Dharma Vish

Dharma Vish
Background information
Born	Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Genres	Film score, Soundtrack, World music
Occupations	Film composer, instrumentalist, music producer
Instruments	Violin, Harmonium, Keyboard
Years active	1998 –present
Labels	SounDesigns
Website	www.dharmavish.com

Dharma Vish is an Indian music composer, music producer, and songwriter, ^{[1] [2]} who works primarily in Kannada and Hindi cinema. Beginning his career as a music programmer in the late 1990s, he later gained recognition for producing background scores for commercially successful Bollywood films such as M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016) and Toilet: Ek Prem Katha (2017). ^[3] As a solo composer, he is known for his work on films like Raagdesh (2017), Sinnga (2019), and Yala Kunni (2024). ^[4]

Career

Dharma Vish began his musical career working as a music programmer and arranger in the South Indian and Bollywood film industries. In the late 1990s, he worked on the programming teams for films such as Upendra (1999) and Okkadu (2003).

He later transitioned into music production, specializing in background scores. Between 2012 and 2018, he served as the Music Producer for the background scores of several commercially successful Bollywood films, largely in collaboration with composers and directors like Neeraj Pandey and Tigmanshu Dhulia. His credits during this period include M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story , Drishyam , Toilet: Ek Prem Katha , and Rustom . ^[3]

In addition to background scores, Dharma Vish has composed songs and original scores for Kannada and Hindi films. He composed the score for the critically acclaimed film Raagdesh (2017) and the ZEE5 release Yaara (2020). In the Kannada industry, he composed the music for films such as Sinnga , for which he received a Radio Mirchi Music Award nomination, and Rathavara . ^[5]

His recent projects include the musical composition for Yala Kunni (2024) and Forest (2025). ^[6]

Philanthropy

Beyond his musical career, Dharma Vish is actively involved in community welfare initiatives for the entertainment industry. He serves as the General Secretary of the Karnataka Film Musicians' Association (KFMA). ^[7]

During the COVID-19 pandemic in India, he led relief measures to support artists whose livelihoods were affected by the lockdown. Leading a volunteer group within the association, he facilitated the distribution of food and health kits to musicians and coordinated with the Government of Karnataka to ensure members received financial aid through the Seva Sindhu portal. ^[8] He also mobilized funds through collaborations with audio labels and industry leaders to provide direct monetary support to distressed artists. ^{[9] [10]}

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Director	Notes
2025	Forest	Music Composer	Chandra Mohan	[11]
2024	Mr. Natwarlal	Music Composer	K. Lava	[12]
2024	Yala Kunni	Music Composer	N. R. Pradeep Kumar	[13]
2024	5D	Score Composer	S. Narayan
2023	Raja Marthanda	Music Composer	K. Ram Narayan	[14]
2023	Bengaluru Boys	Music Composer	Gurudatta Ganiga
2022	Red Collar	Music Composer	Chandrashekar
2022	Shambho Shiva Shankara	Music Composer (Background Score)	Shankar Konamanahalli
2022	Janhit Mein Jaari	Music Producer (Song)	Jai Basantu Singh
2021	Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar	Music Producer	Dibakar Banerjee
2021	Arjun Gowda	Music Composer	Lucky Shankar
2019	P Se Pyaar F Se Faraar	Background Score Composer	Manoj Tiwari
2020	Paika Bidroha	Score Composer	NIschay Rout
2020	Yaara	Score Composer	Tigmanshu Dhulia	Released on ZEE5 [3]
2020	Kya Masti Kya Dhoom	Score Composer	Chandrakant Singh
2019	Main Zaroor Aaunga	Score Composer	Chandrakanth Singh
2019	Jhoota Kahin Ka	Score Composer	Smeep Kang
2019	Milan Talkies	Score Composer	Tigmanshu Dhulia	[3]
2019	Sinnga	Music Composer	Vijay Kiran	Nominated for Music Composer of the year - Radio Mirchi [15]
2019	Brahmachari	Music Composer	Chandra Mohan
2018	Looty	Music Composer	Girish Kamplapur
2018	Midnight Delhi	Score Composer	Rakesh Rawat	Premiered at the Singapore Film Festival [16]
2018	22 Yards	Score Composer	Mitali Ghosal	Premiered at the San Francisco Film Festival [17]
2018	Tharakaasura	Music Composer	Chandrashekar Bandiyappa
2018	Aiyaary	Music Composer (Background Score)	Neeraj Pandey	[3]
2018	Aapla Manus	Music Composer (Background Score)	Satish Rajwade
2018	Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3	Score Composer	Tigmanshu Dhulia
2017	Force 2	Music Producer (Background Score)	Abhinay Deo	[3]
2017	Toilet: Ek Prem Katha	Music Producer (Background Score)	Shree Narayan Singh	[3]
2017	Naam Shabana	Music Producer (Background Score)	Shivam Nair	[3]
2017	Commando 2	Music Producer (Background Score)	Deven Bhojani	[3]
2017	Raagdesh	Score Composer	Tigmanshu Dhulia	[3]
2016	Luv U Alia	Composer (Additional Music)	Indrajit Lankesh
2016	Just Aakasmika	Score Composer	Himayath Khan
2016	Kaptaan	Music Producer (Background Score)	Mandeep Kumar
2016	Neer Dose	Music Producer	Vijaya Prasad
2016	Ambarsariya	Music Producer (Background Score)	Mandeep Kumar
2016	Madaari	Music Producer (Background Score)	Nishikant Kamat	[3]
2016	M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story	Music Producer (Background Score)	Neeraj Pandey	[3]
2015	Sapnon Ki Rani	Music Composer	A. R. Babu
2015	Promise Dad	Music Producer (Background Score)	Ritesh Sinha
2015	Dolly Ki Doli	Music Producer (Background Score)	Abhishek Dogra	[3]
2015	Baby	Music Producer (Background Score)	Neeraj Pandey	[3]
2015	Rathavara	Music Composer	Chandrashekar Bandiyappa
2015	Rathavaram (Telugu)	Music Composer	Chandrashekar Bandiyappa
2015	Roy	Music Producer (Background Score)	Vikramjit Singh	[3]
2015	All Is Well	Music Producer (Background Score)	Umesh Shukla
2015	Drishyam	Music Producer (Background Score)	Nishikant Kamat	[3]
2015	Bhaag Johnny	Music Producer (Background Score)	Shivam Nair
2015	Prem Ratan Dhan Payo	Music Producer (Background Score)	Sooraj Barjatya	[3]
2014	Love in Mandya	Music Producer	Arasu Anthare
2014	Humshakals	Music Producer (Background Score)	Sajid Khan
2014	Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty	Music Producer	AR Murugadoss
2014	Goli Soda	Music Producer (Background Score)	Vijay Milton
2013	Aane Pataaki	Music Composer	Chandrashekar Bandiyappa
2013	Googly	Music Producer	Pavan Wadeyar
2012	Thuppakki	Music Producer (Background Score)	AR Murugadoss
2012	Sidlingu	Music Producer	Vijaya Prasad
2012	Maattrraan	Music Producer (Background Score)	K. V. Anand
2011	7aum Arivu	Music Producer (Background Score)	AR Murugadoss
2011	Engeyum Kadhal	Music Producer (Background Score)	Prabhu Deva
2011	Gaganam	Music Producer (Background Score)	Radha Mohan
2011	Payanam	Music Producer (Background Score)	Radha Mohan
2011	Kaavalan	Music Producer (Background Score)	Siddique
2011	Ilaignan	Music Producer (Background Score)	Suresh Krissna
2010	Chikku Bukku	Music Producer	V. Manikandan
2010	Paappi Appachaa	Music Programmer	Mammas
2009	Aadhavan	Music Producer	K. S. Ravikumar
2009	Peraanmai	Music Producer	S. P. Jananathan
2009	Ayan	Music Producer	K. V. Anand
2008	Ali Baba	Music Producer	Neelan K. Sekar
2008	Abhiyum Naanum	Music Programmer	Radha Mohan
2008	Dhaam Dhoom	Music Producer	Jeeva
2008	Bheemaa	Music Producer	N. Lingusamy
2007	Unnale Unnale	Music Producer	Jeeva
2007	Don	Music Programmer	Raghava Lawrence
2007	Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag	Music Programmer	Ram Gopal Varma
2007	Natasha	Music Producer (Background Score)	Jag Mundhra
2007	Manhattan Biryani	Music Producer (Background Score)	Murali Nair
2007	Munna	Music Producer (Background Score)	Vamsi Paidipally
2007	Pachaikili Muthucharam	Music Producer (Background Score)	Gautham Vasudev Menon
2006	Sainikudu	Music Producer (Background Score)	Gunasekhar
2006	Backwaters	Music Producer (Background Score)	Jag Mundhra
2006	Tata Birla Madhyalo Laila	Music Programmer	Srinivasa Reddy
2006	Perarasu	Music Programmer	Udhayan
2006	Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu	Music Producer (Background Score)	Gautham Vasudev Menon
2006	Balram vs. Tharadas	Music Producer (Background Score)	I. V. Sasi
2005	Private Moments	Music Producer (Background Score)	Jag Mundhra
2005	Thotti Jaya	Music Producer (Background Score)	V. Z. Durai
2005	Ghajini	Music Producer (Background Score)	AR Murugadoss
2005	Ramji Londonwaley	Music Producer (Background Score)	Sanjay Dayma
2005	Finger Print	Music Producer (Background Score)	Satish Paul
2004	Rain Rain Come Again	Music Producer (Background Score)	Jayaraj
2004	Monalisa	Music Programmer	Indrajit Lankesh
2003	Neetho Vastha	Music Programmer	K. Ajay Kumar
2003	Okkadu	Music Programmer	Gunasekhar
2002	Thuntata	Music Programmer	Indrajit Lankesh
2000	Indradhanush	Music Programmer	V. Manohar
1999	Idhu Entha Premavayya	Music Programmer	Kodlu Ramakrishna
1999	Upendra	Music Programmer	Upendra
1998	Mangalyam Tantunanena	Music Programmer	V. S. Reddy
1998	A	Music Programmer	Upendra

External links

• Dharma Vish turns audio owner
• Dharma Vish at IMDb
• Dharma Vish on Twitter

References

1. "Dharma Vish Turns Audio Owner". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
2. "Dharma Vish". IMDb.
3. "Dharma Vish Filmography & Biography". BookMyShow. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
4. "I'm happy that Shaane Top Agavle from Sinnga fell in my kitty". Cinema Express. 15 July 2019.
5. "I'm happy that Shaane Top Agavle from Sinnga fell in my kitty". Cinema Express. 15 July 2019.
6. "'Yala Kunni' movie review: An entertaining and nostalgic exploration of village life". The New Indian Express. 26 October 2024.
7. "Office Bearers - Karnataka Film Musicians' Association". Karnataka Film Musicians' Association. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
8. "Financial assistance by the Govt of Karnataka – July 2021". Karnataka Film Musicians' Association. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
9. "Covid Relief fund By Mr. Velu". Karnataka Film Musicians' Association. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
10. "Relief fund for musicians by Lahari Audio". Chitratara. 19 June 2021.
11. "Paisa Paisa (From "Forest") - Song Info". Gaana. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
12. "Mr. Natwarlal (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. 2024.
13. "'Yala Kunni' movie review: An entertaining and nostalgic exploration of village life". The New Indian Express. 26 October 2024.
14. "Raja Marthanda (2023) - Cast & Crew". BookMyShow. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
15. "I'm happy that Shaane Top Agavle from Sinnga fell in my kitty". Cinema Express. 15 July 2019.
16. "'Midnight-Delhi' wins honours at film fest in Singapore". The Times of India.
17. "Twenty - Two Yards Cast & Crew". Moviebuff. Retrieved 9 January 2025.