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Vijai Bulganin

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Vijai Bulganin
Birth nameGorthi Vijay
BornVedurupaka, Andhra Pradesh, India[1]
Occupation(s)Vocalist, film scorer
InstrumentVocals
Years active2016–present
LabelsAditya Music, Lahari Music, Sony Music India

Gorthi Vijai Bulganin (born as Gorthi Vijay) is an Indian composer and singer who works in Telugu cinema.[2] He has produced few independent music videos and later continued as a composer in Telugu films. He received wider recognition for his work in the film Baby (2023), for which he received Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Telugu.[3]

Early life and career

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Bulganin was born as Gorthi Vijay in Vedurupaka, Andhra Pradesh in a Telugu family.[4] Later, he changed his stage name to Vijai Bulganin. Around 2014, he has moved to Hyderabad to pursue a career in music and cinema.[5] Vaaradhi (2015) was his first film as a music composer.[6] Speaking to Cinema Express, Vijai said that Baby album is "a homage to the Ilaiyaraaja genre of music".[7] 123telugu in their review of the film mentioned that "music by Vijay is a major asset for Baby".[8] Film Companion cited him as "the strongest pillar of Baby".[9] Songs from the film were commercially successful, thus getting him wide recognition.[10]

Discography

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As composer

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List of original soundtracks and scores
Year Title Score Songs Notes
2015 Vaaradhi Yes Yes
2016 Saptagiri Express Yes Yes [11]
2017 Sapthagiri LLB Yes Yes
2019 Vajra Kavachadhara Govinda Yes Yes
2022 Meet Cute Yes Yes TV series
2023 Baby Yes Yes
Vidyarthi Yes Yes
Ishtame Kaani Prema Ledanta Yes Yes YouTube TV series
2024 Maruva Tarama Yes Yes
Bhoothaddam Bhaskar Narayana No Yes Only two songs
Prasanna Vadanam Yes Yes
Janaka Aithe Ganaka Yes Yes

As playback singer

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Year Work Song Composer Co-artist(s)
2016 Saptagiri Express "Velugu Cheekati" Himself
"Theme Song"
2017 Sapthagiri LLB "Aa Cheithi Gaajula" Lokeshwar, Mangli
"Emaindi Emaindi" Kailash Kher
"Are Are Ek Dham" Divya Kumar, M. M. Manasi
2019 Vajra Kavachadhara Govinda "Keechu Rayi"

Singles

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Year Song Composer Singer Co-artist(s) Notes
2019 "Manase Oka Megham" Yes Yes
2021 "Chustu Chustune Rojulu" Yes Yes Meghana
"Daare Leda" Yes No Released in Tamil as "Vaanam Thondraadho"
"Thattukoledhey" Yes Yes
"Ammadi" Yes Yes Nutana Mohan
"Manasaara Chebutunna" Yes Yes Nutana Mohan
"Toyiba" Yes Yes Lakshmi Meghana
2022 "Yemaiundacho" Yes Yes Released in Tamil as "Inneram Indha Neram"
"Lollipop" Yes No Also released in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam
"Madhubala" Yes Yes Also composed Tamil version.[12]
2023 "Emone" Yes Yes Aditi Bhavaraju
"Oye Oye" Yes No Tamil song
"Myra" Yes Yes Sindhuja Srinivasan Also co-producer
"Vennela" Yes No
2024 "Chilaka" Yes Yes Lakshmi Meghana
"Intermediate" Yes No
"Kala Anukona" Yes No

Awards and nominations

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Year Awards Category Work Result Ref.
2024 69th Filmfare Awards South Best Music Director – Telugu Baby Won [13]
12th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Music Director – Telugu Nominated [14]

References

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  1. ^ "'Baby's music is a homage to the Ilaiyaraaja genre'". Cinema Express. 12 July 2023.
  2. ^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (26 June 2021). "Vijai Bulganin, music composer of 'Daare Ledha' and 'Vaanam Thondraadho', is on board for Telugu film 'Meet Cute' and Anand Deverakonda's next". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Blockbuster Telugu Film Baby Wins 5 Awards At 69th Sobha Filmfare Awards South 2024". Times Now. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  4. ^ Cherukuri, Abhilasha (12 July 2023). "'Baby's music is a homage to the Ilaiyaraaja genre'". Cinema Express. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  5. ^ Dial News (26 July 2023). Baby Music Director Vijay Bulganin Interview || Dial News. Retrieved 8 August 2024 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ "Vijay Bulganin: కమెడియన్ల చిత్రాలకు సంగీతమందిస్తానని నాపై ముద్ర వేశారు". EENADU (in Telugu). Retrieved 8 August 2024. సంగీత దర్శకుడిగా నా తొలి సినిమా వారధి [Vaaradhi is my first film as a music director]
  7. ^ Cherukuri, Abhilasha (12 July 2023). "'Baby's music is a homage to the Ilaiyaraaja genre'". Cinema Express. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Baby Telugu Movie Review". 123telugu.com. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Baby Telugu Movie Review". 123telugu.com. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  10. ^ Today, Telangana (28 March 2023). "'O Rendu Prema Meghaalila' Song hits 20 million plays on music platforms". Telangana Today. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Sapthagiri Express | Song - Velugu Cheekati | Telugu Video Songs - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Check Out Latest Telugu Music Video Song 'Madhubala' Sung By Vijai Bulganin". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  13. ^ Filmfare (4 August 2024). "Full list of Winners of the 69th SOBHA Filmfare Awards South (Telugu) 2024". Archived from the original on 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  14. ^ "SIIMA 2024 Nominations Revealed: Nani's Dasara and Rajinikanth Starrer Jailer Lead with 11 Nominations Each". ETV Bharat. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
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