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 () is a municipality in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, India. It is located north of the district collectorate in Thrikkakara and about north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. Perumbavoor is part of the Kochi metrop ...

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

Composer

Raveendranath has rendered music to many films in

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

such as ''

Innale ''Innale'' () is a 1990 Malayalam-language psychological drama film written and directed by P. Padmarajan. The film was produced by Ashraf and Rasheed under the banner A. B. R. Productions. The film stars Jayaram, Suresh Gopi, Shobhana, and Sri ...

'', ''Sneham'', and ''

Thoovanathumbikal ''Thoovanathumbikal'' () or, Dragonflies in the Gentle Rain, 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) ...

''. He won the

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for the best music director for the

Padmarajan Padmarajan Padmanabhan Pillai, better known as 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 ...

directed movie ''

''. He teamed up with

K. J. Yesudas Kattassery Joseph Yesudas ( /jeːʃud̪aːs/; born 10 January 1940) is an Indian playback singer and musician who sings Indian classical, devotional and film songs. He is widely considered one of the greatest singers in the history of Indian m ...

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

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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.

Filmography

* ''

'' 1987 *'' Vadakagunda'' 1988 * ''Panchali'' 1989 * ''

'' 1990 * ''

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'' 1990 * '' Post Box No. 27'' 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 music for songs was com ...

'' 1992 * '' Alanchery Thambrakkal'' 1995 * ''

Aksharam ''Aksharam'' (അക്ഷരം, English: ''Alphabet'') 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 ...

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

Sayahnam ''Sayahnam'' () is a 2000 Malayalam feature film that marks the directorial debut of R. Sarath, who also wrote the screenplay. The film is a drama centred on the environmental and anti-nuclear issue in India. It stars O. Madhavan, Gomathi Mahade ...

'' 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, Vijaykumar, Sai Kumar, Jagathy Sreekumar,Manoj ...

'' 2002 *'' Vasantha Malika'' 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 Kalidas Jayaram and Neeta Pillai in the lead roles. The film marks the debut of Kalidas Jayaram as a Lead ac ...

'' 2018

Awards

*1990 -

Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director Kerala ( , ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South Can ...

*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 Cultu ...

*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 Depar ...

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 Indian male musicians Recipients of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship Recipients of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award {{Kerala-stub