Malayali fraternity wishes KJ Yesudas on his 83rd birthday

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By PTI

January 10, 2023

Eminent Carnatic vocalist and playback singer KJ Yesudas has captivated music lovers of all ages during a career spanning over six decades.

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Social media was abuzz with birthday wishes pouring in from superstars, singers, fans and politicians as he turned 83 on 10 January.

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A special event organised by the Yesudas Academy, and was attended by the film industry’s bigwigs like Mammootty, Siddique, and Manoj K Jayan.

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Superstar Mohanlal conveyed his birthday wishes to Yesudas on Facebook where he said that Dasettan was the pride of Kerala.

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The gana gandharvan (the celestial singer) began his music career in tinsel town with the Malayalam song Jathi bhedam matha dwesham in the year 1961.

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His talent has been displayed in the over 80,000 songs recorded by him in various genres and almost all languages of India.

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Some of his well-known Hindi songs, which went on to become hits, included Jab Deep Jale Aana and Gori Tera Gaon Bada Pyara.

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“The voice that touches every heart. You are a true inspiration to singers,” award-winning singer KS Chithra said in her Facebook post.

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Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly VD Satheesan, in his birthday wishes to Yesudas, said that his voice reflects the life, happiness, love and longing of every Malayali.

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Besides Indian languages like Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, Bengali, and Odia, he also brought to life songs in Arabic, English, Latin, and even Russian.

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He was honoured with the Padma Vibhushan in 2017, eight national awards, 25 Kerala state awards, five state awards from Tamil Nadu, and four from Andhra Pradesh.

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