M.G. Radhakrishnan
| M.G. Radhakrishnan എം. ജി. രാധാകൃഷ്ണന് |
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M.G. Radhakrishnan
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Malabar Gopalan Nair Radhakrishnan |
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July 29, 1940 Haripad, Kerala, India |
| Died | July 2, 2010 (aged 69) |
| Genres |
Music Director Carnatic music Composer |
| Occupation(s) | Music Director |
| Years active | 1978–2010 |
| Website | www |
Malabar Gopalan Nair Radhakrishnan (Malayalam: എം. ജി. രാധാകൃഷ്ണന്; 29 July 1940 – 2 July 2010) was a senior music director and Carnatic vocalist from Kerala. He is highly regarded as one of the most successful light music and film music composer in Malayalam.
M. G. Radhakrishnan was born on 29 July 1940 at Haripad, in Alappuzha district, Kerala as the elder son of music composer and Harmonist Malabar Gopalan Nair and Harikatha exponent Kamalakshi Amma. He was the eldest of their three children. He had his college education from the S. D. College, Alappuzha, and took Ganabhooshanam from Swati Tirunal Music Academy. Prominent singer K. J. Yesudas was one of his classmates there. His younger brother M. G. Sreekumar is a leading playback singer in Malayalam and Tamil cinema and his younger sister K. Omanakutty is a famous carnatic vocalist and academician. He died on July 2, 2010 in a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram due to liver disease, less than a month short of his 70th birthday. He was later cremated with full state honours at Santhikavadam crematorium in Thaikkad, Thiruvananthapuram.
M. G. Radhakrishnan was a disciple of Sree Vidyadhiraja Hridayanjali, an Indian ascetic, and composed music for the ascetic's lyrics, which was sung by his younger sister Dr. K Omanakutty, a Carnatic vocalist. In his official capacity, Radhakrishnan worked as a staff and become the senior music composer(grade 1) in Akashvani, Trivandrum. In 1962, he joined All India Radio as music composer. He used to conduct a 15-minute light music class through AIR, which made him music lovers' favourite.
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