Manjunath Mural

His mother died of cancer when he was young.His father is Ajay In 1993, Mural decided not to become a doctor and studied hotel management with specialisation in kitchen (food production) at IHMCTAN[clarification needed] in Bangalore India.

His life turning point was in 1996 during a 6-month industrial training for Taj President, a 5 star hotel situated at Cuffe Parade in Mumbai India.

While working he continued to put in effort for better opportunities and was later selected as management trainee in kitchen at Centaur Hotel at Juhu Beach in Mumbai.

Mural led the team from The Song of India to win the bronze medal 2006 in a chefs competition held by the Restaurant association of Singapore.

In 2009, Channel News Asia ran a reality TV show as a chefs competition and Mural won 2nd place which gave him media recognition.

They co-hosted two events ″A Week Long Promotion of Epicurean Delights″ and ″Culinary Sensations at The Song of India: Up Close & Personal with Vikas Khanna″.

In 2017, he once again led his team at The Song of India to garner a Michelin star - still the only Indian restaurant in Southeast Asia to have the honour.

In 2018, he led The Song of India to score a hat trick as the restaurant was awarded a Michelin star for the third consecutive year in a row.