Anurag Kulkarni

Anurag Kulkarni is an Indian playback singer from Hyderabad,[1] who recently made his debut in Telugu Film Industry. He hails from Basara of Nirmal district but settled in Hyderabad. His father is a Marathi community and mother is Telugu family from Kamareddy. He got into fame after winning first prize in Idea Super Singer Season 8 (2015) which is a popular show on MAA TV.

Anurag Kulkarni receiving 1st Prize from M. M. Keeravani and Padma Shri K. S. Chitra ji
Anurag Kulkarni winning the title of Idea Super Singer Season 8 of MAA TV

Anurag Kulkarni
Anurag Kulkarni at the Idea Super Singer Season 8
Background information
Born (1993-06-07) 7 June 1993.
OriginBasar, Nirmal
Occupation(s)playback singer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Piano
Years active2015–present

Career

Kulkarni started learning Hindustani classical music with late Sri. Kakunoori jangaiah ji, a renowned Hindustani vocalist and guru in Hyderabad. He was trained in kirana gharana style of singing.

On 24 January 2015, he won the biggest reality show in both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh states called Idea Super Singer Season 8. The chief judges for this show were shri M. M. Keeravani and Padma Shri K. S. Chitra.[2] The show also featured many telugu cinema musicians as guest judges.

After completing B.Tech in Computer Science, Hyderabad, he worked for a software multinational company for seven months. He left the job in October 2015 to pursue his interest in music.

Currently he is a playback singer in Telugu Film Industry.

Achievements
  • Runner-up of Gemini TV’s singing reality show Bol Baby Bol Gurukul in 2014.[3]
  • Won competition held at Pandit Motiram Pandit Maniram Sangeet Samaroh and received scholarship from padma vibhushan shri Pandit Jasraj on 1 December 2013 at Chowmahalla Palace, Hyderabad and performed in the samaroh's evening concert.
  • Performed at the great historic place, "Salar Jung Museum" in a concert named "Taskeen" and felicitated as outstanding emerging sufi singer by an N.G.O named "Young", a youth organization.
  • Runner-up of the competition "Idea Rocks India" Held by Idea cellular and was a Part of the concert of "Shankar Ehsaan Loy", the Bollywood music trio.
  • Won a competition Held at Pandit Motiram Pandit Maniram Sangeet Samaroh on 1 December 2012 at Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT), Hyderabad and performed in the samaroh's evening concert.
  • Took part in Telugu cinema vajrothsavalu (The 75th year/Diamond jubilee celebrations of telugu film industry) with the troupe of 'Little musicians academy’, Hyderabad.
  • Participated and reached to top 9 in a reality show of ETV Telugu named 'Saptaswaralu ' in 2008.
  • Won the SIIMA Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the song "Pilla Raa" from RX 100
  • FILMFARE AWARDS 2018 TELUGU[4]

Discography
Year Film Song Composer(s)
2017 Suryakantham "Friday Night Baby"Mark K Robin
Oye Ninne "Manasa Manasa"Sekhar Chandra
Thipparaa Meesam "Radha Ramanam"Suresh Bobbili
2018 Ego "Kurrodu Perfect" Sai Karthik
Rangula Ratnam "Rey Vishnu", "Birthday" Sricharan Pakala
Chalo "Choosi Choodangane" Mahathi Sagar
MLA "Girl Friend" Mani Sharma
"Yuddham Yuddham"
Nadigaiyar Thilagam "Mauna Mazhayile" Mickey J. Meyer
"Mahanati"
Mahanati "Mooga Manasulu" Mickey J. Meyer
"Mahanati"
Ee Nagaraniki Emaindhi "Aagi Aagi" Vivek Sagar
RX 100 "Pilla Raa" Chaitan Baradwaj
Vijetha "Aakaasaanni Thaakey" Harshavardhan Rameshwar
Srinivasa Kalyanam "Modalaudhaam" Mickey J. Meyer
"Something"
Subrahmanyapuram "Ee Rojila" Shekar Chandra
2019 Mithai "Liberation" Vivek Sagar
Majili "Maayya Maaya" Gopi Sundar
Sita "Nijamena" Anup Rubens
Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya "Sherlock Holmes" Mark K Robin
Mallesham "Dhana Dhana Dhan"
"Aa Challani'
"Sethikochina Bidda"
Brochevarevarura "Brochevare" Vivek Sagar
Oh! Baby "Oh! Baby" Mickey J. Meyer
ISmart Shankar "Ismart Theme" Mani Sharma
"Undipo"
Manmadhudu 2 "Maa Chakkani Pellanta" Chaitan Baradwaj
Kousalya Krishnamurthy "Ooge Pachani" Dhibu Ninan Thomas
Gaddalakonda Ganesh "Jarra Jarra" Mickey J. Meyer
"Gagana Veedhilo"
"Waka Waka"
Chanakya "Gulabhi" Vishal Chandrasekhar
Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy "Jaago Narasimha" Amit Trivedi
Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy -(D) "Jaago Narasimha" Amit Trivedi
Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy -(D) "Neram Aagatham" Amit Trivedi
Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy -(D) "Paaraai Narasimha Nee Paaraai" Amit Trivedi
Meeku Maathrame Cheptha "Chaalu Chaalu' Sivakumar
"Nuvve Hero"
Raja Vaaru Rani Gaaru "Title Song" Jay Krish
"Pain Song"
"Nammela Lede"
Arjun Suravaram "Kanne Kanne" Sam C. S.
90ML "90ML Title Song"Anup Rubens
Hulchul "Oh Cheliyaa" Bharath Madhusudanan
Venky Mama "Nuvvu Nenu" S. Thaman
Ruler "Yaala Yaala" Chirrantan Bhatt
Iddari Lokam Okate "You Are My Heart Beat" Mickey J. Meyer
"Hola Hola"
2020 Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo "Raamulo Raamula" S. Thaman
Entha Manchivaadavuraa "O Chinna Navve Chaalu" Gopi Sundar
Bheeshma "Singles Anthem" Mahathi Sagar
"Sara Sari"
Aakaasam Nee Haddhu Ra-(D) "Pilla Pulli" G. V. Prakash Kumar
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References
  1. "'O Sye Raa' title song: The title song trends at #2 - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  2. "Anurag Kulkarni Singing at Super Singer 8". Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  3. Murthy, Neeraja (4 June 2014). "Singing a new tune". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  4. "Filmfare Awards Telugu Winners 2018: Best Telugu Movies, Best Actors, Actress, Singer and more". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
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