P. Jayachandran
P. Jayachandran | |
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Jayachandran performing at Kollam | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Paliyath Jayachandrakuttan |
| Born | 3 March 1944 Irinjalakuda, Kingdom of Cochin, India (currently Irinjalakuda, Thrissur, Kerala, India) |
| Died | 9 January 2025 (aged 80) Thrissur, Kerala, India |
| Genres | Playback singing |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instrument | Mridangam |
| Years active | 1965–2025 |
| Spouse | Lalitha |
| Website | jayachandransite |
Paliyath Jayachandran (3 March 1944 – 9 January 2025) was an Indian playback singer and actor. He collaborated with composers, G. Devarajan, M. S. Baburaj, V. Dakshinamoorthy, K. Raghavan, M. K. Arjunan, M. S. Viswanathan, Vijaya Bhaskar, Ilaiyaraaja, Koti, Shyam, A. R. Rahman, M. M. Keeravani, Vidyasagar and M Jayachandran. Over the course of his career, he recorded more than 16,000 songs in multiple languages and appeared in a few films.
In 1986, he won the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer and also won Kerala State Film Award five times. In 2020, he was awarded the J. C. Daniel Award, the highest award in Malayalam cinema, for his outstanding contributions to Malayalam cinema. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest expression singers in South India. He also won 2 Tamil Nadu state film awards.
Jayachandran died from liver cancer in Thrissur, Kerala, on 9 January 2025, at the age of 80. He was cremated with full state honours at his ancestral home in Chendamangalam, North Paravur, Kerala on 11 January 2025.