P. Jayachandran was born in ‘Bhadralayam’, Ravipuram, Ernakulam, but later moved to Irinjalakkuda with his family. His father, Ravivarma Kochaniyan Thampuran of the Cochin Royal Family, was an accomplished musician but not a professional singer. Jayachandran’s mother, Subhadra Kunjamma, was a great music lover who encouraged singer Jayachandran to learn the notes of Mridangam at a young age. With her help, he became proficient with the Mridangam. He married Lalitha from Thrissur in May 1973; their two children are Lakshmi (b. 1975) & Dinanath (b. 1981). Both are happily married now, and there is at least one grandchild.
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Singer Jayachandran did his graduation from Christ College, Irinjalakuda. While a student at the Irinjalakuda National School, Singer Jayachandran won many prestigious prizes for playing the Mridangam and light music at the State School Youth Festival. He met Yesudas at the state youth festival in 1958. In the same year, Yesudas won the award for Best Classical Singer, and Jayachandran won the award for Best Mridangist. He has one National Award, four Kerala State Awards, and four Tamil Nadu State Awards. He recorded Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, and Hindi. He was also lovingly called Bhava Gayakan. Saregama has curated the list of P. Jayachandran song so that music lovers can experience the magic of this multi-lingual genius.
A few of P. Jayachandran songs that are massive hits are Urangan Nee (From “Aadyamai”), Jeevante Jeevanam (From “Ormakkai”), Enthinennariyilla (From “Swantham”), Njanoru Malayali (From “Jilebi”), and so many more. Add these to your P. Jayachandran song list and experience his charm.
Singer Jayachandran sang the song Anuragaganam pole composed by M.S. Bhuraj for the film Udhyogastha directed by P. Venu. Eventually, P. Venu and Jayachandran produced more hits such as Ninmaniarayile C.I.D. Nazir (1971) and Malayala Bashathan Prethangalude Thaazhvazha (1973). In 1972, P Jayachandran won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer for the song Neelagiriyude (‘Suprabhaatham’) in Panitheeratha Veedu. Music for the film was composed by M. S. Viswanathan. Another Kerala State Award followed in 1978 for Ragam Sreeragam from the film Bandhanam, written by M. B. Sreenivasan. He received the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer in 1985 for the P. Jayachandran song Sivasankara Sarva Saranya Vibho from the film Sree Narayana Guru, composed by G. Devarajan. The song Prayam Nammil in the film Niram earned singer Jayachandran a third Kerala state award. In 1975, he wrote a song by Velli, then Kinnam Pol for the Malayalam movie Penpada (with music by R. K. Shekhar). It was considered his first composition as a 9-year-old. R. Rahman.
Some of P. Jayachandran songs in Tamil are “Raasathi Unnai” – Vaitheghi Kaathirunthaal, “Kattalan Kaatu Vazhi” – Kizhakku Cheemaiyile, “Kadavul Vaazhum Kovilile” – Oru Thalai Raagam, Kannathil Muthamittal – “Kannathil Muthamittal,” among others. Make sure to download these songs.
Singer Jayachandran collaborated closely with the composer Ilayaraja, producing several hit songs in the Tamil language, including “Raasaathi Unna,” “Kaathirundhu Kaathirundhu” (both from 1984’s Vaidhegi Kaathirundhaal), and “Mayanginen Solla Thayanginen” (from 1987’s Ramayana). It was the year 1985 that released Naaney Raaja Naaney Mandhiri, “Vaalkaiye Vesham” (from the 1979 release Aarilirundhu Arubathu Varai), “Poova Eduthu Oru” (from the 1986 release Amman Kovil Kizhakaaley), and “Thaalaattudhey Vaanam” (from the 1981 release Kadal Meengal). His performance in the song Kathazham Kattuvazhi for the movie Kizhakku Cheemayile, composed by A. R. Rahman. The Tamil Nadu government honored singer Jayachandran with the 1997 Kalaimamani award for his contribution to Tamil film music. Despite his popularity, he is argued to have been sidelined by film music composers throughout the 1990s and 2000s. Nonetheless, his legacy lives on through his songs which we have compiled together in our playlist of P. Jayachandran songs.
Singer Jayachandran has sung in multi-languages, and all are equally beautiful to listen to. A few of P. Jayachandran songs in Malayalam include songs like “Harshbashpam Thooki” – “Muthassi,” “Ariyathe Ariyathe” – “Ravanaprabhu,” “Pattil Ee Pattil” – “Pranayam,” “Therirangum Mukile” – “Mazhathullikilukkam” and so on. Hit singer Jayachandran songs such as “Ithaloornnu Veena,” “Manjalayil Mungi Thorthi”, “Chandanathil Kadanjeduthoru”, “Therirangum Mukile” are very dear to Malayalis. To all our lovers of Malayali music, we have curated this list of P. Jayachandran songs for you to enjoy some of his finest works.
In 2001, singer Jayachandran was the first to receive the Swaralaya Kairali Yesudas award. This award selects the best lyricists and singers from the last 30 years. According to the MSI information database, he has sung nearly 1000 songs for Malayalam movies over the years. In 2008, P. Jayachandran song was also available in the Hindi language, as he sang for the film ADA-A Way of Life, with music by A. R. Rahman. He has also recently received the prestigious J C Daniel Award, which happens to be Kerala Government’s highest honor for lifetime contributions to Malayalam cinema.
A Carnatic musician himself, Singer Jayachandran’s unique and refreshing voice can best be described as ‘Bhav Gayakan’ in Malayalam, as he began his musical journey over five decades ago. Among the musicians P. Jayachandran has collaborated with are V Dakshinamoorthy, MS Baburaj, G Devarajan, K Raghavan, Ilayaraja, Vidyasagar, AR Rahman, MM Keeravani, Shyam, and many others.
Since 1986, singer Jayachandran has been recognized with multiple Kerala State Film Awards for such songs as “Suprabhatham” (in the movie ‘Pani Theeratha Veedu’), “Ragam Sreeragam” (‘Bandhanam’), “Payam Nammil” (‘Niram’) and “Neeyoru Puzhayayi” (‘Thilakkam’). “Njaan Oru Malayali” (‘Jilebi’), “Malarvaka Kombathu” (‘Ennum Eppozhum’), and “Sharadhambaram” (‘Ennu Ninte Moideen’) were the three songs he sang in 2015.
As a recognized playback singer for Tamil films, singer Jayachandran has also been awarded the Tamilnadu State Awards for Raasathi Unna Kalidasa Kannadasan Mayaginen Solla Thayaginen and many other songs under the music direction of Ilayaraja. With a voice that stands out and a fan following, singer Jayachandran has become one of the most sought-after playback singers in the Tamil film industry. Our P. Jayachandran song list features the best of his Tamil tracks.
P Jayachandran, who entered the Malayalam film industry in 1965, has sung over 10,000 songs in various languages. You can find all P. Jayachandran songs in Malayalam on Saregama.
On P Jayachandran’s birthday, we curated this exclusive list of P. Jayachandran songs. You can listen to these songs on Saregama Carvaan and download your favorite songs from the playlist. We are sure you will enjoy the P. Jayachandran song just as much as we loved curating them for you.