Yogaraj Bhat (born 8 October 1972) is an Indian

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

film-maker, director, screenwriter, lyricist and producer. He is most known for the 2006 film ''

Mungaru Male ''Mungaru Male'' () is a 2006 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film co-written and directed by Yogaraj Bhat, and produced by E. Krishnappa. It stars Ganesh, Pooja Gandhi and Anant Nag. The film is believed to have shaped and strengthened t ...

''. The film recorded the highest box-office collections in the history of

Kannada cinema Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. The 1934 film ''Sati Sulochana'' direct ...

at the time of its release and the longest running film at a

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Early life

Yogaraj Bhat was born in Mandarthi, in

Udupi district Udupi district (also Udipi or Odipu in Tulu language) is an administrative subdivision in the Karnataka state of India, with the district headquarters in the city of Udupi. It is situated in the Canara coastal region, there are seven taluks, ...

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Kar ...

. He grew up in Tilavalli,

Haveri Haveri is a city in Karnataka, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Haveri district. Haveri is famous for its cardamom garlands and Byadagi red chillies. Around 25 km away, there is a place called Bada, which is the birthplace ...

. He was the youngest of Ramachandra and Jayalakshmi Bhat's seven children. He lost his father to a boat mishap.

Career

Director

His film ''

'' collected estimated 50-75 crore, this was his third film, created history in Southern Film Industry. The film ran for 464 days – first in any language to run for a whole year continually in a multiplex, beating the records of the biggest Hindi Film Industry records. It naturally brought him many rewards, awards and appreciations, including Nine State Film Awards (including Best Director and Best Film Award) and Four

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(Best Film, Best Music, Best Lyrics and Best Cinematography). The movie has been remade in all South Indian languages & Bengali. The rights for the movie to be made in Hindi has been bought by Shri.

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. He has also has directed ''

Gaalipata ''Gaalipata'' () is a 2008 Indian romantic comedy drama film written and directed by Yogaraj Bhat. It features an ensemble cast consisting of Ganesh, Anant Nag, Rajesh Krishnan, Diganth, Daisy Bopanna, Neethu and Bhavana Rao. The plot r ...

'' , '' Manasare,'' '' Pancharangi'',

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, ''

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'', '' Vaastu Prakara,'' '' Dana Kayonu'', '' Mugulu Nage and others''

Lyricist

Yogaraj Bhat has worked as lyricist in many Kannada movies ''

, Junglee,

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Manasaare ''Manasaare'' is a 2009 Indian Kannada-language romantic psychological film directed by Yogaraj Bhat. It stars Diganth and Aindrita Ray in the lead roles. The film soundtrack and score was composed by Mano Murthy with lyrics by Yogaraj Bhat and ...

, Pancharangi,

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, Hudugaru,

, Kaddipudi, Bachchan, Adhyaksha, Gajakesari, Rajahuli'' and others. He won

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, Karnataka State Award for the song, Bombe Aadsonu''' from the film ''

''.

Filmography

As actor

Awards

* 2013 – won Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Kannada for the song "''Bombe Adsonu''" from his own directorial film ''

.'' * 2013 – won the Bangalore Times Film Awards in "Best Lyricist" category for the song "''Bombe Adsonu''".Bangalore Times Film Awards 2012 goes to... – The Times of India
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (19 August 2013). Retrieved on 16 April 2014.

References

External links

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