gAna gandharvan K J Yesudoss - பாடகராக 50 ஆண்டுகள்!

[Russellhaj]

I am sorry Mr.Raagadevan, I should say Ganesh not Sankar.........சங்கர் -கணேஷ் இரண்டு பேரில் ஒருவர் நடித்தார் ...பெயர் குழப்பம் ..........மன்னிக்கவும்!! Don't be such a strict officer...:))))) நடிகையின் பெயருக்கு நன்றி.

[Russellhaj]

இந்த பாடல் இல்லாமலா?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX9jEtJRRk8

[Russellhaj]

இந்த பாடலை யேசுதாஸ் பாடவில்லை.( soooooorry) :))) பாடியவர் M.G. ஸ்ரீகுமார். ஒரே ராகம் அதற்காக போஸ்ட் பண்ணினேன் மிகவும் அருமையான, அழகான பாடல்.
நாத ரூபிணி சங்கரி பாஹிமாம் பாஹிமாம் !!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C3D5Yu6AhU

[raagadevan]

Don't be such a strict officer. :rotfl:


இந்த பாடலை யேசுதாஸ் பாடவில்லை.( soooooorry) :))) பாடியவர் M.G. ஸ்ரீகுமார்.
ஒரே ராகம் அதற்காக போஸ்ட் பண்ணினேன் மிகவும் அருமையான, அழகான பாடல்.
நாத ரூபிணி சங்கரி பாஹிமம் பாஹிமம் !!!!

Trivia: M.G. Sreekumar won his first National Award for நாத ரூபிணி சங்கரி பாஹிமாம்... from the movie
His Highness Abdullah (MD: Raveendran). Yesudas won his 6th National Award the following year for ராம கதா கானலயம்...
from the movie Bharatham. HHA and Bharatham had the same Director, MD, and major actors. By the way, Raveendran won the
National Jury's (Special) Music Award, and Mohanlal won the National Award for Best Actor; for Bharatham.

Here is ராம கதா கானலயம்:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om1R-QvU6d4

[raagadevan]

As a tribute to Telugu Superstar and Padmavibhushan/Dadasaheb Phalke awards winner
Akkineni Nageswara Rao who passed away yesterday, here is a song from the movie mEghasandEsam (1982)

paadal: aakaasa dhEsaanaa aashaada maasaanaa...
isai: Ramesh Naidu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDb67BTbvmY

Trivia: Ramesh Naidu, P. Susheela and K.J. Yesudas won the National Awards that year for mEghasandesam.

[Russellhaj]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtv165n4KlI



"வெண் பனி போல் அவள் தேகம் அள்ளும் செங்கனி போல் இதழ் மோகம் " என்ற வரிகளும் அதை தொடர்ந்து வரும் குழலும் .......வாழ்க்கையும் இசையும் எவ்வளவு இனிமையானதுன்னு மீண்டும் மீண்டும் சொல்லிகிட்டே இருக்குது!!!

[raagadevan]

கரஹரப்ரியா at its best...

From the movie உன்னால் முடியும் தம்பி; composed by இளையராஜா:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFU-jSsdWT0

[Audio only. The video link for the movie scenes given at the end has been disabled by Youtube! :(]

Superb rendition of Thyagaraja Swami's பக்கால நிலபடி...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3kt3mmfpeM

[Russellhaj]

கண்ணனை கண்டாயோ மல்லி கொடியே ....கண் மணி
வண்ணனின் குழல் ஓசையை கேட்டாயோ !!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE193UDj6Ak

[raagadevan]

na jayate mriyate va...

-Bhagavad Gita / Rangasami Parthasarathy / K.J. Yesudas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf99Q7RjJUY

Source: Oriental Records (www.orientalrecords.com)

[raagadevan]

This is a very rare video of a classic song; composed by the twin brothers K.G. Jayan and
K.G. Vijayan (known together as Jaya-Vijaya), and featuring K.J. Yesudas, from the
1977 movie NIRAKUDAM.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w_1YKy2QqM

A little bit of trivia: Actor Manoj K Jayan is K.G. Jayan's son. Jayan, Vijayan and Yesudas were
all disciples of the great Chembai Vaidyanadha Bhagavathar.

[raagadevan]

K.J. Yesudas's entry into, and ongoing participation in Tamil Film Music; as seen by the Mallus (narrated by singer Krishnachandran).
"Chakkarappanthal"; from the webpage of the Malayalam newspaper Mathrubhumi...

Part 1: http://mathrubhuminews.in/ee/Programs/Episode/11427/chkkarappanthal-episode-89/E

Part 2: http://mathrubhuminews.in/ee/Programs/Episode/11608/chakkarapanthal-episode-90/E

[raagadevan]

Music concert at temple to mark 75th birthday of Yesudas

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/music-concert-at-temple-to-mark-birthday-of-yesudas/article6766225.ece?homepage=true

[raagadevan]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I7C8VTCprk

[raagadevan]

Musical night of K.J. Yesudas

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Musical-night-of-K-J-Yesudas-to-commemorate-his-50-years/articleshow/45977577.cms

[raagadevan]

Here is an original... Lyrics written by Swami Vivekananda; set to music by the one and only
Salilda (Salil Chowdhury)...

Movie : Swami Vivekananda (1995)
Singer : K.J.Yesudas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvLj6CD7VaE

[raagadevan]

This is a controversial song, recorded by K.J. Yesudas for the 2015 Malayalam movie
ENNU NINTE MOIDEEN. Rafeeq Ahammed's lyrics were set to music by Ramesh Narayanan.
The controversy resulted from the song being excluded from the final cut of the movie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNICLcPVlIY

[raagadevan]

YESUDAS Live London 2016- கண்ணே கலைமானே...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL-ztNM8Yrc

[raagadevan]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwB2xOsAVtE

[raagadevan]

Happy 77th Birthday Dasettan! :)

At Kollur Mookambika Temple on 77th Birthday...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNIwQG0IVig

A birthday special from gaana.com...

http://gaana.com/playlist/gaana-dj-best-of-yesudas

[raagadevan]

On his 77th birthday, K.J. Yesudas lists his favorites of his own Tamil songs...

கண்ணே காலைமானே...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0EQHDOqpRA

அம்மா என்றழைக்காத உயிர் இல்லையே...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lhy915oczQY

பூவே செம்பூவே உன் வாசம் வரும்...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4osu5pQUsY

நெஞ்சே நெஞ்சே...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzr03KMhO5E

மலரே குறிஞ்சி மலரே...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YCm11DX3wg

[raagadevan]

K.J. Yesudas to be awarded the Padma Vibhushan on Republic Day 2017!


Complete List of Padma Awardees 2017:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/complete-list-of-padma-awardees/articleshow/56781776.cms

[raagadevan]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUccDfcPIgs

[raagadevan]

KJY & SPB Live - January 20/2019:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmlyG3KcYwo

[raagadevan]

K.J. Yesudas

(Compiled from various sources and edited/revised. No copyright violation is intended)

Kattassery Joseph Yesudas, usually referred to as K. J. Yesudas, was born on January 10, 1940. He is an eminent Indian classical musician and leading playback singer for film songs in many Indian languages.

Yesudas (the word literally means Servant of Jesus in Malayalam) was born in Fort Kochi, Kerala to Augustine Joseph and Elizabeth Joseph. His father, who was his first guru (teacher), was a well-known Malayalam classical musician and stage actor of his time. Yesudasa joined the Music Academy in Thrippunithura and won a gold medal for music at a local competition in Fort Kochi at age seven. He later trained under the legendary Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar in Classical Music, and this training, abruptly cut short by the guru's demise in 1974, still stood him in good stead. His soul-stirring voice lends itself well to both Indian classical, devotional and popular songs.

In playback recordings, Yesudas has sung more than 60,000 songs in many languages including Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Malayalam, Gujarati, Oriya, Marathi, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tulu, Russian, Arabic, Latin and English through his long career.

In 1965, he was invited by the Soviet Union government to perform at music concerts in various cities in the U.S.S.R. In 1970 he was nominated to head the Sangeetha Nataka Academy of Kerala, he was the youngest person ever to occupy the office. In 1971, Yesudas with his musical troupe travelled around Kerala to raise funds for the Indian Prime Minister's National Defense Fund during the Indo-Pakistani War. He also became Senate member in the International Parliament for Safety and Peace, an organization incorporated in the USA.

On November 14, 1999, Yesudas was presented an honorary award by UNESCO for "Outstanding Achievements in Music and Peace" at the "Music for Peace" event in Paris, a concert held to mark the dawn of the new millennium and whose attendees included artistes such as Lionel Richie, Ray Charles, Montserrat Caballé and Zubin Mehta. He also dons the role of cultural ambassador of India through his numerable performances abroad, promoting Indian Music. Yesudas has, till date, performed in almost all the major cities of the world.

He is the only one singer who has the title Asthana Gayakan (Official singer) of Kerala State.He was awarded the Padmashree (1973), Padma Bhushan (2002) and Padma Vibhushan (2017) by the President of India.

Training:

* Completed the Ganabooshanam course at R.L.V. Music Academy, Thripunithura, Cochin
* Graduated from the Sree Swathithirunal Music Academy, Trivandrum
* Trained under well-known musicians like K.R.Kumaraswamy and Kunjuvelan Aasan, Augstune Joseph, Ramakutti Bagavathar, Sivaraman Nayar.
* Yesudas received advanced training in Carnatic Music from Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar, who was one of the senior most performers of the time.

Shri Narayana Guru's great message, "One caste, one religion and one God for all humans", influenced young Yesudas in his dealings with fellow men. In the music world, Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar, Mangalampalli Balamurali Krishna and Mohammed Rafi are his major heroes.

Padma Vibhushan K. J. Yesudas has been singing many unforgettable songs in Malayalam. His first song as a playback singer was for the Malayalam movie Kalpadukal. (1961). In 60s -70s he made hit songs with music maestro M. S. Baburaj, G. Devarajan, Dakshinamurthy, and Salil Chowdhury. The trio combination of Salil-Yesudas and Prem Nazir (the evergreen hero of Malayalam Cinema) took the Malayalam Cinema Industry of the 70's by storm. As a matter of fact, it was generally agreed that Yesudas's voice was the most ideal one for Prem Nazir.

Legendary songs with Baburaj are : Thamasamenthe varuvan - Bhargavi Nilayam (1964), Nadhikalil- Anaarkali (1966), Innale Mayangumbol - Anveshichu Kandethiyilla (1967), Akkareyanente Tamasam - Karthika (1968), Pranasaki –Pareeksha 1969, Orupushpam - Pareeksha 1969.

Legendary songs with Maestro Dakshinamurthy are Swapnangale Ningal - Kavyamela (1965), Kakkathamburatti - Inapravukal (1965), Hrudaya Sarassile - Paadunna Puzha (1968), Ponveyil - Nirthasala (1972).

Legendary songs with Devarajan Master are :Ashtamudi- Manavatty (1964), Manikya Veena- Kattu Pookkal (1965), Kattadichu - Thulabharam (1968), Thanga Bhasma- Koottukudumbam (1969), Aayiram Padasaram- Nadi (1969), Sangamam - Triveni (1970), Omalale Kandu- Sindhoora Cheppu (1971), Manushyan- Achanum Bappayum (1972), Indravallari - Gandharava Kshetram (1972), Padmatheerthame- Gayathri (1973).

Legendary songs with Salil Chowdhury. are Neela Ponmane- Nellu (1974), Kalakalam- Ee Ganam Marakkumo (1978), Madaprave Vaa- Madhanotsavam (1978), Shyama Meghame - Samayamayilla Polum (1978).

From the 80s, his hit songs are with Maestro Raveendran, M G Radhakrishnan, Jerry Amaldev and Johnson. Yesudas made a lot of hit songs with the legendary Raveendran master. Ezhuswarangalum- Chiriyo chiri (1982), Pramadavam – His Highness Abdullah are legendary songs. Devanganagal Kayyozhinja tharakam from the film Njan Gandharvan (1991) is a legendary song by Johnson.

He has been singing thousands of songs in Tamil.Yesudas's first song in Tamil film was in the film Bommai and the song was Neeyum Bommai. With music composer Ilaiyaraja he made lot of hit songs. Other major music directors worked with him are M. S. Viswanathan, A. R. Rahman, S.A. Rajkumar, S. Balachander, L. Vaidyanathan, Deva, Gangai Amaran, Aadithyan, K. V. Mahadevan, Shankar Ganesh and Vidyasagar.

He had the good fortune to sing songs written by Subramanya Bharathy ( Yezhavuthu Manithan (1981) and Bharati (2000) ) and Kannadasan. The Magical voice that hooks all music lovers with melodies like 'Poove Sempoove' - Solla Thudikkuthu manasu, 'Aarariraro' - Raam, 'Raaja Raaja Chozan' - Rettai Vaal Kuruvi, Thendral Vanthu' - Thendrale Ennai Thodu, 'Kanne Kalaimaane' & 'Poongaatru' - Moondram Pirai, 'Vaa Vaa Anbe' - Agni Natchathiram , 'Vellai Puraa' - Pudhu Kavithai and lot of many other songs. He was awarded Kalaimamani Award and has won the State Award for the best playback singer 8 times from Tamil Nadu Government.

Gaana Gandharva, Yesudas has been performing a lot of classical, devotional and film songs in Kannada. He sung several Kannada compositions of Purandaradasa - The saint-poet who is revered as the father of Carnatic Music.

He made lot of hit song in Kannada films. some hit songs are Anuragadalil Gandharva Gana - Gandharva, Hoovina Lokha Nammadu -Kempu Gulabi, Gouria Roopa Ninamma - Madura Preethi, Kele Kele Bharatha Mathe - Abhimanyu, Nagumoo Mohana - Rayaroo Bandaru Maavana Manege , Ramachaari Haduva ( Ramachaari ), Ee Yavvana Madhura - Ramarajyadhalli Raksharu , Yaakamma Beku - Sneha, Haadonda Naa Haaduvenu - Shruthi , Meru Giriyane - Sangliyaana, Mane Mandi Gella - Triveni, Navarathri Nota Nayana Mohana - Shri Durgey Pooje, Ninnantha Kathaikaru - Ansumbava. Major Kannada musicians worked with him are Hamsalekha, R. Sudharsanam, S.A. Rajkumar and Upendrakumar. Yesudas was awarded five times State Award for the best playback singer from Karnataka Government.

Ghantasala Melody King, Yesudas has been singing in both Classical and fillm songs in Telugu. Meghasandesham-Navarasasumamalika, Kumkumathilakam-AalanagaPalanaga, Swayamvaram-Galivanalo, AadhiDampathulu-Kadalinigani, Yedadugulabandam-Yenduku, Hanthakudiveta-Regevyase, Grehaprevesam-DaarichupinaDevatha, Ugranarasimham-Veyikaluvula, Meghasandesham-SigalooAviViruloo, Rudrakali-Okakavi, OoruNidralechindi-Chick ChickPillata, Kumkumathilakam-Momuna Bottetti, SwatantranikiOopiripoyindi-Manasaina Priyathama are some of his hit songs in Telugu.

Yesudas was never treated as an outsider in Andhra Pradesh because of his proper pronunciation, thorough knowledge of Carnatic classical music and his proximity to Telugu heroes. His mesmerizing voice still sways the Telugu Land and also won him several Nandi awards from Andhra Pradesh Government and he brought a National Award to Telugu in the film Meghasandesham. It is said that music directors like Ramesh Naidu, Satyam and Keeravani MM used to like Yesudas's voice a lot.

Yesudas's first Hindi song was for the movie Anand Mahal (1971), with music scored by Salil Chowdhury, a long-standing collaborator. His most popular Hindi songs are from the 1976 movie Chitchor with music given by Ravindra Jain. The greatest tribute paid to him is cited during an interview with Ravindra Jain, wherein the blind music director confessed that if he ever happened to regain vision, the first person he would like to see was Yesudas. Yesudas's greatest association in Hindi was with Ravindra Jain and the duo combined to produce memorable songs including Oh Goriya re (from the film Naiyya - directed by Prashanth Nanda), Sunayna (from the film Sunayna). The film in which Yesudas sang the most memorable Hindi songs is claimed to be Saawan ko aane do with music given by the notable late Shri Raj Kamal. Songs like Jaanam, Chand jaise mukhde pe and Tujhe Dekh Kar Jagwale Par (from Saawan Ko Aane Do), Kahan se aaye badra (from Chasme Baddoor),Ni Sa Ga Ma Pa (from Anand Mahal) etc leave even the lovers of modern songs spell bound.

During an interview with Spice Music Channel, he told the interviewer that a song he sang for the unreleased Hindi movie Tansen was his all time favorite song in Hindi. Major Hindi musicians worked with him are Salil Chowdhury, Naushad, Ravi, Ravindra Jain, Rajkamal and Usha Khanna. Sitaron Mein Tu Hi is one of his hit music albums.

Yesudas has sung lot of devotional and bhajans in various languages including Sanskrit, Gujarati, Tulu and Marathi. Two major Indian languages which he has not sung in are Kashmiri and Assamese. He recorded a solo album called Ahimsa, produced by Ricardo Barrantes' Solarwind Music (USA). It is unique in that in this album Yesudas sings in Sanskrit, Latin and in English and in a mix of styles including New-Age and Carnatic conveys the message of Ahimsa and peace.

In Sanskrit he sings devotional songs, chants, mantras and slokas. Bhagavad Gita, Hymns from the Rig-Veda and Gayatri mantra are some of his famous albums in Sanskrit.

His film songs in Bengali are major hits. Naam sokuntala taar -Srikanter Will (1979), Path haraabo boley ebaar - Protiggya (1985) and Aar bujhitey parinaa - Debikaa (1985) are his memorable songs with Salil Chowdhury.

He is also familiar to the Oriya film world. Mamataari baalijhaDa and E laakhi jaay dekhi -Batasi Jhada (1981) some hit songs.

He has sung in almost all Indian languages as well as in Arabic and Russian. When visiting the USSR, the Government requested him to sing a Russian song for Radio Kasachstan.

Yesudas and his wife Prabha have three sons, Vinod, Vijay and Vishal. The family resides in Chennai and Florida. His son Vijay is a talented singer and sings in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi.

Titles/Awards:

*Padma Vibhushan by President of India in 2017.
* Padma Bhushan by President of India in 2002.
* Padma Shri by President of India in 1975.
* Doctorate by Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu in 1989.
* D. Litt by Kerala University, Kerala in 2003.
* Asthana Gayakan by Government of Kerala
* Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1992.
* Asthana Vidwan by Udupi, Sringeri and Raghavendra mutts.
* Sangeetha Sagaram in 1989.
* Sangeetha Chakravarthy in 1988 by Pallavi Narasimachary
* Sangeetha Raja by Chembai in 1974.
* Sangeetha Ratna by Lt. Governor of Pondicherry M.M. Lakhera
* Swathi Ratnam
* Sapthagiri Sangeetha Vidwanmani in 2002.
* Bhakti Sangita Geetha Sironmani in 2002.
* Gaana Gandharva.
* Geetanjali Award. by The ex-president of India Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
* Sur Shringar Samsad Award. in 1976.
* Kalaimamani Award by Government of Tamil Nadu.
* Star of India Award by Lt. Governor of Pondicherry M.M. Lakhera
* National Citizens Award in 1994
* Mar Gregorius awrd Governor RL Bhatia in 2006
* The `Annual Latha Mangeshkar Award by Government of Madhya Pradesh in 1992.
* Dr Pinnamaneni and Seethadevi Foundation Award in 2000.
* Senate member in the International Parliament for Safety and Peace, an organization incorporated in the U.S.A.
* An Honorary award for "Outstanding Achievements in Music and Peace” by UNESCO in 1999
* Invited by the Soviet government to perform music concerts in various cities of USSR in 1965.
* National Film Awards Seven times for the best Playback singer by Government of India
* State Film awards Twenty three times for the best Playback singer by Government of Kerala
* State Film awards Eight times for the best Playback singer by Government of Tamil Nadu
* State Film awards Five Times for the best Playback singer by Government of Karnataka
* State Film awards Five times for the best Playback singer by Government of Andhra Pradesh
* State Film awards One time for the best Playback singer by Government of West Bengal

National Awards (Best Male Singer):

* 1972, Film Name: Achanum Bappayum, Language: Malayalam, First line of the song: Manushyan mathangale
* 1973, Film Name: Gaayathri, Language: Malayalam, First line of the song: Padmatheerthame unaru
* 1976, Film Name: Chitchor, Language: Hindi, First line of the song: Gori thera gaon bada
* 1982, Film Name: Megha Sandhesham, Language: Telugu , First line of the song: Aagasha desana
* 1987, Film Name: Unnikale Oru Kadha Parayam, Language: Malayalam , First line of the song: Unnikale oru kadha parayam
* 1991, Film Name: Bharatham, Language: Malayalam, First line of song: Rama kadha gaana layam
* 1993, Film Name: Sopanam, Language: Malayalam, First line of the song: Sopanam (title song)
* 2017, Film Name: Viswasapoorvam Mansoor, Language: Malayalam, First line of the song: Poy maranja kaalam

In 1970, Yesudas established the Tharangini Music Company at Chennai ( later incorporated in the US in 1998) which brought about an audio cassette revolution in southern India. Tharangini Studio and Tharangini Records became the recording center in Kerala which, for the first time, brought out audio cassettes of Malayalam film songs with the added attraction of stereo effect. The record company’s additional strength was in its voice mixing studio in Chennai. An expansion of the Thiruvanthapuram studio, Studio27 in Chennai boasts of the latest and the best voice-mixing studio in Chennai. The studio continues to produce and present events of Yesudas both for film and Indian classical music concerts throughout the world.

[raagadevan]

Wishing Dasettan a Very Happy 80th Birthday! :)

[raagadevan]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPlsXOdHkp8

K.J.Yesudas/East Cost Vijayan/M.Jayachandran

പരിഭവം നമുക്കിനി പറഞ്ഞു തീർക്കാം
പിണങ്ങാതിനി എന്നും കൂട്ടു കൂടാം
പ്രിയ സഖീ പ്രണയിനീ
പ്രിയസഖീ എൻ പ്രണയിനി നീ
അനുരാഗിണിയായ് അരികിൽ വരൂ...

[raagadevan]

Yesudas' broad musical canvas

"His voice and outlook transcend all barriers...."

By Suganthy Krishnamachari - The Hindu

https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/Yesudas-broad-musical-canvas/article14501576.ece

[raagadevan]

This is an oldie; a live performance by KJY and (very young) Sujatha...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aKD7D7yRPY

[RR]

Nice to watch the 'cute' Sujatha singing : ). Beautiful song. Puts me in 'ஏதோ நினைவுகள், கனவுகள்'.. of those days. Tks.

btw, Raga Misra Sumanesa Ranjani it is.

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10 ஜனவரி 2021

நம்முடன் வாழும் இசை கலைஞர், அவர்களுக்கு நம் குழுவின் சார்பாக இனிய பிறந்த நாள் வாழ்த்துக்கள் .

கே. ஜே. யேசுதாஸ்
கட்டசேரி யோசஃப் யேசுதாஸ் (மலையாளம்: കാട്ടശ്ശേരി ജോസഫ് യേശുദാസ്) , (பிறப்பு 10 சனவரி 1940) அல்லது பரவலாக கே.ஜே.யேசுதாஸ், ஓர் இந்திய கருநாடக இசைக் கலைஞரும் புகழ்பெற்றத் திரைப்படப் பாடகரும் ஆவார். அவர் தமது 50 ஆண்டுகள் திரைவாழ்வில் மலையாளம், தமிழ், இந்தி, கன்னடம், தெலுங்கு, வங்காள மொழி, குஜராத்தி, ஒரியா, மராத்தி, பஞ்சாபி, சமசுகிருதம், துளு, மலாய் மொழி, உருசிய மொழி,அராபிய மொழி, இலத்தீன், ஆங்கிலம் ஆகிய மொழிகளில் 40,000-க்கும் கூடுதலான திரைப்பாடல்களைப் பாடியுள்ளார்.[2][3][4] சிறந்த திரைப் பின்னணிப் பாடகர் வகையில் வேறு எந்தப் பாடகரும் சாதிக்காத நிலையில் ஏழு முறை தேசிய விருது பெற்றுள்ளார்.மாநில அளவில் கேரளம், தமிழ்நாடு, கர்நாடகம், ஆந்திரப்பிரதேசம் மற்றும் மேற்கு வங்க அரசுகளிடம் மொத்தம் 45 முறை சிறந்த திரைப்பாடகராக விருது பெற்றுள்ளார். திரையிசைத் தவிர,கருநாடக இசைக் கச்சேரிகள் பல நிகழ்த்தியுள்ளார். சமயப் பாடல்கள், பிற மெல்லிசைப்பாடல்கள் அடங்கிய இசைத்தொகுப்புகளையும் வழங்கியுள்ளார். மலையாளத் திரைப்படங்களுக்கு இசை இயக்குனராகவும் பணியாற்றியுள்ளார். இவரை கான கந்தர்வன் என்று இவரது இரசிகர்கள் அழைக்கின்றனர்.

பிறப்பும், இசைப் பயிற்சியும்
யேசுதாஸ் இலத்தீன் கத்தோலிக்கக் குடும்பத்தில் அகஸ்டைன் யோசப்குக்கும், அலைசுகுட்டிக்கும் மகனாக கேரளாவின் ஃபோர்ட் கொச்சியில் பிறந்தார். அவரது தந்தை அனைவரும் அறிந்த மலையாள செவ்விசைக் கலைஞரும் நடிகரும் ஆவார். துவக்கத்தில் இசைப்பயிற்சியை அவரிடமே கற்ற யேசுதாஸ் பின்னர் திருப்புனித்துறையில் இருந்த இசை அகாதெமியில் தனது இசைக் கல்வியைத் தொடர்ந்தார். சற்றுகாலம் வேச்சூர் அரிகர சுப்பிரமணிய அய்யரிடம் பயின்ற பின்னர் செம்பை வைத்தியநாத பாகவதரிடம் மேல்நிலைப் பயிற்சி பெற்றார். இந்துஸ்தானி இசையிலும் தேர்ச்சி பெற்றார்.

திரையிசைப் பங்களிப்புகள்
யேசுதாஸ் திரைப்படப் பாடகராக 1960களில் கால்பாடுகள் என்ற மலையாளத் திரைப்படத்தில் துவங்கினார். தமிழ்த் திரைப்படங்களில் எஸ். பாலச்சந்தரின் பொம்மையில் முதன்முதலாக "நீயும் பொம்மை, நானும் பொம்மை" என்ற பாடல் மூலம் அறிமுகமானார். ஆனால் முதலில் வெளியான படமாக கொஞ்சும் குமரி அமைந்தது. 1970களில் இந்தித் திரைப்படங்களில் பாடத்துவங்கினார். முதல் இந்தி மொழிப்பாடல் "ஜெய் ஜவான் ஜெய் கிசான்" என்ற திரைப்படத்திற்கு பாடினார். ஆயினும் அவர் பாடி வெளிவந்த முதல் இந்திப் படமாக "சோடிசி பாத்" அமைந்தது. இவற்றைத் தொடர்ந்து பல மொழிப்படங்களில் பல்லாயிரக்கணக்கானப் பாடல்களைப் பாடி பல விருதுகளையும் பெற்றார். 2006ஆம் ஆண்டு சென்னை ஏவிஎம் அரங்கில் ஒரேநாளில் நான்கு தென்னிந்திய மொழிகளிலும் 16 திரைப்படப் பாடல்களை பாடி சாதனை நிகழ்த்தினார்.

வெளியாகியுள்ள பக்தி இசைத் தொகுப்புகள்
எண்தலைப்பு1ஐயப்ப சுப்ரபாதம்2ஹரி ஹர சுத அஷ்டோத்திர சதம்3சாஸ்தாரம் ப்ரணமாம்யஹம்4ஒண்ணாம் பொன் திருப்படியே சரணம்5ஐயப்ப பக்தி பாடல்கள் (5 தொகுதிகள்)6மகா பிரபோ7காயத்ரி மந்திரம்8அறுபடை திருப்புகழ் வரிசை9ஆரத்தி10ஆடி வருவாய்11தாயே யசோதா (ஊத்துக்காடு பாடல்கள்)12கிளாசிக்கல் பஜன்ஸ்13எந்தவேடுகோ (தியாகராஜ கிருதிகள்)

சொந்த வாழ்க்கை
யேசுதாசுக்கு பிரபா என்ற மனைவியும் வினோத், விஜய், விசால் என்ற மகன்களும் உள்ளனர். இரண்டாவது மகன் விஜய் யேசுதாஸ் தமது தந்தையைப் பின்பற்றி திரைப்படப் பாடகராக விளங்குகிறார். இக்குடும்பம் சென்னை மற்றும் திருவனந்தப்புரத்தில் வாழ்ந்து வருகின்றனர். தவிர ஐக்கிய அமெரிக்காவில் புளோரிடா மற்றும் டெக்சாசில் நிலங்கள் வணிக நோக்கோடு வைத்துள்ளார்.

விருதுகள்
இசைப்பேரறிஞர் விருது, 1992. வழங்கியது: தமிழ் இசைச் சங்கம், சென்னை.[10]
பத்மசிறீ விருது-1975
பத்ம பூசண் விருது-2002
பத்ம விபூசண் விருது-2017[11][12]
சாகித்திய அகாதமி விருது
சங்கீத கலாசிகாமணி விருது, 2002 வழங்கியது தி இந்தியன் ஃபைன் ஆர்ட்ஸ் சொசைட்டி

(வாட்ஸசப்பில் வந்த்து)

[raagadevan]

Happy Birthday, Dasettan! :)

First time in 48 years, singing legend Yesudas to miss Mookambika darshan on birthday

"Musician Kanjangad Ramachandran, who started the Yesudas Sangeethotsavam at Mookambika temple in 2000,
has decided to conduct the festival as usual from 6am to 6pm on Sunday."

https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2021/jan/08/first-time-in-48-years-singing-legend-yesudas-to-miss-mookambika-darshan-on-birthday-2247058.html

By Manoj Viswanathan, Express News Service (Indian Express)

[raagadevan]

81st Birthday tributes to Dasettan by youngsters 2, 3 or 4 generations younger than him, singing his songs! :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUFq99EQpLo

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Another 81st Birthday greetings (collection of Dasettan's songs)!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkCcyxK2fMk