Arjun Janya (born Lokesh Kumar) is an Indian film score soundtrack composer and singer. Arjun made his film debut in the 2006 Kannada film Autograph Please. Since then he has composed and scored music for successful films such as Birugaali (2009), Sanchari (2010), Kempegowda (2011), Varadanayaka (2012), Victory (2013), Vajrakaya (2015), Mukunda Murari (2016). His 100th film as music director is 99(2019).
Arjun started his career by assisting composers such as V. Manohar and K. Kalyan. He worked as a keyboard player for around 30 films.[2]
His first release as a music director was Autograph Please (2006) starring Sanjjanaa and Dilip Raj. Since then, he composed for various films but with little success until he scored the music for the film Birugaali in 2009. All the songs of this film were noticed and appreciated. Following this, he tasted success by scoring for the film Sanchari in 2010.
Arjun's biggest breakthrough came with the Sudeep vehicle Kempe Gowda in 2011, a remake of the Tamil blockbuster Singam. During this time, he changed his name from Arjun to Arjun Janya upon his astrologer's suggestion and Sudeep's recommendation.[3] Some articles report that a meeting between Arjun and Oscar-winning composer A. R. Rahman changed his fortunes in the music industry.[4] The song "Khaali Quarter" composed for the 2013 film Victory became popular and was on top of the charts for many weeks.[5] He scored for his 50th film composition for Vajrakaya which released in April 2015 which received rave reviews.[6]
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Arjun Janya born Lokesh Kumar is an Indian film score soundtrack composer and singer Arjun made his film debut in the 2006 Kannada film Autograph Please Since then he has composed and scored music for successful films such as Birugaali 2009 Sanchari 2010 Kempegowda 2011 Varadanayaka 2012 Victory 2013 Vajrakaya 2015 Mukunda Murari 2016 His 100th film as music director is 99 2019 Arjun JanyaBirth nameLokesh KumarBorn 1980 05 13 May 13 1980 age 43 BengaluruGenresFilm score soundtrackOccupation s Composer singerDirectorInstrument s VocalsguitarKeyboardYears active2006 presentWebsitearjunjanya wbr in Arjun Janya won Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director for the film Alemaari 2012 the SIIMA Award for Best Music Director for the film Romeo 2012 and the Filmfare Best Music Director award for the film Bhajarangi 2013 1 Janya married to Geetha and they have a daughter named Rajitha Contents 1 Career 2 Discography 2 1 As a composer 2 2 As a singer 3 References 4 External links 5 NotesCareer EditArjun started his career by assisting composers such as V Manohar and K Kalyan He worked as a keyboard player for around 30 films 2 His first release as a music director was Autograph Please 2006 starring Sanjjanaa and Dilip Raj Since then he composed for various films but with little success until he scored the music for the film Birugaali in 2009 All the songs of this film were noticed and appreciated Following this he tasted success by scoring for the film Sanchari in 2010 Arjun s biggest breakthrough came with the Sudeep vehicle Kempe Gowda in 2011 a remake of the Tamil blockbuster Singam During this time he changed his name from Arjun to Arjun Janya upon his astrologer s suggestion and Sudeep s recommendation 3 Some articles report that a meeting between Arjun and Oscar winning composer A R Rahman changed his fortunes in the music industry 4 The song Khaali Quarter composed for the 2013 film Victory became popular and was on top of the charts for many weeks 5 He scored for his 50th film composition for Vajrakaya which released in April 2015 which received rave reviews 6 Arjun is currently judging the Kannada version of the reality singing show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa in Zee Kannada channel along with singer Vijay Prakash and music composer Hamsalekha 7 Discography EditAs a composer Edit List of Arjun Janya film credits as composer Year Title Notes2006 Autograph Please2007 Aathmarpane Background score onlyDadagiri Background score onlyBhaktha Background score onlyYuga2008 Slum BalaPatre Loves PadmaDheemakuBaba2009 MachchaBirugaali South Scope Award for Best Music Director2010 NayakaGubbiNam Areal Ond DinaSanchari Suvarna Award for Best SongJugaari2011 JarasandhaRajadhaniKempegowda South Scope Award for Best Stylish Music Album Kadiri Award for Best Music Director2012 Rambo18th CrossRomeo SIIMA Award for Best Music DirectorDandupalyaAlemaari Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director Nominated Filmfare Award for Best Music Director KannadaLucky Also made a cameo appearanceTuglak2013 Guest HouseBhajarangi Filmfare Award for Best Music Director KannadaChaddi DosthSweety Nanna JodiDilwalaBarfiVictoryJayammana MagaCase No 18 9Auto RajaChathrigalu Saar ChathrigaluRajanikanthaVaradanayaka SIIMA Award for Best Male Playback Singer2014 Abhimanyu Also made in Tamil and Telugu as Jai Hind 2Neenade NaaSimhadriSuper RangaParamashivaTirupathi ExpressAdyaksha Nominated Filmfare Award for Best Music Director KannadaParu Wife of DevadasMaanikyaDil RangeelaShivajinagara Background score onlyDarling Also producerAngaaraka2015 GangaDoveArjunaOm NamahaRX SooriBullet BasyaVajrakaya 50th film as a composer 8 GoaDKRaja RajendraJackson2016 Mukunda Murari Nominated SIIMA Award for Best Music Director Kannada Mungaru Male 2 Nominated Filmfare Award for Best Music Director KannadaKalpana 2LakshmanaJigarthandaStyle KingJai Maruthi 800MareyalaareRickyKathe Chitrakathe Nirdeshana PuttannaJohn Jani Janardhan2017 Chowka Only for 2 songs Appa I Love You and Vande Mataram ChakravarthyHebbuliRaagaPatakiSarkari Kelasa Devara KelasaTigerDandupalya 2Raj VishnuTarakSatya HarishchandraCollege Kumar2018 Dandupalya 3Raambo 2Kannadakkaagi Ondannu OttiKicchuAyogya Nominated SIIMA Award for Best Music Director KannadaVictory 2Ambi Ning VayassaythoThe Villain2019 KavachaPremier Padmini99 100th film 96 Movie RemakeAmarGimmickPailwaan Pan India MovieEllide Illi thanakaBharaateOdeya2020 India vs England2021 RoberrtKotigobba 3SriKrishna gmail comRiderBhajarangi 22022 Ek Love YaLocal TrainAvatara PurushaWindow SeatGaalipata 2Kaneyadavara Bagge PrakataneLove 360Shiva 143TrivikramaDilpasandRaymoVedha Kannada amp TeluguOnce Upon a Time in JamaliguddaPadavi Poorva2023 Love Birds 9 Kousalya Supraja RamaKick Tamil filmBaanadariyalliRaja Marthanda 10 11 12 Trishulam 13 Filming citation needed Ghost Filming citation needed 45 Filming citation needed KD The Devil FilmingKey Denotes films that have not yet been releasedAs a singer Edit Year Film Song Notes2012 Romeo Belagageddu Coffee2012 Romeo Smile Vasi2012 Romeo Romeo Romeo2012 Lucky Gowramma Baramma2012 Lucky Naan Yen Madli2012 Rambo Manethanka Baare2013 Varadanayaka Baite Baite2013 Varadanayaka Ondhsari2014 Mrugashira Oota Madro Dayavittu2014 Super Ranga Ninade Nenapu2017 Kataka Kataka Title TrackCameo appearanceBhajarangi 2013 TelevisionWeekend with ramesh season 3References Edit Soumya Raoh and Arjun Janya win a Filmfare each The Times of India 13 July 2014 Arjuna Uvacha Chitratara com 8 November 2008 Retrieved 20 December 2011 Music director Arjun changes his name as Arjun Janya Flash News Today Online News Magazine Flashnewstoday com 2 April 2011 Retrieved 20 December 2011 Shake hand with Rahman changed my life Arjun Janya Supergoodmovies com Archived from the original on 6 January 2012 Retrieved 28 May 2012 Khali quarter goes viral in Sandalwood The New Indian Express 8 August 2013 Arjun Janya scores a quickfire 50 The Times of India 24 April 2015 Retrieved 18 November 2015 Arjun Janya to share more than just music Sify 30 July 2015 Archived from the original on 14 August 2015 Retrieved 18 November 2015 Arjun Janya 50 for 50 Indiaglitz 21 October 2014 Sharadhaa A 18 February 2023 Love Birds Movie Review A mature take on the highs and lows of marriage Cinema Express Raja Marthanda Movie Reviews Cast amp Release Date timesofindia Retrieved 6 October 2023 Dhruva Sarja asks fans to watch his late brother Chiranjeevi Sarja s Rajamarthanda Watch The New Indian Express Retrieved 6 October 2023 Dhruva Sarja gives shout out to late brother Chiranjeevi s Rajamarthanda indiatoday 3 August 2023 Retrieved 4 October 2023 After Successful Career in Kannada Music Arjun Janya to Venture Into Direction News18 com 16 June 2022 Arjun is composing music for Trishulam External links EditArjun Janya at IMDb Arjun Janya on FacebookNotes EditArjun Janya hits 25 Tunes Gods Gift Arjun Janya nbsp This article about an Indian composer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte 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