K J Yesudas Biography – Age, Songs, Ayyappa Songs, DOB, Height, Weight, Sign, Vijay Yesudas, Family Profile, Marriage, Career, etc
About K.J. Yesudas: Kattaserry Joseph Yesudas popularly termed as K.J. Yesudas is an Indian muiscian and play back singer. He has recorded more than 50,000 songs in various Indian Languages as well as Russian, arbic, Latin and english. He has composed songs in Malayalam. He has songs in all indian languages excpet Assame, konkani and kashmiri. His successful muisc career continued for 5 decades in which he has received many awards and honors. He is fondly called as Ghana Ghandarvan. Read the article to find out the complete details about K J Yesudas Biography such as his Age, Height, Weight, DOB, Awards List, Family, Career, Upcoming Movies, Images, etc.
J. Yesudas was born in Fort Kochi, in the erstwhile Kingdom of Cochin, in a Roman Catholic Christian family to late Augustine Joseph and late Elizabeth Joseph.
His father was a well-known Malayalam Classical Musician and also a stage actor. His father was his first Guru.
Yesudas was the eldest of children followed by 3 younger brothers and younger sister.
He started his academic music training at R.L.V. Music Academy, Thrippunithura.
Career:
Yesudas started his career in Kollywood in early 60’s and later in mid 1970s he entered in Bollywood Industry.
He has won seven National Film Awards for the best singer in the Indian film industry. In 2006, he sang 16 film songs in four South Indian languages on the same day at AVM Studio, Chennai.
He gave performances in all major cities. He presented his Carnatic music in various concerts.
He is the only singer who has been accorded the title Asthana Gayakan (Official singer) of Kerala State. He has been awarded the Padma Sri (1973) and Padma Bhushan (2002).
In 1965, he was invited by the Soviet Union government to perform at music concerts in various cities in the USSR and also sang a Russian song over Radio Kazakhstan.
He has taken the words of Sree Narayana Guru, “One Religion, One Caste for all humans” to heart.
Music Company:
In 1980 Yesudas established the Tharangni Studio at Trivandrum. In 1992 the office and studio were moved to Chennai and the company was incorporated in the US in 1998. Tharangni Studio and Tharangni Records became a recording center in Kerala which, for the first time, brought out audio cassettes of Malayalam film songs in stereo. The record company also had a voice mixing studio in Chennai, Studio27. The studio continues to produce and present events of Yesudas both for film and Indian classical music concerts throughout the world.
He has sung more than 50,000 songs in all languages and is receiver of various awards, honors and recognitions.
Personal Life:
Yesudas is married to Prabha. They have three sons, Vinod, Vijay and Vishal. The second son Vijay Yesudas is a budding musician. The family is currently settled in Chennai and Kerala.
Vijay Yesudas (born 23 March 1979) is an Indian filmi playback singer and occasional actor
The son of acclaimed singer K. J. Yesudas, Vijay made his debut as a singer with the 2000 film Millennium Stars. Vijay’s known for his work predominantly in the South Indian film industry, especially Malayalam and Tamil films as well as in other Indian languages such as Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi. He has won 2 Kerala State Film Awards for Best Singer, 4 Filmfare Awards for Best Singer and 1 NAFA Award for Best Male Playback Singer. He made foray into acting by playing the villain role in the Tamil film Maari
Controversies:
On 2 October 2014, Yesudas sparked a row while speaking at a public function on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanthi, where he stated that “Women should not wear jeans and trouble others. You should dress modestly and do not behave like men”. This resulted in a number of protests from Womens’ Rights and Political organizations, who asked him to withdraw the comment.
As actor:
Year
Film
Stars
Director
Role
1965
Kavyamela
Prem Nazir
M. Krishnan Nair
as himself
1966
Kayamkulam Kochunni
Sathyan
P. Bhaskaran
as Khader
1966
Anarkali
Prem Nazir, Sathyan
Kunchacko
as Tansen
1973
Achaani
Prem Nazir
P. Bhaskaran
as singer
1977
Nirakudam
Kamalhassan
A. Bhimsingh
as singer
1977
Harshabashpam
M. G. Soman
P. Gopikumar
as singer
1980
Saranam Ayyappa
Jayabharathi
as singer
1981
Pathira Sooryan
Prem Nazir
P K Pillai
as saint
2002
Nandanam
Prithviraj
Ranjith
as himself
2005
Boyy Friend
Manikuttan
Vinayan
as himself
K J Yesudas Biography:
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Name
K.J.Yesudas
Birth Name
Kattaserry Joseph Yesudas
Nick Names
Dasettan
Date of Birth
10th January 1940
Place of birth
Kingdom of cochin
Marital Status
Married
Wife
Prabha
Marriage year
1970
Native Place
Kochi
Age
77
Height
NA
Weight
NA
Zodiac sign
NA
Education
SwathiThirunal College of Music
Religion
Christian (but follow the saying one religion one god for Humanity)
Great devotee of Krishna and ayyappa
Nationality
Indian
Family Details
Father, mother, sister, brothers, wife, children
Mother Name
Alicekutty
Father
Augustine Joseph
Sisters
1
Brothers
3
Residence
Chennai
Caste
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Languages Known
Tamil, Telugu,Hindi, English, Russian and almost all Indian Langauges
Contact Address
N/A
Official Email ID
N/A
Contact Number
N/A
Profession
Psinger, musician and also actor
Genres
Inidainclassical,Filmi, Playback
Awards
He won many awards for playback singing such as Film fare, Padma sri, doctorate etc
Hit songs
Malligaiyemalligaiye
Puthamoudhu 1991
Nuvvemichesavupapam
Pravahame from sargam
Enswaram from Gramaphone 2003
Golteragon
Kaadaniyumkalchilambe 2016etc
Telugu Songs List of K.J. Yesudas:
MahaGanapathim
MaaPapalu
Tulasidalamulache
KondalaloNelakonnakonetirayaduvadu
Lalithapriyakamalam from Sindhi bhiaravi
Neethone from Rudravena
AakashadesanaAshadamasana
Daarichoopinadevathanithoduennaduvedaka
Devudeichaduveediokati
Hey paanduranja hey and many more
K.J. Yesudas Ayyappa Songs:
Harivarasanam
Ganayarupurakannu
Swami ayyappa
Karthikamasam lo
Kondapiakoluvunna
Makara deepamaetc
K.J. Yesudas Awards List:
Padma Bushan 2002
Film fare 1980, 2004,2007, 2009, 2010
Padma Vibhushan
Nandi 1988, 1990, 2000
National award 1988, 1992, 1994
Andhra Pradesh State Film Awards four times for the best playback singer by the Government of Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards five times for the best playback singer by the Government of Tamil Nadu
West Bengal State Film Awards one time for the best playback singer by the Government of West Bengal
Sangeetha Kalasikhamani, 2002 by The Indian Fine arts Society, Chennai
Swaralaya Yesudas award is a prestigious award for music artists in recognition of their outstanding performance. The award is instituted jointly by Swaralaya, an organisation that promotes music and Kairali Channel, based in Trivandrum, Kerala. Awards have been given annually since 2000. Yesudas presents the awards at a Gandharva Sandhya every January.
Yesudas is married to Prabha. They have three sons, Vinod, Vijay and Vishal. The second son Vijay Yesudas is a budding musician. The family is currently settled in Chennai and Kerala.
The son of acclaimed singer K. J. Yesudas, Vijay made his debut as a singer with the 2000 film Millennium Stars. Vijay’s known for his work predominantly in the South Indian film industry, especially Malayalam and Tamil films as well as in other Indian languages such as Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi. He has won 2 Kerala State Film Awards for Best Singer, 4 Filmfare Awards for Best Singer and 1 NAFA Award for Best Male Playback Singer. He made foray into acting by playing the villain role in the Tamil film Maari