Bharath B. J. is an Indian

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and

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, who works predominantly in

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. Starting his career as a composer for the short film ''

Simply Kailawesome ''Simply Kailawesome'' is a Kannada short film directed by M. G. Srinivas. The film was made on playwright T. P. Kailasam and revolves around conversations between Kailasam and female protagonists from four of his plays. While MG Srinivas playe ...

'' in 2010, Bharath got his breakthrough in 2013 with the film ''

Simple Agi Ondh Love Story ''Simple Agi Ondh Love Story'' (or ''Simpalaag Ond Love Story'') is a 2013 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Simple Suni, Suni, and stars Rakshit Shetty and Shwetha Srivatsav. The film was remade in Telugu in 20 ...

''.

Career

Bharath's first work was for the short film ''

'' starring

MG Srinivas Srini is an Indian actor, film director and screenwriter who works in Kannada cinema. He made his debut as a director in the Kannada film industry with '' Topiwala'' (2013), a commercial entertainer starring Upendra. He made his debut as a l ...

and directed by

which was promoted well prior to its release. In 2013, Bharath bagged the project ''

'' which turned out to be a huge success upon its release; debutant director

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, actors

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 ...

and

Shwetha Srivatsav Shwetha Srivatsav is an Indian actress, known for her work in Kannada cinema and television. She began her career in theatre, before moving to television, where she received recognition for her role in T. N. Seetharam's ''Manvantara''. She su ...

along with Bharath; garnered popularity through the film. It was followed by another successful soundtrack for the film '' Bahuparak'' (2014) which was also directed by Suni. In 2016, he was signed in to compose for the sequel film ''Simple Agi Innond Love Story''. Apart from this, he recorded his voice for the song "Hey Who Are You" for the successful film '' Kirik Party'' (2016), which had music composition by B. Ajaneesh Loknath. In 2018, Bharath was adjudged the Best Music Director at the

Filmfare Awards South The Filmfare Awards South are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema, Malayalam cinema and Kannada cinema. They are presented by ''Filmfare'' magazine of The Times Group. When it was intr ...

for the successful film ''

Beautiful Manasugalu ''Beautiful Manasugalu'' ( Beautiful Minds) is a 2017 Indian Kannada-language romantic thriller film directed by Jayatheertha and jointly produced by S. Prasanna and S. Shashikala Balaji, the film is produced under Skkandda Entertainment banne ...

'' (2017). He won the

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for the film ''

''. Apart from composing music, Bharath has recorded his voice for songs, notably the "Hey Who Are You" song from the film '' Kirik Party'' (2016).

Discography

Awards and nominations

;

* 2017: Best Music Director: ''

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bharath, B. J Living people Kannada film score composers Filmfare Awards South winners 1986 births Film musicians from Karnataka 21st-century Indian composers Indian male film score composers 21st-century Indian male musicians