NRI Mano
Murthy became popular by composing music of 'Mungaru Male' a winning
Kannada album
NRI composer Mano Murthy has created musical magic for the film,
Kannada albums. Album has become very popular in youngsters and
these songs are "Anisuthidhe, Onde ondu saari and Araluthiru."
'Mungaru Male' a winning Kannada album, Mano Murthy
has created musical magic for the film. The film is mostly shot
in the rainy season in the Karnataka's visually stunning Malnad
area. The film rocks because of the fantastic photography by Krishna.
Director Yogaraj Bhat also has added his bit with some refreshing
dialogues. The lilting music BY Music director Mano Murthy will
go down well with the younger audience.
It is really a matter of surprise how this NRI who only comes
to India to record music for some selective films delivers so consistently.
He has been into computer networking since 1976. In 90 when he felt
h should do something else apart from just talking with computers.
Ma Mano has Masters degree in computer science from Stanford University
and also has an associate degree in music composition. He is the
founder of 3 Network Companies and 2 of them went public and one
of them was bought over by Cisco. He became popular overnight by
giving haunting melodies for the super hit kannada movie America
America.
The 'car car' song of Nanna Preethiya Hudugi earned him good recognition
and drove youngsters crazy. Being an IT professional, he is making
the best of his limited opportunities as a musician and dishing
out a variety of tunes with each new film of his. Staying in the
United States of America for almost 28 years, Mano Murthy was one
of the producers of this year's National Award winner -Preethi Prema
Pranaya. 'Joke Falls' is his latest music venture that has five
songs composed by him.
Mano Murthy sais, "During my collage days in UVCE Bangalore,
we had a pop band. I have composed some Kannada pop songs and many
tunes. America America was the first film in 1995-96 to have my
music. I used to work for one movie every two years and from last
year I am working on one movie per year. Music is something that
keeps me busy and brings freshness every moment. High tech world
is routine for me but music is something that I can work on all
the time."
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