Renowned
Kannada
music
composer
Rajan
of
the
Rajan-Nagendra
duo
breathed
his
last
yesterday
at
his
residence
in
Bengaluru
(October
12,
2020),
reportedly
after
suffering
from
indigestion
for
the
past
two
days.
As
per
reports,
he
was
healthy
and
even
taking
online
music
classes
during
the
COVID-19
lockdown.
He
was
85
and
is
survived
by
a
son
and
a
daughter.
Notably,
Rajan
and
Nagendra,
who
were
brothers
in
real
life
were
fondly
referred
to
as
Sandalwood's
Kalyanji-Anandji
(renowned
Bollywood
music
composers).
The
duo
had
debuted
as
music
composers
with
the
1952
film
Soubhagya
Lakshmi.
A
few
of
their
Kannada
compositions
include
'Beladinglondu
Hennagi
Bandanthe
Kande'
from
Premanubandha,
'Beluvalda
Madialli
Bevara
Hani
Biddaga'
from
Beluvaladha
Madilalli,
'Cheleveya
Andada
Mogake'
from
Devara
Gudi,
'Dundu
Mallige
Mathaadeya'
from
Nanna
Devaru,
'Ellelli
Nodali
Ninnane
Kanuve'
from
Na
Ninna
Mareyalare,
and
'E
Hrudaya
Haadige'
from
Suprabhata
among
many
others.
The
duo
had
composed
music
for
more
than
350
films
in
Kannada,
Telugu,
Tamil,
Tulu
and
Sinhala.
Notably,
Nagendra
died
of
a
stroke
in
Bengaluru
in
the
year
2000,
aged
65.