Musician Raghu Dixit makes Actor Dhananjaya a Lyricist in his next Musical - Orchestra

by Shrutee K/DNS

Raghu Dixit, one of the biggest names in the Indian Music industry, turns music producer for upcoming movie Orchestra. It is a musical about the orchestra culture in Mysuru and the dream of a boy who wants to sing in an orchestra. Word on the street is that the music in this musical is his best work in Kannada so far! Now that's something to look forward to. He has experimented with the music of this film and turned the leading Actor Dhananjaya in to lyricist. Dhananjaya used to be known for his writings during his theatre days and with Orchestra, he got a chance to back to writing and gave lyrics to Orchestra's songs. 

“Dhananjaya has written incredible lyrics. Usually, lyricists write one or two songs in a film, but on his first assignment, Dhananjaya has written lyrics for nine songs. He took his time, but he has nailed it,” says Raghu, adding that the highlight of the songs is the lyrics.

Director Sunil Mysooru first approached Raghu to act in his film, but Raghu chose to do the music instead. And compose he did — all 11 original tracks.

“Sunil had a brilliant story. He had shot a 20-minute edit of the entire story when he approached me. As a musician, I was really moved after watching it and instantly wanted to be a part of the film. Eventually, the music we made is enough for three films. We have 11 original songs and it is the best music that I have done in Kannada so far" says Raghu.

About the movie:  Orchestra is about a young boy working in a tea shop aspiring to sing just one song on stage with a local roadside orchestra during Dasara Festival in Mysore. Written n Directed by debutant Sunil Mysooru.