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BEV. Harikrishna
V Harikrishna born 5 November 1974 is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, playback singer and film producer He has mainly scored music for Kannada films After his stint as a programmer and assistant musician, Harikrishna made his debut as an independent composer in actor Darshan's first production venture Jothe Jotheyali in 2006 Since then, he has been scoring for majority of Darshan's films besides working for many other leading production houses He owns an audio company called "D-Beats" Dedicated for Challenging Star Darshan established: 2013 and produces music under his own company starting from the film Bulbul 2013
Harikrishna has won three consecutive Filmfare Award for Best Music for Gaalipata in 2008, Raaj The Showman in 2009 and Jackie in 2010
Contents
- 1 Personal life
- 2 Career
- 21 Music programming and arranging
- 22 Music direction
- 23 Film production
- 3 Discography
- 4 Awards
- 5 References
- 6 External links
Personal life
Harikrishna was born in 1974 in Bangalore, in the Karnataka state of India At eight years old, he began playing keyboard in an orchestra that he father bought and named after him, in 1982 He took to playing the keyboard professionally in 1987 and discontinued his studies after matriculation In his first professional assignment, he worked with composer, Manoranjan Prabhakar Following his father's passing away in 1990, Harikrishna took over his mechanic shop, where he worked as a mechanic In 1994, following composer Sadhu Kokila's insistence, Harikrishna took to music again
Harikrishna is married singer and composer Vani Harikrishna, the granddaughter of veteran composer G K Venkatesh in 1997 They have a son, Aditya, who started as a playback singer with one of Harikrishna's composed films
Career
Music programming and arranging
Harikrishna started out working as an assistant to many leading music directors in 1990's including Hamsalekha, V Ravichandran, Sadhu Kokila, Gurukiran among others He has worked as a programmer, an arranger and as a keyboard player for many music directors He has worked for feature films, short films, daily soaps, ad jingles and private musical albums
Music direction
In 2006, Harikrishna was first signed up to compose music for actor Darshan's first home production Jothe Jotheyali Until this time, Harikrishna was a struggling musician under the protege of actor - director V Ravichandran Despite the industry's negative feedback for his move, Darshan went on to sign him as the music director The film, starring Prem and Ramya in the lead and Darshan in a guest role, was directed by Dinakar Thoogudeepa and had a successful run for about 25 weeks The film's soundtrack was hugely popular upon release and this immediately silenced the critics This was immediately followed by the actor's second home production Navagraha Since then, Harikrishna has been the official composer for most of the Darshan starrer films and productions Some of the successful collaborations with Darshan include Bhoopathi 2007, Gaja 2008, Porki 2010, Prince 2011, Saarathi 2011 and Chingari 2012 to name a few
His first collaboration with director - lyricist Yogaraj Bhat for the film Gaalipata 2008 starring Ganesh fetched him his maiden Filmfare award for his successful soundtrack Another film Payana in the same year saw him belting out soft romantic melodies which was appreciated The year 2009 proved to be more successful for him with back to back successful soundtracks for the films such as Ambari, Junglee, Raam, Maleyali Jotheyali and Raj, The Showman While in the former film, he debuted as a playback singer, the latter film fetched him his second Filmfare award for best music direction
In 2010, Harikrishna composed for 8 feature films and most of them were received very well upon release Most noteworthy being Jackie which fetched him his third and hatrick Filmfare award and Super directed and enacted by Upendra The year 2011 saw him composing for over 14 films with many of them turning to be blockbusters and musically well appreciated Prince, Hudugaru, Vishnuvardhana, Saarathi, Paramathma and Jogayya turned out to be biggest musical blockbusters cementing the top status for him The success was followed in 2012 with Chingari, Anna Bond, Katariveera Surasundarangi, Addhuri, Jaanu, Drama Yaare Koogadali and Prem Adda receiving enormous positive response both musically and at the box-office He was also awarded for his singing in Anna Bond by the SIIMA His fourth Filmfare award was for his second collaboration with Yogaraj Bhat, Drama Addhuri won him Udaya awards for his music direction
The successful journey continued further in 2013 with many chartbuster soundtracks for the films such as Topiwala, Bachchan, Bulbul, Kaddipudi, Sakkare and Shravani Subramanya In 2014, his first musical release Gajakesari evoked mixed response while his scores for upcoming films such as Fair & Lovely and Ambareesha is highly expected to be successful
Film production
In 2012, Harikrishna announced his intention in producing films and he started it with the upcoming film Jai Bhajarang Bali starring Ajay Rao and Sindhu Lokanath in the lead roles He was also reported to be directing the Yogesh starrer Raate His audio company D-Beats acquired the audio rights of the film Adyaksha in 2014 which had music composed by Arjun Janya
Discography
| Year | Title | Notes | Director | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Jothe Jotheyali | Dinakar Thoogudeep | ||||||
| 2007 | Bhoopathi | S Govinda | ||||||
| 2007 | Snehana Preethina | Shahuraj Shindhe | ||||||
| 2007 | Krishna | M D Sridhar | ||||||
| 2007 | Ee Preethi Yeke Bhoomi Melide | Background score only | Prem | |||||
| 2008 | Gaja | Madesha k | ||||||
| 2008 | Gaalipata | Winner Filmfare Award for Best Music Director | Yogaraj Bhat | |||||
| 2008 | Indra | Vasu | ||||||
| 2008 | Arjun | Shahuraj Shinde | ||||||
| 2008 | Payana | Kiran Govi | ||||||
| 2008 | Paramesha Panwala | Mahesh Babu | ||||||
| 2008 | Navagraha | Dinakar Thoogudeep | ||||||
| 2009 | Ambari | A P Arjun | ||||||
| 2009 | Meghave Meghave | Nagendra Prasad | ||||||
| 2009 | Junglee | Duniya Soori | ||||||
| 2009 | Rajakumari | GovindrajuS | ||||||
| 2009 | Raj, The Showman | Winner Filmfare Award for Best Music Director Winner Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director Winner Suwarna Film Award for Best Music Director |
Prem | |||||
| 2009 | Vayuputra | Kishore Sarja | ||||||
| 2009 | Abhay | Mahesh Babu | ||||||
| 2009 | Maleyali Jotheyali | Preetham Gubbi | ||||||
| 2009 | Raam | Madesha | ||||||
| 2010 | Porki | M D Sridhar | ||||||
| 2010 | Hoo | V Ravichandran | ||||||
| 2010 | Cheluveye Ninne Nodalu | RaghuRam | ||||||
| 2010 | Jackie | Winner Filmfare Award for Best Music Director | Suri | |||||
| 2010 | Kiccha Huccha | Chi Guru Dutt | ||||||
| 2010 | Eno Onthara | Mussanje Mahesh | ||||||
| 2010 | Super | Upendra | ||||||
| 2010 | Modala Sala | Purushottham | ||||||
| 2010 | Chalaki | Telugu film | K Madesh | |||||
| 2011 | Boss | Raghu Raj | ||||||
| 2011 | Veerabahu | SMahendar | ||||||
| 2011 | Rama Rama Raghu Rama | Raghu Raj | ||||||
| 2011 | Prince | Om Prakash Rao | ||||||
| 2011 | Prema Chandrama | Shahuraj Shinde | ||||||
| 2011 | Dandam Dashagunam | K Madesh | ||||||
| 2011 | Dhool | Dharani | ||||||
| 2011 | Hudugaru | K Madesh | ||||||
| 2011 | KoolSakkath Hot Maga | Ganesh | ||||||
| 2011 | Johny Mera Naam Preethi Mera Kaam | Preetham Gubbi | ||||||
| 2011 | Vinayaka Geleyara Balaga | Nagendra Prasad | ||||||
| 2011 | Jogayya | Prem | ||||||
| 2011 | Saarathi | Suvarna Film Award for Best Music Director | Dinakar Thoogudeep | |||||
| 2011 | Paramathma | Yogaraj Bhat | ||||||
| 2011 | Vishnuvardhana | Pon Kumaran | ||||||
| 2012 | Chingari | Harsha | ||||||
| 2012 | Shikari | Abhaya Simha | ||||||
| 2012 | Anna Bond | Winner SIIMA Award for Best Male Playback Singer | Soori | |||||
| 2012 | Katariveera Surasundarangi | Suresh Krishna | ||||||
| 2012 | Addhuri | Winner Udaya Award for Best Music Director | Arjun | |||||
| 2012 | Ready For Dhee | Telugu film | ||||||
| 2012 | Snehitaru | Ram Narayanan | ||||||
| 2012 | Jaanu | Preetham Gubbi | ||||||
| 2012 | Manjina Hani | V Ravichandran | ||||||
| 2012 | Mr 420 | Pradeep Raj | ||||||
| 2012 | Prem Adda | Mahesh Babu | ||||||
| 2012 | Drama | Winner Filmfare Award for Best Music Director | Yogaraj Bhat | |||||
| 2012 | Yaare Koogadali | Samuthirakani | ||||||
| 2012 | Kalpana | Ramnarayan | ||||||
| 2013 | Topiwala | Sri | ||||||
| 2013 | Bachchan | Shashank | ||||||
| 2013 | Bulbul | Winner SIIMA Award for Best Music Director | M D Sridhar | |||||
| 2013 | Kaddi Pudi | Suri | ||||||
| 2013 | Brindavana | Madesha K | ||||||
| 2013 | Sakkare | Abhaya Simha | ||||||
| 2013 | Shravani Subramanya | Manju Swaroop | ||||||
| 2014 | Gajakesari | Krishna | ||||||
| 2014 | Endendu Ninagagi | Mahesh Rao | ||||||
| 2014 | Bahaddur | Chethan Kumar | ||||||
| 2014 | Jai Bhajarangabali | Ravivarma Gubbi | ||||||
| 2014 | Fair & Lovely film | Raghuram | ||||||
| 2014 | Ambareesha | |||||||
| 2014 | Mr and Mrs Ramachari | Winner, SIIMA Award for Best Music Director | Santhosh Ananddram | |||||
| 2015 | Siddhartha | Prakash | ||||||
| 2015 | Rudra Tandava | Guru Deshpande | ||||||
| 2015 | Rhaatee | Also producer | A P Arjun | |||||
| 2015 | Vaastu Prakaara | Yogaraj Bhat | ||||||
| 2015 | Rana Vikrama | Pavan Wadeyar | ||||||
| 2015 | Endendigu | Imran Sardhariya | ||||||
| 2015 | Ranna | Nanda Kishore | ||||||
| 2015 | Kendasampige | Duniya Soori | ||||||
| 2015 | Mr Airavata | A P Arjun | ||||||
| 2015 | Boxer | Preetham Gubbi | ||||||
| 2015 | Minchagi Nee Baralu | Randeep Shantharam | ||||||
| 2015 | Masterpiece | Manju Mandavya | ||||||
| 2016 | Viraat | H Vasudeva | ||||||
| 2016 | Maduveya Mamatheya Kareyole | Kaviraj | ||||||
| 2016 | Dana Kayonu | Yogaraj Bhat | ||||||
| 2016 | Shivalinga | P Vasu | ||||||
| 2016 | Jaggu Dada | Raghavendra Hegde | ||||||
| 2016 | Mr and Mrs Sadachari | Marathi film | Ashish Wagh | |||||
| 2016 | Doddmane Hudga | Duniya Soori | ||||||
| 2016 | Santhu Straight Forward | Mahesh Rao | ||||||
| 2016 | Naanu Mattu Varalakshmi | Preetham Gubbi | ||||||
| 2016 | Happy Birthday | K Mahesh Sukhadare | ||||||
| 2017 | Chowka | One song only | Tarun Sudhir | |||||
| 2017 | Raajakumara | Santhosh Ananddram | ||||||
| 2017 | Bangara s/o Bangarada Manushya | Yogi G Raj | ||||||
| 2017 | Saheba | Bharath | ||||||
| 2017 | Uppina Kagada | B Suresh | ||||||
| 2017 | Mugulu Nage | 100th Film | Yograj Bhat | |||||
| 2017 | Bharjari | Chethan Kumar | ||||||
| 2018 Punith Raj Kumar's Untitled Project
2018 Kurukshethra 2018 Darshan's Untitled Project Awards
References
External links
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