B. Ajaneesh Loknath

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B. Ajaneesh Loknath
Born (1985-11-20) 20 November 1985 (age 39)
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Genres
Occupations
  • Music producer
  • music director
  • keyboardist
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • keyboard
  • guitar
  • drums
Years active2009–present

B. Ajaneesh Loknath (born 20 November 1988) is an Indian music composer who works predominantly in Kannada and Tamil films besides few Telugu films. His film music career began with the 2009 Kannada film Shishira . [1] He rose to fame with the film Ulidavaru Kandanthe (2015) for which he received the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director. [2] He is known for his works in films such as Kirik Party (2017), Kurangu Bommai (2017), Avane Srimannarayana (2019), Dia (2020), Vikrant Rona (2022) and Kantara (2022). He is noted for his frequent collaborations with filmmakers Rakshit Shetty, Rishab Shetty and Anup Bhandari.

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Career

Ajaneesh Loknath has composed music for Ulidavaru Kandanthe , Kirik Party , Avane Srimannarayana and background score for Rangitaranga . He has sung for Ulidavaru Kandanthe , Ishtakamya , Kirik Party and has also sung songs for his own films. He has done movies for Ramesh Aravind , Dr.Shivrajkumar, Golden Star Ganesh, Bharathiraja, Nivin Pauly , Udhayanidhi Stalin , Duniya Vijay and many others.

He got his film Ulidavaru Kandanthe assigned for eight fields in the Radio Mirchi Music Awards South 2015. [3] His background score for the film Rangitaranga was short-listed for an Oscar but ultimately was not nominated. [4] Till date, he has worked for more than 25 films in many languages. His upcoming pan Indian release Mangalavaaram is set to hit screens on 17th Nov, 2023. [5]

Discography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
List of film credits as composer
YearTitleNotes
2009 Shishira
2010 Varshadhare
2014Nan Life Alli
Ulidavaru Kandanthe
2015 Rangitaranga Background score only
2016 Ishtakamya
Akira
Mummy
Kirik Party
Sipaayi
Sundaranga Jaana
Cinema My Darling
2017 Srikanta
Kurangu Bommai Tamil film
Richie Tamil film
Mojo Background score only
2018 Nimir Tamil film; Two songs only
Kirrak Party Telugu film
Rajaratha Kannada and Telugu (titled Rajaratham); Background score only
Johnny Johnny Yes Papa
Vaasu Naan Pakka Commercial
Nannu Dochukunduvate Telugu film
Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai Background score only
2019 Bell Bottom
Padde Huli
Avane Srimannarayana
2020 Dia
Gentleman
2021 Hero
Rathnan Prapancha
Drishya 2
2022 By Two Love
Vikrant Rona [6]
Guru Shishyaru
Kantara
Champion
Gandhada Gudi
Banaras
2023 Spooky College [7]
Gurudev Hoysala
Raghavendra Stores
Virupaksha Telugu film
Hostel Hudugaru Bekagiddare
Mangalavaaram Telugu film
Kaiva
2024 Yuva
Maharaja Tamil film
Bagheera
Pushpa 2: The Rule Background score only; Uncredited
UI 50th film
Max
2025 Odela 2 Telugu film [8]
Kantara: Chapter 1
TBAVaamanaDelayed
TBA Devil: The Hero Delayed [9]

Awards and nominations

List of B. Ajaneesh Loknath awards and nominations
FilmYearAwardCategoryResultRef.
Ulidavaru Kandanthe 2015 Karnataka State Film Awards Best Music Director Won
Ulidavaru Kandanthe 2015 Filmfare Awards South Best Music Director Won [10]
Kirik Party 2017Won
Kantara 2023Won
RangiTaranga 2016 IIFA Utsavam Best Background ScoreWon
Kirik Party 2017Best Music DirectorWon
Kirik Party 2017 South Indian International Movie Awards Best Music DirectorWon
Bell Bottom 2020 Mirchi Music Awards Best Background ScoreWon
Bell Bottom Viral Song Of The YearWon
Bell Bottom Song Of The YearWon
Avane Srimannarayana Song Of The YearWon
RangiTaranga 2016Times KAFTABest Background ScoreWon
Kirik Party 2017Best Music DirectorWon
Bell Bottom 2020Chandanavana Film Critics AcademyBest Music DirectorWon
Avane Srimannarayana 2020 Best Background ScoreWon
Dia 2021Best Background ScoreWon [11] [12]
Dia 2021South Indian International Movie AwardsBest Music Director – KannadaWon
Kantara 2022 South Indian International Movie AwardsBest Music Director – KannadaWon [13]

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