V. Nagendra Prasad

V. Nagendra Prasad
Born (1975-12-03) 3 December 1975 (age 48)
Ijjala Ghatta, Nagamangala, Mandya, Karnataka, India
Alma materMysore University
Occupation(s)Actor, Composer, Film Director, Lyricist, Dramatist, Dialogue writer
Years active1994–present
SpouseYamuna Prasad
Children2
Parent(s)M. V. Venkataramanappa (father)
Chandramma (mother)
AwardsKarnataka State Film Awards
Filmfare Awards South
Best Director award from SIFFA

V. Nagendra Prasad is a lyricist, composer and director who predominantly works for Kannada cinema. He has written more than 3000 songs,[1] largely for Kannada cinema.

Early life

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Prasad was born on 3rd December, 1975. He is the elder son of M.V. Venkata Ramanappa and Chandramma of Ijjala Ghatta village in Nagamangala Taluk, Mandya District.[citation needed]

He completed his schooling in Doddaballapura, Bangalore, and his Master’s degree in Kannada Literature at Manasa Gangothri, Mysore University.[citation needed]. Prasad obtained his D.Litt (Doctor of Literature) from Hampi University in 2021.[2]

Career

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V. Nagendra Prasad made his debut as a Kannada lyricist for the movie Gajina Mane directed by K. V. Jayaram in 2000[citation needed].[3][4] He was appreciated for his debut as a dialogue writer for a supernatural film written and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao, Sri Manjunatha.[5] His debut as a director for Nalla featuring Sudeep has been remarked by many. He has also worked in music composition, direction, acting and dialogue writing for Television.[4][6] He is also known to be involved in Theatre, both on Stage and in Street plays.[6] In 2018, he made his debut as a lead actor in his own directorial Googal movie. His other appearance was as a lead actor in the movie Guruji.[6]

As lyricist

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V. Nagendra Prasad has penned more than 3000 songs for over 1000 movies, with hundreds of Devotional, Classical, Patriotic, and Promotional albums, and over 50 TV serials.[4][7][8] He has worked with numerous music composers including Ilayaraja, Hamsalekha, Rajan–Nagendra, Upendra Kumar, Sadhu Kokila, Gurukiran, V. Harikrishna, Arjun Janya, Vidhya Sagar, V.Manohar, Rajesh Ramanath, Raghu Dixit, Anoop Seelin, Mano Murthy, Deva, M. M. Keeravani, Gandharva, L. N. Shastri, Jessie Gift, Chandan Shetty, Ravi Basrur, Sridhar V. Sambhram, Bharath B. J., B. Ajaneesh Loknath, Manikanth Kadri, Poornachandra Tejaswi, Manisharma, Thaman, R. P. Patnaik, Sandeep Chowta, Venkat Narayan, Gowtham Srivatsav, Vineeth Menon, D Imman, Yuvan Shankar Raja, and Charan Raj, amongst others.[citation needed]

Notable songs

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Film Song
Sri Manjunatha Obane obane manjunathanobane
Premakke Sai Anda nin hesara
Dhumm Ee touchalli yeno idhe
Dhruva Dina heege ninne naa
Nandhi Nakara gikara beda / Kadala dati bandha
Majestic Mudhu manase peddu manase / (all songs)
Kariya Kenchalo manchalo
Excuse Me Brahma vishnu shiva / Preethse antha prana / (all songs)
Abhi Bitaku guru feel
Sriram Yella nine thaye
Swathi Muthu Sri chakradhari ge / (all songs)
Ranga SSLC Manase Thank you / Oora kannu / (all songs)
Nalla Huchu preethi / Malage malage / (all songs)
Apthamithra Pata pata haro galipata
Shastri Sumne sumne sumne takararu / (all songs)
Vishnu Sena Meghave meghave
Ambi Hey hrudhaya / (all songs)
Dattha Baare baare
Jothe Jotheyali Oo Gunavantha / (all songs)
Duniya Kariya I LOVE YOU / Nodaiyya kotte
Milana Kadhu kadhu nodo
Gaja Aaithalakadi / Maathu nanollu
Vamshi Bhuvanam gaganam
Payana Modadha ollage / (all songs)
Navagraha Kann kanna salige / (all songs)
Raaj the Showman Muthuraja / Soorya nina / Hey paru
Porki Sakathagavle sumne nagthale
Modalasala Prathama prathama
Sathya Hutu yeradakshara / (state award)
Kempegowda Shankar shashidhara / Geleyane
Hudugaru Shambo shiva / Yen chandane hudugi
Vinayaka Geleyara Balaga Yarivalli hudugi / (all songs)
Saarathi Athiratha maharatha / (all songs)
Vishnuvardhana 123 Vishnuvardhana / Yedheyolage
Rambo Mane tanka bare mane tanka
Kalpana Bandalo bandalo nodu
Prem Adda Kalli ivalu
Yaare Koogadali Yarivano / Kempadho / Galliyalli
Gombegala Love Premave jeeva
Brindavana Bellam belaga
Bhajarangi Jai bajarangi / Sri krishna
Madarangi Darling darling
Shravani Subramanya Kannale kann ittu
Rose Yenla badadhe maige / (all songs)
Adyaksha Adyaksha adyaksha
Ambareesha Kannali bachidala / (all songs) / (Filmfare Award)
Ond Chance Kodi "Haaduva Premaraagadali"
Ranna Gabhar Sherr
Vajrakaya Vajrakaya
Muddu Manase Eydeyal yaro gazal / (state award)
Kotigobba 2 Saaluthilave / Parapancha nine / (all songs)
Mukunda Murari Neene Rama Neene Shama
Chowka Appa I LOVE YOU / (Filmfare Award)
Chakravarthi Ondhu malebillu / Chakravarthi
Anjani Putra 1234 Shille Hodi
Bangara s/o Bangarada Manushya Ondanondhu oorali
Tagaru Tagaru banthu tagaru
Amma I Love You Amma nannee januma
Naduve Antaravirali Shakunthle sikkallu
K.G.F: Chapter 1 Salaam Rocky Bhai
Kavacha Rekheya Khudre yeri
Kurukshetra All songs
Pailwaan All songs

Music director

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Film Year Actors Ref.
Ambi 2006 Aditya, Manya, Shobaraj, Kishore, Bullet Prakash, Chitra Shenoy, Shankar [9]
Shishya 2006 Deepak, Chaitra, Rangayana Raghu, Padma Vasanthi, Pramila Josai, Yashi Ramesh
Googal 2018 V. Nagendra Prasad, Shubha Punja, Deepak, Amrutha Rao, Shobaraj, Muni

Dialogue writer

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Director

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Year Film Ref.
2004 Nalla [10]
2006 Ambi [11]
2009 Meghave Meghave [12]
2011 Vinayaka Geleyara Balaga [13]
2018 Googal [14]

Awards and nominations

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Partial list of awards.

Ceremony Category Film Song (if applies) Result
Siri Ganda Award[citation needed] Best Lyricist- 2002 Premakke Sai Olavu Shuruvaytu Won
2003 Hello Gandhinagara Award[citation needed] Best Lyricist Excuse Me All Songs Won
South Indian Film Fans Association-Chennai [citation needed] Best Director- 2004 – Kannada Nalla Won
Udaya Film Awards Best Lyricist 2007 – Kannada Duniya "Kariya I Love U" Won
2009–10 Karnataka State Film Awards Best Lyricist Sathya "Akshara Akshara Eradakshara" Won[15]
2009 Mirchi Music Awards South Album of the Year Raaj the Showman Won
2014 Santosham Film Awards Best Lyricist – Kannada Shravani Subramanya "Kannalle Kannittu" Won[16]
Zee Kannada Best Lyricist Won
2015 Karnataka State Film Awards Best Lyricist Muddu Manase "Edeyal Yaro Ghazal" Won[17]
62nd Filmfare Awards South Best Lyricist – Kannada Ambareesha "Kannalli" Won[18][19][20]
65th Filmfare Awards South Best Lyricist – Kannada Chowka "Appa I Love You" Won[21]
2017 Ragavendra Chitravani Award[citation needed] Best Lyricist Chowka "Appa I Love You" Won
2018 International Innovative Film Festival [citation needed] Carrier Best Award Chowka "Appa I Love You" Won
2017 Kannada International Music Academy [citation needed] Best Lyricist Chowka "Appa I Love You" Won
Mirchi Music Awards South Best Lyricist Award 2017 Chowka "Appa I Love You" Won
Zee Kannada Hemmeya Kannadiga-2017 Chowka "Appa I Love You" Won
2018 Zee Kannada Awards Hemmeya Kannadiga KGF: Chapter 1 "Salam Rocky Bhai" Won
Chithara Magazine Awards [citation needed] Readers Choice Award KGF: Chapter 1 "Salaam Rocky Bhai" Won
11th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Lyricist – Kannada Banaras "Belakina Kavithe" Pending[22]

References

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  5. ^ "Sri Manjunatha – ಶ್ರೀ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ (2001/೨೦೦೧)". 19 November 2013.
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  10. ^ "Nalla". Sify. 17 November 2004. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022.
  11. ^ R. G. Vijayasarathy (3 May 2006). "Ambi: Audithya can't save it". Rediff.com.
  12. ^ "'Meghave Meghave' an unimaginative, illogical love story". The New Indian Express. 31 January 2009.
  13. ^ "Collecting donation and hearts". Deccan Herald. 16 July 2011.
  14. ^ "Review by The Times of India on Feb 16th". The Times of India.
  15. ^ Shekhar (20 October 2011). "Vishnuvardhan Anu Prabhakar | Karnataka State Film Awards | Aaptha Rakshaka Pareekshe". Entertainment.oneindia.in. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  16. ^ "Winners of 61st Britannia Filmfare Awards South". Filmfare. filmfare.com. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  17. ^ Karnataka State Film Awards, 2015: Full List
  18. ^ "Nagendra Prasad Dilkush". indiaglitz.com. 29 June 2015. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  19. ^ "Winners of 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards South". Filmfare. filmfare.com. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
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  21. ^ "65th Jio Filmfare Awards South 2018: Complete winners' list". The Times of India. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  22. ^ "SIIMA Awards 2023 Voting List, Nominations, Ticket Booking, Date, Venue, TV, OTT & Updates". JanBharat Times. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
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