M. Jayachandran Explained
| M. Jayachandran Nair |
| Birth Name: | Jayachandran Madhusoodanan Nair |
| Birth Date: | 1971 6, df=51 |
| Birth Place: | Trivandrum, Kerala |
| Background: | non_performing_personnel |
| Alias: | M J Sir |
| Origin: | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
| Occupation: | Music director, playback singer |
| Years Active: | 1993–present |
Madhusoodanan Jayachandran Nair is an Indian composer, singer, and musician. He has won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director a record number of nine times. In 2005, he also won the state award for best male singer. In 2015, he won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for the film Ennu Ninte Moideen. He has composed music for 126 films.
Biography
Jayachandran was born on 14 June 1971, at Thiruvananthapuram.[1] [2] He began learning Carnatic music at the age of 5 under Attingal Harihara Iyer and later under Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath.[3] Thereafter, he was a student of Neyyattinkara Mohanachandran for 18 years.[3] He won the Carnatic vocal competition at the Kerala University youth festival four times in a row from 1987 to 1990.[3] He completed his graduation in Electrical Engineering from TKM College of Engineering and College of Engineering, Trivandrum.
He began his career in the film industry as a playback singer for the movie Vasudha in 1992, then became an assistant to Malayalam music director G. Devarajan.[3] In 1995, he became an independent music director through the film Chantha.[3]
Personal life
Jayachandran is the younger among the two sons of late Madhusoodanan Nair (d. 2014) and late Vijaya Nair (d. 2009), born on 14 June 1971. He has an elder brother named Prakash Chandran. He worked at Asianet before taking up full-time music direction.[3] He married Priya on 12 November 1995, and has two sons Nandagopal and Karthik Gopal.[4] He has been on the judging panel of musical reality shows in Malayalam television.
Filmography
See main article: M. Jayachandran filmography.
Albums (non-film)
- Mangalyathaali (lyrics: Chovvalloor Krishnankutty, Chittoor Gopi, Sreemoolanagaram Ponnan, singers: various)
- Mahamaaya (2005) (lyrics: Rajeev Alunkal, singer: K. S. Chithra)
- Sandhyanjali (2005) (lyrics: Traditional, singer: K. S. Chithra)
- Unnikkannan (2005) (lyrics: Chowalloor Krishnankutty, singer: K. S. Chithra)
- Vandeham Harikrishna (2006) (lyrics: Gireesh Puthenchery, singer: K. S. Chithra)
- Padmam Sree Padmam (2008) (lyrics: S Ramesan Nair, singers: M. G. Sreekumar, Radhika Thilak)
- Aattukal Deviyamma (lyrics: various, singers: various)
- Amme Devi Mahamaye (lyrics: S. Ramesan Nair, singer: P. Jayachandran)
- Gopichandanam (lyrics: S Ramesan Nair, singer: K. S. Chithra)
- Haripriya (lyrics: S Ramesan Nair, singer: K. S. Chithra)
- Campus (2002) (lyrics: Gireesh Puthenchery, S Ramesan Nair, Rajeev Alunkal, Yogesh, singers: various)
- Kudamullapoo (2003) (lyrics: Gireesh Puthenchery, singers: K. J. Yesudas, Vijay Yesudas, K. S. Chithra)
- Iniyennum (2004) (lyrics: East Coast Vijayan, singers: various)
- Ormakkai (2005) (lyrics: East Coast Vijayan, singers: various)
- Swantham (2006) (lyrics: East Coast Vijayan, singers: various)
- Raagolsavam (lyrics: Pallippuram Mohanachandran, singers: Biju Narayanan, Srinivas, K. S. Chithra)
- Thiruvona Paattu (lyrics: Sreekumaran Thampi, singers: P. Jayachandran, K. S. Chithra)
Television
- TV Shows as Judge
- TV serials as Music Director
Awards
National Film Awards
Honorary
Kerala State Film Awards
Kerala Film Critics Association Awards
Asianet Film Awards
- 2003 – Best Music Director Award Gaurisankaram
- 2004 – Best Music Director Award Perumazhakkalam, Mampazhakkalam
- 2007 – Best Music Director Award Nivedyam
- 2011 – Best Music Director Award Pranayam
Filmfare Awards South
- 2004 – Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Malayalam – Perumazhakkalam
- 2011 – Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Malayalam – Pranayam[6]
- 2013 – Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Malayalam – Celluloid
- 2015 – Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Malayalam – Ennu Ninte Moideen
Asiavision Awards
Mirchi Music Awards South
- 2009 - Best music director
- 2009 - Album of the year
- 2009 - Song of the year
- 2010 - Best music director
- 2010 - Album of the year
- 2010 - Song of the year
- 2011 - Song of the year
- 2011 - Album of the year
- 2011 - Best music director
Asianet Television Awards
- 2017 - Manninte Manamulla Sangeetham (Honorary awards)
- 2017 - Best Music Director
Vijay Television Awards
- 2018 - Vijay Television Awards for Special Jury Award
Mazhavil Mango Award
- 2021 - Best Music director
External links
Notes and References
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- Web site: 2 . .
- Web site: Scaling peaks of success. https://web.archive.org/web/20131219073904/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/10/21/stories/2005102102540100.htm. dead. The Hindu. 2013-12-19.
- News: Seasoned culinary managers. The Hindu. 18 September 2013 . M . Athira .
- Web site: 2004-02-01 . Film critics' awards announced . https://web.archive.org/web/20100820054715/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/02/01/stories/2004020105530400.htm . 2010-08-20 . 2020-10-20 . usurped . The Hindu.
- Web site: The 59th Idea Filmfare Awards 2011(South) . https://archive.today/20121204180003/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-08/news-interviews/32588512_1_aadukalam-video-pranayam . dead . 4 December 2012 . . 8 July 2012 .
- Web site: Mammotty, Kavya Madhavan bag Asiavision awards - Emirates 24|7 . Emirates247.com . 2013-11-05 . 2016-02-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060116/http://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/mammotty-kavya-madhavan-bag-asiavision-awards-2013-11-05-1.526962 . 4 March 2016 .
