Augustine Joseph

Kattassery Augustine Joseph (24 March 1912 – 3 February 1965) was an Indian classical musician and stage actor from Kerala, India. He was the father of Indian playback singer K. J. Yesudas[3] and grandfather of singer Vijay Yesudas.[4]

Kattassery Augustine Joseph
Born24 March 1912 (1912-03-24)[1]
Mattancherry, Kingdom of Cochin, British India
Died3 February 1965 (1965-02-04) (aged 52)[2]
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationStage actor, Musician
Spouse(s)
Elizabeth
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(m. 1937)​
Children7, including K. J. Yesudas
RelativesVijay Yesudas (grandson)

Life

He was born in a Christian family in Kochi.[5] He started training in music and acting at a very young age.[6] He had sung many songs and acted in many plays. He believed in Oneness among religion and there is only One Supreme God though called by different names. He has brought up Yesudas in similar school of thought.[7] He died of a suspected heart attack aged 53 in 1965. Yesudas, his son, later said in an interview that he had faced lot of money problems during this period and when his father died, the hospital authorities told him to give Rs. 1000/-.[8] It was the famous lyricist P. Bhaskaran who helped him during this period.[9] He was buried according to his wish at Kochi.[10]

Filmography

As an actor
  • Nallathanka (1950)[11]
  • Velakkaaran (1953)

As a playback singer
  • Mahesha Maayamo ... Nallathanka 1950
  • Sodara Bandhamathonne ... Nallathanka 1950
  • Manoharamee Raajyam ... Nallathanka 1950
  • Maanam Thanna Maariville ... Nallathanka 1950
  • Aanandamaanaake ... Nallathanka 1950
  • Paahimaam Jagadeeshwara ... Velakkaaran 1953
  • Aanandamennum ... Velakkaaran 1953

References
  1. "Augustine Joseph profile at m3db". M3DB.com.
  2. "Augustine Joseph's obituary advertisement". M3DB.com.
  3. "Yesudas-Vijay in concert". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  4. Who is (Padmashree)Dr. Kattassery Joseph Yesudas? at www.yesudas.com
  5. Staff Reporter (4 April 2012). "A voice that still casts a spell". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  6. "Yesudas and Vijay stage a Carnatic concert together". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  7. "Music is a continuous process of learning, says K.J. Yesudas - Carnatic Music Interviews - Darbar for claissical music / claissical dance". carnaticdarbar.com. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  8. "Singing maestro Yesudas turns 73". dna. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  9. "Yesudas, Son to Enthral Tripunithura". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  10. "Dr. K. J. Yesudas". keralatourism.org. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  11. "Augustine Joseph". malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 5 September 2015.


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