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 Nair 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; Saraswathy Nagarajan, The Hindu, 2005-06-24; Retrieved: 2007-09-03 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. Radhakrishnan 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,; The Hindu, 2002-11-28; Retrieved: 2007-09-03 an Indian ascetic, and composed music for the ascetic's lyrics, which was sung by his younger sister 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 also composed the poems of Kamala Surayya, an Indian writer, through the album Surayya Padunnu.; NJ Nair, The Hindu, 2005-06-10; Retrieved: 2007-09-03 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.K.S Chitra's Melodious Voice ; Dhanyasree .M, One India Retrieved: 2007-09-03; The Hindu, 2005-01-28; Retrieved: 2007-09-03
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 had been on a 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 the following day. He is survived by his son Rajakrishnan, daughter Karthika, granddaughters Nandana and Gouriparvathy, sister Omanakutty and brother Sreekumar. His wife Padmaja, who outlived him by 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 # Film Film director Year 1ThampuG Aravindan1978 2ThiranottamAshok Kumar 3ThakaraBharathan1980 4AaravamBharathan 5 Chamaram Bharathan6Njan EkananuP Chandrasekhar19827Poochakkoru MookkuthiPriyadarshan19848Parayanumvayya Parayathirikkanumvayya19859Rakkuyilin Ragasadassil198610Ayalvasi Oru Daridravasi198611GeethamSajan198612SarvakalashalaVenu Nagavally198713JaalakamHarikumar14Nombarathi PoovuPadmarajan15Vellanakalude NaduPriyadarshan198816Adhwaytham17Oohakachavadam"K. Madhu199218ManichithrathazhuFazil199319DevaasuramI. V. Sasi20Ammayane SathyamBalachandra Menon21KashmeeramRajiv Anchal199422AgnidevanVenu Nagavally199523ThakshashilaSreekumar Krishnan Nair199524Rakthasakshikal SindabadVenu Nagavally199825Stalin SivadasT S Suresh Babu199926Kannezhuthi Pottum ThottuT. K. Rajeev Kumar27PilotsRajiv Anchal200028NarasimhamShaji Kailas200029PrajaJoshi200130MeghasandeshamRajasenan200131NarimanK. Madhu200232"Kattu Vannu Vilichappol"Sasi Paravoor200332AchaneyanenikkishtamSuresh Krishna200433YanamSanjay Nambiar200534AnanthabhadramSanthosh Sivan2006
References
External links
Official website of M. G. Radhakrishnan foundation
MG Radhakrishnan at MSI (in Malayalam) (in Malayalam) (in Malayalam) (in Malayalam)