R. N. Jayagopal
Born	(1935-08-17)17 August 1935 Mysore,Kingdom of Mysore,British India
Died	19 May 2008(2008-05-19) (aged 72) Chennai,Tamil Nadu, India
Nationality	Indian
Other names	RNJ
Occupation(s)	Lyricist, film director
Years active	1957–2008
Spouse	Lalita Jayagopal
Children	1
Parent	R. Nagendra Rao
Family	R. N. Sudarshan (brother) R. N. K. Prasad (brother)
Website	www.rnjayagopal.com

R. N. Jayagopal (1935 – 19 May 2008) was anIndian film director and lyricist inKannada cinema. He had written over 12,000 film songs.^[1]

R. N. Jayagopal, known to friends and fans as RNJ, was born in 1935 toR. Nagendra Rao, another great of Kannada cinema. He did his primary and college education in Bangalore. He learntCarnatic music from B. S. Raj Iyengar and was good at playing the violin.Jayagopal was one of four sons of his parents. His other famous siblings were older brotherR. N. K. Prasad, who was a cinematographer, and younger brother R. N. Sudarshan, a veteran film actor and producer.

Jayagopal entered the film industry by writing the lyrics of "Tribhuvana Janani Jaganmohini" for the 1957 filmPremada Putri produced by his father. From then on, he wrote script, dialogue and lyrics for hundreds of films. He had directed eight films, includingDhumaketu,Kesarina Kamala andAvala Antaranga. He won the State award as best dialogue writer forNamma Makkalu andPallavi Anu Pallavi, which wasMani Ratnam's first film.

He did direct many serials as well, but he remained preoccupied by writing lyrics for Kannada films. His lyrics were meaningful and had a high degree of lyrical value. Many of his songs have been hugely successful not only for the tune composition, but as well for the quality of the songs.

Jayagopal worked in the company of other great writers likeChi. Udaya Shankar,Vijaya Narasimha, Sorat Ashwath, Hunsur Krishnamurthy and others.^[2]

Jayagopal started the first school in Chennai to offer Kannada as a second language - Vidya Vinaya Vinoda Mat. Hr. Sec. School. He also made his mark in the Tamil film industry with his well acclaimed roles in movies likeNayakan andMichael Madana Kama Rajan.

• "Haadonda Haaduve Nee Kelu Maguve"
• "Neerinalli Aleya Ungura"
• "Sanyaasi Sanyaasi Arjuna Sanyaasi"
• "Bellimodadha Anchinindha"
• "Gaganavu Ello Bhoomiyu Ello"
• "Nee Bandu Nintaga Nintu Neenu Nakkaga"
• "Nagu Endhidhe Manjina Bindu"
• "Naguva Nayana Madhura Mouna"
• "Raagake Swaravagi, Swarake Padavaagi"
• "Noorondu Nenapu Yedeyaaladinda"
• "Premada Kaadambari Baredanu Kanneerali"

• Nayagan (1987; Tamil)
• Michael Madhana Kamarajan (1990; Tamil)
• Jeevanadhi (1996; Kannada)

Karnataka State Film Awards

• 1968-69 :Best Dialogue –Namma Makkalu (1969)
• 1982-83 :Best Dialogue –Pallavi Anu Pallavi (1983)
• 1985-86:Special Award (Lyrics) –Swabhimana (1985)

He died on 19 May 2008 at the age of 72 following a cardiac arrest. His wife Lalita Jayagopal died two years later, on 13 June 2010.

• R. N. Jayagopal atIMDb
• RNJayagopal.com

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