| 1 | '''Hamsalekha''' (b. 1951) |
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| 3 | |
| 4 | Star Kannada music composer and lyric writer |
| 5 | also active in Tamil and Telugu films. Born |
| 6 | Govindaraju Gangaraju in Bangalore. |
| 7 | Employed in his father’s printing press and, |
| 8 | later, as a member of his brother G. |
| 9 | Balakrishna’s orchestra. Film debut as |
| 10 | songwriter in Triveni (1973). Started his theatre |
| 11 | group Vivekaranga (1974) staging musicals. |
| 12 | Directed, wrote and composed the apparently |
| 13 | unreleased film Rahu Chandra (1981). Film |
| 14 | career actually began writing dialogues and |
| 15 | lyrics for Nanu Nanna Hendthi, 1985). Broke |
| 16 | through with his next film, Ravichandran’s rock |
| 17 | musical Premaloka and became part of the |
| 18 | Kannada film boom in the late 80s. Scored |
| 19 | some 150 films over the next decade. Mostly |
| 20 | writes both dialogues and lyrics for his |
| 21 | Kannada films. |
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| 23 | ''' |
| 24 | FILMOGRAPHY''' (* also lyr): 1986: Henne |
| 25 | Ninagenu Bandhana*; 1987: Premaloka*; |
| 26 | Mr Raja*; Antima Theerpu*; Digvijaya*; Bedi*; |
| 27 | Sangrama*; Divyashakti*; 1988: Avale |
| 28 | Nanna Hendthi*; Ranadheera*; Prema |
| 29 | Tapaswi*; Vijaya Khadga; Sangliana*; |
| 30 | Matrudevobhava; Anjada Gandu*; Balondu |
| 31 | Bhavageethe*; Jadiketha Moodi; Ranaranga*; |
| 32 | Dharmapatni; Pelli Chesi Choodu; |
| 33 | Kodiparakkuthu; Pudhiya Vanam; Kirataka*; |
| 34 | 1989: Mutyamanta Muddu; Anantana |
| 35 | Avanthara; Yuddhakanda*; Idhu Ungal |
| 36 | Kudumbam; Avane Nanna Ganda*; |
| 37 | Amanusha*; Yuga Purusha*; Sura |
| 38 | Sundaranga*; Indrajit*; Arthanadam; CBI |
| 39 | Shankar*; Kindara Jogi*; Singari Bangari; |
| 40 | Onti Salaga*; Neram Nadhi Kadhu; Agni; |
| 41 | Narasimha*; Parashurama*; Poli Huduga*; |
| 42 | Premagni*; 1990: Kaliyuga Abhimanyudu; |
| 43 | Nammoora Hemmira*; SP Sangliana*; Kempu |
| 44 | Gulabi*; Trinetra*; Avesha*; Velai |
| 45 | Kidaichiruchu; Bannada Gejje*; Prema |
| 46 | Yuddham; Hosa Jeevana*; Muthina Hara*; |
| 47 | Sididedda Gandu*; Abhimanyu*; Rani |
| 48 | Maharani*; Pratap*; Aata Bombata*; Ananta |
| 49 | Prema*; Challenge Gopalakrishna*; Nighooda |
| 50 | Rahasya*; College Hero*; Bhujangayana |
| 51 | Dashavatara*; 1991: Hatyakanda; |
| 52 | Ajagajanthara*; Punda Prachanda*; Neenu |
| 53 | Nakkare Haalu Sakkare; Ide Police Belt*; |
| 54 | Garuda Dhwaja*; Navatare*; SP Bhargavi*; |
| 55 | Ramachari*; Shanti Kranti; Puksatte Ganda |
| 56 | Hotte Thumba Unda; Rowdy and MLA; Veera |
| 57 | Deera; Anatharakshaka; Teja; Shivaraj; |
| 58 | Kaliyuga Bhima; Nayaka; 1992: Ankuram; |
| 59 | Belli Kalungara; Chaitrada Premanjali; |
| 60 | Chitralekha; Entede Bhanta; Halli Mestru; |
| 61 | Ksheera Sagara; Vajrayudha; Purushottama; |
| 62 | Solillada Saradada; Gopi Krishna; Sahasi; |
| 63 | Nanna Thangi; Hosa Kalla Hale Kulla; Police |
| 64 | File; Guru Brahma; Gandharva; Chikka |
| 65 | Yajamanaru; Mannina Doni; Marana |
| 66 | Mridanga; Jhenkara; Shri Ramchandra; |
| 67 | Rajakiya; Atanka; 1993: Mangalya |
| 68 | Bandhana; Gadbidi Ganda; Anuraghada |
| 69 | Alegalu; Shringara Kavya; Sarkarakke Saval; |
| 70 | Annaya; Akasmika; Midida Hridayagalu; |
| 71 | Hridaya Bandhana; Chirabandhavya; Mane |
| 72 | Devaru; Hoovu Hannu; Kadambari; |
| 73 | Munjaneya Manju; Shringara Raja; Golibar; |
| 74 | Kalyana Rekha; Wanted; Kumkumabhagya; |
| 75 | Mojina Madhuve; Jailor Jagannath; Apoorva |
| 76 | Jodi; Ba Nalle Madhuchandrakke; Bevu Bella; |
| 77 | Kempaiah IPS; Rupayi Raja; Karulina |
| 78 | Koogu; 1994: Chinna; Musuku; Time Bomb; |
| 79 | Sammilana; Rasika; Samrat; Mahakshatriya; |
| 80 | Gopikalyana; Meghamale; Chinna Nee |
| 81 | Naguthiru; Sididedda Pandavaru; Makkala |
| 82 | Sakshi; Halunda Thavaru; Lockup Death; |
| 83 | Hongirana; Muthanna; Jana; Shri Gandha; |
| 84 | 1995: Puttnanja; Professor; Muthinantha |
| 85 | Hendthi; Kone Edaithe; Mojugara Sogasugara; |
| 86 | Thayi Illada Thavaru; Deergha Sumangali; |
| 87 | Om; Eshwar; Kalyanotsava; Tungabhadra; |
| 88 | Madhura Maitri; Ganayogi Panchakshara; |
| 89 | Police Power; Chiranjeevi Rajegowda; Dore; Mr |
| 90 | Abhishek. |
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| 92 | [[Music]] |
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| 94 | [[Writer]] |