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Kannada Actors Who Are Also Playback Singers

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Actors have always tried their luck in playback singing, and it only adds to the excitement of the fans. Kannada film industry also has its share of actors singing for their movies since the times of 'Dr. Rajkumar'. Nowadays, the Sandalwood actors are multi-faceted and leave no stone unturned in proving their mettle in several departments of filmmaking. Well, here is a list of current top 5 Kannada actors who are also good playback singers.

1. Puneeth Rajkumar Puneeth was born on 17th March 1975 in Madras, Tam >> Read More...

It is no surprise that Puneeth tops this list. He has an enviable list of playback singing to his credit. Since his first song Baana Dariyalli in 1981, he has been singing for his films with aplomb. It is to be noted that Dr. Rajkumar, the father of Power Star Puneeth, has also done playback singing for his films. Puneeth doesn’t sing only for his movies; he also lends his voice to other actors including Shiva Rajkumar Shiva Rajkumar is the populous Kannada actor, who >> Read More... and Ganesh. When Puneeth was not busy with his acting work, he engaged in singing. Bahaddur, Adhyaksha, Krishna Leela Click to look into! >> Read More... , Aryan, etc., are some of the films for which he lent his powerful voice. His songs never failed to capture the attention of the audience. In 2020, he crooned Kaledhoda Kaalidaasa for Kaanadante Maayavadanu Click to look into! >> Read More... , and Yen Maadodu Swamy penned and music composed by Vasuki Vaibhav Vasuki Vaibhav was born on December 7, 1991, to a >> Read More... for French Biriyani, his production venture. In 2021, Puneeth sang Oorigobba Raaja for “ Yuvarathnaa Click to look into! >> Read More... ,” composed by Thaman. Santosh Ananddram directed the film. In the same year, he sang a song for “Ramarjuna” in Anish Tejeshwar Anish Tejeshwar is an Indian actor who has worked >> Read More... directorial venture and his last song is Naan Olleyavne for the film, Gajanana and Gang. Praddyottan composed the music. Puneeth suffered a cardiac arrest on 29th October 2021 and died in Bangalore.

2. Upendra Rao Upendra Rao is an Indian actor, who was born on 18 >> Read More...


Upendra has proved that he is a versatile actor by taking up direction, acting and singing with equal panache. Real star Upendre ventured into singing right from the start of his film career. And yes, his list of songs show that he is very much at ease singing lively songs. He has some good numbers in Lava Kusha Lava Kusha is the dubbed Malayalam version of Ram >> Read More... , Buddhivantha, Super, Joggaiah, etc.

3. Shiva Rajkumar


This brother of Puneeth Rajkumar is no less when it comes to singing. Shivanna has been doing playback singing for many years and singing romantic numbers is his forte. Who would forget the evergreen song Mani Mani sung by this star? This hat trick hero surely knows how to attract the audience through his lively songs.

4. Sudeep

Sudeep has a distinct voice that has made Sandalwood producers rope him for singing. Gooli, Veera Madakari Click to look into! >> Read More... , Vaale and Kempe Gowda Kempegowda is an Indian actor who has primarily wo >> Read More... are some of the films that Kiccha Sudeep lent his voice to.

5. Yash Yash alias Naveen Kumar Gowda is a popular star of >> Read More...


Yash is the new face of Sandalwood. Agree? Well, which famous actor is not fascinated by singing? Yash too tried his luck in playback singing for Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari and the recently released Masterpiece. And yes, he managed to turn successful as a playback singer too.

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