K. J. Yesudas

Age: 86 | From: Ernakulam, Kerala, India

TV
Involvement

108

Movie
Involvement

Person Details

Birthday: 1940-01-10 02:40:59

Aliases: Gana Gandharvan , Dasettan , ജോസഫ് യേശുദാസ് കട്ടാശേരി , യേശുദാസ് , Kattassery Joseph Yesudas , K J Yesudas , K.J. Yesudas , KJ Yesudas

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Ernakulam, Kerala, India

Homepage: http://www.drkjyesudas.com

Movie Involvements: 108

TV Involvements: 0

Most Famous Work

Biography

Kattassery Joseph Yesudas is an Indian Carnatic musician and film playback singer. Yesudas sings Indian classical, devotional and cinematic songs. He has recorded more than 50,000 songs in a number of Indian languages as well as Russian, Arabic, Latin and English during a career spanning more than five decades. He has performed in most Indian languages except Assamese, Konkani and Kashmiri. He also composed a number of Malayalam film songs in the 1970s and 1980s. Yesudas is fondly called Gana Gandharvan (The Celestial Singer). He is considered to be a cultural icon of the Malayalam language - as well as of its ethnic group spread across the world - due largely to the fact that his songs have been profoundly ingrained into the minds of Malayalam speaking people for five decades. Yesudas has won the National Award for the Best Male Playback Singer seven times, the Filmfare Awards five times, and the State Award for the Best Playback Singer forty-three times, which consists of awards by the state governments of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and West Bengal. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1975, the Padma Bhushan in 2002, and the Padma Vibhushan (second-highest civilian award) in 2017 by the Government of India for his contributions towards the arts. In 2011 Yesudas was honoured with the CNN-IBN outstanding achievement award having recorded over 20,000 songs in a five-decade career. In 2006, he sang 16 film songs in four South Indian languages on the same day at AVM Studio, Chennai

Most Famous Work

Average

Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2005	Himself	Boyy Friennd 2005-10-28 Movie
2002	Himself	Nandanam 2002-12-20 Movie
1973	Himself (Cameo)	Achani 1973-07-12 Movie
1966	Tanzen	Anarkali 1966-08-27 Movie
	Khader	Kayamkulam Kochunni 1966-07-29 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Sound

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Playback Singer	Tamilarasan 2023-04-21 Movie
2022	Playback Singer	Jothi 2022-07-28 Movie
2021	Playback Singer	Keshu Ee Veedinte Nadhan 2021-12-31 Movie
2017	Playback Singer	Villain 2017-10-27 Movie
2016	Playback Singer	Pulimurugan 2016-10-07 Movie
	Playback Singer	Action Hero Biju 2016-02-04 Movie
2012	Playback Singer	Mithunam 2012-12-21 Movie
2010	Playback Singer	Nandalala 2010-11-26 Movie
2006	Playback Singer	Madhuchandralekha 2006-03-23 Movie
2005	Playback Singer	December 2005-09-07 Movie
	Playback Singer	Raam 2005-03-04 Movie
2004	Playback Singer	Jalolsavam 2004-08-26 Movie
2003	Playback Singer	Swapnakoodu 2003-09-05 Movie
	Playback Singer	Chronic Bachelor 2003-04-16 Movie
2002	Playback Singer	Nammal 2002-12-20 Movie
	Playback Singer	Kaiyethum Doorath 2002-08-01 Movie
	Playback Singer	Mazhathullikkilukkam 2002-03-12 Movie
2000	Playback Singer	Joker 2000-10-29 Movie
	Playback Singer	Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal 2000-02-15 Movie
	Playback Singer	Darling Darling 2000-01-30 Movie
1998	Playback Singer	Gramapanchayath 1998-01-01 Movie
1997	Playback Singer	Ratchagan 1997-10-29 Movie
	Playback Singer	Daud 1997-08-22 Movie
1996	Playback Singer	Indian 1996-05-09 Movie
1994	Playback Singer	Duet 1994-05-20 Movie
1993	Playback Singer	Manichitrathazhu 1993-12-25 Movie
	Playback Singer	Uzhavan 1993-11-12 Movie
	Playback Singer	Kilipetchu Ketkava 1993-11-12 Movie
	Playback Singer	Gandharvam 1993-08-15 Movie
	Playback Singer	Porutham 1993-07-30 Movie
	Vocals	Bandhukkal Sathrukkal 1993-01-01 Movie
1992	Playback Singer	Yoddha 1992-09-03 Movie
	Playback Singer	Amaran 1992-01-16 Movie
1991	Playback Singer	Thalapathi 1991-11-05 Movie
1989	Playback Singer	Galiyon Ka Badshah 1989-09-01 Movie
1988	Playback Singer	Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu 1988-12-28 Movie
	Playback Singer	Agni Natchathiram 1988-04-15 Movie
	Playback Singer	Gharwali Baharwali 1988-01-01 Movie
1987	Playback Singer	Thoovanathumbikal 1987-01-03 Movie
1985	Playback Singer	Njan Piranna Nattil 1985-09-14 Movie
	Playback Singer	Angadikkappurathu 1985-07-05 Movie
	Playback Singer	Omanikkan Ormavaikkan 1985-05-12 Movie
	Playback Singer	Jeevante Jeevan 1985-05-07 Movie
	Playback Singer	Katha Ithuvare 1985-05-01 Movie
	Playback Singer	Naayakan 1985-03-12 Movie
1984	Playback Singer	Itha Innu Muthal 1984-11-23 Movie
	Playback Singer	Kurishuyudham 1984-10-08 Movie
	Playback Singer	Naalai Unathu Naal 1984-08-07 Movie
	Playback Singer	Vetta 1984-07-13 Movie
	Playback Singer	Vanitha Police 1984-06-11 Movie
	Playback Singer	Lakshmana Rekha 1984-06-01 Movie
	Playback Singer	Kilikkonchel 1984-05-24 Movie
1983	Playback Singer	Engane Nee Marakkum 1983-10-14 Movie
	Playback Singer	Sadma 1983-07-08 Movie
	Playback Singer	Aadhipathyam 1983-04-30 Movie
	Playback Singer	Thavalam 1983-03-25 Movie
	Playback Singer	Naseema 1983-03-04 Movie
	Playback Singer	Himavahini 1983-03-04 Movie
	Playback Singer	Kuyiline Thedi 1983-02-25 Movie
	Playback Singer	Hello Madras Girl 1983-01-24 Movie
	Playback Singer	Bhookambam 1983-01-21 Movie
	Playback Singer	Veena Poovu 1983-01-21 Movie
1982	Playback Singer	Aa Divasam 1982-11-26 Movie
	Playback Singer	Njan Onnu Parayatte 1982-11-25 Movie
	Playback Singer	Aakrosam 1982-10-02 Movie
	Playback Singer	Kaaliya Mardhanam 1982-08-06 Movie
	Playback Singer	Moondram Pirai 1982-02-19 Movie
1981	Playback Singer	Thenum Vayambum 1981-11-17 Movie
	Playback Singer	Dhruvasangamam 1981-09-25 Movie
	Playback Singer	Attimari 1981-08-21 Movie
	Playback Singer	Oppol 1981-04-02 Movie
1980	Playback Singer	மூடுபனி 1980-11-06 Movie
	Playback Singer	Payal Ki Jhankaar 1980-01-01 Movie
1978	Playback Singer	Aval Appadithan 1978-10-30 Movie
	Playback Singer	Trishul 1978-05-05 Movie
	Playback Singer	Toote Khilone 1978-01-01 Movie
1977	Playback Singer	Charandas 1977-10-21 Movie
	Playback Singer	Alaap 1977-03-12 Movie
	Playback Singer	Siva Thaandavam 1977-02-03 Movie
	Playback Singer	Do Chehere 1977-01-01 Movie
1976	Playback Singer	Kamadhenu 1976-12-03 Movie
	Playback Singer	Pick Pocket 1976-10-29 Movie
	Playback Singer	Madhuram Thirumadhuram 1976-10-07 Movie
	Playback Singer	Mallanum Mathevanum 1976-10-03 Movie
	Playback Singer	Rajaankanam 1976-10-01 Movie
	Playback Singer	Udyaanalakshmi 1976-05-06 Movie
	Playback Singer	Paalkkadal 1976-01-30 Movie
	Playback Singer	Panchami 1976-01-24 Movie
	Playback Singer	Agni Pushpam 1976-01-09 Movie
1975	Playback Singer	Sooryavamsham 1975-09-05 Movie
	Playback Singer	Dharmakshetre Kurukshetre 1975-08-20 Movie
	Playback Singer	Apoorva Raagangal 1975-08-18 Movie
	Playback Singer	Ullasa Yaathra 1975-05-23 Movie
	Playback Singer	Tourist Bungalow 1975-05-02 Movie
1974	Playback Singer	Shapamoksham 1974-02-14 Movie
	Playback Singer	Ponnapuram Kotta 1974-01-23 Movie
	Playback Singer	Nellu 1974-01-01 Movie
1973	Playback Singer	Kaapalika 1973-11-09 Movie
1972	Playback Singer	Postmane Kananilla 1972-11-14 Movie
	Playback Singer	Kula Gowravam 1972-09-28 Movie
1970	Playback Singer	Moodalmanju 1970-01-09 Movie
	Playback Singer	Vivahitha 1970-01-01 Movie
1968	Playback Singer	Yakshi 1968-08-30 Movie
1967	Playback Singer	Ashwamedham 1967-12-15 Movie
1964	Playback Singer	Bommai 1964-04-22 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv