Sagar S (music director)

Sagar S is a Noted Indian Music Director and a Kannada 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 for other music directors as well.

Early life

Sagar was born in Mysore. He entered the Industry as a lyricist and then became a music director. 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, lyricists and instrumentalists to the Industry.

Lyricist

  • He wrote his first two songs for the album 'Artha' in the year 1999 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, 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 directed music for many national and international projects that includes advertisements, Jingles etc.
  • He has composed songs and jingles for various leading English news channels and few Kannada news channels as well.
  • He has composed the theme songs for many shows and award functions.
  • 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.
  • 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 through out India.

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.

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 State in the year 2011

Upcoming Projects

  • His albums such as Shubhodaya (A Naada Geethe Album), Raga-Tala and a few more.
  • His Yet to release Jingles are for Kannada magazine Chithara, Vishnuvardhan's Snehaloka Cricket Team 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.
  • Two other South Indian Films
  • He is also judging a singing reality show called 'Fresh Voice Of Karnataka' with well known Music Director Mano Murthy.

Through Different Generations

Has worked with legendary singers B Jayashree, B R Chaya and the later generation of Shashidhar Kote, Faiyaz Khan, Sangeetha Katti, Vijay Prakash (Of Jai Ho Fame), M.D.Pallavi Arun, Praveen D Rao, Archana Udupa, Rajesh Krishnan, Ajay warrier, Chaitra H.G., Anuradha Bhat. Actors Anirudh, Tara, Naveen Krishna, Sunil Rao, Kunigal Nagabhushan, Director T. S. Nagabharana, Music Director Mano Murthy and others have done many voice overs for various projects of the Music director.

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 (Actor), K S Shivaram (Actor) and many more celebrities organizes many Cricket matches for charity and also does a lot of social service.

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