T. S. Radhakrishnan

T. S. Radhakrishnan
Also known as Bhakthiganopasakasri, Radhakrishnanji
Born (1957-11-05) 5 November 1957
Origin Kochi, Kerala, India
Genres Indian classical music, music director
Occupation(s) composer
Years active 1972–present

T. S. Radhakrishnan (born November 5, 1957) is an Indian composer and music producer of devotional music and film music from Ernakulam, Kerala. He has composed over 150 devotional albums.[1] His albums have been collaborations with leading Indian singers such as K. J. Yesudas, P. Leela, P. Susheela, S. Janaki, P. Jayachandran, K. S. Chithra, Hariharan, Manjari, Unni Menon, among others.[1] He has collaborated on more than 200 albums. Most of his songs were written by R. K. Damodaran, P. C. Aravindan and Chowallur Krishnankutty .[2]

He was trained in Carnatic music by Tripunithura K.C. Kalyanasundaram Bhagavathar,[1] Tanjore Subramania Bhagavathar,[3] and Dr. S. Ramanathan.[1]

He composed his first album "Harisri Prasadam" with ten songs in 1980 collaborating with Malayalam lyricist R. K. Damodaran and singers P Jayachandran, Kanhagad Ramachandran, Kavalam Sreekumar, Junior Mehaboob and Usha Manoharan.[1] His earliest collaborations with K. J. Yesudas were the albums "Thulasi Theertham" in 1986,[4]"Ganga Theertham Vol. 1" in 1989,[5] both produced by Yesudas' label Tharangini Records.

Radhakrishnan played bass guitar for the western music band Hijackers for eight years before he began composing devotional music.[1]

Awards

On May 11, 2006 he was conferred the title "Bhakthiganopasakasri" for 25 years of composing devotional music by the Ernakulam Grama Jana Samooham[6] and accepted the award from Dr. K J Yesudas.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Friday Review Thiruvananthapuram / Interview : Singing for the gods". The Hindu. 2006-05-12. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  2. ↑ "MalayalaSangeetham Music and Movie Encyclopedia - ടി എസ് രാധാകൃഷ്ണന്‍ | മലയാളസംഗീതം.ഇന്‍ഫോ - കലാകാരുടെ വ്യക്തിവിവരങ്ങള്‍ ‍‌". Malayalasangeetham.info. 2009-01-26. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  3. ↑ "T S.Radhakrishnan". Tsrji.com. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  4. ↑ "MalayalaSangeetham Music and Movie Encyclopedia - തുളസീതീർത്ഥം [1990] | മലയാളസംഗീതം.ഇന്‍ഫോ - ആല്‍ബങ്ങളുടെ വിശദവിവരങ്ങള്‍ ‍‌". Malayalasangeetham.info. 2009-01-26. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  5. ↑ "MalayalaSangeetham Music and Movie Encyclopedia - ഗംഗാതീർത്ഥം Vol I [1989] | മലയാളസംഗീതം.ഇന്‍ഫോ - ആല്‍ബങ്ങളുടെ വിശദവിവരങ്ങള്‍ ‍‌". Malayalasangeetham.info. 2009-01-26. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  6. ↑ "T S.Radhakrishnan". Tsrji.com. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  7. ↑ "Metro Plus Kochi / Music : Honour for devotional music". The Hindu. 2006-05-08. Retrieved 2012-10-05.



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