# Vijai Bulganin

Gorthi Vijai Bulganin (born as Gorthi Vijay) is an Indian composer and singer who works in Telugu cinema. He has produced few independent music videos and later continued as a composer in Telugu films. He received wider recognition for his work in the film Baby (2023), for which he received Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Telugu.

## Early life and career

Bulganin was born as Gorthi Vijay in Vedurupaka, Andhra Pradesh in a Telugu family. Later, he changed his stage name to Vijai Bulganin. Around 2014, he has moved to Hyderabad to pursue a career in music and cinema. Vaaradhi (2015) was his first film as a music composer. Speaking to Cinema Express, Vijai said that Baby album is "a homage to the Ilaiyaraaja genre of music". 123telugu in their review of the film mentioned that "music by Vijay is a major asset for Baby". Film Companion cited him as "the strongest pillar of Baby". Songs from the film were commercially successful, thus getting him wide recognition.

## Discography
### As composer

List of original soundtracks and scores :
| Year | Title | Score | Songs | Notes |
| 2015 | Vaaradhi | Yes | Yes | |
| 2016 | Saptagiri Express | Yes | Yes | |
| 2017 | Rendu Rellu Aaru | Yes | Yes | |
| 2017 | Sapthagiri LLB | Yes | Yes | |
| 2019 | Vajra Kavachadhara Govinda | Yes | Yes | |
| 2022 | Meet Cute | Yes | Yes | TV series |
| 2023 | Baby | Yes | Yes | |
| 2023 | Vidyarthi | Yes | Yes | |
| 2023 | Ishtame Kaani Prema Ledanta | Yes | Yes | YouTube TV series |
| 2024 | Maruva Tarama | Yes | Yes | |
| 2024 | Bhoothaddam Bhaskar Narayana | No | Yes | Only two songs |
| 2024 | Prasanna Vadanam | Yes | Yes | |
| 2024 | Janaka Aithe Ganaka | Yes | Yes | |
| 2025 | Court – State vs a Nobody | Yes | Yes | |

### As playback singer

| Year | Work | Song | Composer | Co-artist(s) |
| 2016 | Saptagiri Express | "Velugu Cheekati" | Himself | |
| 2016 | Saptagiri Express | "Theme Song" | Himself | |
| 2017 | Sapthagiri LLB | "Aa Cheithi Gaajula" | Himself | Lokeshwar, Mangli |
| 2017 | Sapthagiri LLB | "Emaindi Emaindi" | Himself | Kailash Kher |
| 2017 | Sapthagiri LLB | "Are Are Ek Dham" | Himself | Divya Kumar, M. M. Manasi |
| 2019 | Vajra Kavachadhara Govinda | "Keechu Rayi" | Himself | |

### Singles

| Year | Song | Composer | Singer | Co-artist(s) | Notes |
| 2019 | "Manase Oka Megham" | Yes | Yes | | |
| 2021 | "Chustu Chustune Rojulu" | Yes | Yes | Meghana | |
| 2021 | "Daare Leda" | Yes | No | | Released in Tamil as "Vaanam Thondraadho" |
| 2021 | "Thattukoledhey" | Yes | Yes | | |
| 2021 | "Ammadi" | Yes | Yes | Nutana Mohan | |
| 2021 | "Manasaara Chebutunna" | Yes | Yes | Nutana Mohan | |
| 2021 | "Toyiba" | Yes | Yes | Lakshmi Meghana | |
| 2022 | "Yemaiundacho" | Yes | Yes | | Released in Tamil as "Inneram Indha Neram" |
| 2022 | "Lollipop" | Yes | No | | Also released in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam |
| 2022 | "Madhubala" | Yes | Yes | | Also composed Tamil version. |
| 2023 | "Emone" | Yes | Yes | Aditi Bhavaraju | |
| 2023 | "Oye Oye" | Yes | No | | Tamil song |
| 2023 | "Myra" | Yes | Yes | Sindhuja Srinivasan | Also co-producer |
| 2023 | "Vennela" | Yes | No | | |
| 2024 | "Chilaka" | Yes | Yes | Lakshmi Meghana | |
| 2024 | "Intermediate" | Yes | No | | |
| 2024 | "Kala Anukona" | Yes | No | | |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Awards | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
| 2024 | 69th Filmfare Awards South | Best Music Director – Telugu | Baby | Won | |
| 2024 | 12th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Music Director – Telugu | Baby | Nominated | |