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K. J. Yesudas
Additional CreditsBorn January 10, 1940 (85 years)
Kattassery Joseph Yesudas is an Indian Carnatic musician and film playback singer.
Yesudas sings Indian classical, devotional and cinematic songs. He has recorded more than 50,000 songs in a number of Indian languages as well as Russian, Arabic, Latin and English during a career spanning more than five decades. He has performed in most Indian languages except Assamese, Konkani and Kashmiri. He also composed a number of Malayalam film songs in the 1970s and 1980s. Yesudas is fondly called Gana Gandharvan (The Celestial Singer). He is considered to be a cultural icon of the Malayalam language - as well as of its ethnic group spread across the world - due largely to the fact that his songs have been profoundly ingrained into the minds of Malayalam speaking people for five decades.
Yesudas has won the National Award for the Best Male Playback Singer seven times, the Filmfare Awards five times, and the State Award for the Best Playback Singer forty-three times, which consists of awards by the state governments of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and West Bengal. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1975, the Padma Bhushan in 2002, and the Padma Vibhushan (second-highest civilian award) in 2017 by the Government of India for his contributions towards the arts. In 2011 Yesudas was honoured with the CNN-IBN outstanding achievement award having recorded over 20,000 songs in a five-decade career. In 2006, he sang 16 film songs in four South Indian languages on the same day at AVM Studio, Chennai
Yesudas sings Indian classical, devotional and cinematic songs. He has recorded more than 50,000 songs in a number of Indian languages as well as Russian, Arabic, Latin and English during a career spanning more than five decades. He has performed in most Indian languages except Assamese, Konkani and Kashmiri. He also composed a number of Malayalam film songs in the 1970s and 1980s. Yesudas is fondly called Gana Gandharvan (The Celestial Singer). He is considered to be a cultural icon of the Malayalam language - as well as of its ethnic group spread across the world - due largely to the fact that his songs have been profoundly ingrained into the minds of Malayalam speaking people for five decades.
Yesudas has won the National Award for the Best Male Playback Singer seven times, the Filmfare Awards five times, and the State Award for the Best Playback Singer forty-three times, which consists of awards by the state governments of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and West Bengal. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1975, the Padma Bhushan in 2002, and the Padma Vibhushan (second-highest civilian award) in 2017 by the Government of India for his contributions towards the arts. In 2011 Yesudas was honoured with the CNN-IBN outstanding achievement award having recorded over 20,000 songs in a five-decade career. In 2006, he sang 16 film songs in four South Indian languages on the same day at AVM Studio, Chennai
K. J. Yesudas Filmography
| 2005 | Boy Friend · as Himself |
| 2002 | Nandanam · as Himself |
| 2023 | Thamilarasan · as Playback Singer |
| 2021 | Keshu Ee Veedinte Nadhan · as Playback Singer |
| 2017 | Villain · as Playback Singer |
| 2016 | Pulimurugan · as Playback Singer |
| 2016 | Action Hero Biju · as Playback Singer |
| 2012 | Mithunam · as Playback Singer |
| 2010 | Nandalala · as Playback Singer |
| 2006 | Madhuchandralekha · as Playback Singer |
| 2005 | Raam · as Playback Singer |
| 2004 | Jalolsavam · as Playback Singer |
| 2003 | Swapnakoodu · as Playback Singer |
| 2003 | Chronic Bachelor · as Playback Singer |
| 2002 | Nammal · as Playback Singer |
| 2002 | Kaiyethum Doorath · as Playback Singer |
| 2002 | Mazhathullikkilukkam · as Playback Singer |
| 2001 | Ravanaprabhu · as Playback Singer |
| 2000 | Joker · as Playback Singer |
| 2000 | Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal · as Playback Singer |
| 2000 | Darling Darling · as Playback Singer |
| 2000 | Narasimham · as Songs |
| 1998 | Grama Panchayath · as Playback Singer |
| 1997 | Ratchakan · as Playback Singer |
| 1997 | Daud: Fun on the Run · as Playback Singer |
| 1996 | Indian · as Playback Singer |
| 1994 | Duet · as Playback Singer |
| 1993 | Manichithrathazhu · as Playback Singer |
| 1993 | Uzhavan · as Playback Singer |
| 1993 | Kilipetchu Ketkava · as Playback Singer |
| 1993 | Gandharvam · as Playback Singer |
| 1993 | Bandhukkal Sathrukkal · as Vocals |
| 1992 | Yoddha · as Playback Singer |
| 1992 | Amaran · as Playback Singer |
| 1991 | Thalapathi · as Playback Singer |
| 1991 | Guna · as Playback Singer |
| 1989 | Galiyon Ka Badshah · as Playback Singer |
| 1988 | Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu · as Playback Singer |
| 1988 | Agni Natchathiram · as Playback Singer |
| 1987 | Thoovanathumbikal · as Playback Singer |
| 1985 | Naayakan · as Playback Singer |
| 1984 | Lakshmana Rekha · as Playback Singer |
| 1983 | Sadma · as Playback Singer |
| 1983 | Himavahini · as Playback Singer |
| 1983 | Kuyiline Thedi · as Playback Singer |
| 1982 | Aa Divasom · as Playback Singer |
| 1982 | Aakrosam · as Playback Singer |
| 1982 | Moondram Pirai · as Playback Singer |
| 1980 | Moodu Pani · as Playback Singer |
| 1980 | Angaadi · as Playback Singer |
| 1978 | Aval Appadithaan · as Playback Singer |
| 1978 | Trishul · as Playback Singer |
| 1978 | Toote Khilone · as Playback Singer |
| 1977 | Charandas · as Playback Singer |
| 1977 | Alaap · as Playback Singer |
| 1975 | Apoorva Raagangal · as Playback Singer |
| 1972 | Postmane Kananilla · as Playback Singer |
| 1968 | Yakshi · as Playback Singer |
| 1965 | Kavya Mela · as Playback Singer |