J. Anoop Seelin is an Indian film music director and playback singer primarily associated with the

Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...

film industry. He has composed musical scores for films including ''Gooli'', ''Eddelu Manjunatha'', ''I Am Sorry Mathe Banni Preethsona'', ''Sidlingu'', ''Parari'', ''Madarangi'', ''Naanu Avanalla... Avalu'', and ''Aatagara''. Seelin received the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director for his work in ''Sidlingu''.

Early life and education

J. Anoop Seelin was born in Hassan,

Karnataka Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...

. After completing his early education in Hassan, he and his family moved to Bangalore to explore better opportunities. Seelin later earned an LLB degree and initially pursued a career in law.

Career

Seelin's musical journey began in Bangalore, where he performed as a singer with various bands. In 1999, he began working as a chorus singer under the mentorship of Hamsalekha, a prominent figure in the Kannada music industry. Over six years, he gained experience singing track songs for Hamsalekha's compositions, which laid the foundation for his career in playback singing. Seelin's notable playback singing work includes songs from films like ''Ondagona Baa'', ''Sarvabhoma'', ''Madana'', ''Dharma'', ''Nenapirali'', and ''Sixer''.

Vocal performance

His first vocal performance "Yaro yaro nannavalu yaro..." in the movie '' Ondagona Baa'', followed by hit songs from movies like '' Sarvabhoma'', '' Madana'', ''Dharma'', ''Janapada'', ''Nenapirali'', ''Sixer'', and ''Thaballi''.

Music composition

Seelin debuted as a composer with the film Gooli, followed by work on

Eddelu Manjunatha (, ''Wake Up Manjunatha'') is a 2009 Indian Kannada language black comedy film directed by Guruprasad and produced by V. Sanath Kumar. It stars Jaggesh and Yagna Shetty in the lead roles, while Tabla Nani and V. Manohar appear in supporti ...

. Subsequent projects included I Am Sorry Mathe Banni Preethsona, which received critical acclaim for its background score, and Sidlingu. For the final score, he won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director. Other notable films in his career include Madarangi and Aatagara. Seelin continues to contribute to Kannada cinema, composing music across a range of genres.

Awards and recognition

Anoop Seelin has received numerous awards for his versatile singing. The Government of Karnataka announced the

Karnataka State Film Awards Karnataka State Film Awards are the most notable and prestigious film awards given for Kannada film industry in Karnataka, India. These are considered the highest awards for Kannada language films. They are given annually by the Government ...

for 2010–11; Seelin was named Best Music Director for composing music for the movie Sidlingu. The jury was headed by the noted Kannada movie director

Sunil Kumar Desai Sunil Kumar Desai is an Indian film director, writer and producer, known for his work in Kannada cinema. In most of his films, Desai blends art and commercial cinema. He has written and directed Thriller (genre), Thrillers and Romance films. He ...

Discography

References

External links

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