Music Composer - S N Tripathi

Actor, singer, composer, story and screenplay writer and film maker. The Late Shri Nath Tripathi was a man of many parts and talents. Many creative artistes have achieved greatness and immortality in the Indian film industry but only a few have displayed the range of versatility that S. N. Tripathi did with such consummate ease. S. N. Tripathi's main field of endeavour were the much-neglected, much scorned mythologicals to which he brought an aura of credibility thanks to his scholarship and painstaking research. Of course, much more would be required before S. N. Tripathi's immense contribution to the Indian film industry can be assessed properly.

Shri Nath Tripathi was born in a Brahmin family of Kashi (Benaras, U.P.) on 14th March 1913. His grand father Pandit Ganesh Dutt Tripathi was principal of Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, Kashi and his father Pandit Damodar Dutt Thakur was principal of Government high school, Kashi. He completed his education from Banaras. He did his B.Sc. from Allahabad. He took classical music training from V N Bhatkhande's Morris College of Music, Lucknow. He took light classical and folk music training from Maina Devi, Lucknow. He earned himself the degree of 'Sangeet Praveen' from Prayag Sangeet Samiti and 'Sangeet Visharad' from Morris Music College.

He went to Bombay and joined Bombay Talkies in 1935 as a violinist. He then joined music director Saraswati Devi as an assistant at a salary of Rs. 100 per month. He got his first break in Jivan Naiya as a singer ('Ae Ri Daiya Lachak Lachak Chalo..') in 1936. Jivan Naiya was also the first film of Ashok Kumar. He left Bombay Talkies in 1938, his last film with Bombay Talkies was Bhabhi (1938). In 1939 he got his first independent break as a music director in 'Chandan', which ultimately got released after two years in 1941. He composed his first song 'Nanha Sa Dil Deti Hoon..', sung by Rajkumari and Tripathi himself. He got his first success as a music director with Panghat (1943).

Besides music, Tripathi also tried his hand in acting. He got his first chance to act, in a film called 'Ram Bhakt Hanumaan' (1948), he played Hanuman in the film. He acted in many films in between. But he persued his career as a music director. He created some beautiful songs for the films like, Uttara Abhimanyu (1946), Ratan Manjari (1955), Janam Janam Ke Phere (1957), Pakshiraj (1959), Rani Roopmati (1959), Laal Quila (1960), Sangeet Samrat Tansen (1962) etc.

His first directorial venture was 'Ram Hanuman Yudhh' in 1959. He directed few more films after that, like, Kavi Kalidas (1959), Pakshiraj (1959), Rani Roopmati (1960), Amrit Manthan (1961), Piya Milan Ki Aas (1961), Sangeet Samrat Tansen (1962), Shiv Parvati (1962), Dev Kanya (1963), Maharaja Vikram (1965), Kunwari (1966) etc.

He was a many-splendoured personality. He composed music, wrote dialogues and stories for many regional films also. He died on 28 th March 1988, in Bombay.

Sr.	FILM TITLE	YEAR OF RELEASE	YEAR OF RELEASE	YEAR OF RELEASE	YEAR OF RELEASE
1	Chandan	1941	47	Amrit Manthan	1961
2	Chooriyan	1942	48	Jaadu Nagari	1961
3	Seva	1942	49	Jai Chittor	1961
4	Duniya Tumhari Hai	1942	50	Piya Milan Ki Aas	1961
5	Panghat	1943	51	Raam Lila	1961
6	Aadhaar	1945	52	Bijli Chamki Jamuna Paar	1961
7	Bachpan	1945	53	Jaadugar Daku	1962
8	Ji Haan	1945	54	Mayajaal	1962
9	Ramayani	1945	55	Naag Devta	1962
10	Mansarovar	1946	56	Sangeet Samrat Tansen	1962
11	Uttara Abhimanyu	1946	57	Sher Khan	1962
12	Shri Ram Bhakt Hanuman	1948	58	Shiv Parvati	1962
13	Veer Ghatotkach	1949	59	Been Ka Jaadu	1962
14	Saudamini	1950	60	Cobra Girl	1963
15	Shri Ganesh Mahima	1950	61	Dev Kanya	1963
16	Hanuman Paatal Vijay	1951	62	Pareeksha	1963
17	Laxmi Narayan	1951	63	Raja	1963
18	Aladin & Wionderful Lamp	1952	64	Zingaro	1963
19	Navdurga	1953	65	Maharaj Vikram	1963
20	Alibaba & Forty Thieves	1954	66	Mahasati Anusuya	1965
21	Durga Pooja	1954	67	Kunwari	1965
22	Tilottama	1954	68	Shankar Khan	1966
23	Chiragh-E-Cheen	1955	69	Har Har Gange	1966
24	Inaam	1955	70	Lahu Pukarega	1968
25	Ratan Manjari	1955	71	Nadir Shah	1968
26	Bajrang Bali	1956	72	Rani Chandravati	1968
27	Haatimtai	1956	73	Koi Ghulam Naheen	196?
28	Panna	1956	74	Shri Krishna Leela	1970
29	Rajrani Meera	1956	75	Brahma Visnu Mahesh	1970
30	Dill Darbar	1956	76	Maya Bazaar	1971
31	Roop Kumari	1956	77	Veer Chhatrasal	1971
32	Sati Naag Kanya	1956	78	Maha Shiv Ratri	1971
33	Gul-E-Bakawali	1957	79	Naag Mere Saathi	1972
34	Janam Janam Ke Phere	1957	80	Vishnu Puran	1973
35	Khuda Ka Banda	1957	81	Hare Krishna	1973
36	Ram Hanuman Yudhh	1957	82	Subhadra Haran	1974
37	Bhakt Prahlad	1959	83	Shri Ram Hauman Yudhh	1974
38	Jagga Daku	1959	84	Jai Jagat Janani	1975
39	Kavi Kalidas	1959	85	Naag Champa	1976
40	Pakshiraj	1959	86	Jai Ambe Maa	1976
41	Rani Roopmati	1959	87	Jai Ganesh	1977
42	Chandramukhi	1960	88	Jai Mahakali	1978
43	Do Aadmi	1960	89	Chautha Palna	1979
44	Laal Qila	1960	90	Sati Savitri	1981
45	Sinhaldweep Ki Sundari	1960	91	Agent 123	1983
46	Veer Durgadas	1960	92	Mahasati Tulsi	1985

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