M. Jayachandran
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M. Jayachandran at University of Kerala, Kariavattom Campus on 2013 May 27.
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| Also known as | M J |
| Born | 14 June 1971 |
| Origin | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
| Occupation(s) | Music director, playback singer, |
| Years active | 1993–present |
M. Jayachandran is a film score composer, singer, and musician in Malayalam films. He has won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director for a record number of six times. In 2005, he also won the state award for best male singer. In 2015, he won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for the film Ennu Ninte Moideen. He has composed music for more than one hundred films.
Jayachandran born on June 14, 1971, began learning Carnatic music at the age of 5 under Attingal Harihara Iyer and later under Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath. Thereafter, he was a student of Neyyattinkara Mohanachandran for 18 years. He won the Carnatik vocal competition at the Kerala University youth festival four times in a row from 1987 to 1990. He began his career in the film industry as a playback singer for the movie Vasudha in 1992, then became an assistant to Malayalam music director G. Devarajan. In 1995, he became an independent music director through the film Chantha.
Jayachandran worked at Asianet before taking up full-time music direction. He married Priya on 12 November 1995. He has been on the judging panel of musical reality shows in Malayalam television.
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