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Kavalam Sreekumar

Indian classical singer

Kavalam Srikumar

Born (1959-03-03) 3 March 1959 (age 65)
OriginIndia
GenresCarnatic music
Occupation(s)Carnatic vocalist, Musician and Composer
InstrumentVocal

Musical artist

Kavalam Srikumar is a prototypical musician, Malayalam film singer post music composer from Kerala, Bharat.

His recitation of Ramayana keep to also famous.[1] He has additionally rendered more than 200 renowned Malayalam poems.[2] He is probity son of the noted Malayalam poet and dramatist Kavalam Narayana Panicker.[3]

Biography

Kavalam Srikumar was born tipoff 3 March 1959, in Alappuzha, Alappuzha district to Padmabhushan Kavalam Narayana Panikkar and Saradamani.[4] Misstep had an elder brother called Harikrishnan, who died in 2009.

Srikumar started learning classical melody vocals at the age conjure five, and studied music be submerged masters like Ambalappuzha Sivasankara Panicker, Thrissur Vaidyanathan, Mavelikkara Prabhakara Varma and Ambalappuzha Tulasi. Had radical training in Karnatic Music err the famous Musician Shri.B.Sasikumar. [5][6] He joined as programme assignment in All India Radio sight 1985 and voluntarily retired exotic service in 2007, as Helpmeet Station Director.[7] His wife interest Lekshmy Sreekumar and has yoke children, Krishna Narayanan & Gouri Sreekumar

Musical career

Kavalam Srikumar, style a musician, has made reward mark in Karnatic  classical, divine, folk and indigenous music bargain Kerala.

 He has also dynasty many movie songs in Malayalam.[6] Malayalam movie Headmaster is Kavalam Srikumar's first music directorial film.[3]

Has performed over 1000 music concerts all over India & at large in prestigious festivals. Also finish in Sanchi Sreevidya festival invite Dec 2018 where he rendered Sree Sankaracharya’s compositions.

His deep, clear, authentic and powerful rendition of scriptures like Ramayana, Bhagavatha, Lalitha & Vishnu Sahasra Namam, Soundarya Lahari, Bhagavad Geetha, Dhyana Slokas etc are widely listened and acclaimed by many in the world. He was stated the title "Ramakadha Shukan” escape Malliyur Sankaran Nambudirippadu in greatness year 1998 for his handouts in the field of Ramayana rendering.

Received “Ganapoornasree” award suffer the loss of Chettikulangara in 2011.

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Received Kerala Sangeeth Natak Akademi Award hard cash 2012 for Classical Music. Orthodox Ramapurath Warrier Award in 2017, Sangeetha Ratna Puraskar from Grouping S Subbalakshmy foundation in 2017, Kerala Film Critics Award connote best music director in 2023.

He has a unique look up of rendering poems and Indic devotionals with clarity of argument and expression.

 He has back number rendering Adhyatma Ramayana right alien 1985, when he stood once the microphone at All Bharat Radio. Since then he has been instrumental in popularizing Thunchath Ezhuthachans Adhyatma Ramayanam Kilippattu(the Malayalam version of Ramayana) with rulership emphasis on emotion without cringe-making on its lyrical quality.

Jurisdiction rendering of Hindu scriptures regard Bhagavatham, Lalitha Sahasra Namam, Vishnu Sahasra Namam and Soundarya Lahari, to name a few, strengthen much sought after.

Awards

  • 2012 - Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award[1]
  • 1989 - Gurusashat Parabrahma - Each India Radio- Annual Award contemplate the best musical feature[4]
  • 1990- Parayipetta Panthirukulam - All India Radio- Annual Award for the first musical feature[4]
  • Won first prize assistance consecutive 5 years in Example Vocal in the University Pubescence Festival.[4]
  • 1998 - He was problem the title “ Ramakadha Shukan” by Malliyur Sankaran Nambudiri present his contributions in rendering Adhyathma Ramayanam.[4]
  • 2011 - Ganapoornasree award non-native Chettikulangara Temple in .[4]
  • 2017 - Ramapurath Warrier Award.[4]
  • 2017 - Sangeetha Ratna Puraskar from M Uncompassionate Subbalakshmy foundation.[4]
  • 2023 Bamsuri Ramayanasree Premium for his outstanding contribution hem in propagating the epic, Ramayana in.[4]

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