Poornachandra Tejaswi (composer)

Not to be confused with Poornachandra Tejaswi.

Poornachandra Tejaswi (Kannada: ಪೂರ್ಣಚಂದ್ರ 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]

Poornachandra Tejaswi
Poornachandra Tejaswi during the trailer launch of film in March 2024
Background information
Born	(1982-10-06) 6 October 1982 (age 42) Karnataka, India
Genres	Film score soundtrack theatre world
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 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 blockblaster 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

Year	Title	Language	Notes
2013	Lucia	Kannada
2014	Chaturbhuja	Kannada
	Walking With Wolves	English	International Wild Life Film
2015	Vascodigama	Kannada
	Rocket	Kannada
2016	Bhujanga	Kannada
	Prema Geema Jane Do	Kannada
2018	U Turn	Tamil, Telugu
	Hebbet Ramakka	Kannada
2019	Chambal	Kannada
	Fortuner	Kannada
	Hikora	Kannada
	Babru	Kannada
2021	Kudi Yedamaithe	Telugu	Telugu web series
2023	Dhoomam	Malayalam	Hombale Films; Malayalam debut
2024	Matinee	Kannada
2024	Gramayana†	Kannada
2024	Ashoka Blade †	Kannada

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