Kavalam Sreekumar

Kavalam Sreekumar is a classical musician, Malayalam film singer and music composer from Kerala, India.  His recitation of Ramayana is also famous.[1] He is the son of the noted Malayalam poet and dramatist Kavalam Narayana Panicker.

Biography

Kavalam Sreekumar was born on March 3, 1959 in Kavalam, Alappuzha district to Padmabhushan Kavalam Narayana Panicker and Shardamani. He had an elder brother named Harikrishnan, who died in 2009. He started learning classical music vocals at the age of five, and studied music under masters like Ambalappuzha Sivasankara Panicker, Thrissur Vaidyanathan, Mavelikkara Prabhakara Varma and Ambalappuzha Tulsi.[2]

He worked for All India Radio from 1985 to 2007. While working in All India Radio, he learned classical music from the famous violinist B. Sasikumar.[3]

Awards

  • 2012 Kerala Sangeet Natak Academy Award[1]
  • 1989 - Gurusashat Parabrahma - All India Radio- Annual Award for the best musical feature[4]
  • 1990- Parayipetta Panthirukulam - All India Radio- Annual Award for the best musical feature[4]
  • Won first prize for consecutive 5 years in Classical Vocal in the University Youth Festival.[4]

References

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