Yogaraj Bhat (born 8 October 1972) is an Indian film-maker, director,[1] screenwriter,[2] lyricist and producer who primarily works in Kannada cinema. He is most known for the 2006 film Mungaru Male. The film recorded the highest box-office collections in the history of Kannada cinema at the time of its release and the longest running film at a multiplex.[3]
Yogaraj Bhat | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 October 1972 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Director, lyricist, producer, screenwriter and actor |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Spouse | Renuka Bhat |
Yogaraj Bhat was born in Mandarthi, in Udupi district in Karnataka. He grew up in Tilavalli, Haveri. He was the youngest son of Ramachandra and Jayalakshmi Bhat’s seven children. He lost his father to a boat mishap.[4]
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His film Mungaru Male collected estimated 50-75 crore,[5][6][7] this was his third film, created history in Southern Film Industry. The film ran for 464 days – first in any language to run for a whole year continually in a multiplex, beating the records of the biggest Hindi Film Industry records. It naturally brought him many rewards, awards and appreciations, including Nine State Film Awards (including Best Director and Best Film Award) and Four Filmfare Awards (Best Film, Best Music, Best Lyrics and Best Cinematography). The movie has been remade in all South Indian languages & Bengali. The rights for the movie to be made in Hindi has been bought by Shri. Boney Kapoor.[8] He has also has directed Gaalipata , Manasare, Pancharangi, Paramatma, Drama, Vaastu Prakara, Dana Kayonu, Mugulu Nage and others
Yogaraj Bhat has worked as lyricist in many Kannada movies Mungaru Male, Gaalipata, Junglee, Jackie, Manasaare, Pancharangi, Paramatma, Victory, Hudugaru, Drama, Kaddipudi, Bachchan, Adhyaksha, Gajakesari, Rajahuli and others.
He won Filmfare Award, Karnataka State Award for the song, ‘Bombe Aadsonu‘ from the film Drama.[full citation needed]
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Producer | Writer | Lyricist | Notes | ||
| 2001 | Chakra | Yes | Yes | Television series | ||
| 2003 | Mani | Yes | ||||
| 2004 | Ranga S.S.L.C | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2006 | Mungaru Male | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2008 | Gaalipata | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Inthi Ninna Preethiya | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 2009 | Manasaare | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2010 | Pancharangi | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2011 | Prema Chandrama | Yes | ||||
| Paramathma | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Lifeu Ishtene | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 2012 | Drama | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2013 | Dyavre | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2014 | Kwatle Satisha | Yes | ||||
| 2015 | Vaastu Prakaara | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2016 | Dana Kayonu | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2017 | Mugulu Nage | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2019 | Panchatantra | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2022 | Gaalipata 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | [9] | |
| 2023 | Garadi | Yes | Screenplay | |||
| 2024 | Karataka Damanaka | Yes | [10] | |||
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Dyavre | Bhimsen | Lead role | [11] |
| 2016 | Parapancha | Kaalipeeli | ||
| 2019 | Bell Bottom | Marakutika | ||
| 2019 | Avane Srimannarayana | Guptananda Swamiji | Cameo appearance | |
| 2022 | Lucky Man | Himself | Cameo appearance | |
| 2023 | South Indian Hero | |||
| 2024 | Uttarakaanda† | Patila | Filming | [12] |
- 2013 – won Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Kannada for the song “Bombe Adsonu” from his own directorial film Drama.[13]
- 2013 – won the Bangalore Times Film Awards in “Best Lyricist” category for the song “Bombe Adsonu“.[14]
- ^ Upadhyaya, Prakash. “Parapancha movie review: Live audience response”. International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ “SouthScope – One Stop Site For South Indian Cinema”. SouthScope. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ “Did you know? ‘Mungaru Male’ was the first film to cross Rs 50 crore at the box office as well as run for a year in a multiplex – Times of India”. The Times of India. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ “Yogaraj Bhat: A game changer”. Deccan Herald. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ “Ganesh Bal: The outsider on the inside | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis”. dna. 22 April 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ “Will Pancharangi break the records of Mungaru Male?”. www.filmibeat.com. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ “Kannada Fim Industry | Famous Actors | Puneet Rajkumar | Ganesh | Ramya | Sudeep”. www.mybangalore.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ “‘Mungaru’ to be remade in hindi soon – Times of India”. The Times of India. 12 July 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ “galipata-2 in timesofindia”. The Times of India. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ Y Maheswara Reddy (25 August 2023). “Almost ready”. Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ Dyavre movie review, Times of India
- ^ “Yogaraj Bhat: ಡಾಲಿ ಉತ್ತರಕಾಂಡಕ್ಕೆ ಎಂಟ್ರಿಕೊಟ್ಟ ಯೋಗರಾಜ್ ಭಟ್! ಪಾಟೀಲನಾಗಿ ಎಡಗೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸೆಲ್ಯೂಟ್”. News18 ಕನ್ನಡ (in Kannada). 19 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ Filmfare Awards (South): The complete list of winners – IBNLive. Ibnlive.in.com (21 July 2013). Retrieved on 16 April 2014.
- ^ Bangalore Times Film Awards 2012 goes to… – The Times of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (19 August 2013). Retrieved on 16 April 2014.
- Yogaraj Bhat at IMDb