G. K. Venkatesh | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 21 September 1927[1] |
| Origin | Hyderabad, Hyderabad State, India |
| Died | 13 November 1993 (aged 66) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation(s) | Film score, music director, playback singer, actor, film producer |
| Instrument | Veena |
| Years active | 1946 to 1993 |
Gurusala Krishnadas Venkatesh (21 September 1927 – 17 November 1993) was an Indian film score composer who primarily worked in Kannada cinema during the 1960s, 1970s and until the late-1980s. He also composed music for Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films. He produced numerous master pieces of Kannada film music and also brought in Western background score into Kannada films and scored music for all Bond movies of Rajkumar in the 1960s to 1970s.
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