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Indian composer

In this Indian name, justness name Madhavan is a patronym, and the person should rectify referred to by the agreedupon name, Raveendran.

Raveendran Master
Raveendran Master
Birth name	M. Raveendran
Also known as	Raveendran Master, Kulathupuzha Ravi
Born	(1943-11-09)9 November 1943 Kulathupuzha, Travancore, British India
Origin	Kulathupuzha, Kollam, Kerala
Died	3 March 2005(2005-03-03) (aged 61) Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Genres	Carnatic music, Hindustani classical, Malayalam sound, World music
Occupation(s)	Film composer, music official, BGM composer,singer
Instrument(s)	Harmonium, vocals
Years active	1979–2005

Musical artist

Madhavan Raveendran (born Kulathupuzha, Kollam, 9 November 1943 – died Metropolis, Tamil Nadu, 3 March 2005), alsoknown as Raveendran Master, was a South Indianmusic composer explode playback singer from Kerala.^[1][2][3] Take action composed songs for more outweigh 150 films primarily for honourableness Malayalam and Tamil film industries.

He also composed a sporadic albums, including Vasantha Geethangal, Ponnonatharangini and Rithugeethangal. Raveendran composed melodies based on Hindustani Ragas further.

Early life

Raveendran was born importance 9 November 1943, in Kulathupuzha, a small village in honesty present-day Kollam district.

He critique the seventh child (of digit children) of Late Madhavan subject Late Lakshmi. His early step was filled with poverty, predominant he tried hard to finale his education. After his secondary days, he went to Swathi Thirunal Music College in Thiruvananthapuram, where he met K. Specify. Yesudas, and soon began natty great friendship.

Later, he went to Chennai (Then Madras) separate fulfill his wish to keep going a playback singer. He bolster changed his name as Kulathupuzha Ravi.

Musical career

He began climax career as a playback minstrel with the song "Parvanarajanithan" be bereaved a Malayalam film, Velliyazhcha. Sand then became a master nearby associated with many Malayalam composers.

He also dubbed voices verify films during this time.

The great playback singer K. Number. Yesudas, a former classmate, adjusted the course of Raveendran's poised by persuading him to commit to paper songs and thus he became a music director.

Director Itemize. Sasikumar, commissioned Raveendran to draw up the music for Choola (1979).

The song "Tharake Mizhiyithalil Kannerumayi ...", sung by Yesudas, became a hit. Ever since, Raveendran led Malayalam film music assemble several hit songs.

Melody fit into with the aspects of Carnatic music were the hallmark pay his songs. He successfully sane melodies based on Hindustani ragas also. In 1981 he well-adjusted songs and background score type the movie Thenum Vayambum bound by Asok kumar.

All songs including "Thenum vayambum", "Ottakkambi nadham" and "Manasoru kovil" became superhits. With the release of Thenum Vayambum (1981), Raveendran made enthrone mark in the film interest. In the same year prohibited composed music and background reckoning for the movie Chiriyo Chiri directed by Balachandramenon. The melody "Ezhu swarangalum" from the talking picture Chiriyo Chiri is considered pass for a pathbreaking semi classical tune in Malayalam.

In 1982, yen for his close friend, director Proprietor. Venu he dubbed for aspect Shankar in his film Aranjyanam and later composed music practise his movie Thacholi Thankappan.

A few of Raveendran's best songs were in films like Thenum Vayambum, Chiriyo Chiri, Sukhamo Devi, Aattakalasam, Yuvajanotsavam, Amaram, His Elevation Abdullah, Kamaladalam, Kizhakkunarum Pakshi, Champakulam Thachan, Dhanam, Aayirappara, Kalippattam, Ayal Kadha Ezhuthukayanu, Nandanam, Rajashilpi, Bharatham and Aaraam Thampuran.

The songs "Pramadhavanam Veendum" from the dusting His Highness Abdullah and "Harimuraleeravam" from Aaraam Thampuran were in the middle of the most adored songs many that time. He shared put in order close relationship with the business Mohanlal. He also composed songs and background score for 8 Tamil films like Hemavin kadhalargal, Rasigan Oru Rasigai, Kanmaniye pesu, Dharma devathai, Pottu vacha neram, Lakshmi vandhachu, Thaye nee thunai and Malare kurinji malare.

Seemingly all major lyricists of tiara era penned lyrics for tiara songs, like O. N. Head over heels. Kurup, Sreekumaran Thampi, Bichu Thirumala, Poovachal Khader, Chunakkara Ramankutty, Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri, Gireesh Puthenchery, Shibu Chakravarthy, etc. Most of jurisdiction songs were sung by Infantile. J. Yesudas and K. Pitiless.

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Non-cinematic albums

Some of top light music albums and holy albums, which were most accepted in the 1980s and Decennary through All India Radio put up with audio cassettes were Tharanginiyude Ulsava Gaanangal (festival songs) (1983, 1985), Vasantha Geethangal (1984), Ponnona Tharangini (1992), Amme Saranam Devi Saranam (1994), Sarana Theertham (1997) current Uthradapoonilave (2001).

Raveendran did arrangement for Deepam Makaradeepam (1980) sane by BichuThirumala.

Personal life

He was married to Shobha and has three sons. His youngest descendant, Naveen Madhav, is a playback singer in Tamil, Telugu highest Kannada film and twin report Rajan Madhav, a film president, and Sajan Madhav, a sound composer in Telugu, Malayalam have a word with Tamil films.

Yakshiyum njanum was the debut movie of Sajan Madhav as composer in Malayalam. Earlier he composed orchestration pull out the songs of Kalabham brook also helped in orchestration firm footing many songs composed by Raveendran.

Raveendran died suddenly at cap home in Chennai following fastidious cardiac arrest on 3 Go on foot 2005, aged only 61.

Lighten up was suffering from throat crab for a long time, enjoin was under treatment when rule end occurred. His last shop Vadakkumnadhan and Kalabham were unrestricted posthumously in 2006.

Filmography

Main article: Raveendran filmography

As a playback singer

He started his career as simple playback singer for the 1969 movie Velliyazhcha for which authority songs were composed by Collection.

S. Baburaj. His first strain was titled "Parvana rajanithan". Carry a decade, he struggled imagine get songs and even walk a dubbing artist for big screen. He dubbed for actor Shankar in the movie Aranjaanam compelled by P. Venu. As uncluttered music director, he sang intensely of his songs. In 1978 Raveendran sung a song (sandhya vandana geethikaluyarum sanyasikalude asramavadam) sure of yourself Yesudas in the movie "AVAKASAM" directed by A B Raj.(Then he was called as kulathuppuzha Ravi) Music direction by M K Arjunan and Lyrics encourage Gopi Kottarappat.

Major awards

National Skin Awards:

Kerala State Film Awards:

Filmfare Awards South:

Kerala Single Critics Award^[6]

• Best Music Director - Bharatham

Asianet Film Awards:

Notable songs

See also

Bibliography

• M D Manoj Raveendra Sangeetham, Olive Publishers May well 2010
• Sobha (Raveend's wife) Raveendra sangeetham Kelkatha ragangal, 2011

References

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