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| birth_name = Kadakkavoor Pachan Brahmanandan | |||
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2004|08|10|1946|02|22}} | | death_date = {{Death date and age|2004|08|10|1946|02|22}} | ||
| death_place = Kadakkavoor, Trivandrum, India | | death_place = Kadakkavoor, Trivandrum, India | ||
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| occupation = Singer | | occupation = Singer | ||
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''' | '''Kadakkavoor Pachan Brahmanandan''' (22 February 1946 – 10 August 2004) was a South Indian playback singer from [[Kerala]].<ref name="thehindu.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/2004/08/11/stories/2004081108550400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205000535/http://www.thehindu.com/2004/08/11/stories/2004081108550400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 February 2016 |work=[[The Hindu]] |title=Kerala News : Brahmanandan dead |date=2004-08-11 |access-date=3 January 2015}}</ref> | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Brahmanandan was born in [[Kadakkavoor]], which is located north of [[Trivandrum]] district in Kerala. His | Brahmanandan was born in [[Kadakkavoor]], which is located north of [[Trivandrum]] district in Kerala, on 22 February 1946. His parents were Pachan and Bhavani. He was the third child of his parents, who totally had eight children. He began to study [[Carnatic music]] since a young age, firstly from his uncle Kadakkavoor Sundaram Bhagavathar, and later from the eminent musician [[D. K. Jayaraman]]. Brahmanandan was the father of Rakesh Brahmanandan, another Malayalam singer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/music/Singer-Rakesh-Brahmanandan-getting-married/articleshow/30665640.cms |access-date=4 September 2018 |title=Singer Rakesh Brahmanandan getting married |first=Deepa |last=Soman |website=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140927234320/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/music/Singer-Rakesh-Brahmanandan-getting-married/articleshow/30665640.cms |archive-date=27 September 2014}}</ref> | ||
Brahmanandan died at his home in Kadakkavoor on 10 August 2004, at the age of 58.<ref name="thehindu.com"/> He was | Brahmanandan died at his home in Kadakkavoor on 10 August 2004, at the age of 58.<ref name="thehindu.com"/> He was cremated at the premises of his home the next day. He is survived by his wife Usha, son Rakesh and daughter Athira. | ||
==Awards== | ==Awards== | ||
Brahmanandan has received All-India Radio Award | Brahmanandan has received All-India Radio Award in 1965, Critics Award in 1999, and [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award]] in 2002.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brahmanandan.com/awards.html |title=Official Website of K P Brahmanandan |publisher=Brahamanadan.com |access-date=3 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205180639/http://brahmanandan.com/awards.html |archive-date=5 February 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.keralaculture.org/light-music/467 |title=Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award: Light Music |publisher=Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala|access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
He also sang for a dozen Tamil films, for composers such as [[Ilaiyaraja]]...Santha Kavigal for Tamil movie "Metti" from Director Mahendran and [[Shankar–Ganesh]], and composed the music for two movies, `Malayathi Pennu' and `Kanni Nilaavu'.<ref name="thehindu.com"/> | He also sang for a dozen Tamil films, for composers such as [[Ilaiyaraja]]...Santha Kavigal for Tamil movie "Metti" from Director Mahendran and [[Shankar–Ganesh]], and composed the music for two movies, `Malayathi Pennu' and `Kanni Nilaavu'.<ref name="thehindu.com"/> | ||
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[[Category:2004 deaths]] | [[Category:2004 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:Male Carnatic singers]] | [[Category:Male Carnatic singers]] | ||
[[Category:Indian male classical singers]] | [[Category:Carnatic singers]] | ||
[[Category:Indian male | [[Category:20th-century Indian male classical singers]] | ||
[[Category:Malayalam playback singers]] | [[Category:Indian male playback singers]] | ||
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[[Category:Malayali people]] | [[Category:Malayali people]] | ||
[[Category:Singers from Thiruvananthapuram]] | [[Category:Singers from Thiruvananthapuram]] | ||
[[Category:Film musicians from Kerala]] | [[Category:Film musicians from Kerala]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Recipients of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award]] | ||
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K. P. Brahmanandan | |
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| Birth name | Kadakkavoor Pachan Brahmanandan |
| Born | February 22, 1946 Kadakkavoor, Trivandrum, India |
| Died | August 10, 2004 (aged 58) Kadakkavoor, Trivandrum, India |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1969-2004 |
Kadakkavoor Pachan Brahmanandan (22 February 1946 – 10 August 2004) was a South Indian playback singer from Kerala.[1]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Brahmanandan was born in Kadakkavoor, which is located north of Trivandrum district in Kerala, on 22 February 1946. His parents were Pachan and Bhavani. He was the third child of his parents, who totally had eight children. He began to study Carnatic music since a young age, firstly from his uncle Kadakkavoor Sundaram Bhagavathar, and later from the eminent musician D. K. Jayaraman. Brahmanandan was the father of Rakesh Brahmanandan, another Malayalam singer.[2]
Brahmanandan died at his home in Kadakkavoor on 10 August 2004, at the age of 58.[1] He was cremated at the premises of his home the next day. He is survived by his wife Usha, son Rakesh and daughter Athira.
Awards[edit | edit source]
Brahmanandan has received All-India Radio Award in 1965, Critics Award in 1999, and Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award in 2002.[3][4]
Career[edit | edit source]
He also sang for a dozen Tamil films, for composers such as Ilaiyaraja...Santha Kavigal for Tamil movie "Metti" from Director Mahendran and Shankar–Ganesh, and composed the music for two movies, `Malayathi Pennu' and `Kanni Nilaavu'.[1]
"Brahmanandan Foundation", constituted in memory of Brahmanandan encourages projects that promote values in line with particular interests that are well informed, that have clearly defined goals, and that are innovative and risk-taking, while acknowledging traditional standards of excellence and responsibility to the music.[5] The foundation has also constituted Brahmanandan memorial award, for excellence in Music.[6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Kerala News : Brahmanandan dead". The Hindu. 11 August 2004. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ↑ Soman, Deepa. "Singer Rakesh Brahmanandan getting married". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 September 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ↑ "Official Website of K P Brahmanandan". Brahamanadan.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ↑ "Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award: Light Music". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ↑ "Official Website of K P Brahmanandan". Brahmanandan.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ↑ "Club FM, Ravi Menon gets Brahmanandan award, Malayalam - Mathrubhumi English Movies". Mathrubhumi.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.