Doddarange Gowda

Doddarangegowda (born 7 February 1946) is an Indian poet and lyricist working in Kannada cinema. He is a retired professor of Kannada and has published a number of anthologies in Kannada. He has released several audio cassettes and CDs of his poems. Some of his noteworthy songs are Tera Yeri Ambaradaage and Notadaage Nageya Meeti of Parasangada Gendethimma, Nammoora Mandara Hoove of Aalemane, Sri Rama Bandavne of Paduvaaralli Pandavaru. He was also a Bharatiya Janata Party MLC. In 2018, he was awarded with the civilian award Padma Shri.

Biography Doddarangegowda was born on 7 February 1946 to K. Rangegowda and Akkamma.

Maagiya Kanasu (1977) Paduvaaralli Pandavaru (1978) Parasangada Gendethimma (1978) Siritanakke Savaal (1978) Bangarada Jinke (1980) Aalemane (1981) Prema Parva (1983) Olave Baduku (1984) Hosa Neeru (1985) Sangliyana (1988) Mithileya Seetheyaru (1988) Ganeshana Maduve (1990) Aruna Raaga (1986) Ashwamedha (1990) Kavya (1995) Megha Mandara (1992) Belli Kalungura (1992) Ranjitha (1993) Rashmi (1994) Janumada Jodi (1996) Nammoora Mandara Hoove (1996) Sparsha (2000) Lankesh Patrike (2003) Thandege Thakka Maga (2006) Taare (2011) Sri Kshetra Adi Chunchanagiri (2012) Allama (2017) Purushothamana Prasanga (2024)

Awards and nominations 1972: Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry — Kannu Naalage Kadalu 1991: Karnataka State Film Award for Best Lyricist — Ganeshana Maduve 1996: Karnataka State Film Award for Best Lyricist — Kavya 1997: Karnataka State Film Award for Best Lyricist — Janumada Jodi 2003: Attimabbe award 2018: Padma Shri