J. Anoop Seelin
OriginHassan, Karnataka, India
Occupation(s)Music composer, singer
Years active1998–present (singing)
2008–present (composing)

J Anoop Seelin (born 24 October 1979) is an Indian film music director and playback singer who works in the Kannada film industry. He has scored music for films including Gooli, Eddelu Manjunatha, I Am Sorry Mathe Banni Preethsona, Sidlingu, Parari, Madarangi, Naanu Avanalla...Avalu and Aatagara. He won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director for his Sidlingu work.

Early life and education

Anoop Seelin, born in Hassan on 24 October 1979, always aimed to become a playback singer and film music composer. After completing his primary and high school education in Hassan, Karnataka, Seelin and with his family, moved to Bangalore where he pursued higher education. Completing his LLB, he opted to become a lawyer.

Career

Due to his vocal background and the musical influence of his family members, Seelin began singing with a band and other groups in Bangalore as a hobby. This hobby led him to pursue a career as a full-time vocalist when he started working as a chorus singer in 1999 with Hamsalekha, a legend of the Kannada music industry. Over the next 6 years, Seelin was given a chance to sing track songs for numerous Hamsalekha compositions, with Hamsalekha personally guiding Seelin to become a renowned playback singer.[1]

Break in the Kannada film industry

His break in the Kannada music industry came when he got the chance to sing "Yaro yaro nannavalu yaro..."[2] from the movie Ondagona Baa, followed by hit songs from movies like Sarvabhoma, Madana,[3] Dharma,[4] Janapada,[5] Nenapirali,[6] Sixer,[7] and Thaballi.[8]

After this success in vocal performance, Seelin began to show an interest in composition, and began writing songs for the Kannada music industry.

Music direction

Selin then signed on to compose the soundtrack for the Kannada movie Gooli.[9] His second movie Yeddelu Manjunatha's[10] audio was released, and the songs were entirely different from what was then the industry trend.

After Preethse Preethse, Seelin's next movie, I Am Sorry Mathe Banni Preethsona, was released in June 2011 and received positive reviews from critics, with the background score being deemed the highlight of the film.

In the same year, another movie Galla audio was released without much hype.[11] In November, the audio of Sidlingu was released in a theatre in Bangalore.[12] Sidlingu received positive feedback from the media.[13]

Recently, the audio launch of Janma was held in a local hotel. Anoop Seelin has composed six songs for this movie.

Awards and recognition

Anoop Seelin has received numerous awards for his versatile singing.

The Government of Karnataka announced the Karnataka State Film Awards for 2010–11, Seelin was named Best Music Director for composing music for the movie Sidlingu.[14] The jury was headed by noted Kannada Movie director Sunil Kumar Desai.

Discography

YearFilmNotes
2008Gooli
2009Eddelu Manjunatha
Preethse Preethse
2010Yaksha
2011I Am Sorry Mathe Banni Preethsona
Manasology
Galla
2012SidlinguWinner Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director[15]
Nominated SIIMA Award for Best Music Director
Nominated Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Kannada
Janma
2013Paraari
Madarangi
B3
Director's Special
GooglyBackground music
2014Rose
Love in Mandya
Goli SodaTamil film; Background score only
2015Bhagyaraj
Aatagara
10 EndrathukullaTamil film; soundtrack only
Naanu Avanalla...Avalu
2016Brahma Vishnu Maheshwara
Jessie
Nataraja Service
Neer Dose
2017KaduguTamil film; Background score
Smile Please
Chowka
Eradane Sala
Bangalore Underworld
Eleyaru Naavu Geleyaru
Siliconn City
Dada is Back
Dayavittu GamanisiAlso co-producer Nominated Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Kannada
Kaafi Thota1 song only
2018Najundi Kalyana
Huccha 2
2019Kalbetada Darodekoraru
Rustum
YaanaaBackground score only
2021Inspector Vikram
2022Monsoon Raaga
Sugarless
Bairagee50th Film
Petromax
Totapuri: Chapter 1
Ranganayaka
Thimayya & Thimayya

References

  1. "Mid-Day".
  2. "Kannada Audio Ondagona Baa".
  3. "Kannada Audio Madana".
  4. "Kannada Audio Dharma".
  5. "Kannada Audio Janapada".
  6. "Kannada Audio Nenapirali".
  7. "Kannada Audio Sixer".
  8. "Kannada Audio Thabbali".
  9. "Kannada Audio Gooli".
  10. "Kannada Audio Yeddelu Manjunatha".
  11. "Galla 2011". Musictub.com. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  12. Music launch review
  13. "Kannada Review: 'Sidlingu' is entertaining, Yogish makes his mark". CNN IBN. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  14. "Karnataka State Film Awards 2010–11 winners". The Times of India. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  15. "Karnataka State Film Awards 2010–11 winners". The Times of India. 14 March 2013. Archived from the original on 18 May 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
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