Raju Ananthaswamy (1973–2009) was a music composer and director. He worked on

Sugama Sangeetha Sugama Sangeetha, a variety of Bhavageethe, is an Indian musical genre in which poetry in the Kannada language is set to music. It gained recognition with the work of P. Kalinga Rao in the mid -20th century. Mysore Ananthaswamy and C. Aswath ...

for more than 15 years. He was the son of vocalist

Mysore Ananthaswamy Mysore Ananthaswamy (ಮೈಸೂರು ಅನಂತಸ್ವಾಮಿ) was one of the pioneers of Kannada Bhavageethe in Karnataka. He was a very popular composer and singer of Kannada Sugama Sangeetha. He composed music for several poems an ...

. He died in 2009, at the age of 35 years.

Personal life

Raju Ananthaswamy began playing music in his father's troupe at a young age. He had his initial Tabala lessons from Vid. Gunda Shastry of Hanumantanagar, Bengaluru. In addition to tabla, he could play a variety of other

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s including guitar, mandolin and keyboard. Raju’s compositions and singing style was greatly influenced by his father, late

. His songs, Krishna Yenabaarade, Madhava, Beldingal raathrili, Tunge Dadadalli, Heege ondu Raathri are among his more important compositions. He was well known for his songs "Yaava mohana murali kareyitu" from ''

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'' and "Hottare yedbittu" from the movie, ''Rishi''. Raju was an artiste in

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and regularly appeared on Radio City, Doordarshan, Udaya TV,

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and ETV TV channels. He performed with his troupe all year round. He used to set aside his weekends to teach

sugama sangeetha Sugama Sangeetha, a variety of Bhavageethe, is an Indian musical genre in which poetry in the Kannada language is set to music. It gained recognition with the work of P. Kalinga Rao in the mid -20th century. Mysore Ananthaswamy and C. Aswath ...

to several students. Though Raju had set to tune more than 200 poems, he enjoyed singing his father’s compositions, which he also aspired to preserve and promote, during his performances. He was able to pass these on to the younger generation as well as his many students, through his Sugama Sangeetha schools in Mysore and Bangalore.

Notable performances

* Hampi Utsava *

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Summit Cultural Evening * Vasanta Habba * All India Lawyers Meet *Dasara Utsava * International Trade Fair in Delhi * Berkely Film Awards

Albums

* ''Tribute to My Father'' * ''Ananta Namana'' * ''Hoovu'' * ''Deepotsava'' * ''Savitha'' * ''Hale Beru Hosa Chiguru'' * ''Hari ninna murali'' * ''Madhava'' * ''Bere Madhuveke'' * ''Rathnana Padagalu'' * ''Hari Ninna Murali'' * ''Oh Mani Oh Doctor'' * ''Yava Mohana murali kareyitu''

Concert tours

* Australia – 2004 *

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and

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– 1994 * Malaysia – 2004 * New Zealand – 2004 * Singapore – 2001 & 2004 * UK – April 2008 * US – 1988 & 1998

Original score for TV serials

* Rajini * Dum dum digadiga * Yello jogappaninnaramane * Manthana * Geethadarshana * Nela mugilu * Mussanje katha prasanga * Movie-Galige Asst. Music Director

Movies (acted in)

* ''Amrithadhare'' * ''Jackpot'' * '' Chigurida Kanasu'' * ''

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'' * ''ooh la la'' * '' Kanchana Ganga'' * ''Mani N.D.K.'' * ''Aakash'' * ''Chithra''

Death

Raju Ananthaswamy developed kidney complications and was admitted to Sagar

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, his condition deteriorated rapidly and his death was attributed to

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on 17 January 2009. He was survived by his mother Shanta Ananthaswamy and three sisters. He was later buried in Padavaralli.

References

External links

*
Deccan Herald report about Raju Ananthaswamy's death

Indiasummary.com

Mangalorean.com
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