B. Ajaneesh Loknath

Indian composer

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B. Ajaneesh Loknath

Born|  (1985-11-20) 20 November 1985 (age 38)
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Genres|

* Film score
* Filmi

Occupations|

* Music producer
* music director
* keyboardist

Instruments|

* Vocals
* keyboard
* guitar
* drums

Years active| 2009–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.[1] He rose to fame with the film Ulidavaru Kandanthe (2015) for which he received the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director.[2] 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

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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.[3] His background score for the film Rangitaranga was short-listed for an Oscar but ultimately was not nominated.[4] 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.[5]

## Discography

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* All films are in Kannada, unless otherwise noted.

Key  †  | Denotes films that have not yet been released

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List of film credits as composer  Year  | Title  | Notes

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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
Hombanna | 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 | [6]
Guru Shishyaru |
Kantara |
Champion |
Gandhada Gudi |
Banaras |
2023 | Spooky College | [7]
Gurudev Hoysala |
Raghavendra Stores |
Virupaksha | Telugu film
Hostel Hudugaru Bekagiddare |
Mangalavaaram | Telugu film
Kaiva |
2024 | Yuva |
Maharaja | Tamil film
Max † |
Vaamana † |
UI † | 50th Film As a Music Composer
Bagheera † |
Kantara: Chapter 1 † |
TBA | Odela 2 † | Telugu film[8]
TBA | Devil: The Hero † | Delayed[9]

## Awards and nominations

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List of B. Ajaneesh Loknath awards and nominations  Film  | Year  | Award  | Category  | Result  | Ref.

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Ulidavaru Kandanthe | 2015  | Karnataka State Film Awards | Best Music Director | Won  |
Ulidavaru Kandanthe | 2015  | Filmfare Awards South | Best Music Director | Won  | [10]
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  | [11][12]
Dia | 2021  | South Indian International Movie Awards  | Best Music Director – Kannada  | Won
Kantara | 2022 | South Indian International Movie Awards  | Best Music Director – Kannada  | Won  | [13]

## References

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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

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* B. Ajaneesh Loknath at IMDb
* B. Ajaneesh Loknath on Twitter

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Filmfare Award for Best Kannada Music Director

1991–2000|

* Hamsalekha (1991)
* C. Aswath (1992)
* Hamsalekha (1993)
* Hamsalekha (1994)
* No award (1995)
* V. Manohar (1996)
* V. Manohar (1997)
* Hamsalekha (1998)
* K. Kalyan (1999)
* Hamsalekha (2000)

2001–2009|

* Gurukiran (2001)
* Gurukiran (2002)
* R. P. Patnaik (2003)
* Gurukiran (2004)
* Hamsalekha (2005)
* Mano Murthy (2006)
* Mano Murthy (2007)
* V. Harikrishna (2008)
* V. Harikrishna (2009)

2010–present|

* V. Harikrishna (2010)
* Jassie Gift (2011)
* V. Harikrishna (2012)
* Arjun Janya (2013)
* B. Ajaneesh Loknath (2014)
* V. Sridhar (2015)
* B. Ajaneesh Loknath (2016)
* Bharath B. J. (2017)
* Vasuki Vaibhav (2018)
* Vasuki Vaibhav (2021)

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