Shimoga Subbanna


Shimoga Subbanna or Shivamogga Subbanna was an Indian Sugama Sangeetha playback singer in the Kannada language. He received a national award for singing for the song Kaadu Kudure Odi Banditta in the film Kaadu Kudure. He was the first Kannadiga to win National Award for playback singing. Apart from being an exemplary singer and musician, he was also an advocate and a notary public.

Awards and honors

Subbanna received several awards and honors for his contributions to Sugama Sangeetha, some of which are listed below:
He died on 11 August 2022, at the age of 83, after suffering from a cardiac arrest.