B. Ajaneesh Loknath (born 20 November 1985) is an Indian composer who works predominantly for

Kannada cinema Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. The 1934 film '' Sati Sulochana'' directe ...

. He received the

Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director is a state film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honours Kannada language films. Superlative winners Winners The following ...

for his work in the film Ulidavaru Kandanthe in 2015. He is known for his collaborations with

Rakshit Shetty Rakshit Shetty (born 6 June 1983) is an Indian actor, film producer, writer and filmmaker of Kannada cinema. He is the recipient of two Filmfare Awards South. Early life Shetty was born in Udupi on 6 June 1983 in a Tulu-speaking Bunt family. ...

Rishab Shetty Prashant Shetty, known professionally as Rishab Shetty, is an Indian actor and film maker who primarily works in Kannada cinema. He is known for his critical and commercial blockbuster, '' Kantara'', for which he directed and acted as the main ...

and Anup Bhandari.

Career

Ajaneesh Loknath has composed music for '' Ulidavaru Kandanthe'', ''

Kirik Party ''Kirik Party'' is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film directed by Rishab Shetty and produced by G. S. Guptha and Rakshit Shetty. It stars Rakshit Shetty, Rashmika Mandanna, Samyuktha Hegde, and Achyuth Kumar while Aravinnd Iye ...

'', ''

Avane Srimannarayana ''Avane Srimannarayana'' (; ) is a 2019 Indian Kannada-language fantasy adventure comedy film directed and edited by Sachin B. Ravi in his directorial debut. Jointly produced by Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah and H.K.Prakash, the film features Rak ...

and'' background score for ''

Rangitaranga ''RangiTaranga'' (English: ''Colourful Wave'') is a 2015 Indian Kannada-language mystery thriller film written and directed by Anup Bhandari in his debut, and produced by H. K. Prakash, under Shree Devi Entertainers. It features debutantes Ni ...

''. He has sung for '' Ulidavaru Kandanthe'', ''

Ishtakamya ''Ishtakamya'' is a 2016 Kannada romantic comedy film directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar is based on the 1980s novel of the same name written by Dodderi Venkatagiri Rao. The film features Vijay Suriya of ''Agni Sakshi'' fame, Mayuri Kya ...

'', ''

'' and has also sung songs for his own films. His career has also excelled in the field of music composition and singing. He has done movies for ''

Ramesh Aravind Ramesh Aravind is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter and television presenter who predominantly works in Kannada films and television. In a career of over 34 years, Aravind has been appeared in over 140 films including several Tamil and T ...

'', Dr.Shivrajkumar, Golden Star Ganesh, Bharathiraja, ''

Nivin Pauly Nivin Pauly (born 11 October 1984) is an Indian actor and producer who works predominantly in Malayalam films. He is a recipient of several awards including two Kerala State Film Awards and three Filmfare South awards. Nivin auditioned for ...

'', ''

Udhayanidhi Stalin Udhayanidhi Stalin (born 27 November 1977) is an Indian film producer, actor, and politician who prominently works in the Tamil cinema. He is the Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development of Tamil Nadu in the ministry led by his father, ...

'' , Duniya Vijay and many others. He got his film '' Ulidavaru Kandanthe'' assigned for eight fields in the Radio Mirchi Music Awards South 2015. He got his film ''

''s background score designated for an

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. Till date, he has worked for more than 25 films in many languages.

Controversy

Kerala-based band Thaikkudam Bridge accused him and the makers of movie Kantaara for plagiarising their song Navarasam for the film’s track, Varaha Roopam.

Filmography

* ''All films are in Kannada, unless otherwise noted.''

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * Living people Kannada film score composers Filmfare Awards South winners 1986 births Film musicians from Karnataka Tamil film score composers Telugu film score composers 21st-century Indian composers People from Shimoga district Indian male film score composers 21st-century male musicians {{india-composer-stub