Madhavan Raveendran (Malayalam: മാധവൻ രവീന്ദ്രൻ), (born Kulathupuzha, Kollam, 9 November 1943 – died Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 3 March 2005), fondly known as Raveendran Master, was a popular South Indianmusic composer and playback singer from Kerala.[1][2][3] He composed songs for more than 150 films primarily for the Malayalam and Tamil film industries. He also composed a few albums, including Vasantha Geethangal, Ponnonatharangini and Rithugeethangal. Raveendran successfully composed melodies based on Hindustani Ragas also.
Raveendran was born on 9 November 1943, in Kulathupuzha, a small village in the present-day Kollam district. He is the seventh child (of nine children) of Late Madhavan and Late Lakshmi. His early life was filled with poverty, and he tried hard to complete his education. After his school days, he went to Swathi Thirunal Music College in Thiruvananthapuram, where he met K. J. Yesudas, and soon began a great friendship. Later, he went to Chennai (Then Madras) to fulfill his wish to be a playback singer. He then changed his name as Kulathupuzha Ravi.
Musical career
He began his career as a playback singer with the song "Parvanarajanithan" from a Malayalam film, Velliyazhcha. He then became a master and associated with many Malayalam composers. He also dubbed voices for films during this time.
The great playback singer K. J. Yesudas, a former classmate, altered the course of Raveendran's life by persuading him to compose songs and thus he became a music director.
Director J. Sasikumar, commissioned Raveendran to compose the music for Choola (1979). The song "Tharake Mizhiyithalil Kannerumayi ...", sung by Yesudas, became a hit. Ever since, Raveendran led Malayalam film music with several hit songs.
Melody incorporated with the aspects of Carnatic music were the hallmark of his songs. He successfully composed melodies based on Hindustani ragas also. In 1981 he composed songs and background score for the movie Thenum Vayambum directed by Asok kumar. All songs including "Thenum vayambum", "Ottakkambi nadham" and "Manasoru kovil" became superhits. With the release of Thenum Vayambum (1981), Raveendran made his mark in the film field. In the same year he composed music and background score for the movie Chiriyo Chiri directed by Balachandramenon. The song "Ezhu swarangalum" from the movie Chiriyo Chiri is considered as a pathbreaking semi classical song in Malayalam. In 1982, for his close friend, director P. Venu he dubbed for actor Shankar in his film Aranjyanam and later composed music for his movie Thacholi Thankappan.
Some of his light music albums and devotional albums, which were most popular in the 1980s and 1990s through All India Radio and audio cassettes were Tharanginiyude Ulsava Gaanangal (festival songs) (1983, 1985), Vasantha Geethangal (1984), Ponnona Tharangini (1992), Amme Saranam Devi Saranam (1994), Sarana Theertham (1997) and Uthradapoonilave (2001). Raveendran did orchestration for Deepam Makaradeepam (1980) composed by BichuThirumala.
Personal life
He was married to Shobha and has three sons. His youngest son, Naveen Madhav, is a playback singer in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada film and twin sons Rajan Madhav, a film director, and Sajan Madhav, a music composer in Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films. Yakshiyum njanum was the debut movie of Sajan Madhav as composer in Malayalam. Earlier he composed orchestration for the songs of Kalabham and also helped in orchestration of many songs composed by Raveendran.
Raveendran died suddenly at his home in Chennai following a cardiac arrest on 3 March 2005, aged only 61. He was suffering from throat cancer for a long time, and was under treatment when his end occurred. His last works Vadakkumnadhan and Kalabham were released posthumously in 2006.
He started his career as a playback singer for the 1969 movie Velliyazhcha for which the songs were composed by M. S. Baburaj. His first song was titled "Parvana rajanithan". For a decade, he struggled to get songs and even become a dubbing artist for films. He dubbed for actor Shankar in the movie Aranjaanam directed by P. Venu. As a music director, he sang some of his songs. In 1978 Raveendran sung a song (sandhya vandana geethikaluyarum sanyasikalude asramavadam) with Yesudas in the movie "AVAKASAM" directed by A B Raj.(Then he was called as kulathuppuzha Ravi) Music direction by M K Arjunan and Lyrics by Gopi Kottarappat.
Vanitha ( 15–29 February 2008) Interview with the Raveendran family
External links
Raveendran's profile on www.malayalasangeetham.info
April 21, 2023
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For other uses see Raveendran disambiguation Madhavan Raveendran Malayalam മ ധവൻ രവ ന ദ രൻ born Kulathupuzha Kollam 9 November 1943 died Chennai Tamil Nadu 3 March 2005 fondly known as Raveendran Master was a popular South Indian music composer and playback singer from Kerala 1 2 3 He composed songs for more than 150 films primarily for the Malayalam and Tamil film industries He also composed a few albums including Vasantha Geethangal Ponnonatharangini and Rithugeethangal Raveendran successfully composed melodies based on Hindustani Ragas also RaveendranRaveendran MasterBackground informationBirth nameMadhavan Raveendranമ ധവൻ രവ ന ദ രൻAlso known asRaveendran Master Kulathupuzha RaviBorn 1943 11 09 9 November 1943Kulathupuzha Travancore British IndiaOriginKulathupuzha Kollam KeralaDied3 March 2005 2005 03 03 aged 61 Chennai Tamil NaduGenresCarnatic music Hindustani classical Malayalam music World musicOccupation s Film composer music director BGM composer singerInstrument s Harmonium vocalsYears active1979 2005 Contents 1 Early life 2 Musical career 3 Non cinematic albums 4 Personal life 5 Filmography 6 As a playback singer 7 Major awards 8 Notable songs 9 See also 10 Bibliography 11 References 12 External linksEarly life EditRaveendran was born on 9 November 1943 in Kulathupuzha a small village in the present day Kollam district He is the seventh child of nine children of Late Madhavan and Late Lakshmi His early life was filled with poverty and he tried hard to complete his education After his school days he went to Swathi Thirunal Music College in Thiruvananthapuram where he met K J Yesudas and soon began a great friendship Later he went to Chennai Then Madras to fulfill his wish to be a playback singer He then changed his name as Kulathupuzha Ravi Musical career EditHe began his career as a playback singer with the song Parvanarajanithan from a Malayalam film Velliyazhcha He then became a master and associated with many Malayalam composers He also dubbed voices for films during this time The great playback singer K J Yesudas a former classmate altered the course of Raveendran s life by persuading him to compose songs and thus he became a music director Director J Sasikumar commissioned Raveendran to compose the music for Choola 1979 The song Tharake Mizhiyithalil Kannerumayi sung by Yesudas became a hit Ever since Raveendran led Malayalam film music with several hit songs Melody incorporated with the aspects of Carnatic music were the hallmark of his songs He successfully composed melodies based on Hindustani ragas also In 1981 he composed songs and background score for the movie Thenum Vayambum directed by Asok kumar All songs including Thenum vayambum Ottakkambi nadham and Manasoru kovil became superhits With the release of Thenum Vayambum 1981 Raveendran made his mark in the film field In the same year he composed music and background score for the movie Chiriyo Chiri directed by Balachandramenon The song Ezhu swarangalum from the movie Chiriyo Chiri is considered as a pathbreaking semi classical song in Malayalam In 1982 for his close friend director P Venu he dubbed for actor Shankar in his film Aranjyanam and later composed music for his movie Thacholi Thankappan A few of Raveendran s best songs were in films like Thenum Vayambum Chiriyo Chiri Sukhamo Devi Aattakalasam Yuvajanotsavam Amaram His Highness Abdullah Kamaladalam Kizhakkunarum Pakshi Champakulam Thachan Dhanam Aayirappara Kalippattam Ayal Kadha Ezhuthukayanu Nandanam Rajashilpi Bharatham and Aaraam Thampuran The songs Pramadhavanam Veendum from the movie His Highness Abdullah and Harimuraleeravam from Aaraam Thampuran were among the most adored songs of that time He shared a close relationship with the actor Mohanlal He also composed songs and background score for 8 Tamil films like Hemavin kadhalargal Rasigan oru rasigai Kanmaniye pesu Dharma devathai Pottu vacha neram Lakshmi vandhachu Thaye nee thunai and Malare kurinji malare Almost all major lyricists of his era penned lyrics for his songs like O N V Kurup Sreekumaran Thampi Bichu Thirumala Poovachal Khader Chunakkara Ramankutty Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri Gireesh Puthenchery Shibu Chakravarthy etc Most of his songs were sung by K J Yesudas and K S Chithra Non cinematic albums EditSome of his light music albums and devotional albums which were most popular in the 1980s and 1990s through All India Radio and audio cassettes were Tharanginiyude Ulsava Gaanangal festival songs 1983 1985 Vasantha Geethangal 1984 Ponnona Tharangini 1992 Amme Saranam Devi Saranam 1994 Sarana Theertham 1997 and Uthradapoonilave 2001 Raveendran did orchestration for Deepam Makaradeepam 1980 composed by BichuThirumala Personal life EditHe was married to Shobha and has three sons His youngest son Naveen Madhav is a playback singer in Tamil Telugu and Kannada film and twin sons Rajan Madhav a film director and Sajan Madhav a music composer in Telugu Malayalam and Tamil films Yakshiyum njanum was the debut movie of Sajan Madhav as composer in Malayalam Earlier he composed orchestration for the songs of Kalabham and also helped in orchestration of many songs composed by Raveendran Raveendran died suddenly at his home in Chennai following a cardiac arrest on 3 March 2005 aged only 61 He was suffering from throat cancer for a long time and was under treatment when his end occurred His last works Vadakkumnadhan and Kalabham were released posthumously in 2006 Filmography EditMain article Raveendran filmographyAs a playback singer EditHe started his career as a playback singer for the 1969 movie Velliyazhcha for which the songs were composed by M S Baburaj His first song was titled Parvana rajanithan For a decade he struggled to get songs and even become a dubbing artist for films He dubbed for actor Shankar in the movie Aranjaanam directed by P Venu As a music director he sang some of his songs In 1978 Raveendran sung a song sandhya vandana geethikaluyarum sanyasikalude asramavadam with Yesudas in the movie AVAKASAM directed by A B Raj Then he was called as kulathuppuzha Ravi Music direction by M K Arjunan and Lyrics by Gopi Kottarappat Major awards EditNational Film Awards 1992 Special Mention BharathamKerala State Film Awards 1991 Best Music Director Bharatham 2002 Best Music Director NandanamFilmfare Awards South 1990 Filmfare Award for Best Music Director Malayalam His Highness Abdullah 4 1991 Filmfare Award for Best Music Director Malayalam Bharatham 5 1995 Filmfare Award for Best Music Director Malayalam Mazhayethum Munpe 2006 Filmfare Award for Best Music Director Malayalam VadakkumnadhanKerala Film Critics Award 6 Best Music Director BharathamAsianet Film Awards 2006 Best Music Director VadakkumnadhanNotable songs EditTharake Mizhiyithalil Choola Chandanamani vathil pathi Chari Marikkunnilla Njan Thengum hrudayam Aattakkalasham Nirangale Aham Harimuraleeravam Aaraam Thampuran Pramadhavanam His Highness Abdulla Devasabhathalam His Highness Abdulla Sree Lathikakal amp Sukamo devi Sukhamo Devi Gopangane Bharatham Ramakadha Bharatham Sayanthanam Kamaladalam Premodhaaranay Kamaladalam Ezhuswarangalum thazhukivarum Chirio chiri Pularkala Sundara Swapnathil Oru Maymasa pulariyil Azhake Amaram Vikara Naukayumai Amaram Kandu njan mizhikalil Abhimanyu Vanambaadi etho theerangal Desadanakili Karayaarilla Thenum vayambum Thenum vayambum Madhumasa Ponnila Choodi Kuttettan Innumente Kannuneeril Yuvajanotsavam Puzhayorazhakullapennu Ente Nadinikkuttikku Hridayam oru veenayai Thammil Thammil Aalila Manjalil Surya gayathri Kalabham tharaam Vadakkumnadhan Enthinu Veroru Sooryodayam Mazhayethum munpea Ragangale Tharattu Manja Kiliyude Kanmadam Manathaaril Ennum Kaliyil Alpam Kaaryam Etho Nidrathan Ayaal Kathayezhuthukayaanu Moovanthi thazhvarayil Kanmadam Vaarmukile vaanil Mazha Kaarmukil varnante Nandanam film Deenadayalo Raama Arayannangalude Veedu Thalam Thettiya Thalam Thettiya Tharattu Aalilathaliyumay Mizhi Randilum Poovinullil Poo Viriyum Tharattu Olikkunnuvo Mizhikkumbilil Champakulam Thachan Devasandhya Gopurathil Kalabham Deepam Deepam Neelakkadambu Kudajaadriyil Kudikollum Ganga Vadakkumnathan Sindhura sandhyyakku Mownam Choola See also EditMusic of Kerala Cinema of KeralaBibliography EditM D Manoj Raveendra Sangeetham Olive Publishers May 2010 Sobha Raveend s wife Raveendra sangeetham Kelkatha ragangal 2011References Edit Raveendran IMDb Retrieved 12 January 2021 Pradeep K 25 August 2011 The complete musician The Hindu ISSN 0971 751X Retrieved 12 January 2021 Remembering Raveendran The New Indian Express Retrieved 12 January 2021 Filmfare for Raveendran mentioned in 39th National Film Awards catalogue PDF Directorate of Film Festivals Retrieved 11 August 2014 39th Annual Filmfare Malayalam Best Actor Director Music Santosh Archived from the original on 8 February 2017 Film Critics Award 1991 via YouTube dead YouTube link Raveendran Website Music director Ravindran dead Usurped The Hindu Malayalam music director Ravindran dies The Times of India Obituary Raveendran Sify Life and times of a music director Usurped The Hindu രവ ന ദ രസ ഗ തമ ല ല ത ത എട ട ണ ട കള Paadheyam Vanitha 15 29 February 2008 Interview with the Raveendran familyExternal links EditRaveendran s profile on www malayalasangeetham info Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Raveendran amp oldid 1128818302, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
