B. Ajaneesh Loknath (born 20 November 1988) is an Indian music composer who works predominantly in

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and

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films. His film music career began with the 2009 Kannada film '' Shishira''. He rose to fame with the film ''

Ulidavaru Kandanthe ''Ulidavaru Kandante'' ( As Seen by the Rest) is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language neo-noir gangster film written and directed by debutant Rakshit Shetty. Shetty appears in the lead role, along with Kishore, Tara, Achyuth Kumar, Rishab Shetty, ...

'' (2015) for which he received the

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 ...

. He is known for his works in films such as ''

Kirik Party ''Kirik Party'' is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy drama directed by Rishab Shetty and produced by G. S. Guptha and Rakshit Shetty. It stars Rakshit Shetty, Rashmika Mandanna, Samyuktha Hegde, Achyuth Kumar, Aravinnd Iyer, Dhana ...

'' (2017), ''

Kurangu Bommai ''Kurangu Bommai'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film, written and directed by Nithilan Saminathan in his directoral debut. The film stars Vidharth, Delna Davis, and Bharathiraja, while Elango Kumaravel and P. L. Thenappan ...

'' (2017), ''

Avane Srimannarayana ''Avane Srimannarayana'' (; ) is a 2019 Indian Kannada-language western fantasy adventure comedy film directed and edited by Sachin B. Ravi in his directorial debut. Jointly produced by Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah and H.K.Prakash, the film featu ...

'' (2019), '' Dia'' (2020), ''

Vikrant Rona ''Vikrant Rona'' is a 2022 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film written and directed by Anup Bhandari, produced by Jack Manjunath and co-produced by Alankar Pandian. It stars Sudeepa in the title role with Milana Nagaraj, Nirup Bha ...

'' (2022), '' Kantara'' (2022) and ''

Mangalavaaram ''Mangalavaaram'' () is a 2023 Indian Telugu-language erotic psychological mystery thriller film written and directed by Ajay Bhupathi. It is produced by Swathi Reddy Gunupati, Suresh Varma M., and Ajay Bhupathi, under Mudhra Media Works and A ...

'' (2023). He is noted for his frequent collaborations with filmmakers

Rakshit Shetty Rakshit Shetty (born 6 June 1983) is an Indian actor and filmmaker working predominantly in Kannada cinema. He is the recipient of a National Film Award, two Filmfare Awards South, two Karnataka State Film Awards and five SIIMA Awards. His deb ...

Rishab Shetty Prashanth Shetty (born 7 July 1983), known professionally as Rishab Shetty, is an Indian actor, film director, film producer and screenwriter who works in Kannada cinema . He is known for his critical and commercial blockbuster, '' Kantara'', ...

and

Anup Bhandari Anup Bhandari (born 2 March 1982) is an Indian film director, composer and lyricist who works primarily in Kannada cinema. He made his directorial début with the mystery thriller film '' Rangitaranga'', featuring his brother Nirup Bhandari, i ...

Career

Ajaneesh Loknath has composed music for ''

'', ''

and'' background score for ''

Rangitaranga ''RangiTaranga'' (English: ''Colourful Wave'') is a 2015 Indian Kannada-language mystery thriller film written and directed by Anup Bhandari in his debut, and produced by H. K. Prakash, under Shree Devi Entertainers. It features debutantes Nir ...

''. He has sung for ''

'', ''

Ishtakamya ''Ishtakamya'' is a 2016 Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar is based on the 1980s novel of the same name written by Dodderi Venkatagiri Rao. The film features Vijay Suriya of ''Agni Sakshi'' fame, Mayu ...

'', ''

'' and has also sung songs for his own films. He has done movies for ''

Ramesh Aravind Ramesh Aravind (born 10 September 1964), known mononymously as Ramesh, is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter and television presenter. Ramesh has predominantly worked in Kannada and Tamil films along with a few Telugu and Hindi films. He ...

'', Dr.Shivrajkumar, Golden Star Ganesh, Bharathiraja, ''

Nivin Pauly Nivin Pauly (born 11 October 1984) is an Indian actor and producer who works predominantly in Malayalam films. He is the recipient of two Kerala State Film Awards, three Filmfare Awards South, two Kerala Film Critics Association Awards, and ...

'', ''

Udhayanidhi Stalin Udhayanidhi Stalin (born 27 November 1977) is an Indian politician, film producer and former actor who has been the 3rd and current deputy chief minister of Tamil Nadu, Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu since 2024, serving under Chief Ministe ...

'', Duniya Vijay and many others. He got his film ''

'' assigned for eight fields in the Radio Mirchi Music Awards South 2015. His background score for the film ''

'' was short-listed for an

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but ultimately was not nominated. Till date, he has worked for more than 25 films in many languages.

Discography

Awards and nominations

References

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