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The Top Five Kannada Songs of 2013

There were some fantastic numbers in Kannada films in 2013.

Songs composed by Joshua Sridhar, Harikrishna V and Arjun Janya, as well as by newcomers Bharath and Poornachandra Tejaswi got the red carpet treatment.

Some songs even ruled iTunes for a while.

A look at the top five songs from Kannada films in 2013.

Jamma Jamma

Film: Lucia

Music: Poornachandra Tejaswi

Singers: Naveen Sajju

This thumping song composed by newcomer Poornachandra Tejaswi went viral within a day or two of its release. And not just in Karnataka but across the worldwide web.

Not only did it top iTunes, it was a favourite for flash mobs conducted across the state.

Stage orchestra singer from Mysore, Naveen Sajju, rose to fame with this number.

Modala Male

Film: Myna

Music: Jassie Gift

Singer: Sonu Nigam

Sonu Nigam has been a household name in Karnataka for a long time now.

The Jassie Gift-composed Modala Male is a melodious song and it topped the charts in 2013.

Thinbeda Kammi

Film: Lucia

Music: Poornachandra Tejaswi

Singers: Poornachandra Tejaswi, Bappi Blossom

The soundtrack of Lucia brought much needed freshness to the folk based melodies.

Thinbeda Kammi, which had the ethnic flavour of the Chamrajnagar region of Karnataka, was composed by Poornachandra.

Rendered by him and Bappi Blossom, it was a favourite with music lovers. 

Bisilu Kudure

Film: Googly

Music: Joshua Sridhar

Singer: Rajesh Krishnan

This beautiful melody rendered by Rajesh Krishnan and composed by Joshua Sridhar was hugely popular last year.

Bossu Namma Bossu

Film: Bajrangi

Music: Arjun Janya

Singer: Arjun Janya

This massy song from Shivrajkumar’s Bajrangi, is catchy throughout.

It became very popular towards the end of 2013 for its different style of vocals.