Sreevalsan J. Menon

Dr. Sreevalsan J. Menon
Background information
Born	Trichur, Kerala
Origin	Kunissery, Palakkad, Kerala, India
Genres	Classical Carnatic
Occupation(s)	Singer, composer
Years active	2001-present

Sreevalsan J. Menon is an Indian Carnatic vocalist and a music composer from Kerala.

After initial training under Rajalakshmi Krishnan (disciple of Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar) and violinist T.V. Ramani at Thrissur, Menon had much of his advanced tutelage under the late Neyyattinkara Vasudevan. Menon is an 'A' grade artist of All India Radio and has given concerts all over the country including the National Concerts of AIR and Doordarshan. He has received several awards including Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award 2013, from the Madras Music Academy, and a title from Krishna Gana Sabha, also in Chennai, besides such institutions of repute in the Deccan. He has also participated in Music Transcends, a symphony held at Washington, D.C. in 2004, integrating Western and Indian classical music. His jugalbandis with Hindustani vocalist Ramesh Narayan and late Kathakali musicians Kalamandalam Sankaran Embranthiri and Kalamandalam Hyderali have been widely appreciated.

Menon's two songs ("I Be Here" and "I Have Secrets") and background score for Saint Dracula has been qualified for songs and original score categories of 85th Academy Awards.

The background score by Sreevalsan for the film Ottaal which won the crystal bear at the Berlin festival 2016 was praised for its laid back music in the award citation.

Menon is married to Indu on 8 September 1996.They have a daughter Subadra and a son Narayanan.Even his children are blessed with his skills. Narayanan is studying in Chinmaya Vidyalaya,Thrupunithura an Subadra passed out from the same school.

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