P. Jayachandran
Paliyath Jayachandrakuttan, popularly known as P. Jayachandran, is an Indian playback singer and classical musician from Kerala. Jayachandran is best known for his captivating voice which gave him the title Bhava Gayakan by the music fraternity of South India.
Early life
Jayachandran was born in Bhadralayam at Ravipuram, Kochi on 3 March 1944 and his family later moved to Irinjalakkuda. He is the third of five children of Ravivarma Kochaniyan Thampuran and Paliyath Subhadrakkunjamma.Jayachandran married Lalitha from Thrissur in May 1973. They have a daughter named Lakshmi and a son named Dinanath, who also sang for films.
Career
Jayachandran graduated from Christ College, Irinjalakuda. He was a student of the National High School, Irinjalakuda from where he received many prizes for playing the mridangam and light music in the State School Youth Festival. Jayachandran met Yesudas in 1958 when he participated in the state youth festival. Yesudas won the Best Classical Singer award and Jayachandran got the best mridamgist award in the same year.Jayachandran has won one National Award, five Kerala State Awards and four Tamil Nadu State Awards. He has recorded songs in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi.
In 1967, he sang the song "Anuragaganam pole", composed by M.S. Baburaj, for the film Udhyogastha, directed by P. Venu. Later together, P. Venu and Jayachandran produced more hits like "Ninmaniarayile" and "Malayala Bashathan". Jayachandran received the Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer in 1972 for the song "Neelagiriyude " for the film Panitheeratha Veedu. Its music was done by M. S. Viswanathan. The year 1978 brought him another Kerala State award, this time for the song "Ragam Sreeragam" from the film Bandhanam, composed by M. B. Sreenivasan. In 1985 he received the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the song "Sivasankara Sarva Saranya Vibho" from the film Sree Narayana Guru, composed by G. Devarajan. The song "Prayam Nammil", from the film Niram, brought him a third Kerala state award in 1998. In 1975, he sang for the Malayalam movie Penpada a song called "Velli then Kinnam Pol", regarded as the first composition of the then 9-year-old Dileep Shekhar, now more widely known as A. R. Rahman.
Jayachandran worked in close collaboration with the composer Ilayaraja, producing numerous popular hits in the Tamil language, including "Raasaathi Unna", "Kaathirundhu Kaathirundhu", "Mayanginen Solla Thayanginen", "Vaalkaiye Vesham", "Poova Eduthu Oru" and "Thaalaattudhey Vaanam". In 1994, he received the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Singer for the song "Kathazham Kattuvazhi" for the film Kizhakku Cheemayile, composed by A. R. Rahman. As a recognition for his contribution to Tamil film music, he was honoured with the 1997 Kalaimamani award of the Tamil Nadu Government.
Jayachandran was honoured with the Swaralaya Kairali Yesudas award at the beginning of 2001, which he was the first person to receive. The motive behind this award is to choose the best from the singers and lyricists within a span of 30 years. He has sung nearly 1000 songs for Malayalam movies over the years, according to the MSI information database.
Jayachandran sang in Hindi for the first time in 2008 for the movie ADA...A Way of Life along with Alka Yagnik, with music scored by A. R. Rahman.
Tamil Songs
- "Ponnenna Poovenna" – Alaigal
- "Kadavul Vaazhum kovilile" - Oru Thalai Ragam
- "Thaalattuthey Vaanam" - Kadal Meengal
- "Vasantha Kaalangal" - Rail Payanangalil
- "Mayanginen Solla Thayanginen" - Naane Raja Naane Mandhiri
- "Raasathi Unna" - Vaidehi Kathirunthal
- "Kaathirundhu Kaathirundhu" - Vaidehi Kathirunthal
- "Indraiku Yen Indha Aanandame" - Vaidehi Kathirunthal
- "Pullai Kooda Paada" - En Purushanthaan Enakku Mattumthaan
- "Poomudithu" - En Purushanthaan Enakku Mattumthaan
- "Poova Eduthu Oru Maala" - Amman Kovil Kizhakale
- "Poo Pootha Chediya Kaanom" - Poo Poova Poothirukku
- "Kodiyile Malliyappoo" – Kadalora Kavithaigal
- "Chinna Poove Mella Pesu" - Chinna Poove Mella Pesu
- "Sothanai Theeravilla" - Senthoora Poove
- "Andhinera Thendral" - Inaindha Kaigal
- "Enathu Vizhi" - Solla Thudikuthu Manasu
- "Kollaiyele Thennai Vaithu" - Kadhalan
- "Chitthirai Nilavu" - Vandicholai Chinraasu
- "Sollamale Yaar Parthathu" - Poove Unakkaga
- "Kannathil Muthamittal" - Kannathil Muthamittal
- "Vellaiyay Manam" - Chokka Thangam
- "Malliga Poovukku" - Sundhara Travels
- "Nee Santhanam Poosiya" - Sundhara Travels
- kaali dasan kanna dasan - soorakkottai singakutti
- "Mancholai Kilithano" – Kizhake Pogum Rail
- "En Mel Vizhunda" - May Madham
- "Idhu Kaadhalin" - Aval Varuvala
- "Kannaadi Maalai" - Amutha
- "Kattazham Kattuvazhi" - Kizhakku Cheemayile
- "Pooviley Medai" - Pagal Nilavu
- "Ooruellam Saamiyaga" - Deiva Vakku
- Mounamulla Mayakkam - Azhagu
- "Manthaara Malare" - Naan Avanillai
Tamil Christian Devotional Songs
- "Uravodu Vaazhum" – Deiva Tharisanam
- "Nanbanukkaga" – Deiva Tharisanam
- "Amaidhiyin Thoothanay" – '
- "Enathu Vizhiyil Unathu Paarvai" – '
- "Amaithi Thedi Alaiyum Nenjame" – Paathai
Other Language Songs
- "Manjalayil Mungi Thorthi" – Kalithozhan
- "Chanda Chanda" – Manasa Sarovara
- "Therirangum Mukile" – Mazhathullikilukkam
- "Olanjali Kuruvi" – 1983
- "Ithaloornnu Veena" – Thanmathra
- "Olavina Udugore Kodalenu" – Olavina Udugore
- "Milo Wahan Wahan
- "Harshbashpam Thooki" - "Muthassi"
- "Ariyathe Ariyathe" - "Ravanaprabhu"
- ""Pattil Ee Pattil" - "Pranayam"
- "Sharadambaram " - "Ennu Ninte Moideen"
- "Jeevana Sanjeevana" - Hanthakana Sanchu
- "Mannappm chuttu" - Marubhoomiyile Aana
- "Podi meesha" - Pa Va
- "Hindusthanvu endu mareyada" - Amrutha Ghalige
- "Mandara Pushpavu Neenu" - Ranganayaki
- "Chanda Chanda" - Maanasa Sarovara
- "Neeyoru Puzhayayi"- Thilakkam
- "Poove Poove" - "Devadoothan"
- "Aaru Paranju" - "Pulival Kalyanam"
- "Mazhavannu" - Puzhikkadakan
Malayalam music albums
- Pranayamarmaram – 2009.
Awards
- 1986 – Best Male Play Back Singer for the Malayalam film Sree Narayana Guru
- 1972 – Best Male Play Back Singer for the song "Suprabhatham" in the film Pani Theeratha Veedu
- 1978 – Best Male Play Back Singer for the song "Ragam Sreeragam" in the film Bandhanam
- 1999 – Best Male Play Back Singer for the song "Prayam Nammil" in the film Niram
- 2004 – Best Male Play Back Singer for the song "Neeyoru Puzhayaay" in the film Thilakkam
- 2015 – Best Male Play Back Singer for the songs "Njaan Oru Malayali", "Malarvaka Kombathu", "Sharadambaram" in the films Jilebi, Ennum Eppozhum, Ennu Ninte Moideen
- 1994 – Best Male Playback Singer – for the song "Kattazham Kattuvazhi" in the film Kizhakku Cheemayile
- 1997 – Kalaimamani award by Tamil Nadu Government for 30 Years in Tamil Film Music
- 2001 – Best Male Playback – Raavanaprabhu
- 1999 – Best Male Playback – Niram''
- 2015 - Best singer male -Sharadambaam –Ennu Ninte Moideen
- 2017 - Best Singer - Podimeesha –Pa.Va
Telugu Discography
| Year | Film | Song | Composer |
| 1982 | Evaru Veeru Evaru Veeru | "Idhi Maatalu Raani Vela" | Ramesh Naidu |
| 1982 | Evaru Veeru Evaru Veeru | "Kalavu Vache Vela Ani" | Ramesh Naidu |
| 1982 | Evaru Veeru Evaru Veeru | "Ippude Thelisindhi" | Ramesh Naidu |
| 1982 | O aadadhi O Magaadu | "O Magadu O Aadadhi" | M. S. Viswanathan |
| 1983 | Subha Muhurtham | "Nee Choopu" | Chakravarthy |
| 1984 | Ooha Sundari | "Adharam Entha Madhuram" | Chakravarthy |
| 1984 | Swathi | "Chamanthi Poola Mokka" | Chakravarthy |
| 1984 | Swathi | "Pagalantha Gaganaaniki" | Chakravarthy |
| 1985 | Ee Tharam Illalu | "Raagam Madhuram" | Ilaiyaraaja |
| 1987 | Thalli Godavari | "Rathiri Sagam Ayyevela" | Ramesh Naidu |
| 1989 | Two Town Rowdy | "Vaddhura Niddhara" | Raj-Koti |
| 1994 | Vanitha | "Ye Thalli Kannadani" | A. R. Rahman |
| 1994 | Premikudu | "Muttukunte Kandipoye" | A. R. Rahman |
| 1995 | Errodu | "Yedari Seemalalo" | Vandemataram Srinivas |
| 1996 | Gunshot | "Pichi Gaali Vachi Paddadhi" | S. V. Krishna Reddy |
| 1996 | Gunshot | "Yedho Mamatha" | S. V. Krishna Reddy |
| 1996 | Nalla Poosalu | "Dandgaa Maraka Mundhe" | Vandemataram Srinivas |
| 1997 | Osi Naa Maradhala | "Aha Emi Thaluku" | M. M. Keeravani |
| 1998 | Suryavamsam | "Rojave Chinni" | S. A. Rajkumar |
| 1998 | Suswagatham | "Happy Happy" | S. A. Rajkumar |
| 1999 | Alludugaaru Vachcharu | "Chali Chalani" | M. M. Keeravani |
| 2000 | Nuvve Kavali | "Anaganaga Aakasham" | Koti |
| 2000 | Sri Srimati Satyabhama | "Neeli Neeli Meghala" | S. V. Krishna Reddy |
| 2001 | Prema Sandhadi | "Karanamagri Pakkintiloni" | Koti |
| 2002 | Baba | "Rajyama Sanyasama" | A. R. Rahman |
| 2002 | Neetho | "Dil Dil Dil" | Vidhya Sagar |
| 2002 | Neetho Cheppalani | "Ammaye Orakanta" | Koti |
| 2002 | Vooru Manadhira | "Naa Chelli Chandramma" | Koti |