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Long after a movie leaves theatres, its tunes typically survive on. We hum them years later on, estimate them in discussions, and go back to them in minutes of pleasure and heartbreak. We keep in mind the star on screen, the vocalist behind the microphone, and the author who produced the tune. The lyricist, usually, stays in the background.
For almost 3 years, V Nagendra Prasad has actually silently coped with that paradox. With more than 3,000 tunes to his credit, he has actually turned into one of Kannada movie theater’s most popular lyricists, composing chartbusters and classic favourites that continue to outlast the movies they were composed for. That contribution was just recently acknowledged with a 12-hour homage, where the Kannada movie market came together to commemorate his journey.
Shivarajkumar, Prem, Vijay Kumar, Sharan, Vasishta Simha, Ashwini Puneeth Rajkumar, Rockline Venkatesh, Veerakaputra Srinivas, vocalists like Vijaya Prakash, Rajesh Krishnan, manufacturers and members of the movie fraternity honoured the author whose words have actually formed Kannada movie music. While lyrics stay his specifying identity, Nagendra Prasad has actually likewise worked as a director, star, discussion author and music author. “I started writing when I was in Class 5. My teachers appreciated my poems and encouraged me to send them to newspapers and magazines. Many of them were published. So yes, I can happily call myself a born lyricist,” he states.