Vijaya Bhaskar

Biography

Vijaya Bhaskar (1931–2002) (Kannada: ವಿಜಯಭಾಸ್ಕರ್) was an Indian music director and composer who composed music for several mainstream and experimental feature films in Kannada film industry. Scoring music for over 600 feature films, Bhaskar worked in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi, Tulu and Konkani language films as well.He was a part of all of popular Kannada film director KSL Swamy's (Ravi) movies and was also known for his association with acclaimed director Puttanna Kanagal. Influenced by R C Boral and Mukul Mehta, Bhaskar developed his own style of music and introduced the concept of theme music in Kannada film industry. He is credited for inspiring producers to select popular wo...