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class="">Hamsalekha</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Hamsalekha.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/59/Hamsalekha.jpg/220px-Hamsalekha.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/59/Hamsalekha.jpg/330px-Hamsalekha.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/59/Hamsalekha.jpg/440px-Hamsalekha.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de">Background information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Birth name</span></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Gangaraju</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1951-06-23</span>) </span>June 23, 1951<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 73)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Bengaluru" title="Bengaluru">Bengaluru</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karnataka" title="Karnataka">Karnataka</a>, India</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Origin</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mandya" title="Mandya">Mandya</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karnataka_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Karnataka State">Karnataka</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Film_score" title="Film score">Film score</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Film_soundtrack" class="mw-redirect" title="Film soundtrack">Soundtrack</a><br />Theatre<br /><a href="/wiki/World_music" title="World music">World music</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation(s)</th><td class="infobox-data role"><a href="/wiki/Music_Composer" class="mw-redirect" title="Music Composer">Music Composer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lyricist" title="Lyricist">Lyricist</a>, <a href="/wiki/Screenwriter" title="Screenwriter">Screenwriter</a>, Dialogue writer</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Instrument(s)</th><td class="infobox-data note"><a href="/wiki/Electronic_keyboard" title="Electronic keyboard">Keyboards</a>, vocals, guitar, piano, <a href="/wiki/Pump_organ" title="Pump organ">harmonium</a>, percussion, other</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1981–present</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.hamsalekhadesi.com">www<wbr />.hamsalekhadesi<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div> <p><b>Gangaraju</b> (born June 23, 1951), professionally known as <b>Hamsalekha</b>, is an Indian <a href="/wiki/Film_score" title="Film score">film composer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Songwriter" title="Songwriter">songwriter</a> who works in <a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_South_India" title="Cinema of South India">South Indian cinema</a>, predominantly in the <a href="/wiki/Kannada_film_industry" class="mw-redirect" title="Kannada film industry">Kannada film industry</a> since the late 1980s. He is also a screenplay writer, dialogue writer, instrumentalist and conductor, having composed and written over 500 albums.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Hamsalekha has won one <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Awards" title="National Film Awards">National Film Award</a>, six <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Awards_South" title="Filmfare Awards South">Filmfare Awards</a> in the Best Music Director Category, seven <a href="/wiki/Karnataka_State_Film_Awards" title="Karnataka State Film Awards">Karnataka State Film Awards</a> - four for music direction and three for lyrics - and is a recipient of an honorary doctorate from <a href="/wiki/Bangalore_University" title="Bangalore University">Bangalore University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His collaboration with <a href="/wiki/Ravichandran_(Kannada_actor)" title="Ravichandran (Kannada actor)">V. Ravichandran</a> resulted in producing blockbuster soundtracks in mainstream Kannada cinema.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_career">Early career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hamsalekha&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Hamsalekha was born as Gangaraju in 1951, to K. H. Govindaraju and Rajamma in Tulasikatte, near Akkipete in <a href="/wiki/Bangalore" class="mw-redirect" title="Bangalore">Bangalore</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Raju_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Raju-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After his studies, he was employed in his father's printing press and subsequently joined his brother Balakrishna's orchestra group.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lavani Neelakantappa his teacher modified his name as "Hamsalekha".<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was introduced into feature films by director M. N. Prasad, who provided an opportunity to write a song for the film <i>Triveni</i> (1973).<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The song "Neena Bhagavantha" was his first release picturised on actor <a href="/wiki/Udaykumar" title="Udaykumar">Udaykumar</a>. His debut film as a musician was the 1981 unreleased film <i>Rahuchandra</i>. Officially, his cinema career started as a dialogue and lyric writer for the film <i><a href="/wiki/Naanu_Nanna_Hendthi" title="Naanu Nanna Hendthi">Naanu Nanna Hendthi</a></i> (1985). <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>Later his popularity peaked only after his association with actor-director <a href="/wiki/Ravichandran_(Kannada_actor)" title="Ravichandran (Kannada actor)">Ravichandran</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Premaloka" title="Premaloka">Premaloka</a></i>, released in 1987.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hamsalekha&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Hamsalekha is married to <a href="/wiki/Latha_Hamsalekha" title="Latha Hamsalekha">Latha Hamsalekha</a> who was a playback singer in the 1990s. The couple have a son named Alankar and two daughters named Tejaswini and Nandini. Alankar is associated with films as an actor and musician. Few of his released and unreleased movies are <i>Sugghi</i>, <i>Tapori</i> and <i>Roja</i>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Tejaswini is associated with film direction, acting and directing plays, she has done her master's in theater from Bangalore University and directed many plays in association with her father Hamsalekha. Nandini began her playback singing career with the film <i><a href="/wiki/Sixer_(2007_film)" title="Sixer (2007 film)">Sixer</a></i> (2006).<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_works">Notable works</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hamsalekha&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Notable works"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After working on <i><a href="/wiki/Premaloka" title="Premaloka">Premaloka</a></i>, Hamsalekha became one of the most prolific music directors in Kannada film, with many hits. He made occasional use of many genres of music, including Western, pop, rock, <a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Hip hop music">hip hop</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_classical_music" title="Indian classical music">Indian classical</a>,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> folk, <a href="/wiki/Ghazal" title="Ghazal">ghazals</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sufi_music" title="Sufi music">Sufi</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Item_song" class="mw-redirect" title="Item song">item songs</a>. <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>"Chandakinta Chanda", a ghazal he composed for the film <i><a href="/wiki/Sparsha_(film)" title="Sparsha (film)">Sparsha</a></i>, was a major hit. He has created songs ranging from the philosophical ("Le Le Marula" in <i>Shaapa</i>, a film whose story he wrote himself) to the naughty ("Kaayi Kaayi Nuggekaayi Mahimege" in <i>Halli Maestru</i>), the patriotic ("Huttidhare Kannada Nadalli Hutta Bekku" in <a href="/wiki/Dr._Rajkumar" title="Dr. Rajkumar">Rajkumar</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Aakasmika" title="Aakasmika">Aakasmika</a></i>, a song which has become an unofficial anthem of <a href="/wiki/Karnataka" title="Karnataka">Karnataka</a>) <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>and love songs ("Ele Hombisile..." in <i><a href="/wiki/Halunda_Tavaru" title="Halunda Tavaru">Halunda Tavaru</a></i>). He composed the background score for one movie using a single instrument and made the music for <i>Kona Eedaite</i> with no instruments at all. His music in the film <i><a href="/wiki/Hagalu_Vesha" title="Hagalu Vesha">Hagalu Vesha</a></i> had a rustic and folk feel without the use of synthetic sounds. <i><a href="/wiki/Shanti_(film)" title="Shanti (film)">Shanti</a></i>, a film by Baraguru Ramachandrappa with music by Hamsalekha, was mentioned in the <a href="/wiki/Guinness_Book_of_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Guinness Book of Records">Guinness Book of Records</a> as the film with only one character.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He made his an onscreen appearance in <i><a href="/wiki/Mukhaputa" title="Mukhaputa">Mukhaputa</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His music in the 2010 movie <i><a href="/wiki/Naanu_Nanna_Kanasu" title="Naanu Nanna Kanasu">Naanu Nanna Kanasu</a></i> was appreciated by critics as well as audiences.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2012)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> He also composed for the National Award-winning movie <i><a href="/wiki/Puttakkana_Highway" title="Puttakkana Highway">Puttakkana Highway</a></i> in 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The melodic structure of his songs demand considerable vocal virtuosity, and have found expressive platform amongst some of India's respected vocalists and playback singers, such as <a href="/wiki/Dr._Rajkumar" title="Dr. Rajkumar">Dr. Rajkumar</a>, <a href="/wiki/P._B._Sreenivas" title="P. B. Sreenivas">P. B. Sreenivas</a>, <a href="/wiki/S._Janaki" title="S. Janaki">S. Janaki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vani_Jairam" title="Vani Jairam">Vani Jairam</a>, <a href="/wiki/P._Susheela" title="P. Susheela">P. Susheela</a>, <a href="/wiki/K._J._Yesudas" title="K. J. Yesudas">K. J. Yesudas</a>, <a href="/wiki/S._P._Balasubrahmanyam" title="S. P. Balasubrahmanyam">S. P. Balasubrahmanyam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mano_(singer)" title="Mano (singer)">Mano</a>, <a href="/wiki/Swarnalatha" title="Swarnalatha">Swarnalatha</a>, <a href="/wiki/K._S._Chithra" title="K. S. Chithra">K. S. Chithra</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sujatha_Mohan" title="Sujatha Mohan">Sujatha Mohan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kavita_Krishnamurthy" class="mw-redirect" title="Kavita Krishnamurthy">Kavita Krishnamurthy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anuradha_Paudwal" title="Anuradha Paudwal">Anuradha Paudwal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sadhana_Sargam" title="Sadhana Sargam">Sadhana Sargam</a>, <a href="/wiki/B._R._Chaya" title="B. R. Chaya">B. R. Chaya</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manjula_Gururaj" title="Manjula Gururaj">Manjula Gururaj</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chandrika_Gururaj" title="Chandrika Gururaj">Chandrika Gururaj</a>, <a href="/wiki/L._N._Shastry" class="mw-redirect" title="L. N. Shastry">L. N. Shastry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rajesh_Krishnan" title="Rajesh Krishnan">Rajesh Krishnan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ramesh_Chandra_(singer)" title="Ramesh Chandra (singer)">Ramesh Chandra</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hemanth_Kumar" class="mw-redirect" title="Hemanth Kumar">Hemanth Kumar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sangeetha_Katti" title="Sangeetha Katti">Sangeetha Katti</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rathnamala_Prakash" title="Rathnamala Prakash">Rathnamala Prakash</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nanditha" class="mw-redirect" title="Nanditha">Nanditha</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sowmya_Raoh" title="Sowmya Raoh">Sowmya Raoh</a>, <a href="/wiki/B._Jayashree" title="B. Jayashree">B. Jayashree</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sonu_Nigam" title="Sonu Nigam">Sonu Nigam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hariharan_(singer)" title="Hariharan (singer)">Hariharan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Udit_Narayan" title="Udit Narayan">Udit Narayan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kumar_Sanu" title="Kumar Sanu">Kumar Sanu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shreya_Ghoshal" title="Shreya Ghoshal">Shreya Ghoshal</a> with majority of the songs recorded by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki and K. S. Chithra. He recorded some of the rare and distinct voices like <a href="/wiki/M._Balamuralikrishna" title="M. Balamuralikrishna">M. Balamuralikrishna</a> for a song in <i><a href="/wiki/Muthina_Haara" title="Muthina Haara">Muthina Haara</a></i> (1990), <a href="/wiki/C._Ashwath" title="C. Ashwath">C. Ashwath</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/Hoovu_Hannu" title="Hoovu Hannu">Hoovu Hannu</a></i> (1993) and <a href="/wiki/Pankaj_Udhas" title="Pankaj Udhas">Pankaj Udhas</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/Sparsha_(film)" title="Sparsha (film)">Sparsha</a></i> (2001).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Non-film_music">Non-film music</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hamsalekha&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Non-film music"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Hamsalekha has written music for stage plays and private albums.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="As_a_writer">As a writer</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hamsalekha&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: As a writer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Hamsalekha has written stories, screenplays and dialogues for several movies. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Story">Story</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hamsalekha&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Story"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Avane_Nanna_Ganda" title="Avane Nanna Ganda">Avane Nanna Ganda</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gandharva" title="Gandharva">Gandharva</a></i> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shaapa" title="Shaapa">Shaapa</a></i> (2001)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Screenplay">Screenplay</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hamsalekha&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Screenplay"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Nimmajji</i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gandharva" title="Gandharva">Gandharva</a></i> (1993)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dialogues">Dialogues</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hamsalekha&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Dialogues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Premaloka" title="Premaloka">Premaloka</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ranadheera" title="Ranadheera">Ranadheera</a></i> (1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ranaranga" title="Ranaranga">Ranaranga</a> </i> (1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Avane_Nanna_Ganda" title="Avane Nanna Ganda">Avane Nanna Ganda</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Yuga_Purusha" title="Yuga Purusha">Yuga Purusha</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Halli_Meshtru" title="Halli Meshtru">Halli Meshtru</a></i> (1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gandharva" title="Gandharva">Gandharva</a></i> (1993)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Mentoring">Mentoring</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hamsalekha&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Mentoring"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Hamsalekha has mentored several notable singers, music directors, lyricist, directors in <a href="/wiki/Kannada" title="Kannada">Kannada</a> movie industry.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rajesh_Krishnan" title="Rajesh Krishnan">Rajesh Krishnan</a>, Indian Playback Singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chetan_Sosca" title="Chetan Sosca">Chetan Sosca</a>, Playback Singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hemanth_Kumar" class="mw-redirect" title="Hemanth Kumar">Hemanth Kumar</a>, Playback Singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Kalyan" title="K. Kalyan">K. Kalyan</a>, Music composer and lyricist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nanditha" class="mw-redirect" title="Nanditha">Nanditha</a>, Playback Singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anoop_Seelin" class="mw-redirect" title="Anoop Seelin">Anoop Seelin</a>, Music Composer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Harikrishna" title="V. Harikrishna">V. Harikrishna</a>, Music composer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Manohar" title="V. Manohar">V. Manohar</a>, Music composer, lyricist and director</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Sridhar" class="mw-redirect" title="V. Sridhar">V. Sridhar</a>, Music composer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/L._N._Shastry" class="mw-redirect" title="L. N. Shastry">L. N. Shastry</a>, singer, composer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Nagendra_Prasad" title="V. Nagendra Prasad">V. Nagendra Prasad</a>, lyricist, composer</li> <li><i>Suma Shastry</i>, singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anuradha_Bhat" title="Anuradha Bhat">Anuradha Bhat</a>, singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indu_Nagaraj" title="Indu Nagaraj">Indu Nagaraj</a>, singer</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Desi_Music_Trust">Desi Music Trust</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hamsalekha&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Desi Music Trust"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Hamsalekha laid the foundation stone for Desi Music University on the day of <a href="/wiki/Kannada_Rajyotsava" class="mw-redirect" title="Kannada Rajyotsava">Kannada Rajyotsava</a> on 1 November 2010. <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>The university will be built with <span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 1.20 billion on 50 acres (200,000 m<sup>2</sup>) of land in Mudhigere village near Channapatna in <a href="/wiki/Karnataka" title="Karnataka">Karnataka</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The Dravidian University of <a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh" title="Andhra Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</a> has given recognition to this Hamsalekha College of Performing Arts.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hamsalekha&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Hamsalekha has received many awards over the past three decades. </p><p><b><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Awards" title="National Film Awards">National Film Awards</a>:</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/43rd_National_Film_Awards" title="43rd National Film Awards">1995</a> - <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Music_Direction" title="National Film Award for Best Music Direction">National Film Award for Best Music Direction</a> - Film: <i><a href="/wiki/Sangeetha_Sagara_Ganayogi_Panchakshara_Gavai" title="Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara Gavai">Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara Gavai</a></i></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Honorary_doctorate" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary doctorate">Honorary doctorate</a>:</b> He has been conferred the honorary doctorate award by the <a href="/wiki/Bangalore_University" title="Bangalore University">Bengaluru University</a> in the year 2014 for his meritorious service to the Indian Music Industry.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b><a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Awards_South" title="Filmfare Awards South">Filmfare Awards South</a>:</b> </p> <ul><li>2005 - <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Music_Director_(Kannada)" class="mw-redirect" title="Filmfare Award for Best Music Director (Kannada)">Filmfare Award for Best Music Director (Kannada)</a> - Film: <i><a href="/wiki/Nenapirali" title="Nenapirali">Nenapirali</a></i></li> <li>2000 - <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Music_Director_(Kannada)" class="mw-redirect" title="Filmfare Award for Best Music Director (Kannada)">Filmfare Award for Best Music Director (Kannada)</a> - Film: <i><a href="/wiki/Preethse" title="Preethse">Preethse</a></i></li> <li>1998 - <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Music_Director_(Kannada)" class="mw-redirect" title="Filmfare Award for Best Music Director (Kannada)">Filmfare Award for Best Music Director (Kannada)</a> - Film: <i><a href="/wiki/Yaare_Neenu_Cheluve" title="Yaare Neenu Cheluve">Yaare Neenu Cheluve</a></i></li> <li>1994 - <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Music_Director_(Kannada)" class="mw-redirect" title="Filmfare Award for Best Music Director (Kannada)">Filmfare Award for Best Music Director (Kannada)</a> - Film: <i><a href="/wiki/Halunda_Tavaru" title="Halunda Tavaru">Halunda Tavaru</a></i></li> <li>1993 - <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Music_Director_(Kannada)" class="mw-redirect" title="Filmfare Award for Best Music Director (Kannada)">Filmfare Award for Best Music Director (Kannada)</a> - film: <i><a href="/wiki/Aakasmika" title="Aakasmika">Aakasmika</a></i></li> <li>1991 - <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Music_Director_(Kannada)" class="mw-redirect" title="Filmfare Award for Best Music Director (Kannada)">Filmfare Award for Best Music Director (Kannada)</a> - Film: <i><a href="/wiki/Ramachaari" title="Ramachaari">Ramachaari</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Karnataka_State_Film_Awards" title="Karnataka State Film Awards">Karnataka State Film Awards</a>:</b> </p> <dl><dt>For music direction</dt></dl> <ul><li>2005 - <i><a href="/wiki/Nenapirali" title="Nenapirali">Nenapirali</a></i></li> <li>1995 - <i><a href="/wiki/Sangeetha_Sagara_Ganayogi_Panchakshara_Gavai" title="Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara Gavai">Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara Gavai</a></i></li> <li>1994 - <i><a href="/wiki/Halunda_Tavaru" title="Halunda Tavaru">Halunda Tavaru</a></i></li></ul> <dl><dt>For lyrics</dt></dl> <ul><li>2001 - <i><a href="/wiki/Sri_Manjunatha_(film)" title="Sri Manjunatha (film)">Sri Manjunatha</a></i></li> <li>1994 - <i><a href="/wiki/Haalunda_Thavaru" class="mw-redirect" title="Haalunda Thavaru">Haalunda Thavaru</a></i></li></ul> <p><b>Other awards:</b> </p> <ul><li>2012 - <a href="/wiki/Dr._Rajkumar_Award" title="Dr. Rajkumar Award">Dr. Rajkumar Lifetime Achievement Award</a> from Karnataka State Government<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2005 - Rajyostava Award (Suvarna Rajyostava)</li> <li>2020 - <a href="/wiki/S._Janaki" title="S. Janaki">S. Janaki</a> National Award</li> <li>2004 - Hello Gandhinagara Award Best Music Director<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2005 - <i><a href="/wiki/Kempegowda_Award" title="Kempegowda Award">Kempegowda Prashasti</a></i></li> <li>2005 - Sunfeast Udaya film award for the best lyrics - <i><a href="/wiki/Nenapirali" title="Nenapirali">Nenapirali</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hamsalekha&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Hamsalekha_discography" title="Hamsalekha discography">Hamsalekha discography</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="As_a_playback_singer">As a playback singer</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hamsalekha&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: As a playback singer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Nigooda_Rahasya" title="Nigooda Rahasya">Nigooda Rahasya</a></i> (1990) - "Enappa Yajmana"</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Telugu_films">Telugu films</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hamsalekha&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Telugu films"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1988: <i>Avalu</i></li> <li>1989: <i><a href="/wiki/Muthyamantha_Muddu" title="Muthyamantha Muddu">Muthyamantha Muddu</a></i></li> <li>1990: <i><a href="/wiki/Prema_Yuddham" title="Prema Yuddham">Prema Yuddham</a></i></li> <li>1990: <i>Kaliyuga Abhimanyudu</i></li> <li>1991: <i><a href="/wiki/Shanti_Kranti" title="Shanti Kranti">Shanti Kranti</a></i></li> <li>1993: <i><a href="/wiki/Ankuram" title="Ankuram">Ankuram</a></i></li> <li>1997: <i><a href="/wiki/Omkaram" title="Omkaram">Omkaram</a></i></li> <li>1999: <i><a href="/wiki/A._K._47_(1999_film)" title="A. K. 47 (1999 film)">A. K. 47</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tamil_films">Tamil films</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hamsalekha&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Tamil films"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1988 <i>Jaadikketha Moodi</i></li> <li>1988: <i><a href="/wiki/Puthiya_Vaanam" title="Puthiya Vaanam">Puthiya Vaanam</a></i></li> <li>1987: <i><a href="/wiki/Paruva_Ragam" class="mw-redirect" title="Paruva Ragam">Paruva Ragam</a></i></li> <li>1988: <i><a href="/wiki/Kodi_Parakuthu" class="mw-redirect" title="Kodi Parakuthu">Kodi Parakuthu</a></i></li> <li>1989: <i><a href="/wiki/Idhu_Unga_Kudumbam" title="Idhu Unga Kudumbam">Idhu Unga Kudumbam</a></i></li> <li>1990: <i><a href="/wiki/Velai_Kidaichuduchu" title="Velai Kidaichuduchu">Velai Kidaichuduchu</a></i></li> <li>1991: <i><a href="/wiki/Nattukku_Oru_Nallavan" class="mw-redirect" title="Nattukku Oru Nallavan">Nattukku Oru Nallavan</a></i></li> <li>1991: <i><a href="/wiki/Captain_Magal" title="Captain Magal">Captain Magal</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hamsalekha&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output 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V. Mahadevan">K. V. Mahadevan</a> <a href="/wiki/15th_National_Film_Awards" title="15th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1967)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalyanji%E2%80%93Anandji" title="Kalyanji–Anandji">Kalyanji–Anandji</a> <a href="/wiki/16th_National_Film_Awards" title="16th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1968)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Mohinder" title="S. Mohinder">S. Mohinder</a> <a href="/wiki/17th_National_Film_Awards" title="17th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1969)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madan_Mohan_(composer)" title="Madan Mohan (composer)">Madan Mohan</a> <a href="/wiki/18th_National_Film_Awards" title="18th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1970)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaidev" title="Jaidev">Jaidev</a> <a href="/wiki/19th_National_Film_Awards" title="19th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1971)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._D._Burman" title="S. D. Burman">S. D. Burman</a> <a href="/wiki/20th_National_Film_Awards" title="20th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1972)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satyajit_Ray" title="Satyajit Ray">Satyajit Ray</a> <a href="/wiki/21st_National_Film_Awards" title="21st National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1973)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ananda_Shankar" title="Ananda Shankar">Ananda Shankar</a> <a href="/wiki/22nd_National_Film_Awards" title="22nd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1974)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhupen_Hazarika" title="Bhupen Hazarika">Bhupen Hazarika</a> <a href="/wiki/23rd_National_Film_Awards" title="23rd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1975)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._V._Karanth" title="B. V. Karanth">B. V. Karanth</a> <a href="/wiki/24th_National_Film_Awards" title="24th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1976)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._V._Karanth" title="B. V. Karanth">B. V. Karanth</a> <a href="/wiki/25th_National_Film_Awards" title="25th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1977)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaidev" title="Jaidev">Jaidev</a> <a href="/wiki/26th_National_Film_Awards" title="26th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1978)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._V._Mahadevan" title="K. V. Mahadevan">K. V. 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Balamuralikrishna">M. Balamuralikrishna</a> <a href="/wiki/34th_National_Film_Awards" title="34th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1986)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vanraj_Bhatia" title="Vanraj Bhatia">Vanraj Bhatia</a> <a href="/wiki/35th_National_Film_Awards" title="35th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1987)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ilaiyaraaja" title="Ilaiyaraaja">Ilaiyaraaja</a> <a href="/wiki/36th_National_Film_Awards" title="36th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1988)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sher_Chowdhary&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sher Chowdhary (page does not exist)">Sher Chowdhary</a> <a href="/wiki/37th_National_Film_Awards" title="37th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1989)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hridaynath_Mangeshkar" title="Hridaynath Mangeshkar">Hridaynath Mangeshkar</a> <a href="/wiki/38th_National_Film_Awards" title="38th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1990)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajat_Dholakia" title="Rajat Dholakia">Rajat Dholakia</a> <a href="/wiki/39th_National_Film_Awards" title="39th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1991)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._R._Rahman" title="A. R. Rahman">A. R. Rahman</a> <a href="/wiki/40th_National_Film_Awards" title="40th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1992)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnson_(composer)" title="Johnson (composer)">Johnson</a> <a href="/wiki/41st_National_Film_Awards" title="41st National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1993)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravi_(composer)" title="Ravi (composer)">Ravi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Johnson_(composer)" title="Johnson (composer)">Johnson</a> <a href="/wiki/42nd_National_Film_Awards" title="42nd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1994)</span></a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Hamsalekha</a> <a href="/wiki/43rd_National_Film_Awards" title="43rd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1995)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._R._Rahman" title="A. R. Rahman">A. R. Rahman</a> <a href="/wiki/44th_National_Film_Awards" title="44th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1996)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._M._Keeravani" title="M. M. Keeravani">M. M. Keeravani</a> <a href="/wiki/45th_National_Film_Awards" title="45th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1997)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vishal_Bhardwaj" title="Vishal Bhardwaj">Vishal Bhardwaj</a> <a href="/wiki/46th_National_Film_Awards" title="46th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1998)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ismail_Darbar" title="Ismail Darbar">Ismail Darbar</a> <a href="/wiki/47th_National_Film_Awards" title="47th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1999)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anu_Malik" title="Anu Malik">Anu Malik</a> <a href="/wiki/48th_National_Film_Awards" title="48th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2000)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #BDB76B;width:1%">2001–2008</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A._R._Rahman" title="A. R. Rahman">A. R. Rahman</a> <a href="/wiki/49th_National_Film_Awards" title="49th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2001)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._R._Rahman" title="A. R. Rahman">A. R. Rahman</a> <a href="/wiki/50th_National_Film_Awards" title="50th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2002)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shankar%E2%80%93Ehsaan%E2%80%93Loy" title="Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy">Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy</a> <a href="/wiki/51st_National_Film_Awards" title="51st National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2003)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vidyasagar_(composer)" title="Vidyasagar (composer)">Vidyasagar</a> <a href="/wiki/52nd_National_Film_Awards" title="52nd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2004)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lalgudi_Jayaraman" title="Lalgudi Jayaraman">Lalgudi Jayaraman</a> <a href="/wiki/53rd_National_Film_Awards" title="53rd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2005)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashok_Patki" title="Ashok Patki">Ashok Patki</a> <a href="/wiki/54th_National_Film_Awards" title="54th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2006)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ouseppachan" title="Ouseppachan">Ouseppachan</a> <a href="/wiki/55th_National_Film_Awards" title="55th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2007)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ajay-Atul" title="Ajay-Atul">Ajay-Atul</a> <a href="/wiki/56th_National_Film_Awards" title="56th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2008)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #BDB76B;width:1%">2009–2020</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">Songs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amit_Trivedi" title="Amit Trivedi">Amit Trivedi</a> <a href="/wiki/57th_National_Film_Awards" title="57th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2009)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vishal_Bhardwaj" title="Vishal Bhardwaj">Vishal Bhardwaj</a> <a href="/wiki/58th_National_Film_Awards" title="58th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2010)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neel_Dutt" title="Neel Dutt">Neel Dutt</a> <a href="/wiki/59th_National_Film_Awards" title="59th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2011)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shailendra_Barve&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Shailendra Barve (page does not exist)">Shailendra Barve</a> <a href="/wiki/60th_National_Film_Awards" title="60th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2012)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kabir_Suman" title="Kabir Suman">Kabir Suman</a> <a href="/wiki/61st_National_Film_Awards" title="61st National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2013)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vishal_Bhardwaj" title="Vishal Bhardwaj">Vishal Bhardwaj</a> <a href="/wiki/62nd_National_Film_Awards" title="62nd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2014)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Jayachandran" title="M. Jayachandran">M. Jayachandran</a> <a href="/wiki/63rd_National_Film_Awards" title="63rd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2015)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bapu_Padmanabha" title="Bapu Padmanabha">Bapu Padmanabha</a> <a href="/wiki/64th_National_Film_Awards" title="64th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2016)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._R._Rahman" title="A. R. Rahman">A. R. Rahman</a> <a href="/wiki/65th_National_Film_Awards" title="65th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2017)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanjay_Leela_Bhansali" title="Sanjay Leela Bhansali">Sanjay Leela Bhansali</a> <a href="/wiki/66th_National_Film_Awards" title="66th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2018)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._Imman" title="D. Imman">D. Imman</a> <a href="/wiki/67th_National_Film_Awards" title="67th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2019)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thaman_S" title="Thaman S">Thaman S</a> <a href="/wiki/68th_National_Film_Awards" title="68th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2020)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">Background music</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ilaiyaraaja" title="Ilaiyaraaja">Ilaiyaraaja</a> <a href="/wiki/57th_National_Film_Awards" title="57th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2009)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isaac_Thomas_Kottukapally" title="Isaac Thomas Kottukapally">Isaac Thomas Kottukapally</a> <a href="/wiki/58th_National_Film_Awards" title="58th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2010)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayookh_Bhaumik&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mayookh Bhaumik (page does not exist)">Mayookh Bhaumik</a> <a href="/wiki/59th_National_Film_Awards" title="59th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2011)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bijibal" title="Bijibal">Bijibal</a> <a href="/wiki/60th_National_Film_Awards" title="60th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2012)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shantanu_Moitra" title="Shantanu Moitra">Shantanu Moitra</a> <a href="/wiki/61st_National_Film_Awards" title="61st National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2013)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gopi_Sundar" title="Gopi Sundar">Gopi Sundar</a> <a href="/wiki/62nd_National_Film_Awards" title="62nd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2014)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ilaiyaraaja" title="Ilaiyaraaja">Ilaiyaraaja</a> <a href="/wiki/63rd_National_Film_Awards" title="63rd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2015)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bapu_Padmanabha" title="Bapu Padmanabha">Bapu Padmanabha</a> <a href="/wiki/64th_National_Film_Awards" title="64th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2016)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._R._Rahman" title="A. R. Rahman">A. R. Rahman</a> <a href="/wiki/65th_National_Film_Awards" title="65th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2017)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shashwat_Sachdev" title="Shashwat Sachdev">Shashwat Sachdev</a> <a href="/wiki/66th_National_Film_Awards" title="66th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2018)</span></a></li> <li>Prabuddha Banerjee <a href="/wiki/67th_National_Film_Awards" title="67th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2019)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._V._Prakash_Kumar" title="G. V. Prakash Kumar">G. V. Prakash Kumar</a> <a href="/wiki/68th_National_Film_Awards" title="68th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2020)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #BDB76B;width:1%">2021–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">Songs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Devi_Sri_Prasad" title="Devi Sri Prasad">Devi Sri Prasad</a> <a href="/wiki/69th_National_Film_Awards" title="69th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2021)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pritam" title="Pritam">Pritam</a> <a href="/wiki/70th_National_Film_Awards" title="70th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2022)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">Background music</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M._M._Keeravani" title="M. M. Keeravani">M. M. Keeravani</a> <a href="/wiki/69th_National_Film_Awards" title="69th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2021)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._R._Rahman" title="A. R. Rahman">A. R. Rahman</a> <a href="/wiki/70th_National_Film_Awards" title="70th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2022)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Kannada_Music_Director163" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Music_Director_%E2%80%93_Kannada" title="Template:Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Kannada"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Music_Director_%E2%80%93_Kannada" title="Template talk:Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Kannada"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Music_Director_%E2%80%93_Kannada" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Kannada"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Kannada_Music_Director163" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Awards_South" title="Filmfare Awards South">Filmfare Award</a> for <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Music_Director_%E2%80%93_Kannada" title="Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Kannada">Best Kannada Music Director</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1991–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Hamsalekha</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._Aswath" class="mw-redirect" title="C. Aswath">C. Aswath</a> (1992)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Hamsalekha</a> (1993)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Hamsalekha</a> (1994)</li> <li>No award (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Manohar" title="V. Manohar">V. Manohar</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Manohar" title="V. Manohar">V. Manohar</a> (1997)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Hamsalekha</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Kalyan" title="K. Kalyan">K. Kalyan</a> (1999)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Hamsalekha</a> (2000)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2001–2009</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gurukiran" title="Gurukiran">Gurukiran</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gurukiran" title="Gurukiran">Gurukiran</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._P._Patnaik" title="R. P. Patnaik">R. P. Patnaik</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gurukiran" title="Gurukiran">Gurukiran</a> (2004)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Hamsalekha</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mano_Murthy" title="Mano Murthy">Mano Murthy</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mano_Murthy" title="Mano Murthy">Mano Murthy</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Harikrishna" title="V. Harikrishna">V. Harikrishna</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Harikrishna" title="V. Harikrishna">V. Harikrishna</a> (2009)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2010–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/V._Harikrishna" title="V. Harikrishna">V. Harikrishna</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jassie_Gift" title="Jassie Gift">Jassie Gift</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Harikrishna" title="V. Harikrishna">V. Harikrishna</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arjun_Janya" title="Arjun Janya">Arjun Janya</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._Ajaneesh_Loknath" title="B. Ajaneesh Loknath">B. Ajaneesh Loknath</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Sridhar" class="mw-redirect" title="V. Sridhar">V. Sridhar</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._Ajaneesh_Loknath" title="B. Ajaneesh Loknath">B. Ajaneesh Loknath</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharath_B._J." title="Bharath B. J.">Bharath B. 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