Mano Murthy is a leading musician

Musician

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 and composer

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 in the Kannada Film Industry

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. Although his compositions in his earlier films were also successful, he shot to fame with Mungaru Male, one of the biggest hits in Kannada industry. Before moving onto becoming a composer

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, he was an entrepreneur, having co-founded three companies in California

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. He was a programmer in microsoft. His latest venture, an IP security provider called Allegro Systems, was acquired by Cisco Systems

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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

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. He went to the US to do graduate work at the University of California, Davis

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 and Stanford University

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Film career

He started his music career with composing music for the movie America! America! directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar

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. 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 brought Mano murthy into limelight. It earned him enormous popularity and critical acclaim.
Next came another super hit movie Cheluvina chittara (2007) which gave him much more fame and this movie grossed Rs.30 crores. The quality of music and melody in songs makes him the favorite choice by producers.
One of the best music director in Kannada Film industry.

Filmography

Year	Movie	Language	Notes
1995	America! America!	Kannada	Ran for 365 days
2001	Nanna Preethiya Hudugi	Kannada	Ran for 100 days
2003	Preethi Prema Pranaya	Kannada	Ran for 100 days
2004	Jokefalls Jokefalls Jokefalls is a 2005 Indian Kannada-language comedy movie, directed by Ashok Patil and produced by Atlanta Nagendra. Music was composed by Mano Murthy.-General background:...	Kannada	Ran for 175 days
2005	Amrithadhare Amrithadhare Amrithadhare is a Kannada film directed and produced by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar. The film was released on 7 October 2005 starring Dhyan and Ramya in lead roles. The music was composed by Mano Murthy....	Kannada	Ran for 200 days
2006	Mungaru Male Mungaru Male Mungaru Male is a 2006 Kannada language movie directed by Yograj Bhat and produced by E Krishnappa. The film stars Ganesh, Pooja Gandhi, and Anant Nag in lead roles...	Kannada	Ran for 500 days
2007	Cheluvina Chittara Cheluvina Chittara Cheluvina Chittara is a 2007 Kannada film directed and produced by S.Narayan. Ganesh, Amoolya played the lead roles. Music was composed by Mano Murthy. The movie is remake of the Tamil film Kaadhal.-Cast:*Ganesh...Maadesha...	Kannada	Ran for 175 days
2007	Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige is a Kannada language film directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar. Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige can be roughly transliterated from North Karnataka's colloquial Kannada as Speak, Speak out, Jasmine...	Kannada	Ran for 75 days
2007	Geleya	Kannada	Ran for 50 days
2007	Milana Milana Milana is a Kannada film Directed by Prakash and Produced by Dushyant. This movie was from the banners of Jai Matha Combines and Chowdeshwari Cine creations. Puneet Rajkumar played the male lead and Parvathi Menon played the female lead, who is making a debut in kannada movies with this film...	Kannada	Ran for 365 days
2007	Hetthare Hennanne Herabeku	Kannada	Ran for 25 days
2007	E Bandana	Kannada	Ran for 75 days
2008	Vaana Vaana (film) Vaana is a 2008 Telugu film starring Vinay Rai and Meera Chopra in the lead roles, while Suman plays a supporting role. M.S. Raju produces and directs this film while debutant, Kamalakar composed music for the project. It is a remake of Kannada language film, Mungaru Male.-Plot:Abhiram is a...  (remake of Mungaru male)	Telugu Telugu language Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...	Ran for 50 days
2008	Moggina Manasu Moggina Manasu Moggina Manasu is a Kannada film released in 2008, directed by Shashank and produced by E. Krishnappa, who produced the blockbuster Mungaru Male. It stars Radhika Pandit, Shuba Punja. It received good reviews. The movie is being remade in Telugu as Siri Malle Puvvu...	Kannada	Ran for 100 days
2008	Madesha Madesha Madesha is an Indian Kannada-language film starring Shivaraj Kumar and Sonu Bhatia.It is directed by Ravi Srivatsa and produced by B M Govardhan Murthy. The movie is slated for an August Release. Audio was launched on 24 Jun 2008.-Controversy:...	Kannada	Ran for 25 days
2008	Bombaat Bombaat Bombaat is a 2008 Indian Kannada-language film starring Golden Star Ganesh and Ramya. It is directed by D. Rajendra Babu and produced by Dheera Rockline Venkatesh. The movie opened on August 8, 2008. The audio was released on July 2, 2008, Ganesh's birthday....	Kannada	Ran for 25 days
2008	Haage Summane Haage Summane Haage Summane is a 2008 Kannada film directed by Preetham Gubbi. The newcomers Kiran and Suhasi played the lead roles. Music was composed by Mano Murthy. The film released nationwide on 26 December 2008...	Kannada	Ran for 50 days
2009	Olave Jeevana Lekkachaara Olave Jeevana Lekkachaara Olave Jeevana Lekkachaara! is a Kannada language film directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar. He has brilliantly handled the subject in his latest flick, which is laced with humour and sarcasm. It's a sentimental family entertainer, with a message for all...	Kannada	Ran for 25 days
2009	Male Barali Manju Irali	Kannada	Ran for 50 days
2009	Manasaare Manasaare Manasaare is an Indian Kannada language movie directed by Yograj Bhat starring Diganth in the lead.-Plot:Manohara is an unemployed youth who is always looked down on by his family. However his uncle is very supportive to him. One day in order to prove that he is capable of doing something in his...	Kannada	Ran for 100 days
2009	Januma Janumadallu	Kannada	Ran for 25 days
2009	Neene Bari Neene Neene Bari Neene Neene Bari Neene is a solo album of singer Sonu Nigam in Kannada that released in 2009. It is produced by Ashok Kheny and music is by Mano Murthy. Its lyrics is written by ace lyricist and writer in Kannada, Jayanth Kaikini. He is also a great singer...	(Sonu Nigam's first Kannada Album)
2009	Gokula Gokula Gokula or Gokul Singh was a Jat chieftain of Sinsini village in Bharatpur district in Rajasthan, India. Later, he became a chieftain of Tilpat in Haryana. His father's name was Madu. Madu had four sons namely, Sindhuraj, Ola, Jhaman and Saman. The second son Ola later became famous as Gokula...	Kannada	Ran for 50 days
2010	Pancharangi Pancharangi The audio of the movie was released on 14 August 2010 by Sonu Nigam, Puneeth Rajkumar in the presence of cast and crew of the movie. The music for the movie is scored by Mano Murthy, who has scored for many of the earlier movies of Yogaraj Bhat.-External links:*...	Kannada	Ran for 100 days
2011	Lifeu Ishtene Lifeu Ishtene Lifeu Ishtene is a dark comedy-drama Kannada film written and directed by Pawan Kumar. It features Diganth, Sindhu Lokanath and Samyukta Horanadu in the lead roles...	Kannada	Released on : September 9, 2011
2011	Mr. Duplicate Mr. Duplicate Mr. Duplicate is a 2011 Kannada film in the romance genre starring Diganth and Prajwal Devaraj in the lead roles. Sheetal Injudhan Khan, a new comer is the main female lead. The film is directed by veteran Kodlu Ramakrishna. Mano Murthy is the music director of the film. Kashyap Dakoju has produced...	Kannada	Ran for 50 days
2011	Parijatha	Kannada	Upcoming

Awards

• Filmfare Award for Milana (Ninnindale song)
• Filmfare Award 2006 for Best Music Director, Mungaru Male
• Karnataka State Award 2006 for Best Music Director, Mungaru Male
• E TV Award 2006 for Best Music Director, Mungaru Male
• Sansui Shri Gandha Award 2006 for Best Music Director, Mungaru Male
• Hello Gandhinagar Award 2006 for Best Music Director, Mungaru Male
• Karnataka Chitrarasikara Sangha Award 2006 for Best Music Director, Mungaru Male
• M.S.Ramaih Chitralaya Award 2006 for Best Music Director, Mungaru Male
• Garuda Mall Award 2007 for Most Popular Music Director
• South Cine Fans Award Chennai 2003-2004 for Best Music Director, Preeti Prema Pranaya
• National Award 2004 for Best Movie Preeti Prema Pranaya as Producer

External links

• Official site