Also known as Raghavan Master Role Musical composer Name K. Raghavan | Labels HMV India Occupation(s) Musician, composer Parents M. Krishnan, Narayani | |
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Born 2 December 1913 Thalassery, Malabar district, British India ( 1913-12-02 ) Years active (1951–2000)(2007–2010) Albums Njanonnu Parayatte (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Awards J. C. Daniel Award, Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director, Asianet Film Award for Lifetime Achievement Similar People P Bhaskaran, G Devarajan, Prem Nazir, Kunchacko, M B Sreenivasan Died 19 October 2013 (aged 99) Tellicherry, Kerala, India | ||
K. Raghavan Master-Kettathum Kandathum Dec 10,2011 Part 1
K. Raghavan (Malayalam: കെ. രാഘവന്) (2 December 1913 – 19 October 2013), popularly known as Raghavan Master, was a Malayalam music composer. Along with G. Devarajan, V. Dakshinamoorthy and Baburaj, Raghavan was often credited for the renaissance of Malayalam film music. He was the pioneer in contributing Malayalam film songs with its own tunes and styles. Till then, Malayalam film songs were in the tunes of popular Hindi and Tamil film songs and old classical kritis. Raghavan gave a new direction and identity to Malayalam film music. He composed around 400 songs in Malayalam cinema and was active in the Malayalam film industry for nearly four decades.
Contents
- K Raghavan Master Kettathum Kandathum Dec 102011 Part 1
- K RAGHAVAN MASTER REGARDING HIS FIRST SONG PUTHARI CHORUNNANETHUM THATHAMME
- Personal life
- Early life
- Career
- Music career
- As a musician
- Songs
- Awards
- References
K RAGHAVAN MASTER REGARDING HIS FIRST SONG .PUTHARI CHORUNNANETHUM THATHAMME
Personal life
Raghavan was born to folk singer M Krishnan and Narayani in Thalassery on 2 December 1913. He was married to (late) Yashoda and had five children, including three daughters and two sons. He died at the age of 99 on 19 October 2013 in Thalassery.
Early life
Raghavan was born in Thalassery, Kannur in the Indian state of Kerala to M. Krishnan and Narayani in 1913. He started studying classical music from his childhood and was also a good football player. His professional career was started as a tambura player in All India Radio, Chennai. In 1950 he got transferred to Kozhikode and there he got involved with film artists.
Career
Raghavan set a new trend in Malayalam film music with the release of the 1954 movie Neelakuyil. Renowned lyricist and Raghavan's friend P. Bhaskaran had penned the songs in Neelakkuyil. Raghavan himself has rendered his voice for one of the songs in Neelakkuyil. The song Kayalarikathu valayerinjappol went on to become an instant hit.
Music career
In a career spanning over four decades, he has scored music for more than sixty Malayalam films and many of his compositions remain ever green classics in Malayalam. Raghavan infused the folk element into Malayalam film music and his rustic melodies replaced the then prevailing trend of imitations of popular Hindi tunes of the day. He also composed songs for plays like Kerala People's Arts Club and All India Radio. And he dared try out a variety of voices to Malayalam film music, many of them were new. Mehboob, K. P. Brahmanandan, Balamuralikrishna, M. L. Vasanthakumari, A. P. Komala, Gayathri Srikrishnan, Santha P. Nair, A. M. Rajah, K. P. Udayabhanu, M.G. Radhakrishnan, P. B. Sreenivas, Vani Jayaram, Jikki, V. T. Murali, and G. Venugopal... they have all sung for him.
As a musician
Songs
Awards
Civilian Awards by Govt. of India
Kerala State Film Awards
Other Awards