Madhusoodanan Jayachandran is an Indian

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

, singer, and musician. He has won the

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for a record number of nine times. In 2005, he also won the state award for best male singer. In 2015, he won the

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for the film ''

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''. He has composed music for 126 films.

Biography

Jayachandran was born on June 14, 1971 at

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. He began learning

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at the age of 5 under Attingal Harihara Iyer and later under

Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath () is an Indian musician from Kerala. He is well known as a carnatic musician as well as a composer. He lives in Thiruvananthapuram now, though hails from Perumbavoor, Ernakulam. His works always have the deep-roote ...

. Thereafter, he was a student of Neyyattinkara Mohanachandran for 18 years. He won the Carnatic vocal competition at the Kerala University youth festival four times in a row from 1987 to 1990. He completed his graduation in Electrical Engineering from

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and

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. He began his career in the film industry as a playback singer for the movie ''Vasudha'' in 1992, then became an assistant to Malayalam music director

G. Devarajan Paravoor Govindan Devarajan (1927–2006), popularly known as G. Devarajan or Devarajan master, was an Indian music composer and Carnatic singer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of Indian film music. He sco ...

. In 1995, he became an independent music director through the film ''

Chantha ''Chantha'' () is a 1995 Indian Malayalam-language action film directed by Sunill and written by Robin Thirumala. The film stars Babu Antony, Thilakan, Sathaar, and Augustine. The film has musical score by M. Jayachandran. This film was a th ...

''.

Personal life

Jayachandran is the younger among the two sons of late Madhusoodanan Nair (d. 2014) and late Vijaya Nair (d. 2009), born on 14 June 1971. He has an elder brother named Prakash Chandran. He worked at

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before taking up full-time music direction. He married Priya on 12 November 1995, and has two sons Nandagopal and Karthik Gopal. He has been on the judging panel of musical reality shows in Malayalam television.

Filmography

Albums (non-film)

* ''Mangalyathaali'' (lyrics: Chovvalloor Krishnankutty, Chittoor Gopi, Sreemoolanagaram Ponnan, singers: various) * ''Mahamaaya'' (2005) (lyrics:

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, singer:

K. S. Chithra Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra (born 27 July 1963), always credited as K. S. Chithra or Chithra, is an Indian playback singer and Carnatic musician. In a career spanning over four decades, she has recorded over 25,000 songs in various In ...

) * ''Sandhyanjali'' (2005) (lyrics: Traditional, singer: K. S. Chithra) * ''Unnikkannan'' (2005) (lyrics: Chowalloor Krishnankutty, singer: K. S. Chithra) * ''Vandeham Harikrishna'' (2006) (lyrics:

Gireesh Puthenchery Girish Puthenchery (1961–2010) was a noted Malayalam Lyricist, Poet, Scriptwriter and Screenwriter. He was always referred to as the aristocratic lyricist of Malayalam who had a distinctive writing style of his own. He also served as the direc ...

, singer: K. S. Chithra) * ''Padmam Sree Padmam'' (2008) (lyrics: S Ramesan Nair, singers:

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, Radhika Thilak) * ''Aattukal Deviyamma'' (lyrics: various, singers: various) * ''Amme Devi Mahamaye'' (lyrics:

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, singer:

P. Jayachandran Paliyath Jayachandrakuttan is an Indian playback singer and actor from Kerala. Jayachandran is best known for his captivating voice which gave him the title ''Bhava Gayakan'' by the music fraternity of South India. He has worked with many comp ...

) * ''Gopichandanam'' (lyrics: S Ramesan Nair, singer: K. S. Chithra) * ''Haripriya'' (lyrics: S Ramesan Nair, singer: K. S. Chithra) * ''Campus'' (2002) (lyrics: Gireesh Puthenchery, S Ramesan Nair, Rajeev Alunkal, Yogesh, singers: various) * ''Kudamullapoo'' (2003) (lyrics: Gireesh Puthenchery, singers:

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, K. S. Chithra) * ''Iniyennum'' (2004) (lyrics: East Coast Vijayan, singers: various) * ''Ormakkai'' (2005) (lyrics: East Coast Vijayan, singers: various) * ''Swantham'' (2006) (lyrics: East Coast Vijayan, singers: various) * ''Raagolsavam'' (lyrics: Pallippuram Mohanachandran, singers: Biju Narayanan,

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, K. S. Chithra) * ''Thiruvona Paattu'' (lyrics:

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, singers: P. Jayachandran, K. S. Chithra)

Television

;TV Shows as Judge *Saptaswarangal (

) *Mega Singer (

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) *Voice of Kerala ( Surya TV) *Gandharvasangeetham (

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) *

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(

) *Old is Gold ( Surya TV) *Super Star (

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) ;TV serials as Music Director * Indulekha ( Surya TV) *

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(

) * Padathapainkili (

) *'' Ammayariyathe'' (

) *'' Kabani'' (

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) *'' Bharathi Kannamaa'' (

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*''

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) *Sreekrishnan ( Surya TV) *''Geethanjali'' ( Surya TV) *''Adhiparashakthi Chottanikkarayamma'' ( Surya TV) *''Sreeguruvayoorappan'' ( Surya TV) *''Ente Sooryaputhri'' (

) *''Sooryaputhri'' (

) *''Innale'' ( Surya TV) *''Black and White'' (

)

Awards

National Film Awards The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorat ...

: * 2015 – Best Music Director – ''

'' ("Kathirunnu Kathirunnu") Honorary * 2012 –

Swaralaya Yesudas Award Swaralaya Kairali Yesudas Award (or usually referred to as Yesudas Award) is an award for music artists in recognition to their outstanding performance. The award is instituted jointly by ''Swaralaya'', an organization that promotes music and Kair ...

Kerala State Film Awards: * 2003 – Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director, Best Music Director – ''Gaurisankaram'' * 2004 – Best Music Director – ''Perumazhakkalam'' and ''Kathavasheshan'' * 2005 – Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer, Best Play Back Singer – ''Nottam'' ("Melle Melle") * 2007 – Best Music Director – ''Nivedyam (2007 film), Nivedyam'' * 2008 – Best Music Director – ''Madampi'' * 2010 – Best Music Director – ''Karayilekku Oru Kadal Dooram'' * 2012 – Best Music Director – ''Celluloid (film), Celluloid'' * 2016 – Best Music Director – ''Kamboji'' * 2021- Best Music Director- ''Sufiyum_Sujatayum'' Kerala Film Critics Association Awards * 2003 – Best Music Director - Balettan, Gaurisankaram, Kanninum Kannadikkum Asianet Film Awards: * 2003 – Asianet Film Awards#Best Music Director, Best Music Director Award ''Gaurisankaram'' * 2004 – Best Music Director Award ''Perumazhakkalam, Mampazhakkalam'' * 2007 – Best Music Director Award ''Nivedyam'' * 2011 – Best Music Director Award ''Pranayam'' Filmfare Awards South * 2004 – Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Malayalam – ''Perumazhakkalam'' * 2011 – Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Malayalam – ''Pranayam'' * 2013 – Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Malayalam – ''Celluloid'' * 2015 – Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Malayalam – ''Ennu Ninte Moideen'' Asiavision Awards * 2013 – Asiavision Awards – Best Music Director Mirchi Music Awards South *2009 - Best music director *2009 - Album of the year *2009 - Song of the year *2010 - Best music director *2010 - Album of the year *2010 - Song of the year *2011 - Song of the year *2011 - Album of the year *2011 - Best music director Asianet Television Awards *2017 - Manninte Manamulla Sangeetham ( Honorary awards) *2017 - Best Music Director Vijay Television Awards *2018 - Vijay Television Awards for Special Jury Award Mazhavil Mango Award *2021 - Best Music director

References

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Scaling peaks of success
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jayachandran, M. Malayalam playback singers Malayalam film score composers Musicians from Thiruvananthapuram Kerala State Film Award winners Filmfare Awards South winners 1971 births Living people Film musicians from Kerala 21st-century Indian composers Best Music Direction National Film Award winners