Jayant Kaikini
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Jayant Kaikini (born 1955) is a poet
, short stories author and movie songs scriptwriter in Kannada.
. His father, Gourish Kaikini
, a schoolteacher, was a Kannada littérateur and mother Shanta, a social worker. After a Masters in Biochemistry
from Karnataka University, Dharwad
, he moved to Mumbai
where he worked as a chemist for many years. Apart from Kannada Jayant is fluent in Konkani (his mother tongue), Marathi, Hindi and English.
In an introduction to Dots and Lines, an English translation of Kaikini’s short stories, critic C.N. Ramachandran writes, “To understand Jayant’s works, we have to situate him in the literary context of the last two decades of the 20th century. During that period, there arose a group of writers who consciously differed from both the earlier Modernist writers (called Navya in Kannada) and those contemporaneous to them, the Writers of Protest (called Bandaya in Kannada) and Dalit writers. They did not subscribe to any particular philosophical or political system of thinking – be it Existentialism of the Modernists or the Leftist ideologies of the Dalit and Protest writers. On the other hand, what they wished to do was to select precise and authentic details of daily life and organise them in such a way as to culminate in a particular experience . . . Generally, their style was comic-ironic; and the language they used was the spoken language of day-to-day life. They were neither idealists nor cynics; they just wished to observe the life around them – generally mediocre – to register all the fleeting details that marked an ordinary man’s daily routine, and lead up to an experience rich in connotations. Jayant was a major figure in this group of writers who, loosely, can be called ‘post-modernist’.”
Jayant Kaikini started writing lyrics to film songs from movie Chigurida Kanasu
(Song: Aha enidenidenu).
He is the person who has revolutionized the concept of Kannada film songs, with the classic touch of literature and beautiful, soft, lovely imaginations. Films like Mungaaru Male, Gaalipata
, Geleya, Milana
etc. has some touchy and memorable poems penned by him.And the latest film Birugali has also great superhit songs like "madhura pisumathige","Hoovina Banadanthe" etc. which also come in the list of his memorable and touchy poems or songs.
He was hosting a TV Show "Rasa Hrushige Namaskara" in Etv Kannada which a biography on Rashtrakavi Kuvempu
. This show was very popular with a particular section of audience. He continued it with other series' such as "Kadala Theerada Bharghava",....etc.Lately he was seen judging the
reality show "Yede tumbi Haaduvenu" along with the legendary singer S.P.Balasubramanium.
Kaikini received the Karnataka Sahitya Academy award for his first poetry collection at the age of nineteen in 1974. He received the same award again in 1982, 1989 and 1996 for his short story collections. He has been awarded the Dinakara Desai
award for his poetry, the B. H. Sridhar award for fiction, as well as the Katha National award and Rujuwathu trust fellowship for his creative writing.
He has also written the scripts of many movies.
. In Bangalore, he worked as a host of several TV networks.
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, short stories author and movie songs scriptwriter in Kannada.
Early life
Jayant Kaikini was born in GokarnaGokarna, India
Gokarna is a village in the Uttara Kannada district of the Karnataka state, India. It is a Hindu pilgrimage centre as well as a tourist destination in India. Gokarna is a temple town and is referred to in a number of Hindu historical literature pieces. The main deity is Lord Mahabhaleshwara, a...
. His father, Gourish Kaikini
Gourish Kaikini
Gourish Kaikini was a litterateur, teacher and columnist in Kannada language. He was conferred with many prestigious awards including Sahitya Academy award and Rajyotsava Award given by Government of Karnataka. He also wrote in Konkani language.-Early life:Gourish Kaikini was born on October 12,...
, a schoolteacher, was a Kannada littérateur and mother Shanta, a social worker. After a Masters in Biochemistry
Biochemistry
Biochemistry, sometimes called biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes in living organisms, including, but not limited to, living matter. Biochemistry governs all living organisms and living processes...
from Karnataka University, Dharwad
Dharwad
Dharwad, also known as Dharwar, is a city and a DISTRICT PLACE in India's Karnataka state.Dharwad is the administrative seat of the Dharwad District. The municipality of Hubli-Dharwad covers an area of 200.23 km²...
, he moved to Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
where he worked as a chemist for many years. Apart from Kannada Jayant is fluent in Konkani (his mother tongue), Marathi, Hindi and English.
Career
Jayant Kaikini is regarded as one of the most significant of the younger writers in Kannada today. He is a writer of short stories, film scripts and poetry, and is based in Bangalore. His poetry is characterised by subtle imagism, a minute documentation of the seemingly commonplace, a colloquial idiom and a conscientious refusal to engage in any poeticising. He has so far published six anthologies of short stories, four books of poetry, three plays and a collection of essays.In an introduction to Dots and Lines, an English translation of Kaikini’s short stories, critic C.N. Ramachandran writes, “To understand Jayant’s works, we have to situate him in the literary context of the last two decades of the 20th century. During that period, there arose a group of writers who consciously differed from both the earlier Modernist writers (called Navya in Kannada) and those contemporaneous to them, the Writers of Protest (called Bandaya in Kannada) and Dalit writers. They did not subscribe to any particular philosophical or political system of thinking – be it Existentialism of the Modernists or the Leftist ideologies of the Dalit and Protest writers. On the other hand, what they wished to do was to select precise and authentic details of daily life and organise them in such a way as to culminate in a particular experience . . . Generally, their style was comic-ironic; and the language they used was the spoken language of day-to-day life. They were neither idealists nor cynics; they just wished to observe the life around them – generally mediocre – to register all the fleeting details that marked an ordinary man’s daily routine, and lead up to an experience rich in connotations. Jayant was a major figure in this group of writers who, loosely, can be called ‘post-modernist’.”
Jayant Kaikini started writing lyrics to film songs from movie Chigurida Kanasu
Chigurida Kanasu
Chigurida Kanasu is an Indian Kannada movie directed by ace director T.S. Nagabharana starring Shivarajkumar and produced by Vajreshwari Combines that is owned by legendary Dr.Rajkumar...
(Song: Aha enidenidenu).
He is the person who has revolutionized the concept of Kannada film songs, with the classic touch of literature and beautiful, soft, lovely imaginations. Films like Mungaaru Male, Gaalipata
Gaalipata
Gaalipata is a Kannada-language film directed by Yograj Bhat of Mungaru Male fame. The film has a star cast of three heroes and three heroines. Ganesh is in the lead role along with Diganth and singer Rajesh Krishnan. The three heroines are Daisy Bopanna, Neetu and Bhavana Rao. Southern film...
, Geleya, Milana
Milana
Milana is a Kannada film Directed by Prakash and Produced by Dushyant. This movie was from the banners of Jai Matha Combines and Chowdeshwari Cine creations. Puneet Rajkumar played the male lead and Parvathi Menon played the female lead, who is making a debut in kannada movies with this film...
etc. has some touchy and memorable poems penned by him.And the latest film Birugali has also great superhit songs like "madhura pisumathige","Hoovina Banadanthe" etc. which also come in the list of his memorable and touchy poems or songs.
He was hosting a TV Show "Rasa Hrushige Namaskara" in Etv Kannada which a biography on Rashtrakavi Kuvempu
Kuvempu
Kuppali Venkatappagowda Puttappa was a Kannada writer and poet, widely regarded as the greatest poet of 20th century Kannada literature. He is the first among eight recipients of Jnanpith Award for Kannada. Puttappa wrote all his literary works using the pen name Kuvempu...
. This show was very popular with a particular section of audience. He continued it with other series' such as "Kadala Theerada Bharghava",....etc.Lately he was seen judging the
reality show "Yede tumbi Haaduvenu" along with the legendary singer S.P.Balasubramanium.
Kaikini received the Karnataka Sahitya Academy award for his first poetry collection at the age of nineteen in 1974. He received the same award again in 1982, 1989 and 1996 for his short story collections. He has been awarded the Dinakara Desai
Dinakara Desai
Dinakara Desai at in Kannada poetry known as chutuka and hence is known as Chutuka Brahma . This format was later adopted by other poets...
award for his poetry, the B. H. Sridhar award for fiction, as well as the Katha National award and Rujuwathu trust fellowship for his creative writing.
Poetry and stories
- Rangadindostu doora. Published by Akshara Prakashana, Sagar, Karnataka 1974.
- Kotitirtha. Published by Akshara Prakashana, Sagar, Karnataka 1982.
- Shravana Madhyahna. Published by Akshara Prakashana, Sagar, Karnataka 1987.
- Neelimale. Published by Patrike Prakashana, Bangalore 1997.
- Theredashte Baagilu, short stories.
- Dagadoo Parabana Ashwamedha, short stories.
- Amruthaballi Kashaya, short stories.
- Bogaseyalli Male, collection of reflections
- Shabda Theera, collection of reflections
- Bannada Kaalu -Published by 'Ankita Pustaka'
- Toofan Mail, collection of short stories.
- Ondu jilebi, Released on December 28, 08 by Ankit Pustak.
Songs
- Ee Sanje Yakaagide (Geleya)
- Ninnindale (Milana)
- Anisutide yako indu (Mungaru male)
- Kunidhu Kunidhu Baare (Mungaru Male)
- Male nintu hoda mele (Milana)
- Male baruva hagide (Moggina manasu)
- Madhuvana karedare (Inti ninna preetiya)
- Beladingalante minuminuguta (Pyscho)
- Hey mouna (Krishna)
- Minchagi neenu (Gaalipata)
- Poorva para
- Madhura Pisumathige (Birugali)
- Ello maleyaagide (Manasaare)
- Maleya Haniyalli (Januma Janumadallu)
- Yaaro kooda Ninna haage (Love Guru)
- Yello Maleyaagide yendu (Manasaare)
- Chalisuva Cheluve (Ullasa Utsaha)
- Ondu Kanasu (Manasaare)
- Nee Sanihake Bandhare (Maleyali Jotheyali)
- Kudi nootave (Parichaya)
- Hoovina Baanadanthe Yaarigu Kaanadanthe (Birugaali)
- Aaaramage yiddenaanu (Gokula)
- neenendare nannolage (junglee)
- Hrudayave bayaside ninnane(krishnan Love Story)
- paravashanaadenu... (Paramathma)
He has also written the scripts of many movies.
Awards
Filmfare AwardsFilmfare Awards South
Filmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the South Indian film industry. The awards are separately given for Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films...
- Won
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- Best Lyricist (2008) : GaalipataGaalipataGaalipata is a Kannada-language film directed by Yograj Bhat of Mungaru Male fame. The film has a star cast of three heroes and three heroines. Ganesh is in the lead role along with Diganth and singer Rajesh Krishnan. The three heroines are Daisy Bopanna, Neetu and Bhavana Rao. Southern film...
- "Minchagi Neenu Baralu" - Best Lyricist (2009) : ManasaareManasaareManasaare is an Indian Kannada language movie directed by Yograj Bhat starring Diganth in the lead.-Plot:Manohara is an unemployed youth who is always looked down on by his family. However his uncle is very supportive to him. One day in order to prove that he is capable of doing something in his...
- "Ello Maleyaagideyandu"
- Best Lyricist (2008) : Gaalipata
- Nominated
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- Best Lyricist (2009) : MaLeyali JotheyaliMaLeyali Jotheyali-Track list:...
- "Ni Sanihake Bandare" - Best Lyricist (2010) : Krishnan Love StoryKrishnan Love StoryKrishnan Love Story is a 2010 Kannada film directed by Shashank and starring Ajay Rao, Radhika Pandit, Umashri, Achuth Kumar, Sharan, Pradeep, Harsha, Chandra. The music of this film is composed by Sridhar V Sambhram.-Plot:...
- "Hrudayave"
- Best Lyricist (2009) : MaLeyali Jotheyali
Footnotes
He now lives in BangaloreBangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
. In Bangalore, he worked as a host of several TV networks.