Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath
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]
Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath | |
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Born | Perumbavoor, Ernakulam, Kerala | 5 January 1944
Occupation | music director |
Years active | 1987-present |
Composer
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
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 Bachelors in Chemistry from Sree Sankara College Kalady. He is married to Shobha Menon and has got 2 children.
Filmography
- Thoovanathumbikal 1987
- Vadakagunda 1988
- Panchali 1989
- Innale 1990
- Bharathi Nagar May-9 1990
- Post Box No. 27 1991
- Vasudha 1992
- Ayalathe Adheham 1992
- Alanchery Thambrakkal 1995
- Aksharam 1995
- Chitrasalabham 1998
- Sneham 1998
- Sayahnam 2000
- Thandavam 2002
- Vasantha Malika 2003
- Vasanthathinte Kanal Vazhikalil 2014
- Randam Yaamam Uncategorized
- Poomaram 2018
Awards
References
- "I have my own style of rendering". The Hindu. 11 July 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
- "Malayalam Songs Composer - Perumbavoor G Ravindranath". Malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
- "Kerala State Film Awards". The Information & Public Relations Department of Kerala. Archived from the original on 19 November 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2009.