B. Ajaneesh Loknath
B. Ajaneesh Loknath is an Indian music composer who works predominantly in Kannada and Telugu films. His film music career began with the 2009 Kannada film Shishira. He rose to fame with the film Ulidavaru Kandanthe 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, Kurangu Bommai, Avane Srimannarayana, Dia, Vikrant Rona, Kantara, Mangalavaaram, Maharaja and Kantara: Chapter 1. He is noted for his frequent collaborations with filmmakers Rakshit Shetty, Rishab Shetty and Anup Bhandari.
Early life
Ajaneesh was born in Bhadravati, Karnataka in a family of musicians. His father B. Loknath and mother Veena Loknath, both are singers and his grandmother is a Veena exponent. He took interest in music at a very young age and got professional training in Carnatic and Hindustani classical music. Starting in 2003, he initially worked as a keyboard player in Kannada cinema.Career
Ajaneesh worked as a session musician for various composers, including K. Kalyan, V. Manohar, and Benny Johnson, during his initial years in Bengaluru. He later moved on to composing jingles for advertisements and television serials before getting his break as an independent film music director in the Kannada film Shishira in 2009.Later he 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.
Discography
Awards and nominations
| Work | Year | Award | Category | Result | |
| Ulidavaru Kandanthe | 2015 | Karnataka State Film Awards | Best Music Director | Won | |
| Ulidavaru Kandanthe | 2015 | Filmfare Awards South | [Filmfare Award for Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director – Kannada|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 | |
| Max | 2025 | South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Music Director – Kannada | Won |