Sagar S is a Noted Indian Music Director and a Kannada

Kannada language

Kannada or , is a language spoken in India predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas and number roughly 50 million, is one of the 30 most spoken languages in the world...

 lyricist. He has composed Music and Penned Lyrics for many jingles, albums, daily soaps, films, stage plays,
dramas etc. He has not only written for his own songs but has also written for other music directors as well.

Early life

Sagar was born in Mysore on March 14th. He entered the Industry to become a lyricist and also ended up being a music director and a script writer as well. Sagar stayed in Mysore earlier and now he, along with his family is settled in Bengaluru.

Career

Sagar has never worked under a music director to become a lyricist or a music composer. He entered the Industry as an Independent and a solo Lyricist and a music director. He has the credit of Introducing many new singers as well as lyricists to the Industry.

Lyricist

• He wrote his first two songs in 2000 for the album 'Artha' by Music Composer, Producer and Politician Late Shankar.
• He has also written songs for many Skits and Plays.
• He has written songs for daily soaps such as Chanda Mama Baaro, Sandhya and many more
• He has written more than 250 songs for albums and Plays.
• He is known for his versatility in penning songs. He has composed lyrics for all kinds of music including Romantic songs, Folk songs, Devotional Songs, Bhaava Geethas, Fast numbers etc.
• He has written songs for Various movies for his own compositions as well as for different music directors. He has also written songs for films such as Saviganasu, Encounter, The Guiness and the Limka book of record movie Police Story 3 (2011 film)
  Police Story 3 (2011 film)
  Police Story 3 is an Indian Kannada language film starring actor Sudeep in the lead and directed by 6 directors Thriller Manju, Sadhu Kokila, Vasu, J G Krishna, Anand P Raju, Shankar. The music is composed by noted music composer Sagar...
  
  , Neenendare Nannolage, Saraaga etc in his own music and films like Swantha, Sandeepa for other music directors.
• He conducts various workshops and coaching classes regarding the techniques of Composing Lyrics.

Music Direction

• He has composed songs for many shows that includes 'Kannada Tele Awards Theme song'.
• He has composed songs for various Skits, Plays and Stage Shows.
• He has also composed songs for a few serials including Suresh Kumar's Sanjeevini.
• He has composed songs for different kinds of various Jingles.
• The main highlight of his recently released movie Police Story 3 was his music composition.
• He has also composed music for various short films and a few feature films.
• He has also orchestrated for many projects for other composers as well.
• He has given background scores for various short films and serials.
• He has organized many fests and musical programs till date.

Jingles And Albums

• He has written and composed many Jingles for Snehaloka Cricket Team, Shree Sai Gold Palace, Arcade Silks And Sarees, SJP Services, D N F Private Limited, Sanjeev Constructions etc.
• He has written and composed for many albums such as Sampreethi, Deva Namana, Shubhodaya, Dhamani Dhamaniyalu Kannada, Deva Raaga and many more.

Upcoming Projects

• His various films such as Neenendare Nannolage, Saviganasu, A Tamil Project Nee-Naa-Enga Kadal.
• His albums such as Deva Raaga (A Devotional Album By Shree Sai Gold Palace), Shubhodaya (A Naada Geethe Album), Raga-Tala and a few more.
• His Yet to release Jingles are for Kannada magazine Chithara, Dr.Vishnuvardhan's Snehaloka Cricket Team,Shree Sai Gold Palace and a few more.
• He has also written and composed a song 'Karunaada' for Samaya Channel about Kannada and Karnataka in which 30 singers for the first time in the history have lent their voices. Actors Tara, Anirudh, Naveen Krishna, Sunil Rao and many more have also lent their voices for the song.

Other Activities

• He is a part of an event management NGO 'Prakruthi',that believes in working towards a greener INDIA by bringing people out of their self-centric hibernation into its lush green parks. Prakruthi also believes in working towards creating awareness among people about the Kannada literature and the culture of Karnataka through music. It organizes musical programs all over the state.
• He is a part of Super Star Dr.Vishnuvardhan's 'Snehaloka Cricket Team'(SCT). The SCT that includes many celebrities such as Bharathi Vishnuvardhan (actor and present President of SCT), Anirudh Jathkar (Actor), Shobaraj (Actor), Avinash
  Avinash
  Avinash is an Indian actor who stars predominantly in South Indian language films and notably in the Kannada and Tamil film industries. Known for his authentic portrayal of complex characters and versatility, Avinash is one of the most sought after actors in the supporting category...
  
   (Actor), K S Shivaram (Actor) and many more celebrities organizes many Cricket matches for charity and also does a lot of social service.

Felicitations and Awards

• He has been awarded the 'KALA JEEVE AWARD' in 2008.
• He has been felicitated many times by many organizations such as Ranga Mandir Organization and many more.
• He has been awarded the 'Roopakala Belli Kanmani Award' as a 'Naada shreshta Kalavida' by the 'Roopakala Utsava-25' linked with the Karnataka
  Karnataka
  Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
  
   State in the year 2011

Through Different Generations

Almost all Kannada lead singers of different generations have sung under Sagar's music direction. The musical legendary singers B Jayashree, B R Chaya and the later generation of Shashidhar Kote, Faiyaz Khan

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, Ajay warrier, Divya Raghavan, Vani Harikrishna and the new generation singers like Chaitra H.G., Anuradha Bhat, Riteesha Padmanabh, Lakshmi Nataraj and many more have worked with composer Sagar. Actors Anirudh, Tara, Naveen Krishna, Sunil Rao, Kunigal Nagabhushan, Director T. S. Nagabharana

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and others have done many voice overs for various projects of the Music director.