A. L. Raghavan
A. L. Raghavan (1933 – 19 June 2020) was an Indian playback singer, who sang many songs in Tamil-language films.[1]
A. L. Raghavan | |
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| Born | 1933 Ayyampettai, Thanjavur |
| Died | 19 June 2020 (aged 87) Chennai, India |
| Genres | Playback singing, Carnatic music, Hindustani music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1947–2020 |
Biography
Raghavan was born to a Saurashtra Brahmin[2] family in Ayyampettai near Thanjavur to Lakshmana Bhagavathar, Raghavan entered the film world as a child artiste in the film Krishna Vijayam. He was married to the veteran actress M. N. Rajam.[3]
Career
A. L. Raghavan started his career in 1947 with 'Krishna Vijayam' (1950) and 'Sudarsanam' as Lord Krishna. He also acted on TV series, 'Aliaigal'. As a boy, he was introduced by Chidambaram Jayaraman and sang in a girl's voice for Kumari Kamala in the film Vijayakumari.[7]
Music composers he sang for
Many music directors gave him memorable songs, including C. R. Subburaman, K. V. Mahadevan, Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy, S. M. Subbaiah Naidu, C. N. Pandurangan, S. V. Venkatraman, Ghantasala, H. R. Padmanabha Sastri, S. Dakshinamurthi, R. Sudarsanam, T. R. Pappa, Vedha, Master Venu, P. Adinarayana Rao, G. K. Venkatesh, V. Kumar, Rajan–Nagendra, Vijaya Bhaskar, G. Devarajan, M. S. Baburaj, Veenai S. Balachander, B. Gopalam, T. A. Kalyanam, K. G. Moorthy, S. P. Kodandapani, T. V. Raju and M. S. Viswanathan.
Playback singers he sang with
He had many solo songs but also sang with other singers. He sang immemorable duets mostly with K. Jamuna Rani and L. R. Eswari. Others are P. Susheela, Jikki, S. Janaki, M. S. Rajeswari, A. P. Komala, A. G. Rathnamala, Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi, P. Leela, K. Swarna, Kausalya, Renuka, Sarala, M. R. Vijaya, Manorama, L. R. Anjali and Swarnalatha.
He also sang duets with male singers, most notably with T. M. Soundararajan, S. C. Krishnan, S. V. Ponnusamy, P. B. Sreenivas, J. P. Chandrababu, Seerkazhi Govindarajan, Thiruchi Loganathan, T. A. Mothi, Sai Baba, Malaysia Vasudevan, M. S. Viswanathan, K. Veeramani, G. K. Venkatesh, Dharapuram Sundararajan, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and Sean Roldan.
Filmography
References
- "With music till the last". The Hindu. 5 November 2004. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020.
- Saravanan, T. (30 November 2016). "Linguistic confluence". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- "Playback singer A.L. Raghavan no more". The Hindu. 19 June 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- "Live Chennai: Popular yester-year playback singer falls prey to corona!, A.L. Raghavan Passed Away, Veteran Playback Singer Passed Away".
- K., Janani. "Playback singer and actor AL Raghavan dies at 87 in Chennai". India Today. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- Ravi, Murali (20 June 2020). "Legendary singer AL Raghavan passes away". Tollywood. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- Shivpprasadh, S. (20 June 2013). "The perfect pair". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2015.