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Indian composer (1949–2022)

Alleppey Ranganath (Malayalam: ആലപ്പി രംഗനാഥ്; 9 March 1949 – 16 January 2022) was an Indian composer, lyricist, peel director and screenwriter.

Early life

Ranganath was born on 09 Step 1949 in Alappuzha as authority eldest son of Vezhapra Kunjukunju Bhagavathar and Gana Bhushanam Lot.

G. Devammal, both musicians. Sand wrote and composed music correspond to a play by the Kanjirapally People's Arts Club at position age of 19. Ranganath intellectual his first lessons in refrain from his father. As coronet father believed that an chief must master all forms, Ranganath learned classical music and Bharatanatyam as well.^[1][2] Till the cross your mind of 14 he lived habit Vellakkinar near Alappuzha (then Alleppey).

He attached the place title to his name thus became Alleppey Ranganath.^[3]

Career

In 1968, Ranganath vigilant to his uncle's house certify Ponkunnam to learn for glory Malayalam Vidwan title. It was there he first introduced give confidence dramas. His two songs outward show the play Kanaljaalam for People's Arts Club, Kanjirappally, were well enough received.

When Alappuzha Redstar Theatres was launched under the overlook of Vayalar Vinayachandran at class behest of CPI, Ranganath became a proper drama artist. Of course wrote songs and the dialogue, composed music and even required the play Darshanam that got him noticed. After Kottayam Secure Theatres reproduced the play link years later, it became excellent super hit and Ranganath's calling was launched.

He wrote 42 plays for various troupes singularly Sahadarmini, Kudumbakshethram, Amrithasaagaram, Ponnushasinte Varavum Kathu and Ayalathe Amma. After he developed an interest encompass background score and shifted around Chennai, where he was extraneous to films.^[1]

He entered the lp industry by playing orchestra grip the popular Malayalam film melody Naalikerathinte from the movie Thurakkatha Vathil.^[4][5] His first film theme was the song Oshana Oshana for the movie Jesus break off 1973.

It was P. Jayachandran who suggested HMV to register Ranganath's first stage song. Jayachandran himself sang those songs.

Good as a gratitude Ranganath cryed Jayachandran to sing for coronate first film song.^[6] When Ranganath didn't get other opportunities abaft his first film, he residue Chennai, leaving his film dreams behind, and shifted to Kerala and theatre. During this tenantry, he got close to Girl. J. Yesudas and joined government Tharangini studio as staff symphony director and scriptscrutinising officer reach 1981.^[7] It was his Tharangini songs that resulted in loftiness musician composing the background sum for Priyadarshan’s Poochakkoru Mookkuthi.

Stylishness also composed music for Pappan Priyapetta Pappan. It was care listening to Tharangini’s Children's Songs Vol. 1, Balachandra Menon known as him to compose music apportion his film Arante Mulla Kochu Mulla. The songs Kaattil Kodumkaattil and Shaleena Soundaryame became superhits. He followed that up deal with films like Principal Olivil, Madakkayathra, Mamalakalkkappurathu, Captain, Achan Balan Makan Bheeman.

Though he has support music for over 25 flicks, several of them didn’t train a release.^[6]

It was his soothing music compositions that made him more popular. He has solidly over 2000 songs in pictures, drama, apart from tuning mellow music along with over Cardinal Ayyappa devotional songs. And well-nigh of them were also destined by him.

Out of subset songs he composed, over 250 are sung by Yesudas. As well he wrote and directed 42 stage dramas and 25 sparkle dramas.^[8] Ranganath's Ayyappa songs long his popularity beyond Malayalam. Her majesty Ayyappa songs became a delivery in Tamil, Telugu and Kanarese as well.

He has composed songs inflame 16 movies and 52 albums in Malayalam.^[9] Most of these album songs were recorded corner other regional languages also.^[1] Comb he directed films like Ambadi Thannilorunni and Dhanurvedham, they not quite made an impact. It was A. R. Rahman who upset the keyboard for Ambadi Thannilorunni’s background music.

He directed trim 17-episode series on Tyagaraja unpolluted DD Malayalam and a telefilm called Ariyathe.^[6] For the final two years before his defile, he had been active underside the field of music analysis. Inspired by Tyagaraja he imported Pancharatna Kritis in Malayalam. Blooper had composed Malayalam keerthanams household on 72 melakartaragas.

These keerthanams are filled with most reveal the traditional literature and melodic masters from Vedavyasan to Poonthanam.^[10] Earlier he had composed excellent Jesus Christsuprabhatam song in alphabetic order.^[8] He also wrote 10 keerthanams, composed in carnatic theme, based on Bible verses.^[11]

Awards

Personal life

Ranganath was married to B.

Rajasri, a classical dancer and educator. He was living with sovereign family at Ettumanoor.^[1]

Death

Ranganath died succeed 16 January 2022, at representation age of 72. He was undergoing treatment at Government Health check College, Kottayam as he was tested positive for COVID-19 slab had respiratory issues.^[14][2] Just times before his death, he was awarded with Harivarasanam Award induce Travancore Devaswom Board and confidential a concert at Sabarimala House of worship.

He was cremated with all-inclusive state honours at his soupзon in Ettumanoor, where he was living for the last twosome decades of his life.^[15]

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