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M.G. Radhakrishnan
M.G. Radhakrishnan
Background information
Birth name	Malabar Gopalan Radhakrishnan
Born	(1940-07-29)29 July 1940 Haripad, Travancore, British India
Died	2 July 2010(2010-07-02) (aged 69) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Genres	Music Director Carnatic music Composer
Occupation	Music Director
Years active	1978–2010

Malabar Gopalan Nair Radhakrishnan (29 July 1940 – 2 July 2010) was an Indian music director and Carnatic vocalist from Kerala.

Personal life

M. G. Radhakrishnan was born on 29 July 1940 at Haripad, in Alappuzha district, Kerala as the eldest of three children of music composer and harmonist Malabar Gopalan and Harikatha exponent Kamalakshi marasyar. He studied at the S. D. College, Alappuzha, and undertook Ganabhooshanam from Swathi Thirunal College of Music. K. J. Yesudas was one of his classmates there. His younger brother M. G. Sreekumar is a playback singer in Malayalam and Tamil cinema and his younger sister K. Omanakutty is a carnatic vocalist and academic.

Radhakrishnan was married to Padmaja, who was herself famous as a poet, lyricist and classical dancer. They had two children - M. R. Rajakrishnan and Karthika. Their son Rajakrishnan is a well-known sound recordist, who has worked in many films. He died on 2 July 2010 at KIMS hospital in Thiruvananthapuram due to liver disease, less than a month short of his 70th birthday.

Career

M. G. Radhakrishnan was a disciple of Sree Vidyadhiraja Hridayanjali, an Indian ascetic, and composed music for the ascetic's lyrics, which was sung by his younger sister Dr. K Omanakutty, a Carnatic vocalist. In his official capacity, Radhakrishnan worked as staff and become the senior music composer (Grade 1) in Akashvani, Trivandrum. In 1962, he joined All India Radio as a music composer. He used to conduct a 15-minute light music class through AIR.

He has also composed the poems of Kamala Surayya, an Indian writer, through the album Surayya Padunnu. Radhakrishnan introduced K. S. Chithra, a singer and a student of Omanakutty, to the film and music industry by employing her in the film Attahaasam.

Death

Radhakrishnan died from liver cirrhosis on 2 July 2010 at KIMS hospital in Thiruvananthapuram. He was admitted there a week earlier after his condition worsened, and was in ventilator since then. He was less than a month short of his 70th birthday when he died. He was cremated with full state honours at Thaikkad Santhikavadam electronic crematorium on the next day. His son M. R. Rajakrishnan is a sound recordist. His wife Padmaja, who outlived him for nearly ten years, died on 15 June 2020 following a heart attack.

Awards

Kerala State Film Awards

• 2005 – Best Music Director – Ananthabadram
• 2001 – Best Music Director – Achaneyaanenikkishtam

Asianet Film Awards

• 2005 – Best Music Director Award – Anandabhadram
• 2001 – Best Music Director Award – Kaate Vannu Vilichappol

Others

• 2004 – Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship
• 1995 – Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award

Filmography

References

1. "Harippad honed his talents". The New Indian Express. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
2. Singing from the soul; Saraswathy Nagarajan, The Hindu, 2005-06-24; Retrieved: 2007-09-03
3. ^ Chords & Notes Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine; The Hindu, 2002-11-28; Retrieved: 2007-09-03
4. Poetic songs of Kamala Suraiyya; NJ Nair, The Hindu, 2005-06-10; Retrieved: 2007-09-03
5. K.S Chitra's Melodious Voice Archived 2007-09-11 at the Wayback Machine; Dhanyasree .M, One India Retrieved: 2007-09-03
6. A pleasant surprise; The Hindu, 2005-01-28; Retrieved: 2007-09-03
7. "Music director M G Radhakrishnan passes away". Oneindia. 3 July 2010. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
8. "Classical Music". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
9. "Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award: Light Music". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 26 February 2023.

External links

• M.G. Radhakrishnan at IMDb
• Official website of M. G. Radhakrishnan foundation
• M.G Radhakrishnan passes away
• MG Radhakrishnan at MSI
• Remembering M. G. Radhakrishnan - K. S. Chithra (in Malayalam)
• Remembering M. G. Radhakrishnan - Sreekumaran Thampi (in Malayalam)
• Remembering M. G. Radhakrishnan - Fazil (in Malayalam)
• Remembering M. G. Radhakrishnan - Johnson (in Malayalam)

• 1940 births
• 2010 deaths
• Deaths from cirrhosis
• Indian Hindus
• Kerala State Film Award winners
• Malayalam film score composers
• 20th-century Indian composers
• People from Alappuzha district
• Film musicians from Kerala
• 21st-century Indian composers
• 21st-century Indian male classical singers
• 20th-century Indian male classical singers
• Male Carnatic singers
• Carnatic singers
• Singers from Kerala
• Indian male film score composers
• Recipients of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship
• Recipients of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award