Arjun Janya Celebrates 44th Birthday, Director Prem Pens Adorable Note For The Music Maestro

Music composer and singer Arjun Janya recently celebrated his 44th birthday on May 13. Fans and celebs all showered good wishes on the music composer. Meanwhile, on this special occasion, director Kiran Kumar, who is popularly known by his screen name Prem, penned a cute note for Arjun Janya. The post is currently going viral. Let’s take a look.

Director Prem shared a selfie with music composer Arjun Janya. In the photo, both are seen twinning in black and smiling as they click for the camera. Sharing the photo, Prem wrote, “Happy birthday, my brother Arjun Janya. God bless you, Maganee.” Take a look at the post:

Seeing the post, Arjun Janya commented, “Sir, your service wishes and support can never be forgotten. Thank you so much, sir.” While his fans also wished him on the post and showed heart emojis in the comment section.

Most people know Arjun Janya by this name. But do you know Arjun Janya’s real name is Lokesh Kumar? But do you know who changed this name?

According to the report, it is none other than actor Kiccha Sudeep. On the professional front, Arjun got his biggest breakthrough with the Sudeep starrer 2011 film Kempe Gowda. It was a remake of the Tamil blockbuster Singam. The movie featured Sudeepa and Ragini Dwivedi in the lead roles. The film was directed by Sudeepa and produced by Shankar Gowda and was a huge blockbuster.

During this time, Arjun Janya’s name was changed to Lokesh Kumar upon his astrologer’s suggestion and Sudeep’s recommendation.

Music composer and singer Arjun Janya has composed and scored music for many successful films, such as Birugaali (2009), Sanchari (2010), Kempegowda (2011), Varadanayaka (2012), Victory (2013), Vajrakaya (2015), and Mukunda Murari (2016). His 100th film as a music director is 99 (2019).

Arjun Janya also bagged the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director for the film Alemaari (2012), the SIIMA Award for Best Music Director for the film Romeo (2012), and the Filmfare Best Music Director award for the film Bhajarangi (2013).

Arjun Janya has recently composed music for the Kannada-language comedy-drama film Upadhyaksha. The movie was directed by Anil Kumar and produced by Smitha Umapathy. It stars Chikkanna in his debut lead role.