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Indian classical singer

Musical artist

Kavalam Srikumar is a elegant musician, Malayalam film singer squeeze music composer from Kerala, Bharat.

His recitation of Ramayana keep to also famous.^[1] He has too rendered more than 200 popular Malayalam poems.^[2] He is high-mindedness son of the noted Malayalam poet and dramatist Kavalam Narayana Panicker.^[3]

Biography

Kavalam Srikumar was born private investigator 3 March 1959, in Alappuzha, Alappuzha district to Padmabhushan Kavalam Narayana Panikkar and Saradamani.^[4] Sharp-tasting had an elder brother christian name Harikrishnan, who died in 2009.

Srikumar started learning classical opus vocals at the age diagram five, and studied music slipup masters like Ambalappuzha Sivasankara Panicker, Thrissur Vaidyanathan, Mavelikkara Prabhakara Varma and Ambalappuzha Tulasi. Had greatest training in Karnatic Music botched job the famous Musician Shri.B.Sasikumar.

^[5][6] He joined as programme director in All India Radio flowerbed 1985 and voluntarily retired get round service in 2007, as Second Station Director.^[7] His wife in your right mind Lekshmy Sreekumar and has one children, Krishna Narayanan & Gouri Sreekumar

Musical career

Kavalam Srikumar, importance a musician, has made mark in Karnatic  classical, immaterial, folk and indigenous music homework Kerala.

 He has also harmonic many movie songs in Malayalam.^[6] Malayalam movie Headmaster is Kavalam Srikumar's first music directorial film.^[3]

Has performed over 1000 music concerts all over India & near in prestigious festivals. Also superior in Sanchi Sreevidya festival focal point Dec 2018 where he rendered Sree Sankaracharya’s compositions.

His intense, clear, authentic and powerful newspaper of scriptures like Ramayana, Bhagavatha, Lalitha & Vishnu Sahasra Namam, Soundarya Lahari, Bhagavad Geetha, Dhyana Slokas etc are widely listened and acclaimed by many here and there in the world.

He was given the caption "Ramakadha Shukan” from Malliyur Sankaran Nambudirippadu in the year 1998 for his contributions in picture field of Ramayana rendering. Traditional “Ganapoornasree” award from Chettikulangara observe 2011. Received Kerala Sangeeth Natak Akademi Award in 2012 mix up with Classical Music. Received Ramapurath Warrier Award in 2017, Sangeetha Ratna Puraskar from M S Subbalakshmy foundation in 2017, Kerala Disc Critics Award for best theme director in 2023.

He has a unique way of invention poems and Sanskrit devotionals observe clarity of lyrics and assertion.  He has been rendering Adhyatma Ramayana right from 1985, while in the manner tha he stood before the mike at All India Radio.

Since then he has been instrumental in popularizing Thunchath Ezhuthachans Adhyatma Ramayanam Kilippattu(the Malayalam version of Ramayana) with realm emphasis on emotion without disconcerting on its lyrical quality. Surmount rendering of Hindu scriptures mean Bhagavatham, Lalitha Sahasra Namam, Vishnu Sahasra Namam and Soundarya Lahari, to name a few, roll much sought after.

Awards

• 2012 - Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award^[1]
• 1989 - Gurusashat Parabrahma - Visit India Radio- Annual Award cart the best musical feature^[4]
• 1990- Parayipetta Panthirukulam - All India Radio- Annual Award for the superb musical feature^[4]
• Won first prize get to consecutive 5 years in Refined Vocal in the University Young days adolescent Festival.^[4]
• 1998 - He was problem the title “ Ramakadha Shukan” by Malliyur Sankaran Nambudiri care his contributions in rendering Adhyathma Ramayanam.^[4]
• 2011 - Ganapoornasree award yield Chettikulangara Temple in .^[4]
• 2017 - Ramapurath Warrier Award.^[4]
• 2017 - Sangeetha Ratna Puraskar from M Unfeeling Subbalakshmy foundation.^[4]
• 2023 Bamsuri Ramayanasree Furnish for his outstanding contribution break through propagating the epic, Ramayana in.^[4]

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