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Vijaya Bhaskar(1925-2002) ( Kannada : ವಿಜಯ್ ಭಾಸ್ಕರ್ )was a Kannada Music director. He was known for his songs composed in association with Puttanna Kanagal.

[edit] Biography

[edit] Career

Vijaya Bhaskar was busy in Bombay, assisting music directors like Naushad and Madan Mohan. In Bombay Bhaskar was sitting in a restaurant in Matunga and chatting with a friend and then accidentally met B R Krishnamurthy (BRK). Bhaskar was speaking in Kannada and overheard BRK. BRK used to work as an assistant to R Nagendra Rao and had worked on several pictures with him. Bhaskar told him he was a musician. He asked him whether he would make music for a Kannada picture they were making. Bhaskar finally came down from Bombay in 1953 to do the score for film Sri Rama Puja.

Puttanna Kanagal who was assisting BR Pantulu, with Bellimoda became independent Director. VB was the music director for Belli Moda. Film became an instant success and cemented their association. After Belli Moda, there was Gejje Pooje, and later Naagarahaavu. He worked with Kanagal continuously till the '90s and then there was a break when M Ranga Rao took over for films like Ranganayaki. Bhaskar came back for Maanasa Sarovara.

A recipient of Rajkumar award and Sur Singar prashasthi, Bhaskar has scored music for nearly 600 movies. They include films in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi, Tulu and Konkani languages. The popular kannada films include Rani honnamma, Santha Thukaram, Gejje Pooje, mana mechida madadi, belli moda, naandi, shara panjara, naagarahaavu, sakshaathkara, shubha mangala and neela.

Influenced by R.C. Boral and Mukul Mehta, Bhaskar developed his own style of music. He also proved that Kannada films too can have theme music. Bhaskar did not limit his musical talent for commercial movies alone. He directed music for experimental movies like Grahana, Yellindalo Bandavaru and Naandi. Bhaskar took the credit for inspiring producers to select popular works of Kannada poets through his music. The popular numbers include "Moodana Maneya" in Belli Moda (poem by D. R. Bendre) and "Uttara Dhruvadin" in Shara Panjara (also by D. R. Bendre).

Apart from music composition he has also given background score for several movies. Popular Malayalam director Adoor Gopalakrishnan always preferred Bhaskar for his movies. Gopalakrishnan was very much impressed when Bhaskar gave music for his movie Mathilukal which had no songs at all. All in all Bhaskar gave music for three of Gopalakrishnan's films in Malayalam -- Kathapurushan, Vidheyan and Mathilukal. In Hindi Bhaskar did G. V. Iyer's Vivekananda.

Bhaskar also went to London and did an English film. The film was called Robert Clive, and it was released in India also. It was shot mostly in India, and Bhaskar did a major part of the score

[edit] Death and afterward

Vijaya Bhaskar died on the morning of 3 March 2002 (Sunday) following a cardiac arrest at his residence in J P Nagar, Bangalore. He was 77. He is survived by his wife, a son and two daughters. His body was cremated in wilson gardens crematorium here on 5 March. ^[1]

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Kannada

Belli Moda (1966)
Mallammana Pavaada (1969)
Kappu Bilupu (1969)
Gejje Pooje (1969)
Karulina Kare (1970)
Sakshatkara (1971)
Sharapanjara (1971)
Naagarahaavu (1972)
Edakallu Guddada Mele (1973)
Upasane (1974) (The Devotion)
Katha Sangama (1975)
Shubhamangala (1975)
Bili Hendthi (1975)
Phalithamsha (1976)
College Ranga (1976)
Paduvaaralli Pandavaru (1978)
Maanasa Sarovara (1982)
Dharani Mandala Madhyadolage (1983)
Amrutha Ghalige (1984)
Runamukthalu (1984)
Masanada Hoovu (1984)

[edit] Tamil

Aadu Puli Aattam (1977)

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