A Musical Memory of Raghavan Master !

With profound grief we receive the demise of a Great Personality Sri K. Raghavan (Malayalam: കെ. രാഘവന്‍) , affectioately called as 'Raghavan mash/Raghavan Master, a Malayalam music composer. If lived, Sri K Raghavan, would have completed 99 years on this December 14. Born in Thalasheri of Kannur District, Kerala , Raghavan Master is given credit for the renaissance of Malayalam Film Music, along with Baburaj. He set a new trend in Malayalam film music with the release of the 1954 movie "Neelakkuyil" , a Sathyan starrer film. The Lyrics for this song was penned by Sri P. Bhaskaran, who is also a renowned lyricist of Malayalam film songs. Raghavan Master himself has rendered his voice for one of the songs in 'Neelakkuyil'. This song "Kayalarikathu valayerinjappol" became a hit song! You can hear the song here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7oRdTJZFTE&list=PL59B4E2E758491DC3&index=13
In his career spanning for four decades, he has composed Music for more than sixty films, and most of his songs remain as 'ever-green ones', which many of us still keep humming even today ! During those times when there were only a few Playback artists were being made use of , Ragavan Master was dare enough to introduce many new singers to Malayalam Filmworld. Famous Artists like Mehboob, Brahmanandan, Balamuralikrishna, M.L. Vasanthakumari, A.P. Komala, Gayathri Srikrishnan, Santha P. Nair, A. M. Rajah, K.P. Udayabhanu, M.G. Radhakrishnan, P.B. Sreenivas, Vani Jayaram, Jikki, V.T. Murali, G. Venugopal, etc. have sung for him. He was awarded so many times for his fabulous contributions to the World of Malayalam Film Music; "PADMA SHRI" Award during 2010, Kerala State Film Awards during 1973,197and 1997, Best Lifetime Achievement Award during 2000, Swaralaya Yesudas Award during 2006 and M.G.Radhakrishnan Awrd during 2011. We are really proud of having lived in such a great Musician's period. Needless to say that he lives among us still, through his immortal songs ! Here I am reminded of the lines of Tamil Lyricist Kavignar Kannadasan : "naan nirantharamaanavan azhivathillai endha nilaiyilum enakku maraNamillai" நான் நிரந்தரமானவன் அழிவதில்லை - எந்த நிலையிலும் எனக்கு மரணமில்லை meaning " I am permenant; I never die at any point of time" ! Yes, Poets and Writers live FOREVER in the minds of their followers, rather Music lovers and our great Raghavan Master is no exception ! May his soul rest in Peace!

To hear some of his songs one may please click the following link, which is a Playlist collected by me :
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL59B4E2E758491DC3&feature=edit_ok