# V. Nagendra Prasad

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

## Early life

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

## Career

V. Nagendra Prasad made his debut as a Kannada lyricist for the movie Gajina Mane directed by K. V. Jayaram in 2000. He was appreciated for his debut as a dialogue writer for a supernatural film written and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao, Sri Manjunatha. 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. He is also known to be involved in Theatre, both on Stage and in Street plays. 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.

### As lyricist

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. 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.

### Notable songs

| 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

| Film | Year | Actors |
| Ambi | 2006 | Aditya, Manya, Shobaraj, Kishore, Bullet Prakash, Chitra Shenoy, Shankar |
| 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

* Sri Manjunatha (2001)
* Romeo Juliet (2002)
* Swathi Muthu (2003)
* Dharma (2004)
* Shivalinga (2016)
* Rogue (2017)
* Muniratna Kurukshetra (2019)

### Director

| Year | Film |
| 2004 | Nalla |
| 2006 | Ambi |
| 2009 | Meghave Meghave |
| 2011 | Vinayaka Geleyara Balaga |
| 2018 | Googal |

### Awards and nominations

Partial list of awards.
| Ceremony | Category | Film | Song (if applies) | Result |
| Siri Ganda Award | Best Lyricist- 2002 | Premakke Sai | Olavu Shuruvaytu | Won |
| 2003 Hello Gandhinagara Award | Best Lyricist | Excuse Me | All Songs | Won |
| South Indian Film Fans Association-Chennai | 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 |
| 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 |
| Zee Kannada | Best Lyricist | | | Won |
| 2015 Karnataka State Film Awards | Best Lyricist | Muddu Manase | "Edeyal Yaro Ghazal" | Won |
| 62nd Filmfare Awards South | Best Lyricist – Kannada | Ambareesha | "Kannalli" | Won |
| 65th Filmfare Awards South | Best Lyricist – Kannada | Chowka | "Appa I Love You" | Won |
| 2017 Ragavendra Chitravani Award | Best Lyricist | Chowka | "Appa I Love You" | Won |
| 2018 International Innovative Film Festival | Carrier Best Award | Chowka | "Appa I Love You" | Won |
| 2017 Kannada International Music Academy | 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 | Readers Choice Award | KGF: Chapter 1 | "Salaam Rocky Bhai" | Won |
| 11th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Lyricist – Kannada | Banaras | "Belakina Kavithe" | Pending |