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. They received acclaims and honors both from audience and critics.[1]

Not to be confused with Poornachandra Tejaswi.

Poornachandra Tejaswi
Background information
Born (1982-10-06) 6 October 1982
Karnataka, India
Genres
Occupation(s)Film composer, Instrumentalist, Playback Singer, Lyricist
Years active2013–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 a group of artists in the Kannada Film Industry who have a theatre background. He was part of the Rock band Stone Age and is an active member of the theatre group The Niranthara foundation.

Film career

Tejaswi began his film career through the critically acclaimed film Lucia (2013).[2] He sings in the film's track "Thinbedakammi," was a huge hit when released on YouTube, with over 600 thousand views as of 2023.[3] Tejaswi 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] with a series of nominations and awards including prestigious Karnataka State Award (2014) following soon after.

Discography
Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitle LanguageDirectorNotes
2013Lucia 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
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 † Malayalam Pawan Kumar Hombale Films;
Malayalam debut
2022 Matny † Kannada Manohar Kampnalli
2022 Ashoka Blade † Kannada, Tamil, Telugu 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
  1. "Local band member debuts as music director". The Times of India. 10 February 2013.
  2. "Sandalwood's latest find — Poornachandra Tejaswi".
  3. Thinbedakammi | | Sathish Ninasam | Shruthi Hariharan | Pawan Kumar | Poornachandra Tejaswi | Lucia, retrieved 14 October 2023
  4. "Lucia made with small budget turns out to be a hit".


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