Mano Murthy
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| Mano Murthy | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Bangalore, Karnataka, India. |
| Genre(s) | Film score, Theatre |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, music director, instrumentalist, Network engineer |
| Years active | 1994 – present |
| Website | Manomurthymusic.com |
Mano Murthy (Kannada: ಮನೋ ಮೂರ್ತೀ) is a musician and composer mainly active in Kannada cinema industry. Although his compositions in his earlier films were also successful, he shot to fame with Mungaru male, one of the biggest hits in the south Indians cinema industries. Before moving onto becoming a composer, he was an entrepreneur, having co-founded three firms in California. His latest venture Allegro Systems which was an IP security provider was acquired by Cisco Systems. [1]
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[edit] Early life and education
Murthy had nurtured deep interest in music since a young age. He used to play drums when he was an undergrad electrical engineering student at UVCE, Bangalore University. He went to the US to do graduate work at the University of California, Davis and Stanford University.
[edit] Film career
He started his music career with composing music for the movie America ! America ! directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar. The songs of this movie became popular, most notable being the songs America America and Nooru Janmaku. He went on to compose music for the movie Nanna Preethiya Hudugi. The song Car Car of this movie was a big hit. He also composed the Music for National award winning Movie Preethi Prema Pranaya, and the superhit Comedy movie Joke Falls. Some of the popular songs are Gandhavathi and Naguvina Loka Idu. In spite of these hit songs, his name remained relatively unknown in Kannada filmdom. However Mungaru male which became the most successful box office hit in Kannada film industry earning Rs. 75 crores bought Mano murthy into limelight. It earned him enormous popularity and critical acclaim.
[edit] Filmography
- America! America! - Golden Jubilee Hit
- Nanna Preethiya Hudugi - Silver Jubilee Hit
- Preethi Prema Pranaya - 100 days
- AmrithaDhare - Silver Jubilee Hit
- Jokefalls - Silver Jubilee Hit
- Mungaru Male - 400 days and counting
- Cheluvina Chittaara - 100 days and counting
- Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige
- Geleya
- Milana
- Mathadu Mathadu Mallige
- Hetthare Hennanne Herabeku
- E Bandana
- Vaana (film) - Remake of Mungaru Male
- Moggina Manasu
- Madesha - In Progress.
- An untitled Sonu Nigam's album in Hindi - Expected end of this year
- America America in Hindi
[edit] Awards
- Filmfare Award for Mungaru Male
- Karnataka State Award for Mungaru Male
