Vitla Manohar is an Indian music director, lyricist, film director and actor in

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

and Tulu movies. He has scored music to several Kannada and Tulu films. He has written lyrics to more than 1000 songs in

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'' directed ...

Early life

Manohar is a native of

Vitla Vitla (ವಿಟ್ಲ) also Vittal is a town in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district, India, around 18 km from Bantwal in Bantwal Taluk. It is also 14 km from Puttur and 40 km from Mangalore. Vitla was an assembly constit ...

village in

Dakshina Kannada Dakshina Kannada district is a district of Karnataka state in India, with its headquarters in the coastal city of Mangalore. It is part of the larger Tulu Nadu region. The district covers an area nestled in between the Western Ghats to its east ...

district of

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

state in

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. His father is Shivanna bhat, mother Padmavathi. He started his career as a cartoonist working for some leading newspapers and magazines.

Film career

Manohar has composed music for over 100 Kannada movies such as '' Gejje Naada'', ''

O Mallige ''O Mallige'' is a 1997 Indian Kannada-language romance drama film directed by V. Manohar and written by K. Ananthu. Besides direction for the first time, Manohar has composed the music and also enacted in a supporting role. The film mainly st ...

'', ''Indra Danush'', ''

Janumada Jodi ''Janumada Jodi'' is a 1996 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by T. S. Nagabharana and written by Baraguru Ramachandrappa, based on Pannalal Patel's 1941 Gujarati novel '' Malela Jeev''. The film was scripted by T. S. Nag ...

'', ''

Tharle Nan Maga ''Tharle Nan Maga'' (English: Naughty fellow) is a 1992 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film written and directed by Upendra in his directorial debut, which stars Jaggesh and Anjali Sudhakar in lead roles, who also made their debuts in ...

'', '' Swasthick'', '' Duniya'', ''Ee Sambhaashane'', ''Banda nan Ganda'', '' Janumada Gelathi'', and ''

Mathadana ''Mathadana'' ( kn, ಮತದಾನ) is a 2001 Indian Kannada language film directed by T. N. Seetharam, based on S. L. Bhyrappa's novel of the same name, and starring Anant Nag, Tara, Devaraj, Avinash and Hemanth Vasisht in pivotal roles. ...

''. His song "Kolu Mande" from the movie

is considered to be one of the most successful Kannada songs of the 90s. The song "Kariya I Love you" from the movie "Duniya" is one of his biggest hits. His first song as a lyricist was "Hodeya Doora Oh Jothegaara" from the movie '' Anubhava''.

Awards

* 2015 - Tulu Cinemotsava Award for Best Music Director - Chaali Polilu * 2014 - Red FM Tulu Film Award for Best Lyricist - Barke * 2013 - Tulu Cinemotsava Award for Best Music Director - Bangarda Kural * 2007 - Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist - Kannada - "Kannallu Neenene" (Film:''

Pallakki ''Pallakki'' is a 2007 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by K. Narendra Babu and written by Paramesh. The film stars Prem Kumar and newcomer Ramnitu Chaudhary. The film was produced by P2 Productions. The film released on 4 ...

'') * 2004 -

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 ...

-'' Chigurida Kanasu'' * 1997 -

- '' Jodi Hakki'' * 1996 -

- ''

'' * 1995 -

Karnataka State Film Award for Best Lyricist Karnataka State Film Award for Best Lyricist is a state film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honours Kannada language Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally roman ...

- "O Mallige Ninnondige" (Film: ''Anuraaga Sangama'') * 1993 -

- "Megha O Megha" (Film: '' Gejje Naada'')

Discography

Actor

*'' Om'' (1995) *''

Operation Antha ''Operation Antha'' is a 1995 Indian Kannada-language political action thriller film written and directed by Upendra, starring Ambareesh in the lead role, and is a direct sequel to the 1981 film '' Antha'', which also starred Ambareesh. Ambarees ...

'' (1995) *'' Anuraga Sangama'' (1995) *''

Upendra Upendra (Devanagari: उपेन्द्र) is an Indian masculine given name. The meaning of the Sanskrit word ' is "younger brother of Indra" and refers to either Krishna or Vishnu, who as a son of Aditi (or in the Vamana avatar) was born sub ...

'' (1999) *''

Kanasugara ''Kanasugara'' () is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Karan. Film stars V. Ravichandran, Prema and Shashikumar, Hema Choudhary in lead roles. ''Kanasugara'' is a remake of 1998 Tamil film ''Unnidathil Ennai Kodu ...

'' (2001) *''Superstar'' (2002) *''

Gokarna Gokarna may refer to: Places * Gokarna, Karnataka, a town in Karnataka, India * Gokarna, West Bengal, a village in West Bengal, India * Gokarnamatam, a village in Andhra Pradesh, India * Trincomalee, a city in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka also known ...

'' (2003) *'' Mata'' (2006) *''

Snehitaru ''Snehitaru'' ( Friends) is a 2012 Indian Kannada-language action film written and directed by Ram Narayan and produced by Soundarya Jagadish. It has an ensemble cast including Vijay Raghavendra, Tarun Chandra, Pranitha, Srujan Lokesh and Rav ...

'' (2012) *'' Anna Bond'' (2012) *''

Anjani Putra ''Anjani Putra'' () is an Indian Kannada-language action film directed by A. Harsha and produced by M. N. Kumar. The film features Puneeth Rajkumar and Rashmika Mandanna in lead roles while Ramya Krishna, Mukesh Tiwari, P. Ravi Shankar and ...

'' (2017) *'' Govinda Govinda'' (2021)

References

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