Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath () is an Indian musician from

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. He is well known as a

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ian as well as a composer. He lives in

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now, though hails from

Perumbavoor Perumbavoor (, Malayalam: പെരുമ്പാവൂർ) is a historic place located at Bank of Periyar (Poorna River) in Ernakulam District in the Indian state of Kerala. It is a part of the Kochi metropolitan area It lies in the n ...

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. His works always have the deep-rooted carnatic touch in it.

Composer

Raveendranath has rendered music to many films in

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such as '' Innale'', ''Sneham'', and ''

Thoovanathumbikal ''Thoovanathumbikal'' () is a 1987 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film written and directed by P. Padmarajan, based partly on his own novel ''Udakappola''. It revolves around Jayakrishnan (Mohanlal), who falls in love with two women; R ...

''. He won the Kerala State Film Award for the best music director for the

Padmarajan P. Padmarajan (23 May 1945 – 23 January 1991) was an Indian film maker, screenwriter and author who was known for his works in Malayalam literature and Malayalam cinema. He was the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam cinema, a ...

directed movie '' Innale''. He teamed up with

K. J. Yesudas Kattassery Joseph Yesudas (born 10 January 1940) is an Indian playback singer and musician who sings Indian classical, devotional and film songs. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of Indian Music and also as a ...

for Tharangani studio to create some of the best devotional albums in Malayalam. His album ''Thrimadhuram'' is one such album.

Early life

Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath was born to Adv. V. R. Gopalapillai and Bhargaviamma in the town of

in the present-day

Ernakulam district Ernakulam, ; ISO: ''Eṟaṇākuḷaṁ'', in Malayalam: എറണാകുളം), is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala, that takes its name from the eponymous city division in Kochi. It is situated in the central part o ...

on 5 January 1944, as their youngest son. He lost his father when he was one and a half years old. He has completed his Bachelors in Chemistry from Sree Sankara College Kalady. He is married to Shobha Menon and has got 2 children.

Filmography

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'' 1987 *'' Vadakagunda'' 1988 * ''Panchali'' 1989 * '' Innale'' 1990 * '' Bharathi Nagar May-9'' 1990 * ''

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'' 1991 * ''

Vasudha ''Vasudha'' is a 1992 Indian Malayalam film, directed by U. V. Babu and produced by SNM Pictures. The film stars Innocent, Rekha, Rajan P. Dev and Maniyanpilla Raju in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Perumbavoor G. Raveendranat ...

'' 1992 * ''

Ayalathe Adheham ''Ayalathe Adheham'' () is a 1992 Indian Malayalam-language family comedy drama film directed by Rajasenan and written by Sasidharan Arattuvazhi. It stars Jayaram, Gautami, Siddique, Vaishnavi, Meena, and Thilakan. The songs were composed by Pe ...

'' 1992 * ''

Alanchery Thambrakkal ''Alancheri Thamprakkal'' (ആലഞ്ചേരി തമ്പ്രാക്കൾ) () is a 1995 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film directed by Sunil, and scripted by Robin Thirumala. The film was produced and distributed by Fax P ...

'' 1995 * ''

Aksharam ''Aksharam'' is a 1995 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Sibi Malayil. The film stars Suresh Gopi, Annie, and Jagathy Sreekumar in lead roles. This film is noted for the first screen appearance of famous south Indian actor Kalabhavan Mani, who ...

'' 1995 * '' Chitrasalabham'' 1998 * '' Sneham'' 1998 *''

Sayahnam ''Sayahnam'' ( en, Twilight) is a 2000 Malayalam feature film that marks the directorial debut of R. Sarath with screenplay by himself. The film is a drama centred on the environmental and anti-nuclear issue in India. It stars O. Madhavan, Gomat ...

'' 2000 * ''

Thandavam ''Thandavam'' is a 2002 Indian Malayalam-language action film directed by Shaji Kailas, written by S. Suresh Babu, and produced by Johny Sagariga. It stars Mohanlal, Kiran Rathod, Nedumudi Venu, Captain Raju, Sai Kumar, Manoj K. Jayan, and Ja ...

'' 2002 *''

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'' 2003 * ''

Vasanthathinte Kanal Vazhikalil ''Vasanthathinte Kanal Vazhikalil'' is a 2014 Malayalam-language political drama film directed by Anil V Nagendran, who is also the producer, writer and lyricist. The film stars Samuthirakani and Tamil actress Thamarai in the lead roles with an ...

'' 2014 *'' Randam Yaamam'' Uncategorized * ''

Poomaram ''Poomaram'' is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language musical drama film written, co-produced and directed by Abrid Shine. The film stars debutants Kalidas Jayaram as well as Neeta Pillai in lead roles of Malayalam cinema. Plot The film is based on ...

'' 2018

Awards

*1990 - Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director - Innale *1994 -

Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award is an award given by the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi, an autonomous organisation for the encouragement, preservation, and documentation of the performing arts of Kerala, set up by the Department of Cultur ...

*2017 -

Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship The Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship is an honour presented by the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi, an autonomous organisation for the encouragement, preservation, and documentation of the performing arts of Kerala, set up by the Depa ...

References

External links

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Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath at MSI
Malayalam film score composers Musicians from Thiruvananthapuram Kerala State Film Award winners Living people Film musicians from Kerala 20th-century Indian musicians 1944 births Indian male film score composers 20th-century male musicians Recipients of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship Recipients of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award {{Kerala-stub