Poornachandra Tejaswi (composer)
Poornachandra Tejaswi (Kannada: ಪೂಣ೯ಚಂದ್ರ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ) is an Indian film composer, lyricist and playback singer who primarily works in Kannada Film Industry. His film debut was made in Pawan Kumar's directed'Lucia', where he wrote the film's background score, lyrics and songs, and which received acclaims and honors both from audience and critics.[1]
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Background information | |
Born | Karnataka, India | 6 October 1982
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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 family where both parents were teachers . He hails from the historical town of Srirangapatna in Mandya District, Karnataka. Tejaswi completed his bachelor's degree in Engineering from NIE College, Mysore and worked as a software engineer in Mysore for a few years. He belongs to that group of artists in the Kannada Film Industry who hails from a Theatre background. He was part of the Rock band - Stone Age and is an active member of Niranthara foundation (a theatre group).[2]
Journey into Films
Poornachandra Tejaswi began his film career through the critically acclaimed film Lucia (2013). He quotes[3]
"Pawan Kumar, on a social networking site, asked interested musicians to send him samples of their works and I like hundreds of others I also did . Pawan immediately responded and even before I realized, was a part of 'Team Lucia' ".
The song from the film, with the track voice of "Thinbedakammi" was a huge hit when released on YouTube. Tejaswi had penned the lyrics and was also lead playback singer for the song . He also composed the background score for the film. The album for Lucia film was a massive hit and contributed immensely to the success of the film[4][5] with a series of nominations and awards including prestigious Karnataka State Award (2014) following soon after.
Discography
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Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Language | Director | Notes |
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2013 | Lucia | Kannada | Pawan Kumar | |
2014 | Chaturbuja | Kannada | Krishna Lekhana | |
2014 | Walking With Wolves | English | Senani Krupakar | International Wild Life Film |
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 | |
2021 | Kudi Yedamaithe | Telugu | Pawan Kumar | Telugu web series |
2022 | Gramayana![]() |
Kannada | Devnuruchandru | |
2022 | Dhoomam ![]() |
Kannada , Malayalam, Tamil & Thelugu | Pawan Kumar | Hombale Films |
2022 | Matny ![]() |
Kannada | Manohar Kampnalli | |
2022 | Ashoka Blade ![]() |
Kannada, Tamil, thelugu | Vinod Dondale | |
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
References
- "Local band member debuts as music director". The Times of India. 10 February 2013.
- "Poornachandra Tejaswi (kannada Composer)". veethi.com. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- "Sandalwood's latest find — Poornachandra Tejaswi".
- "Lucia made with small budget turns out to be a hit".
- "A lyricist and music director".