N. C. Karunya is an Indian playback singer, stage performer, YouTuber, songwriter, and TV show host known for his works primarily in Telugu and Hindi films.

He has won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu for the song "Sada Siva Sanyasi" from the 2010 film Khaleja Nallan Chakravartula Karunya was born on 1 March 1986, to N. C. Madhu and P. Janaki in Hyderabad, India.

In that series of meetings, he met Jr. NTR, who offered him his first Telugu hit, "Ekaantangaa unna," a song composed by Mani Sharma for the film Ashok.

After this song, he went on to record songs including "Orugalluke Pilla" from the film Sainikudu, Enduko from Chirutha, "123 Nenoka Kantri" from Kantri, Ammayi Kitiki Pakkana from Maryada Ramanna, Om Namo Siva Rudraya from Khaleja, Oola Oolala Ala from Orange, Vayyarala jabilli from Pawan Kalyan's Teenmar, "Andam andam" from Vetadu-Ventadu, composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, starring Vishal (actor), "Meher meher" from "D for Dopidi", "Suvvi Suvvaalamma" from the movie Loafer, one song for "It's My Love Story," and many more.

[check quotation syntax] Karunya was the youngest singer to be a part of the remake of the song "Mile sur mera tumhaara".