Kamukara Purushothaman

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Kamukara Purushothaman
Born(1930-12-04)4 December 1930
Thiruvattar, Kanyakumari, India
Died25 May 1995(1995-05-25) (aged 64)
OccupationPlayback singer

Kamukara Purushothaman (4 December 1930 – 26 May 1995) was an Indian singer. He was a noted

South Indian
languages.

Early life

Kamukara was born on 4 December 1930 in

Karnatic music guru Thiruvattar Arumugham Pillai Bhagavathar, along with his sister, Leela Omchery, a known singer and musicologist.[1] His career debut was at the local temple, Aadi Keshava Temple, Thiruvattar. He started music concerts by the age of 15 and became an artist at Trivandrum Broadcasting Corporation by the age of 20 and became active in All India Radio
music programmes.

Career

His first recording for a film was in 1953 for the Malayalam film, Ponkathir, a

K.J. Yesudas appeared on the scene. Two of his soulfully rendered songs, "Aathmavidyalayame" for the film Harishchandra and "Ekanthathayude" for Bhargavi Nilayam are widely considered to be among the all time great songs of Malayalam film music. He was a regular singer in Merryland films until the 1970s. Most of his songs were written by Thirunainar kurichi Madhavan Nair and composed by Brother Lakshmanan
.

Later in his career, Kamukara Purushothaman, along with K. P. Udayabhanu and other senior singers formed a music troupe by name Old is Gold and performed stage programs all over India and abroad.

In 1983, he received the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award.[2]

Death

Kamukara, who was a school teacher by profession, and retired as the Principal of Thiruvattar Govt. School, died suddenly on 26 May 1995 after suffering from a massive

heart attack while on a journey to Thiruvananthapuram
. He was aged 64 at the time of his death. He is survived by his wife, children, children-in-law and grandchildren.

Popular songs

Song Film
Aathmavidyalayame Harishchandra
Eeswara chintha ithonne manujanu Bhakta Kuchela
Nale Nale ennayittum Bhagavane Bhakta Kuchela
Ganga Yamuna Hotel Highrange
Sangeethame Jeevitham Jail Pulli
Osana, Osana Snapaka Yohannan
Mattoru Seethaye Tharavattamma
Ekanthathyude Apara theeram Bhargavi Nilayam
Pancha Varna Thatha Pole Karutha kai
Asoka Vanathile Seethamma Kallichellamma
Marakkan Kazhiyumo Kannur Deluxe
Padachavan Padachappol Kayamkulam Kochunni
Panineer Malarinorithal kozhinjalum Njana Sundari
Thumpappoo peyyana poonilaave Randidangazhi
Poovinu manamilla kinavinu kulirilla Chilamboli
Chandrande prabhayil chandana mazhayil
Poothaliyundo kinave poopanthalundo nilave Indulekha
Mindathathenthanu thathe Njanasundari
Kanninayum kanninayum bandham nischayichu Lady doctor

Kamukara Awards

Kamukara Award is instituted in the remembrance of Kamukara Purushothaman, to exemplary musicians. Awardees by the year are:

V. Dakshinamoorthy, K. Raghavan, P. Leela, K. J. Yesudas, P. Jayachandran, P. Susheela, S. Janaki, Vani Jairam, P. B. Sreenivas, M. S. Baburaj,[3] B. Vasantha, L. R. Eswari, K. J. Joy, M. S. Viswanathan, M. K. Arjunan, M. G. Radhakrishnan, Shyam (composer), K. P. Udayabhanu , P. Madhuri , Ouseppachan , Sujatha Mohan, K. S. Chithra and M. G. Sreekumar.

References

  1. ^ "PROF. DR. LEELA OMCHERY | Musician, Musicologist and author". Leelaomchery.org. n.d. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award: Light Music". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Baburaj selected for Kamukara Music award".

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