Manikanth Kadri

Manikanth Kadri is an Indian film score, soundtrack composer and singer. He has predominantly scored music for Kannada as well as several Telugu, Tamil, Tulu, and Malayalam films. He is the son of legendary saxophonist Kadri Gopalnath.

Manikanth Kadri
Born28 May
Mangalore
Occupation(s)Music director, singer
Years active2006 – present

Career

Manikanth started out his career by composing for jingles and devotional albums. He also composed for a title track of a Malayalam tele-serial Annu Mazhayayirunnu and won the Kerala State Award for best music.[1]

He released his first instrumental album called Dream Journey in the year 2001 and also tasted success. He also scored for background for an English feature film Tantric Journal.[1]

His film musical career began with Smart City (Malayalam) and Mr. Garagasa (Kannada), at the age of 24. After these films, his major break through happened with the Kannada film Savari in 2009. He has scored music for various films in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Tulu and Tamil languages.

Discography
YearFilm TitleLanguageNotes
2006Smart CityMalayalam
2007Mr. GaragasaKannada
2008Chandranilekkoru VazhiMalayalam
2008GaneshaKannada
2008Avakai BiryaniTelugu
2009Village Lo VinayakuduTelugu
2009SavaariKannada
2009Male BilleKannada
2010AmayakuduTelugu
2010PrithviKannada
2010IjjoduKannada
2010SwayamvaraKannada
2010OrangeMalayalam
2010ChauraheinHindi
2011UdhayanTamil
2011Maduve ManeKannada
2012Crazy LokaKannada
2012FightersHindi
2012Radhala gandaKannada
2013Ball PenKannada
2013Manasunu Maaya SeyakeTelugu
2014Savaari 2Kannada
2014RangTulu
2014Chaali PoliluTuluBackground score
2015Rang BirangiKannada
2015Mosagaallaku MosagaaduTelugu
2015JaathreKannada
2015Chandi KoriTuluBackground score
2016Run AnthonyKannada
2016ShutterdulaiTulu
2016BarsaTuluBackground score
2016Meena BazarKannada
2016Mooka HakkiKannada
2017March 22Kannada
2017Ambar CaterarsTulu
2017Are MarlerTuluBackground score
2017EsaTuluBackground score
2018PaddayiTuluBackground score
2018Pathis GangTulu
2018Yera UllergeTuluBackground Score
2018Asathoma SadgamayaKannadaBackground Score
2018Naduve AntaraviraliKannada
2018Sri Bharatha BahubaliKannada
2018TakkarKannada
2018Deyi BaidethiTuluBackground Score
2018Sagutha Doora DooraKannada
2018Raahukaala GuligakaalaTulu
2019EnglishTulu
2019Jabardasth ShankaraTulu
2019RaanchiKannada
2019Gubbi Mele BrahmastraKannada
2019RanganaayakiKannada
2019KanneriKannadaFilming
2019Where is my KannadakaKannadaFilming
2019VirginKannadaFilming
2019AadisidaataKannadaFilming
2019Melobba MaayaaviKannadaBackground Score

Television
  • Station ID for COLORS SUPER Kannada
  • Title song for CHAMPIONS COLORS SUPER kannada
  • Title song for Super minute 2 Kannada for COLORS Kannada
  • Title song for Sriman shrimati for ZEE Kannada
  • Title song for DANCING STARS 2 COLORS kannada
  • Title song for COLORS Anubandha Awards.
  • Station ID for COLORS CINEMA kannada
  • Title song for THAKADHIMITHA COLORS Kannada
  • Title song for MAADESHWARA for ZEE Kannada

Awards
  • 2005 – Kerala State Television Award for Best Music- Annu Mazhayayirunnu
  • 2009 – Mirchi music awards for best song of the year and song of the year listeners choice and best female singer for "SAVARI"
  • 2010 – Best music director by Bangalore Music Academy "PRITHVI"
  • 2014 – Zee Kannada awards for Ninna danigaagi song from savari 2 (Best lyrics, Best female singer and Best male singer)
  • 2014 – Six mirchi music awards for ninna danigagi song (Best composer of the year, best album of the year, song of the year, song of the year listeners choice, best lyrics, best technical award for mix n master) for Savari 2
  • 2014 – best music director award from chithra sante for Savari 2
  • 2014 – Red Fm tulu film awards for best music director (RANG)
  • 2014 – Red Fm tulu film awards for best background score (Chalipolilu)
  • 2017 – Best album of the year for RUN ANTONY
  • 2018 – TIMES KAFTA awards for best background score (March 22)

References
  1. "Archive News". The Hindu.
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