Prem Anand

Prem Anand
ପ୍ରେମ ଆନନ୍ଦ
Born
Prem Anand Samal

(1975-01-23) 23 January 1975 (age 49)
Saanagaan, Kendrapara, Odisha, India
Other namesPremanand
Alma materUtkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya
Occupations
  • Music director
  • composer
Years active1993 – present
Known forPilata Bigidigala, Abhaya, Tu Mo Lovestory, Abhimanyu, Ajab Sanju ra Gajab Love, Raja Jhia Sange Heigala Bhaba
SpouseSaswati Acharya
Parent(s)Nrusingha Charan Samal
Malati Devi
AwardsOdisha State Film Awards, 2011

Prem Anand (Odia: ପ୍ରେମ ଆନନ୍ଦ) is an Indian music director and composer.[1][2] He usually works in Odia film and television industry.[3] In 2006, he started his career as a music director through the Odia movie Tu Eka Ama Saha Bharasa and worked as a music director in more than 60 Odia films.[4] Apart from Odia films, he composed music for Odia daily shops, Bhajans and Jatra songs.[5][6] In 2009, Anand worked as a music director for the Hindi film Dekha Bhai Dekh in 2019, he composed music for Bollywood film Luv U Turn.[7] Apart from Odia and Hindi films, he composed music for Marathi and Bengali films. He composed the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup anthem.[8]

  1. ^ "Prem Anand composed music for Marathi film Shortcut". Incredible Orissa. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Prem Anand: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Exclusive Interview With Prem Anand After His Bollywood Debut |". Ommcom News. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Odia Music Director Prem Anand Composes For Bollywood Movie". Odisha Television Ltd. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Journey from low to high notes". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Bollywood Calling For Odisha Music Director Prem Anand". ODISHA BYTES. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  7. ^ Mohanty, Anish (30 January 2020). "The Prem Anand interview: Odisha's numero uno composer on being called a music scientist, 26-year long journey in the industry, Bollywood plans and more". Planet Bollywood. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  8. ^ Service, Statesman News (5 January 2023). "'Jai Ho Hindustan Ki' is Hockey India's anthem for the Odisha World Cup". The Statesman. Retrieved 2 February 2023.