K. Raghavan | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Raghavan Krishnan |
| Also known as | Raghavan Master |
| Born | 2 December 1913 Tellicherry, Malabar district, British India {present-day Thalassery, Kannur district, Kerala, India |
| Died | 19 October 2013 (aged 99) Thalassery, Kerala, India |
| Genres | Indian classical, light music, mappila songs |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument(s) | Tabla, keyboards, thambura, drums, vocals |
| Years active | 1950 - 2013 |
| Labels | HMV India |
K. Raghavan (2 December 1913 – 19 October 2013), also fondly called Raghavan Master, was an Indian music composer who predominantly worked in Malayalam cinema and also a carnatic vocalist. Along with G. Devarajan, V. Dakshinamoorthy and Baburaj, Raghavan is often credited for the renaissance of Malayalam film music. He is regarded as the pioneer in contributing Malayalam film songs with its own tunes and styles. Till then, Malayalam film songs were in the tunes of popular Hindi and Tamil film songs and old classical kritis. Raghavan gave a new direction and identity to Malayalam film music. He composed around 400 songs in Malayalam cinema and was active in the Malayalam film industry for nearly four decades.[1] In 1997, he was honoured with the J. C. Daniel Award, Kerala government's highest honour for contributions to Malayalam cinema.
- ^ "Evergreen compositions". The Hindu. 9 February 2007. Archived from the original on 8 August 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
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