Manikanth Kadri

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Manikanth Kadri
Born28 May
Mangalore
Occupation(s)Music director, singer
Years active2006 – present

Manikanth Kadri is an Indian film score, soundtrack composer and singer. He has predominantly scored music for Kannada and Tulu as well as several Telugu, Malayalam, and Tamil films. He is the son of legendary saxophonist Kadri Gopalnath.

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Career

Manikanth started out his career by composing for jingles and devotional albums. He also composed for a title track of a Malayalam tele-serial Annu Mazhayayirunnu and won the Kerala State Award for best music. [1]

He released his first instrumental album called Dream Journey in the year 2001 and also tasted success. He also scored for background for an English feature film Tantric Journal. [1]

His film musical career began with Smart City (Malayalam) and Mr. Garagasa (Kannada), at the age of 24. After these films, his major break through happened with the Kannada film Savari in 2009. He has scored music for various films in Kannada, Tulu, Telugu, Malayalam, and Tamil languages.

Discography

YearFilm TitleLanguageNotes
2006 Smart City Malayalam
2007 Mr. Garagasa Kannada
2008Chandranilekkoru VazhiMalayalam
2008 Ganesha Kannada
2008 Avakai Biryani Telugu
2009 Village Lo Vinayakudu Telugu
2009 Savaari Kannada
2009 Male Bille Kannada
2010AmayakuduTelugu
2010 Prithvi Kannada
2010 Ijjodu Kannada
2010 Swayamvara Kannada
2010 Orange Malayalam
2010ChauraheinHindi
2011 Udhayan Tamil
2011 Maduve Mane Kannada
2012 Crazy Loka Kannada
2012 Fighters Hindi
2012Radhala gandaKannada
2013 Ball Pen Kannada
2013 Cool Ganesha Kannada
2013 Manasunu Maaya Seyake Telugu
2014 Savaari 2 Kannada
2014 Rang Tulu
2014 Chaali Polilu TuluBackground score
2015Rang Birangi Kannada
2015 Mosagaallaku Mosagaadu Telugu
2015 Jaathre Kannada
2015Chandi Kori Tulu Background score
2016 Run Anthony Kannada
2016ShutterdulaiTulu
2016 Barsa TuluBackground score
2016 Meena Bazar Kannada
2016Mooka HakkiKannada
2017 March 22 Kannada
2017Ambar CaterarsTulu
2017Are MarlerTuluBackground score
2017EsaTuluBackground score
2018PaddayiTuluBackground score
2018Pathis GangTulu
2018Yera UllergeTuluBackground Score
2018Asathoma SadgamayaKannadaBackground Score
2018 Naduve Antaravirali Kannada
2018Sri Bharatha BahubaliKannada
2018TakkarKannada
2018Deyi BaidethiTuluBackground Score
2018Sagutha Doora DooraKannada
2018Raahukaala GuligakaalaTulu
2019EnglishTulu
2019Jabardasth ShankaraTulu
2019RaanchiKannada
2019 Gubbi Mele Brahmastra Kannada
2019 Ranganayaki Kannada
2021 Love You Rachchu Kannada
2022 Ombattane Dikku Kannada
2022VirginKannadaFilming
2022AadisidaataKannadaFilming
2022Melobba MaayaaviKannadaBackground Score
2023 Mr. Bachelor Kannada
2023 Pentagon Kannada

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