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= Mallikarjun =

Mallikarjun is an Indian playback singer and music composer.He has sung more than 300 songs in telugu,tamil and kannada language films. He became popular with the singing competition padutha theeyaga.He got married to playback singer Gopika Poornima.

Personal Life
He was born in Srisailam so he named as mallikarjun and later he was brought up in his home town Visakhapatnam.His father was a government employee in Irrigation department and mother is a house wife.He has started learning music at the tender age of 9 and got recognition by padutha teeyaga musical competition.He has one sister.

He met his co-singer Gopika Poornima and fell in love with each other and got married on 10th February 2008 in Simhachalam. They have one girl child named Samhitha.

Career
Mallikarjun made his debut as a playback singer along with his wife gopika poornima in Chennai  for the movie Singanna on 27th February 1997 under Vandemataram Srinivas Music direction. He has sung more than 300 songs in films and 2000+ private devotional albums.He also worked as a Assistant under famous music directors like Saluri Koteswara Rao for 1 year,Mani Sharma for 8 years.He has sung for all the heros in telugu  film industry.

He made his debut as a Music director for the movie Kathi Kantha Rao in 2010.

Awards
Nandi Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the Serial Sukhadhukhalu(ETV) in 2003 in the TV section.

Concerts
Mallikarjun  has done more than 200 shows  across the world.He also participated in various musical concerts in the countries  like USA,UK,Australia,Canada,New Zealand,Malaysia,Singapore,Kuwait,Dubai with the legendary singers like S.P.Balasubrahmanyam,S.P.Sailaja and others.

Performances

 * Music concerts for TANA (Telugu Association of North America) in 2007 and 2014 along with famous music director Mani Sharma.


 * Music concerts for ATA (American Telugu Association) in 2006 and 2008 along with famous music directors Mani Sharma and Devi Sri Prasad.


 * Performed at WTF (World Telugu Federation) in Singapore and Dubai in 2002 and 2006.

TV Programmes

 * Participated as a Judge cum Team leader in the musical competition  Airtel Super Singer 9  conducted by MAA TV in 2015.


 * Participated as a judge in the musical competitions like “STAR OF AP” and “STAR SINGER”  conducted by Gemini Tv and Vissa Tv.