K. Kalyan


K. Kalyan is an Indian Song Writer and Music composer predominantly working since last 25 years in Kannada cine industry. He has won several prestigious honors & awards. He is popularly called as "Premakavi" called from Sandalwood and People of Karnataka, for his foot tapping music and inspiring lyrics. He is most popular and leading writer & music composer in Karnataka. He is also known for his good gestures in upbringing new talents to the film industry past from his earlier days.

Career

K.Kalyan entered the film industry at the age of 17 as a Music director cum lyricist for Kannada movies. He learnt Karnatic classical music under the guidance of Vid.Sri.Chenna Krishnappa. In the early days he worked as an assistant to the legendary music director Sri. Hamsalekha.
K.Kalyan has written more than 3000 songs, (around 900 movies, 93 Tele serials, 21 different kinds of Music Albums, Folks, Classical, Western, Devotional, Emotional, Promotional, Occasional fusion songs etc.
K.Kalyan has worked with around 100 Legendary/Creative music directors like Shri Ilayaraja, Hamsalekha, A.R.Rahman, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vijaya Bhaskar, Rajan-Nagendra, Upendra kumar, C. Ashwath, Singeetham Shrinivasa Rao, Manjula Gururaj, V. Ravichandran, V. Manohar, Mano Murthy, L.N. Shasthri, Anu Mallik, M M Keeravani, Koti, Deva, S A Rajkumar, Sadhu Kokila, Gurukiran, V. Harikrishna, Arjun Janya, Ravi Basruru, Veer Samarth, Shridhar Sambram, S. Narayan, Vijay Prakash, Shamitha Malnadu, R.P Patnayak, Praveen godkhindi Santhosh Narayanan, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Vidyasagar, Devi Sri Prasad, Manikanth Kadri, Rajesh Ramanath, Ajanish Lokanath, Abhiman Roy, Sangeetha Raja, Shyam, Anoop Seelin, Anup Rubens, Bharathwaj, Chakri, Dhina, Imman,Jassie Gift, Joshua Sridhar, Mani Sharma, Praveen D Rao, Ramana Gogula, Sandeep Chowta S. P. Venkatesh, Vijay Antony, Karthik Raja, Vasuki Vaibav, Arav Rishik, Vijaya Krishna, Vinu Manasu, Harikavya, Juda Sandy, Ravishankar, Sameer Kulkarni, Pradeep Varma, Vivek Chakravarthy, Manasa Holla,Sagar Gururaj, B.J Bharath, S.S Thaman, Swaroop, Surendranath, Master Kishan, Adhil, Sharath, M.N Krupakar, Manoranjan Prabhakar, K.M Indrasena. Charan Raj, Devanand Singapoor, Vardhan, Shree Manju, Ram Bharadhan, Dharma wish, Vande Matharam Srinivas, Venkat Narayan, Ananth Kamath, Raghavendra, Emil, Rahul Ragavan, Harshavardhan Raj, Anil C.J, Joysa Bhatla,
Gagan Baderiya, Kowshik, Dharma Deep, Hemanth Kumar, Karthik Sharma, Avinash, Aravind, Vasu Dixith, Saabu, Arun Giri and all..

Filmography

Songwriter

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*3 times state award
Best music director : Chandramukhi pranasakhi - 1999-2000;
Best songwriter: Preethi prema pranaya - 2003-2004;
Best songwriter: Ganga kaveri- 2008-2009
*2 times Filmfare award
Best Music director: Chandramukhi pranasakhi- 1999-2000;
Best songwriter : Thananam Thananam - 2006-2007
* 9 times Aryabhata Awards
Chi.Uday Shankar Award
Premakavi award
Sujayshri award
Rebel Star Ambarish Award
Shri Raghavendra Sadhbhavana Award 2015
Santhosham career best Award
Rashtriya Sadhbhavana Award
Naada Tilaka Award
Hello Gandhinagar Award 2002
Kannada Rathna Award 2011 & 2012
Janapada Kannada Award 2018
Kalavathansa Award
Swara Sahithya Sarva Bhowma Award 2011
Kecchedeya Kannadiga Award from Karnataka Rakshana Vedhike 2013
Knock Out Udaya Cine Award 2000
Chatrapathi Shivaji state award
Kannada chitra premi award
Kannada chitra rasikara award
Akashvani National award
Raghavendra Chitravaani Award for Best Lyrics 2018-2019
Banagalore Music Fare award and more than 400 fans & prestigious awards to his credit.

Personal life

K.Kalyan has been noted as a good Samaritan for his social works that he does apart from his professional part. He has so for adopted many children at an orphanage for the last 21 years and he is providing them their educational facilities up to their end of schooling without knowing their identities and has been actively involved in helping the senior citizens without any returns and publicity and also helping many young talents who are trying for literature and music opportunities.