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Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath

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Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath
Born (1944-01-05) 5 January 1944 (age 80)
Perumbavoor, Ernakulam, Kerala
Occupationmusic director
Years active1987-present

Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath (Malayalam: പെരുമ്പാവൂർ ജി. രവീന്ദ്രനാഥ്) 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-rooted carnatic touch in it.[1]

Composer

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Raveendranath has rendered music to many films in Malayalam such as Innale, Sneham, and Thoovanathumbikal.[2] He won the Kerala State Film Award for the best music director for the Padmarajan directed movie Innale.[3] He teamed up with K. J. Yesudas for Tharangani studio to create some of the best devotional albums in Malayalam. His album Thrimadhuram is one such album.

Early life

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Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath was born to Adv. V. R. Gopalapillai and Bhargaviamma in the town of Perumbavoor in the present-day Ernakulam district 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 bachelor's in chemistry from Sree Sankara College Kalady. He is married to Shobha Menon and has got 2 children.[citation needed]

Filmography

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Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "I have my own style of rendering". The Hindu. 11 July 2008. Archived from the original on 15 July 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
  2. ^ "Malayalam Songs Composer - Perumbavoor G Ravindranath". Malayalasangeetham.info. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
  3. ^ "Kerala State Film Awards". The Information & Public Relations Department of Kerala. Archived from the original on 19 November 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
  4. ^ "Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award: Light Music". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Sangeetha Nataka Akademi awards announced". The Hindu. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
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