Poornachandra Tejaswi (composer)
Poornachandra Tejaswi S V (Kannada: ಪೂಣ೯ಚಂದ್ರ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ ಎಸ್. ವಿ) is an Indian film composer, lyricist and playback singer who primarily works in Kannada Film Industry. He made his film debut through Pawan Kumar directorial 'Lucia'; the film's background score, lyrics and songs received acclaims and honors both from audience and critics.[1] His music includes a unique blend of western and folk, with a great emphasis on orchestration. While still actively involved with cultural organization Niranthara foundation (R), he currently composes and scores feature films.
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| Born | 6 October 1982 Karnataka, India |
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| Occupation(s) | Film composer, Instrumentalist, Playback Singer, Lyricist |
| Years active | 2013–present |
Personal life
Poornachandra Tejaswi was born (6 October 1982) into a teaching parentage. He hails from the historical town of Srirangapatna in Mandya District, Karnataka. Poornachandra Tejaswi did his Bachelors in Engineering from NIE College, Mysore and worked as a software engineer in Mysore for few years. He belongs to that group of artists in Kannada Film Industry who came from Theatre background; he was part of the Rock band - Stone age and is an active member of Niranthara foundation(a theatre group).
Journey into Films
Poornachandra Tejaswi began his film journey through critically acclaimed Lucia in 2013. He quotes[2]
"Pawan Kumar, on a social networking site, asked interested musicians to send him samples of their works and I like hundreds of others did so. Pawan immediately responded and even before I realised was a part of Team Lucia".
The song with track voice of "Thinbedakammi" was a huge hit when released on YouTube, it is noteworthy here to mention that Tejaswi penned the lyrics and was also lead playback singer for the song which instantly grabbed attention. He also composed the background score for the film. Lucia album was a massive hit and contributed immensely for the success of the film.[3][4] What followed after the release was a series of nominations and awards including prestigious Karnataka State Award - 2014.
Discography
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Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Language | Notes | Director |
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| 2013 | Lucia | Kannada | Karnataka State Award (2014) - Best Music Director | Pawan Kumar |
| 2014 | Chaturbuja | Kannada | Krishna Lekhana | |
| 2014 | Walking With Wolves | English | International Wild Life Film | Senani Hegde |
| 2015 | Vascodigama | Kannada | Madhu Chandra | |
| 2015 | Rocket | Kannada | Shiva Shashi | |
| 2016 | Bhujanga | Kannada | Jeeva | |
| 2016 | Prema Geema Jane Do | Kannada | Kenja Chetan Kumar | |
| 2016 | U Turn | Kannada | Pawan Kumar | |
| 2018 | U Turn | Tamil, Telugu | Pawan Kumar | |
| 2018 | Hebbet Ramakka | Kannada | N R Nanjunde Gowda | |
| 2019 | Chambal | Kannada | Jacob Verghese | |
| 2019 | Fortuner | Kannada | Manjunath J Anivaarya | |
| 2019 | Hikora |
Kannada | Krishna Poorna | |
| 2019 | Babru |
Kannada | Sujay Ramaiah | |
| 2019 | Gramayana |
Kannada | Devnuruchandru | |
Awards
- Karnataka State Award 2014 - For Best music director for Lucia
- Filmfare Award (2014) - Best Male Playback Singer for Lucia
- Mirchi award (2014) - Upcoming Music Composer for Lucia
- Big FM Award (2014) - Best Debut song for Lucia
- Raghavendra Chitravani award (2014) - Best Music Director for Lucia
- Santhosham Cine Award Hyderabad (2014) - Best Music Director for Lucia
- Santhosham Cine Award Hyderabad (2014) - Best Playback Singer for Lucia
- KIMA Award (2014) - Best Background score for Lucia
Nominations
- SIIMA award (2014) - Best Music Director category
- SIIMA award (2014) - Best Lyricist category