Charan Raj (composer)

Charan Raj is an Indian composer and singer known for his work in Kannada cinema. For his work in Jeerjimbe (2016), he was awarded the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director.[1]

Charan Raj
Background information
Born (1985-01-27) January 27, 1985
Kodagu, Karnataka, India
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • music director
  • arranger
Instrument(s)Piano
Years active2014–present

Early life

Charan Raj attended Sri Ramakrishna Vidya Shala, a residential school in Mysore. He was part of the music group there. Raj is trained in classical Carnatic music with Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath and in WesternClassical music with Neecia Majolly. He also holds a grade eight certificate in piano from the London School of Music.

Career

Raj's first major success came when Winds of Samsara, an album of Ricky Kej and Wouter Kellerman won the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album in 2015. The album also featured vocals by Raj.[2][3] During the time, he also worked as an arranger for composers such as Prashant Pillai.

Raj's first work in Kannada films came in Harivu in 2014.[4] He received acclaim for his work in Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu.[2] He scored for Pushpaka Vimana. For his work in Jeerjimbe (2016), he was awarded the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director.[5]

Raj received praise for his music in the 2018 film Tagaru. The soundtrack included tracks with blend of "electronic score" and "traditional sounds".[6] It was composed with each track based on a different "human emotion" "such as love, anger and fear" rather than situation-based nature of tracks.[7] In its review of the film, the New Indian Express wrote, "Charan Raj's music raises the tempo of the narrative with good songs, and lets it flow seamlessly with the right background score."[8]

Discography
YearAlbumNotes
2008ThaalamMalayalam Album
2014Winds of SamsaraVocals
Grammy Award for Best New Age Album[2]
HarivuFeature film
2016Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu
Mandya to Mumbai
2017Pushpaka Vimana
2018Tagaru
Dalapathi
Jeerjimbe[1]
2019Kavaludaari
Avane Srimannarayana2 Songs only
2020 Popcorn Monkey Tiger
Bheema Sena Nala Maharaja
2021 Salaga
2022 JamesSpecial Appearance
Head Bush
2023 Saptha Sagaradaache Yello
Mysuru Diaries†Songs only
Bad Manners†
Nee Siguvaregu †
Bhima †
Uttarakaanda †
Somu sound engineer † Firefly

Awards
FilmAwardCategoryResultRef
Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu 64th Filmfare Awards South Best Music Director Nominated [9]
6th SIIMA Awards Best Music Director Nominated [10]
Pushpaka Vimana 7th SIIMA Awards Best Music Director Nominated [11]
Jeerjimbe2016 Karnataka State Film AwardsBest Music DirectorWon[1]
Tagaru 66th Filmfare Awards South Best Music Director Nominated [12]
8th SIIMA Awards Best Music Director Nominated [13]
Kavaludaari 9th SIIMA Awards 2019 Best Music Director Nominated [14]
Avane Srimannarayana Best Music Director Nominated
Popcorn Monkey Tiger 9th SIIMA Awards 2020 Best Music Director Nominated [15]
Best Male Playback Singer Nominated
Salaga 67th Filmfare Awards South Best Music Director Nominated [16]

References
  1. "Karnataka State Film Awards 2016 on TOI". The Times of India. 11 April 2017. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  2. Nathan, Archana (6 June 2016). "A confluence of the past and present". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  3. "'Winds of Samsara' by Bengaluru-based composer Ricky Kej wins Grammy". Deccan Herald. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  4. Sibal, Prachi (8 September 2016). "The reel changemakers". India Today. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  5. "Sruthi Hariharan is best actress; Kirik Party is entertaining film". Bangalore Mirror. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  6. Suresh, Sunayana (18 January 2018). "Charan Raj creates an anthem for fear in Tagaru". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  7. Desai, Dhwani (17 February 2018). "Meet the man behind the hit Tagaru album". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  8. Sharadhaa, A. (24 February 2018). "Tagaru review: Shivrajkumar's gangsta flick fall into the 'classics' category, Suri style". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  9. Winners: 64th Jio Filmfare Awards 2017 (South)
  10. "Nominations list for the SIIMA 2017 announced!". Sify.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2017.
  11. "SIIMA Awards 2018 - Telugu, Kannada nomination list out". International Business Times. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  12. "Nominations for the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019". Filmfare. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  13. "SIIMA 2019 FULL nominations list out!". Times Now. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  14. "The 9th South Indian International Movie Awards Nominations for 2019". South Indian International Movie Awards. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  15. Hymavathi, Ravali (30 August 2021). "SIIMA Nominations: Here Is The Complete List Of Nominations For 2019 And 2020". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  16. "67th Parle Filmfare Awards South 2022 with Kamar Film Factory". Filmfare. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
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