Gangadhar

Child prodigy Carnatic composer and singer played by Master Manjunath in the acclaimed 1992 Telugu-language film Swathi Kiranam. The famous composer/singer Anantha Rama Sharma attempts to take credit for his work, with tragic results.

Fake band connection: when Swathi Kiranam was remade as Qala (2022), the Gangadhar character is named Jagan Batwal