In the Mahābhārata epic, King Pandu ( Pāṇḍu ) is the son of Ambalika and Rishi Ved Vyasa. He is more popularly known as the father of the Pandavas and ruled Hastinapur.

Birth

After Vichitravirya's death his mother Satyavati sent for her first born, Rishi Veda Vyasa. According to his mother's wishes, he visited both the wives of Vichitravirya to grant them a son. Ambalika was instructed by Satyavati to keep her eyes open lest she would bear a blind son like Ambika's (Dhritarashtra). She did keep her eyes open but she became pale after seeing the formidable form of the Sage. Therefore, Pandu was born pale.

Life

Pandu was an excellent archer. He became the successor to his kingdom and was corronated Emperor of Hastinapur. Pandu later conquered the territories of Dasarnas, Kashi, Anga, Vanga, Kalinga, Magadha, etc. and thus re-established their superiority over all the kings and increasing his empire.

Pandu married Madri, daughter of the King of Madra, and Kunti, daughter of King Kuntibhoja of Vrishni. While hunting in a forest, (looking from a long distance, his vision partially obscured by plants and trees) Pandu mistook a sage (Rishi Kindama) and his wife for deer and shot an arrow at them, killing the conjugal couple. The dying sage placed a curse on Pandu. Since he had killed them in the midst of lovemaking, the curse was that were he to approach a woman with the intent of making love, he would die. Upset and seeking to repent his action, Pandu renounced his kingdom and lived as an ascetic with his wives.

Childless at the time, Maharaja Pandu left his kingdom in the command of his elder brother, the blind Dhritrashtra, who was then crowned as king of Hastinapura. When Pandu expressed to Kunti his despair at the prospect of dying childless, Kunti used her boons given by Sage Durvasa to bear three sons—Yudhishtira (by Lord Dharma), Bhima (by Lord Vayu), and Arjuna (by Lord Indra). Also Kunti gave birth to Karna through Surya. She also gave her boons to Madri, who bore Nakula and Sahadeva, twins from the physicians to the gods, the Ashwini Kumaras twins. Thus the Pandavas of Pandu were born.

Death

After 15 years of celibacy, when Kunti and his sons were away, Pandu suddenly became strongly attracted to his wife Madri. Due to the aforementioned curse, he died after attempting to be intimate with her. Madri, out of repentance and grief, committed sati, burning herself alive on her husband's funeral pyre.

See also

Pandava

The Pandeism of Godfrey Higgins

Category:Characters in the Mahabharata

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Jagapathi Babu (, ) (born 7 January 1962) is an Indian actor in the Telugu film industry. He is the son of veteran producer-director V.B. Rajendra Prasad.

Career

Jagapathi Babu (born Veeramachaneni Jagapathi Chowdary) made his debut in Telugu Cinema with the movie “Simha Swapnam” in the year 1989. The movie, starring rebel star Krishnam Raju in the lead, was directed by his father. He has acted in about a dozen movies (playing lead roles in few), but was unable to build up his stardom.

He had his breakthrough in the form of “Gaayam” directed by Ram Gopal Varma in the year 1993. Since then, he has given several hits. He won the Nandi Award for Best Actor in 1996 for his role in the movie “Maavi Chiguru” directed by S V Krishna Reddy. Two years later, he won the Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film “Anthahpuram.”

In 2000, he won the Nandi Best Actor Award for the second time for his performance in the movie “Manoharam”. Similarly, he bagged the Nandi Best Supporting Actor Award for the second time in the year 2007 for his role in the movie “Lakshyam”.

He was recently roped in to play a key role in the movie Jai Bolo Telangana.

Awards

Nandi Awards:

Best Supporting Actor - ''Anthahpuram''

Best Actor - ''Manoharam''

Best Actor - ''Maavi Chiguru''

Best Supporting Actor - ''Lakshyam''

Best Juri Award - ''Adavilo Abhimanyudu''

Best Actor - ''Gaayam''

Best Juri Award - ''Sreekaram''

Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award (Telugu) - ''Lakshyam''

Filmography

Kshethram (2011) (Filming)

key (2011)

Chattam (2011)

Nagaram Nidrapothunna Vela (2011)

Baburao Ninnodala (2011)

Ninne Ninne (2011)

Jai Bolo Telangana (2011)

Gaayam 2 (2010) as Ram/Durga

Sadhyam (2010) as Sandeep

Maa Nanna Chiranjeevi (2010) as Chiranjeevulu

Ninnu Kalisaka (2009) as himself (''Special Appearance'')

Pravarakhyudu (2009) as Sasi Kumar

Bangaru Babu (2009)

Adhineta (2009) as Suri

Siddham (2009) as Daya

Akasamantha (2008) as Sudhakar

Raksha (2008) as Rajeev

Homam (2008) as Mallikarjun

Kathanayakudu (2008) as Balakrishna

Nagaram (2008)

Bhale Dongalu (2008) as Policeman Yugandhar

Swagatam (2008) as K. K

Lakshyam (2007) as ACP Bose

Pellaina Kothalo (2006) as Veeramachaneni Hari

Gopi - Goda Meedha Pilli (2006)

Saamaanyudu (2006) as Chandra

Brahmastram (2006) as Bangaram

Madrasi (2005) Shiva

Jagapathi (2005) as Jagapathi

That is Paandu (2005)

Pandhem (2005)

Anukokunda Oka Roju (2005)

Athade oka sainyam (2004)

Pedababu (2004) as Pedababu

Kushi Kushiga (2004)

Kabaddi Kabaddi (2003) as Ram Babu

Dham (2003) as Rushi

Sandade Sandadi (2002)

Nalo Vunna Prema

Siva Rama Raju (2002) as Siva Rama Raju

Hanuman Junction (2001) as Dasu

Family Circus (2001)

Samudram

Moodu Mukkalata (2001) as Santhi Swaroop

Choosodham Randi (2001)

Sarduku Podam Randi (2001)

Budget Padmanabham (2001)

Manoharam (2000)

Bachi

Alludugaru vacharu

Manasulo mata

swapnalokam (1999)

Ravoyi Chandamama (1999) ''Dubbed into Hindi as Sanam Tere Hain Hum (2000)''

Subhakankshalu (1998)

Antahpuram (1998)

Maavidakulu (1998)

Dongata

maavi chiguru

Priya ragaalu

Jabilamma pelli

Pelli Peetalu

Pelli pandiri

Pelli Kanuka (1998)

Maa Aavida Collector (1997)

Oka Chinna Maata (1997)

Maavichiguru (1996)

Sreekaram (1996)

Sankalpam

Chilakapacha kapuram

Subhamasthu (1995)

Bhale bullodu

Bhale pellam

Ayanaku Iddaru (1995)

Allari Premikudu (1994)

Shubhalagnam (1994)

Aasayam (1993)

Gaayam (1993)

Jailaru gari abbayi

Theerpu

Jagannatakam

Balarama Krishnulu (1992)

Mother India (1992)

Pillalu didina kapuram

Peddarikam (1992)

Ragulutunna Bharatam

Adavilo Abhimanyudu

Pandiri mancham

Simha Swapnam (Debut)

References

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Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran (, ‍) (17 January 1917 – 24 December 1987), popularly known by his initials (), was an Indian film actor, director, producer and politician.

In his youth, MGR and his elder brother, M. G. Chakrapani became members of a drama troupe to support their family. Influenced by Gandhian ideals, MGR joined the Indian National Congress. After a few years of acting in plays, he made his film debut in the 1936 film ''Sathi Leelavathi'' in a supporting role. In the late 1940s he graduated to leading roles and for the next three decades dominated the Tamil film industry. He became a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and rose rapidly through its ranks. He successfully used his popularity as a film hero to build a large political base. In 1972, he left the DMK to form his own party the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK). In 1977 he became the chief minister of Tamil Nadu - the first film actor in India to become the chief minister of a state. He remained as chief minister till his death in 1987.

In Tamil Nadu, he has a reputation for philanthropism and is considered to be one of the greatest political leaders and actors of the state. He is idolized by his followers as ''Puratchi Thalaivar'' (lit. Revolutionary leader) MGR was posthumously honoured with the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award.

Early life and background

MGR was born in Nawalapitiya near Kandy, British Ceylon (present day Sri Lanka), to immigrant Malayali parents — Melakkath Gopala Menon and Maruthur Satyabhama. His family was originally from Vadavannur, Palakkad, Kerala, but his father had migrated with his family to Ceylon. Melakkath Gopala Menon had been excommunicated (''bhrasht'') during a Smarthavicharam in 1903, regarding an allegation that dealt with an illicit relationship with a widowed Brahmin woman; and hence he left his family, and married Maruthur Satyabhama.

MGR was a Hindu and a devotee of Murugan, as is the common practice for Hindus in Sri Lanka. This was during his early days. Later, when he joined the DMK,a pro-rationalist party,he followed the rationalist ideology, though not appearing very aggressively atheistic.However,in later days after he founded his own party following his expulsion from the DMK, he seems to have shown some leaning towards religious faith. He had asked his followers to pray for the success of his AIADMK party.

His followers even prayed for him when it was determined that he had a kidney illness. After his demise, his wife opened up a temple in his name.

After his father's death, he joined a drama troupe called Original Boys. Later, he entered the world of cinema, becoming an actor, and later a director, producer, and editor. MGR married Bargavi also known as Thangamani who died early due to illness. He later married Sathanandavathi who also died soon due to Tuberculosis. M. G. R. married V. N. Janaki a former Tamil film actress as his third wife after the death of his second wife. Janaki divorced her husband Ganapati Bhat, to marry MGR.

Acting career

He made his film debut in 1935, in the film ''Sati Leelavati'', directed by Ellis Dungan, an American born film director. Generally starring in romance or action films, MGR got his big breakthrough in the 1947 film ''Rajakumaari'', written by M. Karunanidhi. Soon he rose to superstardom in the 1954 blockbuster ''Malaikallan''. He acted as hero in the Tamil film industry's first ever colour movie, the 1955 blockbuster ''Ali Baba and the forty thieves''. He rose to become the heart throb of millions of Indians with movies such as ''Anbe Vaa'', ''Aayirathil Oruvan'', ''Mahadevi'', ''Panam Padaithavan'', ''Ulagam Sutrum Vaalibhan'', '''Adimaippenn'', etc. He won the National Film Award for Best Actor for the film ''Rickshakaran''. His film ''Nadodi Mannan'', which was a tamil version of the interpretation of the Prisoner of Zenda, was produced and directed by himself and released in 1956, ran to full houses. He began to act in many movies that appealed to the direct sentiments of the common man and the rich as well. His 1973 blockbuster ''Ulagam Sutrum Vaalibhan'' broke previous box office records. It was one of the few movies filmed abroad in those days. It was shot in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong and Japan. The DMK unsuccessfully tried to curtail that movie. His acting career ended in 1978 with his last movie, Madurai Meettu Sundara Pandian, which he acted when he was the Chief Minister of the state.He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, in 1988 (posthumous).

Political career

MGR was a member of the Congress Party till 1953 and he used to wear Khādī. In 1953 MGR joined the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) with the help of M. Karunanidhi. He became a vocal Tamil and Dravidian nationalist and prominent member of the DMK] ("Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam" aka ''Dravidian Progressive Federation''). He added glamour to the Dravidian movement which was sweeping Tamil Nadu. He became a member of the state Legislative Council in 1962. He was first elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly in 1967. After the death of his mentor, Annadurai, MGR became the treasurer of DMK in 1969 after Karunanidhi became the chief minister.

On the 12th of January 1967, he was shot in the neck by fellow actor M.R. Radha.Both had worked together in 25 films together.When MGR was acting in the film Kaavalkaran in 1967 opposite Jayalalitha this incident happened. Petralthaan Pillaya was the last movie of MGR-MR Radha together, shooting which ended just few days before MGR was shot at.The bullet was permanently lodged in his neck and his voice damaged. Within hours of the shooting, some 50,000-odd fans had gathered at the hospital where MGR had been taken. People cried in the streets. For six weeks, he lay in the hospital as fans awaited each report of his health. He was visited by a steady stream of commoners and luminaries of film industry, polity and bureaucracy.From his hospital bed, he conducted his campaign for Madras Legislative Assembly. He won twice the number of votes polled by his Congress rival and the largest vote polled by any candidate for the Assembly.

In 1972, DMK leader Karunanithi started to project his first son M.K.Muthu in a big way in film industry and also in politics. Understanding the tactics played by Karunanithi to corner him, MGR started to claim that corruption had grown within the party after the demise of Annadurai and in a public meeting asked for the financial details of the party to be publicised which enraged the leadership of DMK. Consequently, as expected, MGR was expelled from the party, and floated a new party named Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK), later renamed All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), the only powerful opponent of the DMK.He mobilised the period between 1972-1977 to spread and preach his party ambiition with films like Netru Indru Naalai(1974), Idhayakani(1975) etc..,. He became Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on the 30th of July 1977, remaining in office till his death in 1987. In 1979, members of his party Satyavani Muthu and Aravinda Bala Pajanor, became the first non-Congress politicians from Tamil Nadu to be ministers in the Union Cabinet. The AIADMK won every state assembly election as long as MGR was alive. Although Anna Durai as well as Karunanidhi had acted in stage plays in trivial roles, in their younger days, before becoming chief minister, MGR was the first popular film actor to be a Chief Minister in India.Though the Congress won by a small margin of votes with the DMK in the 1980 parliamentary elections, the AIADMK under MGR won the state elections the same year.This made the Congress to ally with the AIADMK in the 1984 elections. Once he became Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, he placed great emphasis on social development, especially education. One of his most successful policies was the introduction of the "Mid-day Meal Scheme" introduced by the popular Congress Chief Minister and Kingmaker K Kamaraj to a nutritious Mid-day Meal Scheme in the Government-run and aided schools in Tamil Nadu, which encouraged underprivileged children to attend schools. This scheme was at a cost of Rs.100 crore and was imposed in 1982. A little more than 12000000 citizens of the state were benefited. He also introduced Women's Special buses. He introduced Liquor ban in the state and Preservation of old temples and historical monuments, ultimately increasing the state's tourist income. He set up a free school for the Cinema Technicians children in Kodambakkam called MGR Primary & Higher Secondary School which provided Free Mid-Day meals in the 1950s. He led the ADMK to victory in the 1984 assembly elections despite not taking part in the campaigning. At that time he was undergoing medical treatment in America and his images were broadcast in Tamil Nadu through cinema halls. This was an effective campaign tactic and ADMK won the elections, indicating the depth of his popular support. He won the election in a double landslide victory in 1984.He still holds the record of being the chief minister with the highest consistent longevity of more than a decade.

Member of Legislative Assembly

Reelected Elected Elected Elected

Year !! Elected/Reelected !! Place !! Party
Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1967	1967	Elected	St. Thomas Mount >
Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1971	1971	|	St. Thomas Mount	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam>DMK
Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1977	1977	|	Aruppukottai (State Assembly Constituency)>Aruppukottai	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam>ADMK
Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1980	1980	|	Madurai West (State Assembly Constituency)>Madurai West	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam>ADMK
Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1984	1984	|	Andipatti (State Assembly Constituency)>Andipatti	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam>ADMK

Chief Minister

From Year !! To Year !! Election
1977	1980	Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1977
1980	1984
1984	1987

Awards

Filmfare Best Actor Award for ''Enga Veettu Pillai'' Filmfare Best Film Award for ''Adimai Penn''

National Film Award for Best Actor for the film ''Rickshakaran'' in 1972.

Honorary doctorate received from University of Madras and The World University (Arizona).

Bharat Ratna was conferred by the Government of India (posthumously) in 1988 for his reformation activities and support from Tamil Nadu.

Philanthropy

He personally offered relief in disasters and calamities like fire, flood, drought, and cyclones. He was the first donor during the war with China in 1962, donating Rs. 75,000 to the war fund. He was the founder and editor of ''Thai'' weekly magazine and ''Anna'' daily newspaper in Tamil. He was the owner of Sathya Studios and Emgeeyar Pictures (willed to charity) which produced many of the films he acted in. He gifted a golden sword weighing half a Kilogram to Mookambika temple in Kollur, Udupi district.

Death

In October 1984, MGR was diagnosed with kidney failure and rushed to the Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, United States for treatment, undergoing a kidney transplant. MGR died on December 24, 1987 after his prolonged illness. His death sparked off a frenzy of looting and rioting all over the state of Tamil Nadu. Shops, movie theatres, buses and other public and private property became the target of violence let loose all over the state. The police had to resort issuing shoot-at-sight orders. Tamilians from Bangalore rushed to Madras in trains to see the mortal remains of MGR. Govt had announced free train facility for this visit. The violence during the funeral alone left 29 people dead and 47 police personnel badly wounded. , This state of affairs continued for almost a month all over the state of Tamil Nadu. Around one million people followed his remains, around 30 followers committed suicide and people had their heads tonsured. After his death, his political party, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, split between his wife Janaki Ramachandran and J. Jayalalithaa; they later merged in 1988. In 1989 Dr. M. G. R. Home and Higher Secondary School for the Speech and Hearing Impaired was established in the erstwhile Residence MGR Gardens, Ramavaram, in accordance with his will dated January 17, 1986. His official residence at 27, Arcot Street, T.Nagar is now MGR Memorial House and is open for public viewing. His film studio, Sathya Studios has been converted into a women's college.

Filmography

As Actor

As producer & director

''Ulagam Sutrum Valiban'' ''Madhurai Meetha Sundharapandian''

Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
1958 in film	1958	''Nadodi Mannan''
1973 in film	1973	|		MGR's Second film as Director,
1977 in film	1977	|		MGR's Third film as Director,

Gallery

References

External links

M.G. Ramchandran: Jewel of the Masses

The Hindu - Politics and Suicides in TN

All about Dr MGR

MGR Memorial Charitable Trust

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Kattassery Joseph Yesudas ; born 10 January 1940) is an Indian classical musician and playback singer.

Yesudas sings Indian classical, devotional, and popular music. He has recorded more than 50,000 songs in many languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Gujarati, Oriya, Marathi, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tulu, Malay, Russian, Arabic, Latin and English during a career spanning five decades. He has performed in most Indian languages except Assamese, Konkani and Kashmiri. He also composed a number of Malayalam film songs in the 1970s and 1980s. He is fondly called ''Gana Gandharvan'' ().

He has won the National Award for the Best Male Playback Singer seven times, the most by any Indian singer, and the State Award for the Best Playback Singer more than thirty times by the Governments of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and West Bengal. In 2002, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India for his contributions towards the arts.

Early life and background

K. J. Yesudas was born in Fort Kochi, Kingdom of Cochin, into a Catholic family, to Augustine Joseph and Alicekutty. His father, who was a well-known Malayalam classical musician and stage actor, was his first ''guru''. Later he joined the R.L.V. Music Academy in Thrippunithura and underwent training. For a brief period, he was with Sri Vechur Hari Hara Subramania Iyer, after which he took advanced training from Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar.

Career

The first song recorded by Yesudas is ''Jaathi Bhedam Matha Dwesham'' (music: M B Sreenivasan) on 14th Nov 1961, which he usually sings in all the special occasions in front of the audience. Yesudas began his career in playback singing in the Malayalam movie ''Kaalpadukal'' and Kollywood movies in the early 1960s. He sang in Tamil for ''Bommai'' first (music: S. Balachander), but the first released movie was ''Konjum Kumari'' (music: Veda). By the 1970s he entered Bollywood. His first Hindi song was for the movie ''Jai Jawan Jai Kissan'' (1971), but the first released movie was ''Chhoti Si Baat''. He has sung Hindi songs for many leading actors in Hindi cinema including Amitabh Bachchan, Amol Palekar and Jeetendra. He has sung many evergreen Hindi film songs for popular music directors including Ravindra Jain, Bappi Lahiri, Khayyam, Rajkamal and Salil Chowdhury. Almost all of the Hindi movie songs that he sang are popular even today . He has received seven National Film Awards for the best singer, which is a record no Indian singer has equalled. In 2006, he sang 16 film songs in four South Indian languages on the same day at AVM Studio, Chennai.

Yesudas has performed in many major cities around the world. In 1965, he was invited by the Soviet Union government to perform at music concerts in various cities in the USSR and also sang a Russian song on Radio Kazakhstan. In 2001 he sang for album Ahimsa in Sanskrit, Latin and English and in a mix of styles including New Age and Carnatic. In his music concerts in the Middle East he sings Arabic songs in the Carnatic style. He frequently serves as a cultural ambassador for India through his performances abroad, promoting Indian music.

In 1970, he was nominated to head the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy and was the youngest person ever to occupy the post. In 1971, during the Indo-Pakistani War, Yesudas traveled all around Kerala with his musical troupe to raise funds for the Indian Prime Minister's National Defense Fund. He also became Senate member of International Parliament for Safety and Peace. On 14 November 1999, UNESCO presented Yesudas with an honorary award for "Outstanding Achievements in Music and Peace" at the "Music for Peace" event in Paris, a concert held to mark the dawn of the new millennium and whose attendees included artistes such as Lionel Richie, Ray Charles, Montserrat Caballé, and Zubin Mehta. In 2009 Yesudas began a cross-country musical campaign against terrorism in Thiruvananthapuram, with the motto 'Music For Peace'. Kavita Karkare, wife of Hemant Karkare, handed over the torch to Yesudas to mark the launch of the 'Shanthi Sangeetha Yatra'.

He is often preferred by music directors/producers to render the songs which require the power factor and extreme variations in ragas, mainly in the big-budget movies. The song "Aadiyusha Sandhya" from the movie ''Pazhassi Raja'' is an example of his voice clarity even at the age of 69. Thiruvarur Bakthavathsalam, a mridangam musician, has accompanied him in many concerts.

Scholarship

Completed the ''Ganabooshanam'' course at R.L.V. Music Academy, Thripunithura, Cochin

Graduated from the Sree Swathithirunal Music Academy, Trivandrum

Trained under K. R. Kumaraswamy (former principal of the Music College, Kochi), Kunjuvelan Aasan (a disciple of Nadaswara Vidwan Rajaratnam Pillai), Augustine Joseph, Dekshinamoorthi Swamikal V. Dakshinamoorthy, Ramakutti Bagavathar, Sivaraman Nayar, Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer and Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar

Role models

Sree Narayana Guru’s great message, "One caste, One religion and One God for all humanity", influenced young Yesudas in his dealings with his fellow men. He had his own heroes among the musicians too. Mohammed Rafi, Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar and Balamurali Krishna are the ones he admires the most.

Personal life

Yesudas is married to Prabha for more than 30 years. They have three sons, Vinod, Vijay and Vishal. The second son Vijay Yesudas is a budding musician who won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer in 2007. The family is currently settled in Chennai and Trivandrum. He also owns estates in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA and Flower Mound, TX, USA for personal and business reasons.

Notable facts

After winning the Kerala State Award for Best Playback singer on numerous occasions, he asked that he be ruled out of contention so that to give his peers and newcomers a chance of winning. Despite his request, he was still awarded this award multiple times in the following years.

Playback singer Unni Menon, who was singing track songs for other prominent singers, got a break when Yesudas, after hearing the track songs Unni Menon had sung for the Malayalam film ''Kadathu'', asked the music director Shyam to record and release the songs as they were. Yesudas was of the opinion that the songs did not need to be rendered by him, as Unni Menon had already done it well and there was no need for improvement.

Harivarasanam, a devotional song composed by Sri Kambakkudi Kulathur Srinivasa Iyer, recited before closing the temple at Sabarimala was sung by Yesudas. Though there have been many different renditions of this song by many different renowned singers, Sabarimala officially uses K. J. Yesudas' voice for Harivarasanam every day.

Awards and honours

Yesudas has recorded over 40,000 songs and has won scores of accolades including the coveted Padma Shri (1975), Padma Bhushan (2002) and seven National Awards for Best Playback Singer. He is the only singer who has been accorded the title ''Asthana Gayakan'' (official singer) of Kerala State.

National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer a record seven times by the Government of India

Kerala State Film Awards a record 24 times for the best playback singer by the Government of Kerala

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards five times for the best playback singer by the Government of Tamil Nadu

Andhra Pradesh State Film Awards four times for the best playback singer by the Government of Andra Pradesh

Karnataka State Film Awards five times for the best playback singer by the Government of Karnataka

West Bengal State Film Awards one time for the best playback singer by the Government of West Bengal

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1992)

D. Phil by Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu (1989)

D. Litt by Kerala University, Kerala (2003)

D. Litt by Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala (2009)

Swaralaya - Eenam Awards 2010 - Decade's Best Talent in Malayalam Music

Swathi Sangeetha Puraskaram in 2011, highest music award given by Government of Kerala

In films

Prem Nazir ''Kayamkulam Kochunni'' ''Nirakudam'' ''Nandanam (film) ''Boyy Friend''

Year !!Film !! Stars!! Director !! Role
1965	''Kavyamela''	|	M. Krishnan Nair	as himself
1966	|	Sathyaneshan Nadar>Sathyan	P. A. Thomas	as a Suruma Seller
1977	|	Kamal Haasan	A. Bhimsingh	as himself
2002	Nandanam''||	Prithviraj Sukumaran>Prithviraj	Ranjith (director)>Ranjith	as himself
2005	|	Manikuttan	Vinayan	as himself

Music festival

For the past 30 years Yesudas has been visiting Kollur Mookambika temple, Udupi, Karnataka on his birthday to sing keerthans of Saraswati devi, the Goddess of knowledge, music and the arts. The music festival started on his 60th birthday. The nine-day music festival begins every January at Kollur Mookambika Temple. On January 10, 2010, he celebrated his 70th birthday (Sapthathi) at Kollur Sri Mookambika Temple with ‘Sangeetharchana’ (classical devotional songs), along with 70 singers before goddess Mookambika on Sunday. The Sangeetharchana included "Pancharatna Gayana" of Thyagaraja’s poems. He also took part in the Vidyarambha function. All India Radio broadcasted the special Sangeetharchana all over Kerala.

Music award

Swaralaya Yesudas award is a prestigious award for music artists in recognition of their outstanding performance. The award is instituted jointly by Swaralaya, an organization that promotes music and Kairali Channel, based in Trivandrum, Kerala. Awards have been given annually since 2000. Yesudas presents the awards at a ''Gandharva Sandhya'' every January.

Music company

In 1980 Yesudas established the Tharangani Studio at Trivandrum. In 1992 the office and studio were moved to Chennai, Tamil Nadu and the company was incorporated in the US in 1998. Tharangni Studio and Tharangni Records became a recording center in Kerala which, for the first time, brought out audio cassettes of Malayalam film songs in stereo. The record company also had a voice mixing studio in Studio27, Chennai. The studio continues to produce and present events of Yesudas both for film and Indian classical music concerts throughout the world.

See also

List of K. J. Yesudas concerts

K. J. Yesudas discography

Swaralaya Yesudas Award

List of Carnatic singers

References

External links

K.J. Yesudas's web site

Article on Yesudas: For me music is God

Interview with Yesudas: "Religions and races should not be obstacles but challenges for us"

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K. S. Chithra () often credited as Chithra (or Chitra), is an Indian playback singer who has made her mark in the Indian (film) music playback industry. Popularly known as ''Chinna Kuyil'' (Little Nightingale) of South India, she has lent her voice to Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Oriya, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Badaga and Punjabi films. She has recorded more than 15,000 film songs and is a recipient of six National Film Awards, five Filmfare Awards and more than thirty different state film awards.

Personal life

Born on July 27, 1963, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, into a family of musicians, Chithra’s talent was recognized and nurtured from an early age by her father, the late Krishnan Nair. He was also her first ''guru'' (teacher). Chithra received her extensive training in Carnatic music from Dr. K. Omanakutty, and got a Masters in Music from the University of Kerala. She was selected for the National Talent Search Scholarship from the Central Government from 1978–1984. She is married to Vijayashankar, an engineer and businessman. Chithra and Vijayashankar were blessed with their daughter Nandana, born in 2002 after nearly fifteen years of being married. Nandana, who was born with autism, drowned in a pool at a villa in Emirates Hills, Dubai on 14 April 2011.

Professional career

Chitra was introduced to Malayalam playback by M. G. Radhakrishnan in 1979 and went on to become a regular singer for many Malayalam musicians, including Raveendran. ''Attahasam'', ''Snehapurvam Meera'' and ''Njaan Ekananu'' were the first few films which she recorded her songs. She also performed live concerts with K. J. Yesudas in India and abroad and that was a turning point in her career. Veteran music directors such as Raveendran, Shyam, Jerry Amaldev, Kannoor Rajan and Johnson also helped her move up in her career ladder. She made her debut in the Tamil film industry through the song "Poojaikketha Poovithu" from the film ''Neethana Antha Kuyil'', which was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. She was given the title ''Chinnakuyil'' after singing the song "Chinna Kuyil Paadum" from the 1985 released film ''Poove Poochudava''. Director Fazil cast her for this song after Ilaiyaraaja got impressed with her song sung in original version in Malayalam for the film ''Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu'' in 1984 directed by himself.

By the mid-eighties, she became the most sought after female singer in Malayalam and Tamil. She recorded many hit songs for the most famous composers in Malayalam and numerous songs for Ilaiyaraaja in Tamil. She has been acredited as the only female singer to have sung the maximum number of songs for the Academy Award winning composer A. R. Rahman for his Tamil film songs. She also sang for veteran composers such as G. Devarajan, M. S. Viswanathan, K. V. Mahadevan, Ouseppachan, Deva, Vidyasagar, Bharadhwaj, Chakravarthy, M. Jayachandran, M.G.Sreekumar, M. M. Keeravani, Hamsalekha, Sharreth, Raj-Koti, Rajan-Nagendra, S. A. Rajkumar, Mani Sharma, Harris Jayaraj, Devisri Prasad and many other south Indian music directors.

She has recorded many memorable Hindi songs for various music directors in Bollywood, namely A. R. Rahman, Anand-Milind, Anu Malik, Rajesh Roshan, Viju Shah, Laxmikant-Pyarelal, Naushad, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Jatin-Lalit and many others. She also recorded the Hindi versions of her own Tamil songs sung for A. R. Rahman.

Currently, apart from playback singing, she also appears among the panel of judges in the singing reality Television shows at Kerala (Idea Star Singer) and Tamil Nadu (Airtel Super Singer Junior).

Awards

Chithra has won six National Awards for best female playback singer. She is just behind K.J. Yesudas who has won 7 national awards as a singer. This is the highest number of national awards awarded to any female playback singer. She has won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer 15 times. She has won the following awards:

Civilian Awards: 2005 - Padma Shri - India's fourth highest civilian honours

National Film Awards: 2004 - Best Female Playback Singer - (Song: "Ovvoru Pookkalume") ''Autograph'', Tamil Film

1997 - Best Female Playback Singer - (Song: "Payalein Chun Mun") ''Virasat'', Hindi Film

1996 - Best Female Playback Singer - (Song: "Maana Madurai" (Ooh La La La)) ''Minsaara Kanavu'', Tamil Film

1989 - Best Female Playback Singer - (Song: "Indupushpam Choodi Nilkum Raathri") ''Vaishali'', Malayalam Film

1987 - Best Female Playback Singer - (Song: "Manjal Prasadavum") ''Nakhakshathangal'', Malayalam Film

1986 - Best Female Playback Singer - (Song: "Padariyen Padippariyen") ''Sindhu Bhairavi'', Tamil Film

Filmfare Awards South:

2009: Filmfare Best Female Playback Award (Malayalam) - "Kunnathe Konnakyum" (''Pazhassiraja'')

2008: Filmfare Best Female Playback Award (Malayalam) - "Oduvil Oru" (''Thirakkatha'')

2006: Filmfare Best Female Playback Award (Malayalam) - "Kalabham Tharam" (''Vadakkumnathan'')

2006: Filmfare Best Female Playback Award (Kannada) - "Araluva Hoovugale" (''Autograph'')

2004: Filmfare Best Female Playback Award (Telugu) - "Nuvvostanante" (''Varsham'')

Kerala State Film Awards:

2005 - Best Play Back Singer - "Mayangipoyi" (''Nottam'')

2002 - Best Play Back Singer - "Karmukil Varnante" (''Nandanam'')

2001 - Best Play Back Singer - "Mooli Mooli" (''Theerthadanam'')

1999 - Best Play Back Singer - "Pular Veyilum" (''Angane Oru Avadhikkalathu'')

1995 - Best Play Back Singer - "Sasikala Charthiya" (''Devaraagam'')

1994 - Best Play Back Singer - "Parvanenthu" (''Parinayam'')

1993 - Best Play Back Singer - "Ponmeghame" (''Sopanam'') , "Rajahamsame" (''Chamayam'') , "Sangeethame" (''Gazal'')

1992 - Best Play Back Singer - "Mounasarovaram" (''Savidham'')

1991 - Best Play Back Singer - "Thaaram" (Keli) , "Swarakanyakamar" (''Santhwanam'')

1990 - Best Play Back Singer - "Kannil Nin Meyyil" (Innale) , "Palappoove" (''Njan Gandharvan'')

1989 - Best Play Back Singer - "Kalarivilakku" (''Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha'') , "Thankathoni" (''Mazhavilkavadi'')

1988 - Best Play Back Singer - "Indupushpam" (''Vaishali'')

1987 - Best Play Back Singer - "Eenam marannakatte" (''Eenam Maranna Kattu'') , "Thalolam Paithal" (''Ezhuthappurangal'')

1986 - Best Play Back Singer - "Manjalprasadavum" (''Nakhakshathangal'')

1985 - Best Play Back Singer - "Oreswaram Ore Niram" (''Ente Kaanakuyil''), "Poomaname" (''Nirakkootu'') , "Aayiram Kannumai" (''Nokettadoorathu Kannum Nattu'')

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards:

2004 - Best Female Playback Singer - "Ovvoru Pookalume" (''Autograph'')

1995 - Best Female Playback Singer - "Kannalane" (''Bombay'')

1990 - Best Female Playback Singer - "Vanthathey Kungumam" (''Kizhakku Vasal'')

1988 - Best Female Playback Singer - "Ninnukkori Varanam" (''Agni Natchathiram'')

Andhra Pradesh State Film Awards:

2009 - Best Female Playback Singer- "Kalavaramaye Madilo" (''Kalavaramaye Madilo'')

2004 - Best Female Playback Singer - "Nuvvostanante Neddontana" (''Varsham'')

1999 - Best Female Playback Singer - "Marala Telupuna" (''Swayamvaram'')

1996 - Best Female Playback Singer - "Priya" (''Srikrishnarjuna Vijayam'')

1993 - Best Female Playback Singer - "Venuvai Vachhanu" (''Matrudevobhava'')

1992 - Best Female Playback Singer - "Akasana" (''Sundarakanda'')

1991 - Best Female Playback Singer - "Endharo"(''Rajeswari Kalyanam'')

1990 - Best Female Playback Singer - "Kaliki Chilaka" (''Seetharamaiah Gari Manavaralu'')

Karnataka State Film Awards:

2004 - Best Female Playback Singer - "Kandamma Kandamma" (''Maharaja'')

2000 - Best Female Playback Singer - "Navileno Kunibeku" (''Gattimela'')

1997 - Best Female Playback Singer - "Hele Kogile Impagalaa" (''Nammoora Mandara Hoove'')

Andhra Pradesh State TV Nandi Awards:

1998 - Best Female Playback Singer - "Anweshitha" (''Anweshita Etv Serial'')

Asianet Film Awards:

2009 - Best Female Playback - "Kunnathe Konnakkyum" (''Pazhassiraja'')

2007 - Best Female Playback - "Chellathamare" (''Hallo'')

2005 - Best Female Playback - "Enthu Paranjalum" ('Achuvinte Amma'')

2003 - Best Female Playback - "Enthinai Nin Idam Kannin" (''Mizhi Randilum'')

2000 - Best Female Playback - "Varmukile"(''Mazha'')

1999 - Best Female Playback - "Thumbayum Thulasiyum" (''Megham'')

Jai Hind Film Awards

2010 - Best Female Playback Singer Award - "Kunnathe Konnakyum" (''Pazhassiraja'')

Radio Mirchi Awards (South)

2010 - Radio Mirchi Listeners Choice Award - K. S. Chitra - "Kunnathe Konnakyum"(''Pazhassiraja'')

Swaralaya -Eenam Awards

2010 - Decade's Best Talent in Malayalam Music - K. S. Chitra

South Scope Film Awards

2010 - Best Female Playback Singer Award - "Kunnathe Konnakyum" (''Pazhassiraja'')

Major achievements

Chithra is presently awarded with an honorary Doctorate by the Chennai based Sathyabama University for her tremendous achievement in the field of cinema music.

She has also been honoured with the Kalaimamani title from Tamil Nadu Government in 1997, the Swaralaya Yesudas Award in 2004, ''Kalaiselvam'' title from the South Indian Nadigar Sangam in 2002, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from Global Malayalee Council in London in 2003.

She has also received numerous mainstream awards like MTV Video Music Award, Screen – Videocon Award, Film Fans Association Awards, and Cinema Express Awards. Chithra was also awarded the 'Vocational Excellence' Award by the Rotary Club of Coimbatore.

Recognising her contribution to the music world, Smt. Chithra has been conferred the Padma Shri title by the Government of India in 2005.

In 2010, she bagged C. Cheriyan Memorial Award by Cochin Fine Arts Society, Swaralaya - Eenam Award for Best Female Singer and Chakkulathamma Swaravarsha Award.

Her song "Kehna Hi Kya (Kannalane)" from the film ''Bombay'' (1995) was included in ''The Guardian'''s "1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear" list.

Sneha : Chithra's Fund Raising Organization

Chithra, along with a Kerala based satellite channel, Asianet Cable Vision (ACV), has jointly launched a fund raising organization Sneha to raise funds for the betterment and welfare of long forgotten and aged musicians who have lost their careers to the emerging technological elements in the music industry. She has launched this organization on the occasion of her completion of three decades in the music playback industry. Chithra has remarked that the fund would provide help to the musicians with financial impediments and those suffering from health problems.

A cultural event named Chitra Pournami was held on 15 February 2011 at Thiruvananthapuram to celebrate the 30 glorious career years of Chithra and also to officially launch this organization. The who's who of South Indian music industry attended the event and felicitated Chithra with a Tamboora instrument. The prominent personalities being K. J. Yesudas, V. Dakshinamurthy, Sreekumaran Thampi, P. Susheela, Hariharan, M. G. Sreekumar, Sharath, Sujatha Mohan, Unni Menon, Minmini among others felicitated Chithra and praised her noble cause and intentions to help for the ailing musicians.

Stage performance

Chithra has performed all over India, Middle East, Singapore, Malaysia, UK, France, U.S.A., Canada, Australia, Sri Lanka, Nigeria, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Norway and Denmark.

Audiotracs Recording Label

Chithra, who is a Grade A artiste of All India Radio and Doordarshan, has established her own recording label, Audiotracs, to promote new talents in the music world by giving them opportunities to collaborate with her as singers, lyricists and music directors.

Discography

Studio albums

She has in her credit, private albums in Hindi, namely ''Piya Basanti'' and ''Sunset Point''. The former was penned by Ustad Sultan Khan and was certified Gold while the latter was penned by Gulzar. Her first ''ghazal'' album with Ghulam Ali and Asha Bhosle is ready for release. In 2006, she released an album in dedication to Smt.M.S.Subbulakshmi named ''My Tribute''. It is a collection of ''krithis'' and ''bhajans'' dedicated to Smt.M.S.Subbulakshmi. Sony Music is planning to release a solo album soon owing to success of ''Piya Basanti''.

Latest Film Songs

2011

{|class="wikitable" ! Song Title !! Film !! Language !! Music Director |- | "Uyire Uyire" || ''Soozhnilai'' || Tamil || Dhina |- | "Devulle Mechinadi" || rowspan="2"|''Sri Rama Rajyam'' ||rowspan="2"| Telugu ||rowspan="2"|Illayaraja |- | "Ramayanamu Sri Rama" |- | "Omkaram Harimuraliyil" || ''Ninnishtam Ennishtam 2'' || Malayalam || Dr. C. V. Ranjith |- | "Ondinchu Kannali" || ''Vinayaka Geleyara Balaga'' || Kannada || V. Harikrishna |- | "Enikkoru Nilaavinte" || ''Bhakthajanangalude Sradhakku'' || Malayalam || Natesh Sankar |- | "Thoomanjin Chillada" || ''Vaadamalli'' || Malayalam || Shyam Balakrishnan |- | "Itti Mudduladi" || ''Chandamama Kadha'' || Telugu || Rajasekhar Sharma |- | "Ninna Leni" || ''180'' || Telugu || Sharreth |- | "Sellathe Jeevame" || ''Sooriya Nagaram'' || Tamil || Fen Viallee |- | "Santhikkatha Kangalil" || ''180'' || Tamil || Sharreth |- | "Haalinanta Manasavane" ||rowspan="2"| ''Rowdy Hrudaya'' ||rowspan="2"| Kannada ||rowspan="2"| M. Shivakumar |- | "Kannanchali" |- | "Arike Ninnalum" || ''China Town'' || Malayalam || Jassie Gift |- | "Idhu Varayil" || ''Saghakkal'' || Tamil || Daya Rathnam |- | "Murattu Maaman" || ''Bodinayakanur Ganesan'' || Tamil || John Peter |- | "Vanamaali" ||rowspan="2"| ''Natakame Ulakam'' ||rowspan="2"| Malayalam ||rowspan="2"| Johnson |- | "Thevara Poomazhayil" |- | "Oru Naal Mattum" || ''Seedan'' || Tamil || Dhina |- | "Atchu Vellam" || ''Vetrivel'' || Tamil || K. Haran |- | "Nuvve Naachavu" || ''Aha Naa Pellanta'' || Telugu || Raghu Kunche |- | "Nattuvazhiyorathe Poomarachillayil" || ''Gadhama'' || Malayalam || Bennet Veetraag |- | "Nuvve Nuvve" || ''Prema Kaavali'' || Telugu || Anoop Rubens |- |}

2010

{|class="wikitable" ! Song Title !! Film !! Language !! Music Director |- | "Naan Poghiren" || ''Naanayam'' || Tamil || James Vasanthan |- | "Vaaliba Vaa Vaa" || ''Goa'' || Tamil || Yuvan Shankar Raja |- | "Oru Varam Tharughirai" || ''Kola Kolaya Mundhirika'' || Tamil || V. Selvaganesh |- | "Prananathan Enikku Nalkhiya" || ''Kadaksham'' || Malayalam || M. Jayachandran |- | "Kathirunnu Njaan" || ''Sadgamaya'' || Malayalam || M. Jayachandran |- | "Aaro Padunnu" || ''Kadha Thudarunnu'' || Malayalam || Ilayaraja |- | "Sol Pechu Kekkadha" || ''Thillalangadi'' || Tamil || Yuvan Shankar Raja |- | "Paadan Ninakkoru" || ''Oru Naal Varum'' || Malayalam || M. G. Sreekumar |- | "Enthedi Enthedi" || ''Shikkar'' || Malayalam || M. Jayachandran |- | "Sree Raghunadhki" ||rowspan="2"| ''Lava Kusa – The Warrior Twins'' ||rowspan="2"| Hindi ||rowspan="2"| L. Vaidyanathan |- | "Ramayan Divya Katha" |- | "Nammakame Iyyara" || ''Komaram Puli'' || Telugu || A. R. Rahman |- | "Manavaatti Penne" || ''Sakudumbam Shyamala'' || Malayalam || M. G. Sreekumar |- | "Chinnumari Pappumari" || ''School Master'' || Kannada || V. Sreedhar |- | "Sathathanthriyakum" ||rowspan="5"| ''Paattinte Palazhy'' ||rowspan="5"| Malayalam ||rowspan="5"| Dr. Suresh Manimala |- | "Ponnum Noolil" |- | "Asar Usko" |- | "Udayasooryane" |- | "Ammakkuruvi" |- | "Poovanangal" || ''Inganeyum Oral'' || Malayalam || Mohan Sithara |- | "The Song Goes On" || ''The Song Goes On'' || English || Herbie Hancock |- | "Poonchillayil" || ''Chekavar'' || Malayalam || Rahul Raj |- | "Raavil Neela Mazha" || ''Nilaavu'' || Malayalam || Reji Wayanad |- | "Ishtangal Okayum" || ''Punyam Aham'' || Malayalam || Isaac Thomas Kottukapalli |- | "Manikanda Swamy" || ''Thathwamasi'' || Malayalam || Ramesh Narayanan |- | "Thaake Merupulaku" || ''Mouna Ragam'' || Telugu || S. A. Rajkumar |- | "Raave Raave" || ''Eedu Jodu'' || Telugu || Satyam Ratnala |- | "Dhoom Dhoom" ||rowspan="2"| ''Hoo'' ||rowspan="2"| Kannada ||rowspan="2"| V. Harikrishna |- | "Sarigama Sari" |- | "Anuragayamune" || ''Yakshiyum Njanum'' || Malayalam || Sajan Madhav |- | "Maalakhapole" ||rowspan="2"| ''Mummy & Me'' ||rowspan="2"| Malayalam ||rowspan="2"| Seso Joseph |- | "Venmukhilin" |- | "Aimbathu Kilo Thangam" || ''Kutti Pisasu'' || Tamil || Deva |- | "Panchakshariki Kalyanam"' || ''Panchakshari'' || Telugu || Chinna |- | "Aaha Veenaiyil" || ''Pen Singam'' || Tamil || Deva |- | "Eno Onthara" || ''Ee Sanje'' || Kannada || Jai Shiva |- | "Hey Janmabhoomi" || ''Matte mungaru'' || Kannada || X. Paul Raj |- | "Selai Kattiya" || ''Magizhchi'' || Tamil || Vidhyasagar |- | "Manasaare" || ''Taare'' || Kannada || C. R. Bobby |- | "Chendulla Cheluve" || ''Neneyuve Ninna'' || Kannada || C. R. Bobby |- | "Chitrasalabhame" ||rowspan="2"| ''Karayilekku Oru Kadal Dooram'' ||rowspan="2"| Malayalam ||rowspan="2"| M. Jayachandran |- | "Hridhayathin" |- | "Anamika" || ''Fiddle'' || Malayalam || Ramesh Balakrishna |- | "Meera Than" || ''Bombay Mittai'' || Malayalam || Paris V. Chandran |- | "Omkaram" || ''Nagavalli'' || Telugu || Gurukiran |- | "Sughavasi Sughavasi" || ''Easan'' || Tamil || James Vasanthan |- | "Etho Raavil" || ''Sahasram'' || Malayalam || M. Jayachandran |- | "Ragada Ragada" || ''Ragada'' || Telugu || Thaman |- | "Silakka" || ''Mirapakaya'' || Telugu || Thaman |- | "Andaralaaga" || ''Kudirithe Cup Coffee'' || Telugu || Yogeshwara Sharma |- | "Kogilegoo" || ''Hori'' || Kannada || Renu Kumar |- |}

References

External links

Listen to Chitra and others Tamil/Hindi/Telugu songs

KS Chithra at MSI

All Malayalam songs of KS Chithra

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