Veteran playback singer P Jayachandran has been chosen for the distinguished Jesse Daniels Award for the yr 2020.
Named after filmmaker Jesse Daniels, who’s considered the daddy of Malayalam cinema, the Jesse Daniels Award is the best award in Malayalam cinema offered by the Kerala Chalachitra Akademi – a physique below the Department of Cultural Affairs of the Kerala State Government. The award consists of a quotation, a plaque and an quantity of 5 lakhs.
Known for his melodious voice, infused with lyrical expressionism, P Jayachandran’s soulful rendition captures the nostalgic and romantic fantasies of generations. Jayachandran entered Malayalam cinema by voicing the music ‘Orumullapumalaiyamayi’, written by P Bhaskaran and composed by Chidambaram, for the 1965 movie Kunjali Marakar.
Since then, Jayachandran has sung over 10,000 songs in varied languages ​​and earned himself the standing of ‘Bhava Gaekan’ (expressionist singer) of Malayalam cinema. He has gained the State Award for Best Playback Singer 5 instances throughout his profession spanning 5 a long time and the National Award for Best Singer in 1986.
The award can be offered to Jayachandran by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on the Secretariat Durbar Hall on December 23. Jayachandran is the twenty eighth recipient of the Jesse Daniels Award because it was instituted in 1992. Hariharan gained the award within the yr 2019.
This time the award committee was headed by veteran filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan. Director/actor Renji Panicker, actor Seema, Chalachitra Akademi President Kamal, Principal Secretary for Cultural Affairs, Rani George had been the members of the award committee.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
