Trichur V. Ramachandran(born 1940) is a
Carnatic music
Carnatic music (known as or in the Dravidian languages) is a system of music commonly associated with South India, including the modern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and southern Odisha.
It is o ...
vocalist. He received the most prestigious award of
Madras Music Academy's
Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 2012 from the
Madras Music Academy.
He was born in 1940 in
Thrissur
Thrissur (, ), Renaming of cities in India, formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the List of most populous urban agglomerations in Ke ...
,
Cochin State. He gave his first concert at the age of 14 and was a disciple of
G. N. Balasubramaniam. Later he underwent training under
M L Vasanthakumari as part of an Indian government Cultural Scholarship.
Ramachandran married
Charumathi in 1973.
Ramachandran is recipient of
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (IAST: Saṅgīta Nāṭaka Akādamī Puraskāra), also known as the Akademi Puraskar, is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama. It is the highest Indian recogni ...
in 2003. He also received the
Padma Bhushan
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award from the
Government of India
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in 2003. He also received the title of
Sangeetha Choodamani by
Sri Krishna Gana Sabha in 2001. Among plenty of titles and accolades, he is also the recipient of the
Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award in 1987 and Vidhya Tapasvi title from TAPAS Cultural Foundation in 2009.
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Endless passion for music
guru of Ramachandran
Male Carnatic singers
Carnatic singers
Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in arts
Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
1940 births
Living people
Sangeetha Kalanidhi recipients
Singers from Thrissur
20th-century Indian male classical singers
21st-century Indian male classical singers
Recipients of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award
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