Puttur Narasimha Nayak * Sri Lakshmi Hrudaya Stotra – Puttur Narasimha Nayak * Madhwanama – Puttur Narasimha Nayak * Mungodadha Madeshwara – Puttur Narasimha Nayak, Sowmya * Olidu Baarayya Raghavendra by Puttur Narasimha Nayak * Om Gam Ganapatheye Namaha – Chantings by Puttur Narasimha Nayak * Paliso Venkataramana (Dasara Padagalu) – Puttur Narasimha Nayak * Raaya Baaro Raghavendra Baaro (Dasara Pada) by Puttur Narasimha Nayak * Rama Hare Krishna Hare (Dasara Padagalu) – Puttur Narasimha Nayak * Shri Raghavendram (Sanskrit) by Puttur Narasimha Nayak * Sindhoora Ganapa by

Vani Jayaram Vani Jairam (born Kalaivani; 30 November 1945 – 4 February 2023) was an Indian playback singer in Indian cinema. She is fondly referred to as the "'' Meera of modern India''" Vani's career started in 1971 and has spanned over five decades. Sh ...

, Chandrika Gururaj, Puttur Narasimha Nayak * Sri Ganesha Divya Darshana by Puttur Narasimha Nayak, BR Chaya, Soumya * Sri Ganesha Suprabhatha by Puttur Narasimha Nayak, BR Chaya, KS Surekha * Dasa Sangama Puttur Narasimha Nayak, * Pavamana Puttur Narasimha Nayak,

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nayak, Puttur Narasimha Living people 20th-century Indian male classical singers People from Dakshina Kannada district Singers from Karnataka Carnatic singers 21st-century Indian male classical singers Recipients of the Rajyotsava Award 2005 1958 births