Manjula Gururaj

Not to be confused with Chandrika Gururaj.

Manjula Gururaj (Kannada: ಮಂಜುಳಾ ಗುರುರಾಜ್) is an Indian female playback singer and a voice-over artist who has primarily worked in Kannada cinema and also runs a music school.^[1][2]

Manjula Gururaj
Manjula in 2020
Background information
Birth name	Manjula R.
Born	(1959-06-10) June 10, 1959 (age 66) Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Genres	Playback singing, Indian classical
Occupations	singer dubbing artist
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1983–present

Career

Playback singer

She entered the Kannada film industry as a playback singer in November 1983 for the Kannada movie Rowdi Raaja. She gained popularity for the song "Olage Seridhare Gundu" from the movie Nanjundi Kalyana.^[3][4]

Awards

• 2019 – Kempegowda Award by BBMP.^[5]
• 2010 – Karnataka Rajyotsava Award by the Government of Karnataka
• 1993–94 – Karnataka State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Myale kavkonda mungara moda" from the movie Chinnari Mutha.

Discography

Main article: List of songs recorded by Manjula Gururaj