K. J. Yesudas
Sound
Born 1940-01-10
Ernakulam, Kerala, India
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Kattassery Joseph Yesudas is an Indian Carnatic musician and film playback singer.
Yesudas sings Indian classical, devotional and cinematic songs. He has recorded more than 50,000 songs in a number of Indian languages as well as Russian, Arabic, Latin and English during a career spanning more than five decades. He has performed in most Indian languages except Assamese, Konkani and Kashmiri. He also composed a number of Malayalam film songs in the 1970s and 1980s. Yesudas is fondly called Gana Gandharvan (The Celestial Singer). He is considered to be a cultural icon of the Malayalam language - as well as of its ethnic group spread across the world - due largely to the fact that his songs have been profoundly ingrained into the minds of Malayalam speaking people for five decades.
Yesudas has won the National Award for the Best Male Playback Singer seven times, the Filmfare Awards five times, and the State Award for the Best Playback Singer forty-three times, which consists of awards by the state governments of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and West Bengal. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1975, the Padma Bhushan in 2002, and the Padma Vibhushan (second-highest civilian award) in 2017 by the Government of India for his contributions towards the arts. In 2011 Yesudas was honoured with the CNN-IBN outstanding achievement award having recorded over 20,000 songs in a five-decade career. In 2006, he sang 16 film songs in four South Indian languages on the same day at AVM Studio, Chennai
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Acting
59 credits
Charandas
Ammavum Neeye Appavum Neeye
Hello Madras Girl
Kadalora Kadhal
Tamilarasan
Neethana Antha Kuyil
Kalamellam Un Madiyil
Mithunam
Bandhukkal Sathrukkal
Gramapanchayath
Aa Divasam
Shapamoksham
Thalapathi
Kilikkonchel
Ashwamedham
Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal
Ratchagan
Manichitrathazhu
Kaapalika
Yakshi
Nellu
Chronic Bachelor
Thenum Vayambum
Kuyiline Thedi
Omanikkan Ormavaikkan
Kurishuyudham
Kaaliya Mardhanam
Postmane Kananilla
Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu
Itha Innu Muthal
Tourist Bungalow
Aadhipathyam
Uzhavan
Sooryavamsham
Kamadhenu
Vivahitha
Thavalam
Lakshmana Rekha
Angadikkappurathu
Bhookambam
Vetta
Boyy Friennd
Agni Pushpam
Vanitha Police
Pramani
Thangathin Thangam
Mazhathullikkilukkam
Mallanum Mathevanum
10 Kalpanakal
Moondram Pirai
Dharmakshetre Kurukshetre
Engane Nee Marakkum
Kilipetchu Ketkava
Njan Onnu Parayatte
Niramulla Ravukal
Madhuram Thirumadhuram
Apoorva Raagangal
Gandharvam
Alaap
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