Gurusala Krishnadas Venkatesh (GKV) (21 September 1927 – 17 November 1993) was a prominent composer of film music in Kannada cinema during the 1960s, 1970s and until the late-1980s. He also composed music for Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil movies. He produced numerous master pieces of Kannada film music. He also brought in Western background score into Kannada films and scored music for all Bond movies of Dr.Raj in the 1960s to 1970s.
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Date of birth | 21 September 1927
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Place of birth | Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Date of death | 1 November 1993
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Age | 66 (age at death)
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Place of death | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Occupation | Film score, Music Director, playback singer, actor, Film Producer
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