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B. Ajaneesh Loknath
Born (1985-11-20) 20 November 1985 (age 39)
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Genres
Occupations
  • Music producer
  • music director
  • keyboardist
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • keyboard
  • guitar
  • drums
Years active2009–present
Musical artist

B. Ajaneesh Loknath (born 20 November 1988) is an Indian music composer who works predominantly in Kannada and Tamil films besides few Telugu films. His film music career began with the 2009 Kannada film Shishira. He rose to fame with the film Ulidavaru Kandanthe (2015) for which he received the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director. He is known for his works in films such as Kirik Party (2017), Kurangu Bommai (2017), Avane Srimannarayana (2019), Dia (2020), Vikrant Rona (2022) and Kantara (2022). He is noted for his frequent collaborations with filmmakers Rakshit Shetty, Rishab Shetty and Anup Bhandari.

Career

Ajaneesh Loknath has composed music for Ulidavaru Kandanthe, Kirik Party, Avane Srimannarayana and background score for Rangitaranga. He has sung for Ulidavaru Kandanthe, Ishtakamya, Kirik Party and has also sung songs for his own films. He has done movies for Ramesh Aravind, Dr.Shivrajkumar, Golden Star Ganesh, Bharathiraja, Nivin Pauly, Udhayanidhi Stalin, Duniya Vijay and many others.

He got his film Ulidavaru Kandanthe assigned for eight fields in the Radio Mirchi Music Awards South 2015. His background score for the film Rangitaranga was short-listed for an Oscar but ultimately was not nominated. Till date, he has worked for more than 25 films in many languages. His upcoming pan Indian release Mangalavaaram is set to hit screens on 17th Nov, 2023.

Discography

  • All films are in Kannada, unless otherwise noted.
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
List of film credits as composer
Year Title Notes
2009 Shishira
2010 Varshadhare
2014 Nan Life Alli
Ulidavaru Kandanthe
2015 Rangitaranga Background score only
2016 Ishtakamya
Akira
Mummy
Kirik Party
Sipaayi
Sundaranga Jaana
Cinema My Darling
2017 Srikanta
Kurangu Bommai Tamil film
Richie Tamil film
Mojo Background score only
2018 Nimir Tamil film; Two songs only
Kirrak Party Telugu film
Rajaratha Kannada and Telugu (titled Rajaratham); Background score only
Johnny Johnny Yes Papa
Vaasu Naan Pakka Commercial
Nannu Dochukunduvate Telugu film
Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai Background score only
2019 Bell Bottom
Padde Huli
Avane Srimannarayana
2020 Dia
Gentleman
2021 Hero
Rathnan Prapancha
Drishya 2
2022 By Two Love
Vikrant Rona
Guru Shishyaru
Kantara
Champion
Gandhada Gudi
Banaras
2023 Spooky College
Gurudev Hoysala
Raghavendra Stores
Virupaksha Telugu film
Hostel Hudugaru Bekagiddare
Mangalavaaram Telugu film
Kaiva
2024 Yuva
Maharaja Tamil film
Bagheera
Pushpa 2: The Rule Background score only; Uncredited
UI 50th film
Max
2025 Odela 2 Telugu film
Kantara: Chapter 1
TBA Vaamana Delayed
TBA Devil: The Hero Delayed

Awards and nominations

List of B. Ajaneesh Loknath awards and nominations
Film Year Award Category Result Ref.
Ulidavaru Kandanthe 2015 Karnataka State Film Awards Best Music Director Won
Ulidavaru Kandanthe 2015 Filmfare Awards South Best Music Director Won
Kirik Party 2017 Won
Kantara 2023 Won
RangiTaranga 2016 IIFA Utsavam Best Background Score Won
Kirik Party 2017 Best Music Director Won
Kirik Party 2017 South Indian International Movie Awards Best Music Director Won
Bell Bottom 2020 Mirchi Music Awards Best Background Score Won
Bell Bottom Viral Song Of The Year Won
Bell Bottom Song Of The Year Won
Avane Srimannarayana Song Of The Year Won
RangiTaranga 2016 Times KAFTA Best Background Score Won
Kirik Party 2017 Best Music Director Won
Bell Bottom 2020 Chandanavana Film Critics Academy Best Music Director Won
Avane Srimannarayana 2020 Best Background Score Won
Dia 2021 Best Background Score Won
Dia 2021 South Indian International Movie Awards Best Music Director – Kannada Won
Kantara 2022 South Indian International Movie Awards Best Music Director – Kannada Won

References

  1. "B. Ajaneesh Loknath - The Indian Film Composer and music director". Pianity.com. 1 February 2014.
  2. "Here's how these award winners received the big news". The Times of India. 24 January 2017.
  3. "Winners list: 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South)". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  4. "RangiTaranga Director 'Didn't Expect' Film to be in Oscar Shortlist". NDTV.com. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  5. "Payal Rajput starrer 'Mangalavaram' to hit screens nationwide on November 17". The Times of India. 26 September 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  6. "Music director B Ajaneesh Loknath to compose music for Phantom". The Times of India. 30 June 2020.
  7. "Spooky College shoot begins from November first week". Cinema Express. 4 October 2020. The film's music is by B Ajaneesh Loknath
  8. "'Odela 2': Tamannaah Bhatia is an ardent Shiva bhakt in first look from film". India Today. 8 March 2024. Archived from the original on 8 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  9. "Darshan recovering from hand injury, to resume shooting for 'Devil - The Hero' by May-end". The New Indian Express. 11 May 2024.
  10. "Winners of 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards South". Filmfare. filmfare.com. 27 June 2015. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  11. "Winners: Chandanavana Film Critics Academy 2020: Dia, Popcorn Monkey Tiger, Gentleman Walk Away with Maximum Honours". ibtimes. 23 February 2021.
  12. "CFCA Awards 2021 – Dhananjaya and Kushee win Best Actors award in lead role". cinimirror. 22 February 2021.
  13. "SIIMA Awards 2023: RRR, 777 Charlie win big; Jr NTR, Yash named Best Actors; Sreeleela, Mrunal Thakur, Srinidhi Shetty are Best Actresses". The Indian Express. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.

External links

Filmfare Award for Best Kannada Music Director
1991–2000
2001–2009
2010–present


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