B. Ajaneesh Loknath

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B. Ajaneesh Loknath (born 20 November 1988) is an Indian music composer who works predominantly in Kannada and 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]

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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
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He is known for his works in films such as Kirik Party (2017), Kurangu Bommai (2017), Avane Srimannarayana (2019), Dia (2020), Vikrant Rona (2022), Kantara (2022) and Mangalavaaram (2023). He is noted for his frequent collaborations with filmmakers Rakshit Shetty, Rishab Shetty and Anup Bhandari.

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.

Discography

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List of film credits as composer
Year Title Langauge Notes
2009Shishira Kannada
2010Varshadhare
2014Nan Life Alli
Ulidavaru Kandanthe
2015RangitarangaBackground score only
2016Ishtakamya
Akira
Mummy
Kirik Party
Sipaayi
Sundaranga Jaana
Cinema My Darling
2017Srikanta
Kurangu Bommai Tamil
Richie
Mojo KannadaBackground score only
2018Nimir TamilTwo songs only
Kirrak Party Telugu
Rajaratha KannadaBackground score only
Johnny Johnny Yes Papa
Vaasu Naan Pakka Commercial
Nannu Dochukunduvate Telugu
Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai KannadaBackground score only
2019Bell Bottom
Padde Huli
Avane Srimannarayana
2020Dia
Gentleman
2021Hero
Rathnan Prapancha
Drishya 2
2022By Two Love
Vikrant Rona[5]
Guru Shishyaru
Kantara
Champion
Gandhada Gudi
Banaras
2023Spooky College[6]
Gurudev Hoysala
Raghavendra Stores
Virupaksha Telugu
Hostel Hudugaru Bekagiddare Kannada
Mangalavaaram Telugu
Kaiva Kannada
2024Yuva
Maharaja Tamil
Bagheera Kannada
UI50th film
Max
2025 Odela 2 Telugu [7]
Arjun Son Of Vyjayanthi
Kantara: Chapter 1 Kannada
TBAVaamana Delayed
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Awards and nominations

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List of B. Ajaneesh Loknath awards and nominations
Work Year Award Category Result Ref.
Ulidavaru Kandanthe 2015 Karnataka State Film Awards Best Music Director Won
2015 Filmfare Awards South Best Music Director Won [9]
Kirik Party 2017 Won
Kantara 2023 Won
RangiTaranga 2016 IIFA Utsavam Best Background Score Won
Kirik Party 2017 Best Music Director Won
2017 South Indian International Movie Awards Best Music Director Won
Bell Bottom 2020 Mirchi Music Awards Best Background Score Won
Viral Song Of The Year Won
Song Of The Year Won
Avane Srimannarayana Song Of The Year Won
RangiTaranga 2016 Times KAFTA Best Background Score Won
Kirik Party 2017 Best Music Director Won
Bell Bottom 2020 Chandanavana Film Critics Academy Best Music Director Won
Avane Srimannarayana 2020 Best Background Score Won
Dia 2021 Best Background Score Won [10][11]
2021 South Indian International Movie Awards Best Music Director – Kannada Won
Kantara 2022 Best Music Director – Kannada Won [12]
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