Kannada-language lyricists

actor, director, writer and politician

actor, director, producer, music director, stunt director, editor and lyricist

Indian journalist, film director and lyricist

Indian actor, film director, producer

Indian Kannada filmmaker

Indian actor, director

Indian poet

Lakshman Rao Mohite (15 June 1932 – 17 January 2016), better known by his pen-name Geethapriya, was an Indian film director and lyricist of the Kannada film industry. He has directed 40 films and penned over 250 songs in Kannada films. In 1992–93, he was awarded the Puttanna Kanagal Award for his contribution to Kannada cinema as a director.

Indian songwriter (1935–2008)

Gangaraju (born June 23, 1951), professionally known as Hamsalekha, is an Indian film composer and songwriter who works in South Indian cinema, predominantly in the Kannada film industry since the late 1980s. He is also a screenplay writer, dialogue writer, instrumentalist and conductor, having composed and written over 500 albums.