Bharath B. J. | |
|---|---|
| Born | Bangalore, India |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, Music Director, Singer |
| Years active | 2010–present |
Bharath B. J. is an Indian music producer, composer and singer, who works predominantly in Kannada cinema. Starting his career as a composer for the short film Simply Kailawesome in 2010, Bharath got his breakthrough in 2013 with the film Simple Agi Ondh Love Story. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director for the film Beautiful Manasugalu.[1] Apart from composing music, Bharath has recorded his voice for songs, notably the "Hey Who Are You" song from the film Kirik Party (2016).
Career
Bharath's first work was for the short film Simply Kailawesome starring MG Srinivas and directed by MG Srinivas which was promoted well prior to its release. In 2013, Bharath bagged the project Simple Agi Ondh Love Story which turned out to be a huge success upon its release; debutant director Suni, actors Rakshit Shetty and Shwetha Srivatsav along with Bharath; garnered popularity through the film.[2] It was followed by another successful soundtrack for the film Bahuparak (2014) which was also directed by Suni.[3] In 2016, he was signed in to compose for the sequel film Simple Agi Innond Love Story. Apart from this, he recorded his voice for the song "Hey Who Are You" for the successful film Kirik Party (2016), which had music composition by B. Ajaneesh Loknath.
In 2018, Bharath was adjudged the Best Music Director at the Filmfare Awards South for the successful film Beautiful Manasugalu (2017).
Discography
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Simply Kailawesome | Short film |
| 2013 | Simple Agi Ondh Love Story | Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Music Director - Kannada |
| 2014 | Bahuparak | Songs only |
| 2015 | Plus | |
| 2016 | Simpallag Innondh Love Story | |
| 2016 | 1/2 Mentlu | |
| 2016 | Kirik Party | Singer of the song "Hey Who Are You" |
| 2017 | Beautiful Manasugalu | Won - Filmfare Award for Best Music Director - Kannada |
| 2018 | April Na himabindu | |
| 2018 | Onthara Bannagalu | |
| 2018 | Yogi Duniya | |
| 2018 | Vanilla | |
| 2018 | Swartharatna | |
| 2019 | Striker | |
| 2019 | Yaarige Yaaruntu | |
| 2019 | 96 | |
| 2022 | Wheel Chair Romeo |
Awards and nominations
References
- ↑ "Puneeth Rajkumar and Sruthi Hariharan win Filmfare Awards". Dailyhun.com. 18 June 2018.
- ↑ "2013- A sneak peek into Sandalwood's box office". Sify. 24 December 2013. Archived from the original on 13 August 2015.
- ↑ "On His 35th Birthday, Simple Suni Chooses Shooting Over Celebrations". News18. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ↑ "65th Jio Filmfare Awards South 2018: Complete winners' list". The Times of India. 17 June 2018.
External links
- B.J. Bharath at IMDb
- Bharath B. J. on Twitter