He belongs to a group of artists in the Kannada Film Industry who have a theatre background.

He was part of the Rock band Stone Age and is an active member of the theatre group The Niranthara foundation.

[2] He sings in the film's track "Thinbedakammi," was a huge hit when released on YouTube, with over 600 thousand views as of 2023.

[3] Tejaswi penned the lyrics and was also lead playback singer for the song.

The album for Lucia film was a massive hit and contributed immensely to the success of the film[4] with a series of nominations and awards including prestigious Karnataka State Award (2014) following soon after.