Winning the eighth season of TV reality competition Idea Super Singer in 2015 was seismic for Anurag Kulkarni. The Telugu playback vocalist was suddenly propelled into Tollywood, quickly establishing himself as one of the most dynamic singers on the soundtrack scene. His diverse range serves all sorts of sequences and moods, from moments of love to full-blown celebrations on screen. When he’s at his most powerful, he’s something to behold—but Kulkarni’s ballads can also be beautifully understated, sombre and moving. Whatever spirit he needs to capture, he always does it with style.