Gangaraju (born June 23, 1951), professionally known as Hamsalekha, is an Indian

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and a

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who works in

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, predominantly in the

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since the late 1980s. He is also a screenplay writer, dialogue writer, instrumentalist and a conductor, composed and written for over 500 feature films. Also regarded as one of the greatest music composers of all time in history. Hamsalekha has won one

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and six

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in the Best Music Director Category; seven

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- four for music direction and three for lyrics - and is a recipient of an honorary doctorate from

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Early career

Hamsalekha was born as Gangaraju in 1951, to K. H. Govindaraju and Rajamma in Tulasikatte, near Akkipete in

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. After his studies, he was employed in his father's printing press and subsequently joined his brother Balakrishna's orchestra group. Lavani Neelakantappa his teacher modified his name as "Hamsalekha". He was introduced into feature films by director M. N. Prasad, who provided an opportunity to write a song for the film ''Triveni'' (1973). The song "Neena Bhagavantha" was his first release picturised on actor

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. His debut film as a musician was the 1981 unreleased film ''Rahuchandra''. Officially, his cinema career started as a dialogue and lyric writer for the film ''

Naanu Nanna Hendthi ''Naanu Nanna Hendthi'' () is a 1985 Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by D. Rajendra Babu and written by K. S. Satyanarayan. The film stars V. Ravichandran, Urvashi and Leelavathi. The soundtrack and score composition was by Shank ...

'' (1985). Later his popularity peaked only after his association with actor-director

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. ''

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'', released in 1987.

Personal life

Hamsalekha is married to

Latha Hamsalekha Latha, commonly known as Latha Hamsalekha, is an Indian playback singer in Kannada. She is the wife of composer Hamsalekha. For her song ''Aa Arunodaya Chanda'' in the movie ''Arunodaya'', Latha was awarded the Karnataka State Film Award for Be ...

who was a playback singer in the 1990s. The couple have a son named Alankar and two daughters named Tejaswini and Nandini. Alankar is associated with films as an actor and musician. Few of his released and unreleased movies are ''Sugghi'', ''Tapori'' and ''Roja''. Tejaswini is associated with film direction, acting and directing plays, she has done her master's in theater from Bangalore University and directed many plays in association with her father Hamsalekha. Nandini began her playback singing career with the film '' Sixer'' (2006).

Notable works

After working on ''

'', Hamsalekha became one of the most prolific music directors in Kannada film, with many hits. He made occasional use of many genres of music, including Western, pop, rock, hip hop,

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, folk,

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, and

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s. "Chandakinta Chanda", a ghazal he composed for the film '' Sparsha'', was a major hit. He has created songs ranging from the philosophical ("Le Le Marula" in ''Shaapa'', a film whose story he wrote himself) to the naughty ("Kaayi Kaayi Nuggekaayi Mahimege" in ''Halli Maestru''), the patriotic ("Huttidhare Kannada Nadalli Hutta Bekku" in Rajkumar's ''

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'', a song which has become an unofficial anthem of

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) and love songs ("Ele Hombisile..." in ''

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''). He composed the background score for one movie using a single instrument and made the music for ''Kona Eedaite'' with no instruments at all. His music in the film ''

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'' had a rustic and folk feel without the use of synthetic sounds. ''

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'', a film by Baraguru Ramachandrappa with music by Hamsalekha, was mentioned in the

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as the film with only one character. He made his an onscreen appearance in '' Mukhaputa''. His music in the 2010 movie ''

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'' was appreciated by critics as well as audiences. He also composed for the National Award-winning movie ''

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'' in 2011. The melodic structure of his songs demand considerable vocal virtuosity, and have found expressive platform amongst some of India's respected vocalists and playback singers, such as Dr. Rajkumar,

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, K. J. Yesudas,

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, K. S. Chithra,

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, L. N. Shastry,

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, Hemanth Kumar, Sangeetha Katti, Rathnamala Prakash, Nanditha,

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and

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with majority of the songs recorded by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki and K. S. Chithra. He recorded some of the rare and distinct voices like

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for a song in '' Muthina Haara'' (1990), C. Ashwath for ''

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'' (1993) and

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for '' Sparsha'' (2001).

Non-film music

Hamsalekha has written music for stage plays and private albums.

As a writer

Hamsalekha has written stories, screenplays and dialogues for several movies.

Story

* '' Avane Nanna Ganda'' (1989) * ''

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'' (1993) * ''Shaapa'' (2001)

Screenplay

* ''Nimmajji'' (1989) * ''

'' (1993)

Dialogues

* ''

'' (1987) * ''

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'' (1988) * ''

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'' (1988) * '' Avane Nanna Ganda'' (1989) * ''

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'' (1989) * ''

Halli Meshtru ''Halli Meshtru'' () is a 1992 Kannada-language romantic comedy film directed by Mohan-Manju. The film starred Ravichandran, Bindiya and Tara in key roles with Balakrishna, Thoogudeepa Srinivas and Silk Smitha playing supporting roles. The ...

'' (1992) * ''

'' (1993)

Mentoring

Hamsalekha has mentored several notable singers, music directors, lyricist, directors in

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movie industry *

, Indian Playback Singer *

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, Playback Singer * Hemanth Kumar, Playback Singer *

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, Music composer and lyricist * Nanditha, Playback Singer *

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, Music Composer *

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, Music composer *

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, Music composer, lyricist and director *

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, Music composer

Desi Music Trust

Hamsalekha laid the foundation stone for Desi Music University on the day of

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on 1 November 2010. The university will be built with 1.20 billion on of land in Mudhigere village near Channapatna in

. The Dravidian University of

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has given recognition to this Hamsalekha College of Performing Arts.

Awards

Hamsalekha has received many awards over the past three decades.

: *

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- Film: '' Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara Gavai''

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: He has been conferred the honorary doctorate award by the Bengaluru University in the year 2014 for his meritorious service to the Indian Music Industry.

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: * 2005 -

Filmfare Award for Best Music Director (Kannada) The Filmfare Best Music Album Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to the best composer/arranger of a soundtrack. This category was first presented in 1954. Naushad Ali was the firs ...

- Film: ''

Nenapirali '' Nenapirali '' is a 2005 Indian Kannada language film directed by Ratnaja. It stars Prem Kumar, Vidhya Venkatesh and Varsha. The supporting cast features Naveen Krishna, Ananth Nag, Jai Jagadish, Vijayalakshmi Singh and Vinaya Prasad. ...

'' * 2000 -

- Film: ''

Preethse ''Preethse'' () is a 2000 Indian Kannada-language psychological thriller film starring Shiva Rajkumar, Upendra and Sonali Bendre. The film was directed by D Rajendra Babu and produced by Rockline Venkatesh. The film major part was shot in Aust ...

'' * 1998 -

- Film: ''

Yaare Neenu Cheluve ''Yaare Neenu Cheluve'' () is a 1998 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by D. Rajendra Babu and produced by Rockline Venkatesh. The film stars Ravichandran, Sangita and Heera Rajagopal. Popular actors such as Vishnuvardhan, R ...

'' * 1994 -

- Film: ''

'' * 1993 -

- film: ''

'' * 1991 -

- Film: ''

Ramachaari ''Ramachaari'' is a 1991 Indian Kannada-language film directed by D. Rajendra Babu and produced by N. Veeraswamy. It starred Ravichandran and Malashri. The music was composed by Hamsalekha. The film was a remake of Tamil film '' Chinna Thamb ...

: ;For music direction * 2005 - ''

'' * 1995 - '' Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara Gavai'' * 1994 - ''

'' ;For lyrics *2001 - ''

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'' *1994 - '' Haalunda Thavaru'' Other awards: *2012 - Dr. Rajkumar Lifetime Achievement Award from Karnataka State Government *2005 - Rajyostava Award (Suvarna Rajyostava) *2020 -

National Award *2001 - Nandi Award - ''

'' *2004 - Hello Gandhinagara Award Best Music Director *2005 - '' Kempegowda Prashasti'' *2005 - Sunfeast Udaya film award for the best lyrics - ''

Discography

Telugu films

* 2001: ''

'' * 1997: ''

Omkaram ''Omkaram'' is a 1997 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by Upendra making his directorial debut in Telugu. The film stars Dr. Rajasekhar, Prema and Bhagyashree. The film was a remake of director's own 1995 Kannada film '' Om'' with ...

'' * 1993: '' Ankuram'' * 1991: '' Shanti Kranti'' * 1990: '' Kaliyuga Abhimanyudu'' * 1990: '' Prema Yuddham'' * 1989: ''

Muthyamantha Muddu '' Muthyamantha Muddu'' () is a 1989 Telugu-language thriller film produced by K. Benarjee under the Pramoda Art Films banner, Presented by K. S. Rama Rao and directed by Ravi Raja Pinisetty. It stars Rajendra Prasad and Seetha, with music com ...

'' * 1988: ''Avalu''

Tamil films

* 1991: '' Captain Magal'' * 1991: '' Nattukku Oru Nallavan'' * 1990: ''

Velai Kidaichuduchu ''Velai Kidaichuduchu'' () is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language crime action film written and directed by P. Vasu. The film stars Sathyaraj and Gautami. It was released on 15 August 1990. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Assembly Rowdy'' (1991), in ...

'' * 1989: '' Idhu Unga Kudumbam'' * 1988: ''

Kodi Parakuthu ''Kodi Parakkuthu'' () is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language action film, directed by Bharathiraja. The film starred Rajinikanth, who worked with Bharathiraja nearly a decade after their last film '' 16 Vayathinile'' (1977). Plot A mafia leader ...

'' * 1987: ''

Paruva Ragam ''Premaloka'' in Kannada (), ''Paruva Ragam'' in Tamil (), is a 1987 bilingual romantic musical film, written and directed by V. Ravichandran in his directorial debut based on the 1982 movie ''Grease 2''. He additionally served as the lead act ...

'' * 1988: ''

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References

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