# B. Ajaneesh Loknath

B. Ajaneesh Loknath (born 20 November 1988) is an Indian music composer who works predominantly in Kannada and Tamil films besides few Telugu films. His film music career began with the 2009 Kannada film Shishira. He rose to fame with the film Ulidavaru Kandanthe (2015) for which he received the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director. He is known for his works in films such as Kirik Party (2017), Kurangu Bommai (2017), Avane Srimannarayana (2019), Dia (2020), Vikrant Rona (2022) and Kantara (2022). He is noted for his frequent collaborations with filmmakers Rakshit Shetty, Rishab Shetty and Anup Bhandari.

## Career

Ajaneesh Loknath has composed music for Ulidavaru Kandanthe, Kirik Party, Avane Srimannarayana and background score for Rangitaranga. He has sung for Ulidavaru Kandanthe, Ishtakamya, Kirik Party and has also sung songs for his own films. He has done movies for Ramesh Aravind, Dr.Shivrajkumar, Golden Star Ganesh, Bharathiraja, Nivin Pauly, Udhayanidhi Stalin, Duniya Vijay and many others.
He got his film Ulidavaru Kandanthe assigned for eight fields in the Radio Mirchi Music Awards South 2015. His background score for the film Rangitaranga was short-listed for an Oscar but ultimately was not nominated. Till date, he has worked for more than 25 films in many languages. His upcoming pan Indian release Mangalavaaram is set to hit screens on 17th Nov, 2023.

## Discography

* All films are in Kannada, unless otherwise noted.
Key :
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
List of film credits as composer :
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2009 | Shishira | |
| 2010 | Varshadhare | |
| 2014 | Nan Life Alli | |
| 2014 | Ulidavaru Kandanthe | |
| 2015 | Rangitaranga | Background score only |
| 2016 | Ishtakamya | |
| 2016 | Akira | |
| 2016 | Mummy | |
| 2016 | Kirik Party | |
| 2016 | Sipaayi | |
| 2016 | Sundaranga Jaana | |
| 2016 | Cinema My Darling | |
| 2017 | Srikanta | |
| 2017 | Kurangu Bommai | Tamil film |
| 2017 | Richie | Tamil film |
| 2017 | Mojo | Background score only |
| 2018 | Nimir | Tamil film; Two songs only |
| 2018 | Kirrak Party | Telugu film |
| 2018 | Rajaratha | Kannada and Telugu (titled Rajaratham); Background score only |
| 2018 | Johnny Johnny Yes Papa | |
| 2018 | Vaasu Naan Pakka Commercial | |
| 2018 | Nannu Dochukunduvate | Telugu film |
| 2018 | Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai | Background score only |
| 2019 | Bell Bottom | |
| 2019 | Padde Huli | |
| 2019 | Avane Srimannarayana | |
| 2020 | Dia | |
| 2020 | Gentleman | |
| 2021 | Hero | |
| 2021 | Rathnan Prapancha | |
| 2021 | Drishya 2 | |
| 2022 | By Two Love | |
| 2022 | Vikrant Rona | |
| 2022 | Guru Shishyaru | |
| 2022 | Kantara | |
| 2022 | Champion | |
| 2022 | Gandhada Gudi | |
| 2022 | Banaras | |
| 2023 | Spooky College | |
| 2023 | Gurudev Hoysala | |
| 2023 | Raghavendra Stores | |
| 2023 | Virupaksha | Telugu film |
| 2023 | Hostel Hudugaru Bekagiddare | |
| 2023 | Mangalavaaram | Telugu film |
| 2023 | Kaiva | |
| 2024 | Yuva | |
| 2024 | Maharaja | Tamil film |
| 2024 | Bagheera | |
| 2024 | Pushpa 2: The Rule | Background score only; Uncredited |
| 2024 | UI | 50th film |
| 2024 | Max | |
| 2025 | Odela 2 † | Telugu film |
| 2025 | Kantara: Chapter 1 † | |
| TBA | Vaamana † | Delayed |
| TBA | Devil: The Hero † | Delayed |

## Awards and nominations

List of B. Ajaneesh Loknath awards and nominations :
| Film | Year | Award | Category | Result |
| Ulidavaru Kandanthe | 2015 | Karnataka State Film Awards | Best Music Director | Won |
| Ulidavaru Kandanthe | 2015 | Filmfare Awards South | Best Music Director | Won |
| Kirik Party | 2017 | Filmfare Awards South | Best Music Director | Won |
| Kantara | 2023 | Filmfare Awards South | Best Music Director | Won |
| RangiTaranga | 2016 | IIFA Utsavam | Best Background Score | Won |
| Kirik Party | 2017 | IIFA Utsavam | Best Music Director | Won |
| Kirik Party | 2017 | South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Music Director | Won |
| Bell Bottom | 2020 | Mirchi Music Awards | Best Background Score | Won |
| Bell Bottom | 2020 | Mirchi Music Awards | Viral Song Of The Year | Won |
| Bell Bottom | 2020 | Mirchi Music Awards | Song Of The Year | Won |
| Avane Srimannarayana | 2020 | Mirchi Music Awards | Song Of The Year | Won |
| RangiTaranga | 2016 | Times KAFTA | Best Background Score | Won |
| Kirik Party | 2017 | Times KAFTA | Best Music Director | Won |
| Bell Bottom | 2020 | Chandanavana Film Critics Academy | Best Music Director | Won |
| Avane Srimannarayana | 2020 | Chandanavana Film Critics Academy | Best Background Score | Won |
| Dia | 2021 | Chandanavana Film Critics Academy | Best Background Score | Won |
| Dia | 2021 | South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Music Director – Kannada | Won |
| Kantara | 2022 | South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Music Director – Kannada | Won |