Back چاياتشاندران ARZ Jayachandran Spanish Jayachandran ID പി. ജയചന്ദ്രൻ Malayalam பி. ஜெயச்சந்திரன் Tamil పి.జయచంద్రన్ Tegulu
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P. Jayachandran | |
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 Jayachandran performing at Kollam | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Paliyath Jayachandrakuttan |
| Born | 3 March 1944 Ravipuram, Kingdom of Cochin, India (currently Ravipuram, Ernakulam, Kerala, India) |
| Died | 9 January 2025 (aged 80) Thrissur, Kerala, India |
| Genres | Playback singing |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instrument | mridangam |
| Years active | 1965–2025 |
| Spouse | Lalitha |
| Website | jayachandransite |
Paliyath Jayachandran (3 March 1944 – 9 January 2025)[1] was an Indian playback singer and actor from Kerala. He collaborated with legendary composers, G. Devarajan, M. S. Baburaj, V. Dakshinamoorthy, K. Raghavan, M. K. Arjunan, M. S. Viswanathan, Ilaiyaraaja, Koti, Shyam, A. R. Rahman, M. M. Keeravani, Vidyasagar and M Jayachandran.[2] Over the course of his career, he recorded more than 16,000 songs in multiple languages and appeared in a few films.
In 1986, he won the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer and also won Kerala State Film Award five times. In 2020, he was awarded the J. C. Daniel Award, the highest award in Malayalam cinema, for his outstanding contributions to Malayalam cinema. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest expression singers in South India.[3] He also won 2 Tamil Nadu state film awards.
He died on 9 January 2025 in Thrissur after undergoing treatment for cancer.[4][5][6]
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- ^ Kumar, P. K. Ajith (9 January 2025). "P. Jayachandran: An ever-youthful voice that enchanted generations". The Hindu.