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About L. N. Shastri
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- Shastri (also credited as Chaitanya; 30 August 1971 – 30 August 2017) was an Indian playback singer and music composer who primarily worked in Kannada cinema.
- Starting his career as a playback singer in the film Ajagajantara (1991), Shastri went on to sing for more than 3000 songs.
- Upon his friends' suggestion, he renamed himself as Chaitanya and composed music for over 25 films starting with Kanasalu Neene Manasalu Neene (1998).
- However, he dropped the name due to the identity crisis for the film Bellary Naga (2009) Shastri was fighting cancer and died on 30 August 2017.His biggest hit song as a singer has been "Kolumande Jangamadevaru" from the film Janumada Jodi (1996) which gave him a career break and also fetched him the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer.
- He was closely associated with prominent music directors in Kannada film industry including Hamsalekha, V.
- Manohar, V.
- Harikrishna, Gurukiran, Arjun Janya and Anoop Seelin who have been the main support for his growing career since his initial days. L.
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- Shastri was married to fellow singer Suma.
- Suma Shastri has sung for more than 50 films.
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