Bharath B. J. is an Indian music producer,

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

and singer, who works predominantly in Kannada cinema. Starting his career as a composer for the short film ''

Simply Kailawesome ''Simply Kailawesome'' is a Kannada short film directed by MG Srinivas. The film was made on playwright T. P. Kailasam and revolves around conversations between Kailasam and female protagonists from four of his plays. While MG Srinivas played T ...

'' in 2010, Bharath got his breakthrough in 2013 with the film ''

Simple Agi Ondh Love Story ''Simple Agi Ondh Love Story'' (or ''Simpalaag Ond Love Story'') is a 2013 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Suni, and stars Rakshit Shetty and Shwetha Srivatsav. The film was remade in Telugu in 2018 as '' Idi ...

''. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director for the film '' Beautiful Manasugalu''. Apart from composing music, Bharath has recorded his voice for songs, notably the "Hey Who Are You" song from the film ''

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 Aravin ...

'' (2016).

Career

Bharath's first work was for the short film ''

'' starring

MG Srinivas M.G. Srinivas is an Indian actor, film director and screenwriter who works in Kannada cinema. He made his debut as a director in the Kannada film industry with ''Topiwala'' (2013), a commercial entertainer starring Upendra. Srinivas first bec ...

and directed by

which was promoted well prior to its release. In 2013, Bharath bagged the project ''

'' which turned out to be a huge success upon its release; debutant director

Suni The Suni (''Nesotragus moschatus'') is a small antelope. It occurs in dense underbrush from central Kenya to KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Suni are around high at the shoulder and weigh . They are usually reddish brown, darker on their back t ...

, actors Rakshit Shetty and Shwetha Srivatsav along with Bharath; garnered popularity through the film. It was followed by another successful soundtrack for the film '' Bahuparak'' (2014) which was also directed by Suni. In 2016, he was signed in to compose for the sequel film ''Simple Agi Innond Love Story''. Apart from this, he recorded his voice for the song "Hey Who Are You" for the successful film ''

'' (2016), which had music composition by

B. Ajaneesh Loknath B. Ajaneesh Loknath (born 20 November 1985) is an Indian composer who works predominantly for Kannada cinema. He received the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director for his work in the film Ulidavaru Kandanthe in 2015. He is known ...

. In 2018, Bharath was adjudged the Best Music Director at the

Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by the Filmfare magazine of The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Indian film industry encompassing ...

for the successful film '' Beautiful Manasugalu'' (2017).

Discography

Awards and nominations

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* 2017: Best Music Director: '' Beautiful Manasugalu''

References

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