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{{Short description|Indian singer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Chintan Vikas
| image =Chintan Vikas.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Vikas, performing on stage in 2021
| native_name = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|07|28}}
| birth_place = [[Mysore]], [[Karnataka]], India
| alma_mater =
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|composer|theatre activist}}
| spouse =
| years_active =
| awards =
| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed = yes
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Filmi]]
* [[Folk music|Folk]]
* [[Indian classical music|Classical]]
}}
| instrument = Vocals
| label = Independent Artist
}}
| =
}}
'''Chintan Vikas''' (born 1989) is an Indian playback singer, keyboard programmer, percussionist, vocal arranger, dubbing artiste and theatre activist, known for his works in [[Kannada language|Kannada]].<ref name="CHINTAN VIKAS">{{cite news|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/metrolife-lifestyle/on-my-pinboard-chintan-vikas-778487.html|title=On my pin board: Chintan Vikas|work=Deccan Herald|author=Tini Sara Anien|date=21 November 2019|access-date=26 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://vijaykarnataka.com/entertainment/gossip/new-singers-get-opportunites-in-sandalwood/articleshow/50997968.cms|title=ಕೇಳುತಿದೆ ಇದೀಗ 'ಹೊಸಬರ ಇಂಚರ'|language=Kannada|trans-title=Newcomers' voices heard nowadays|work=Vijaya Karnataka|date=16 February 2016|author=Sharanu Hullur|access-date=26 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/playing-on-your-senses/article19911616.ece|title=Playing on your senses|work=The Hindu|author=Khajane, Muralidhara|date=24 October 2017|access-date=27 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://m.kannadaprabha.com/districts/mysore/2014/aug/02/%E0%B2%9C%E0%B2%A8%E0%B2%AA%E0%B2%A6-%E0%B2%AE%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%AF%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%97%E0%B3%86-%E0%B2%B8%E0%B2%B9%E0%B3%83%E0%B2%A6%E0%B2%AF%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%82%E0%B2%A6-%E0%B2%AE%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B5%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%A6%E0%B3%86-236673.amp|title=ಮೈಸೂರುಜನಪದ ಮಾಯ್ಕಾರರಿಗೆ ಸಹೃದಯರಿಂದ ಮರ್ವಾದೆ|trans-title=Homage to folk heroes|work=Kannada Prabha|language=Kannada|date=2 August 2014|access-date=27 March 2021}}</ref> For his song ''’Saahore Saahore’'' in the film [[Gajakesari]], Chintan Vikas won the [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer]] in 2014.<ref name="th1">{{cite web|last1=Khajane|first1=Muralidhara|title=Film awards: a balance between main and independent film-making streams|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/film-awards-a-balance-between-main-and-independent-filmmaking-streams/article8230707.ece|work=The Hindu|date=13 February 2016|access-date=26 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/528628/after-national-honour-harivu-bags.html|title=After national honour, 'Harivu' bags top State film award|work=Deccan Herald|date=13 February 2016|access-date=26 March 2021}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Chintan Vikas was born in Mysore to theatre personalities H. Janardhan and Sumathi.<ref name="CHINTAN VIKAS" /> His father, known as Janny, served as the director of the [[Rangayana]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/music/bheemasena-nalamaharajas-first-song-has-the-flavour-of-karnataka/articleshow/78847474.cms|title=Bheemasena Nalamaharaja's first song has the flavour of Karnataka|work=Times of India|date=24 October 2020|access-date=26 March 2021}}</ref>

== Career ==
Chintan entered the theatre as a street play artist at the age of four.<ref name="CHINT">{{cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/sandalwood/220117/such-a-long-and-illustrious-journey.html|title=Such a long and illustrious journey|work=Deccan Chronicle|date=22 January 2017|access-date=26 March 2021}}</ref> He learnt [[Hindustani Classical Music]] from musician Veerabhadraiah Hiremath and became an assistant to the composer [[V. Manohar]].<ref name="CHINT"/>

He has worked with many composers in the industry including [[Hamsalekha]], V. Manohar, [[V. Harikrishna]], [[Arjun Janya]], [[B. Ajaneesh Loknath]], [[Charan Raj (composer)|Charan Raj]] and others.
[[File:Hamsalekha and Chintan Vikas.jpg|thumb|upright|Chintan Vikas with [[Hamsalekha]]]]

== Awards ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Film
! Song
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2014 Karnataka State Film Awards|2014]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer]]
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Gajakesari]]''
| ''"Saahore Saahore"''
|}

== Discography ==
Selected film songs, recorded by Chintan Vikas, are listed here.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chiloka.com/celebrity/chinthan-vikas|title=Chintan Vikas Filmography|website=Chiloka.com|access-date=27 March 2021}}</ref>

* ''All songs are in Kannada, unless otherwise noted''

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Song !! Music !! Co-singers
|-
| 2011 || ''Kanchaana'' || "Duddu Duddu" || Rishikesh Hari || Solo
|-
| rowspan=2| 2012 || ''Cyber Yugadol Navayuva Madhura Prema Kavyam'' || "Maaye Maaye Maaye" || Vasu Dixit, Abhishek Lakra || Gurupriya
|-
| ''Bhageerathi'' || "Bandano Bandano" || [[V. Manohar]] || rowspan=2|solo
|-
| rowspan=4| 2013 || [[Dyavre]] || "Angani" || rowspan=2|Veer Samarth
|-
| ''Advaitha'' || "Karadipurada Garadiyolaga" || [[Shamita Malnad]]
|-
| ''Jungle Jackie'' || "Yakinge Maimele" || V. Manohar || solo
|-
| ''Chellapilli'' || "Kutti Shakeela" || Mikku Kavil || Malathi, Shamita
|-
| rowspan=3| 2014 || [[Gajakesari]] || "Saahore Saahore" || [[V. Harikrishna]] || rowspan=4|solo
|-
| rowspan=2|''Saval'' || "Jen Kithmele" || rowspan=4| V. Manohar
|-
| "Eddeddu Sidiva"
|-
| rowspan=5|2015 ||rowspan=2| ''Vamshoddharaka'' || "Natha Natha"
|-
| "Alemaneyange" || [[Supriya Lohith]]
|-
| [[Mr. Airavata]] || "Mr. Airavata" || V. Harikrishna || Ranjith, [[Santhosh Venky]], Shashank Sheshagiri
|-
| ''[[Geetha Bangle Store]]'' || "Ale Ale Aleyo" || V. Manohar ||solo
|-
| [[Bullet Basya]] || "Common Common" || [[Arjun Janya]] || Malathi
|-
| rowspan=12| 2016 || [[Kirik Party]] || "Lastu Benchina" || [[B. Ajaneesh Loknath]] || Varun Ramachandra, B. Ajaneesh Loknath, [[Chandan Achar]]
|-
| [[Mukunda Murari]] || "Gopala Baa" || Arjun Janya || [[Vijay Prakash]], [[Palak Muchhal]]
|-
| [[Doddmane Hudga]] || "Naguva Nanjunda" || V. Harikrishna || rowspan=4|solo
|-
| ''Avadhi'' || "Yamapasha" || Sabhu Verghese
|-
| ''Sa'' || "Olagondu Horagondu" || Veer Samarth
|-
| ''Gajapade'' || "Sariyada Sanje" || Abhilash-Joyel
|-
| rowspan=2| [[Devara Nadalli]] || "Devara Nadalli"||rowspan=2|Hamsalekha || Hamsalekha, Moh
|-
| "Allalle Arare" || Hamsalekha
|-
| [[Parapancha]] || "Dari Thappi" || Veer Samarth || solo
|-
| rowspan=2|''Last Bus'' || "Doori Doori" || rowspan=2| S. D. Aravind || solo
|-
| "Doori" (theatrical) || Sujatha Iyer
|-
| [[Ishtakamya]] || "Naa Ninage" || Ajaneesh Loknath ||solo
|-
| rowspan=5|2017 || [[Beautiful Manasugalu]] || "Preethi Maruva Santheyalli" ||[[Bharath B. J.]] ||Eesha Suchi
|-
| rowspan=2|[[Srikanta (film)|Srikanta]] || "Kaalittare Yuddhake" ||rowspan=2| Ajaneesh Loknath ||rowspan=2|Hemanth, [[Shashank Sheshagiri]]
|-
| "Shiva Shiva Maharaja"
|-
| [[Bangara s/o Bangarada Manushya]] || "Thenege Thene" || V. Harikrishna || solo
|-
| [[Mass Leader]] || "Ea Mannalli" || Veer Samarth || Prem, Govind Kurnool
|-
| 2018 || [[Amma I Love You]] || "Yetthuttaro" ||[[Gurukiran]]|| Siddharth Belmannu
|-
| 2020 || [[Bheemasena Nalamaharaja]] || "Thanneer Meedre" || Charan Raj || H. Janardhan, chorus
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2021 || ''Bypass Road'' || "Muddada Gombe" || Vijayakrishna D. || Solo
|-
|''1980''
|"Hey Kaalave"
|''Himself''
|Apoorva Shridhar
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{IMDb name|9291782}}

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[[Category:Kannada-language playback singers]]
[[Category:Kannada people]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian singers]]
[[Category:People from Mysore district]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian theatre people]]
[[Category:Male actors in Kannada theatre]]
[[Category:1989 births]]
[[Category:Karnataka State Film Award winners]]

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