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 Def ...

, singer, and musician. He has won the

Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director The Kerala State Film Award The Kerala State Film Awards are the film awards for a motion picture made in Kerala. The awards started in 1969 by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala and since 1998 the awards have b ...

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

National Film Award for Best Music Direction The National Film Award for Best Music Direction (the Silver Lotus Award) is an honour presented annually at the National Film Awards by the Directorate of Film Festivals to a musician who has composed the best score for films produced within th ...

for the film '' Ennu Ninte Moideen''. He has composed music for 126 films.

Biography

Jayachandran was born on June 14, 1971 at

Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...

. He began learning

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at the age of 5 under Attingal Harihara Iyer and later under Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath. 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 TKM College of Engineering and

College of Engineering, Trivandrum The College of Engineering Trivandrum, commonly known as CET, is the first engineering college in Kerala, situated in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala. It was founded in 1939 during the reign of the Travancore King, Chithira Thir ...

. 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

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

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, 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: S. Ramesan Nair, singer:

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) * ''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: K. J. Yesudas,

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

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

Television

;TV Shows as Judge *Saptaswarangal ( Asianet) *Mega Singer ( Jeevan TV) *Voice of Kerala ( Surya TV) *Gandharvasangeetham (

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

Amrita TV Amrita TV is an Indian Malayalam Language general Entertainment television channel owned by Mata Amritanandamayi Math. It was launched in 2005. Theme song The theme song, "Lokasamastha," was composed by Rahulraj for Mata Amritanandamayi's 50t ...

) ;TV serials as Music Director * Indulekha ( Surya TV) * Santhwanam ( Asianet) * Padathapainkili ( Asianet) *'' Ammayariyathe'' ( Asianet) *'' Kabani'' (

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) *'' Bharathi Kannamaa'' (

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*'' Swathi Nakshatram Chothi'' (

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'' ( Asianet) *Sreekrishnan ( Surya TV) *''Geethanjali'' ( Surya TV) *''Adhiparashakthi Chottanikkarayamma'' ( Surya TV) *''Sreeguruvayoorappan'' ( Surya TV) *''Ente Sooryaputhri'' ( Asianet) *''Sooryaputhri'' ( Asianet) *''Innale'' ( Surya TV) *''Black and White'' ( Asianet)

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 – '' Ennu Ninte Moideen'' ("Kathirunnu Kathirunnu") Honorary * 2012 – Swaralaya Yesudas Award

Kerala State Film Awards The Kerala State Film Awards are the film awards for a motion picture made in Kerala. The awards started in 1969 by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala and since 1998 the awards have been bestowed by Kerala State Ch ...

: * 2003 – Best Music Director – ''

Gaurisankaram ''Gowrisankaram'' is a 2003 Indian Malayalam-language romance film directed by Nemom Pushparaj and written by Madambu Kunjukuttan, starring Munna and Kavya Madhavan as two long-lost childhood sweethearts. This is also one of the final films of ...

'' * 2004 – Best Music Director – '' Perumazhakkalam'' and '' Kathavasheshan'' * 2005 – Best Play Back Singer – '' Nottam'' ("Melle Melle") * 2007 – Best Music Director – '' Nivedyam'' * 2008 – Best Music Director – '' Madampi'' * 2010 – Best Music Director – '' Karayilekku Oru Kadal Dooram'' * 2012 – Best Music Director – ''

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'' * 2016 – Best Music Director – '' Kamboji'' * 2021- Best Music Director- ''

Sufiyum_Sujatayum ''Sufiyum Sujatayum'' () is a 2020 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film written and directed by Naranipuzha Shanavas, and produced by Vijay Babu under his production company Friday Film House. The film stars Jayasurya, Aditi Rao Hydari ...

Kerala Film Critics Association Awards The Kerala Film Critics Association Awards are presented annually by the Kerala Film Critics Association to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Malayalam language film industry of India. The awards were instit ...

* 2003 – Best Music Director -

Balettan ''Balettan'' is a 2003 Indian Malayalam-language family drama film directed by V. M. Vinu, written by T. A. Shahid, and produced by M. Mani. It stars Mohanlal in the title role, along with Devayani, Nedumudi Venu, Harisree Ashokan, Riyaz Kha ...

, Gaurisankaram, Kanninum Kannadikkum

Asianet Film Awards The Asianet Film Awards is an award ceremony for films presented annually by Asianet, a Malayalam-language television network from the south-Indian state of Kerala. Asianet says that awards ceremony has been instituted to honour both artis ...

: * 2003 – Best Music Director Award ''Gaurisankaram'' * 2004 – Best Music Director Award ''Perumazhakkalam, Mampazhakkalam'' * 2007 – Best Music Director Award ''Nivedyam'' * 2011 – Best Music Director Award ''

Pranayam ''Pranayam'' () is a 2011 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film written and directed by Blessy. The film stars Mohanlal, Jaya Prada, and Anupam Kher. The plot revolves around the love bound between the characters of Mathews (Mohanlal), ...

Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by the Filmfare magazine of The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Indian film industry encompassing ...

* 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 Asiavision Awards have been held annually since 2006 to honor the artistes and technicians of Indian cinema and television & is organized under the leadership of renowned journalist Nissar Syed. More than 40,000 people across United Arab Emirates ...

* 2013 –

– 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 The Vijay Television Awards are an awards ceremony held to honour the cast and crew of Tamil soap operas and other shows which air on Vijay TV. This is the second time in the Tamil television industry where awards are given for performances i ...

*2018 -

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Mazhavil Mango Award *2021 - Best Music director

References

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Scaling peaks of success
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