Madhusoodanan Jayachandran Nair (born 14 June 1971) is an Indian composer, singer, and musician. He has won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director a record number of nine times. In 2005, he also won the state award for best male singer. In 2015, he won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for the film Ennu Ninte Moideen. He has composed music for 126 films.

Early life and career

Jayachandran was born on 14 June 1971, at Thiruvananthapuram. He began learning Carnatic music at the age of 5 under Attingal Harihara Iyer and later under Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath. Thereafter, he was a student of Neyyattinkara Mohanachandran for 18 years. He won the Carnatic vocal competition at the Kerala University youth festival four times in a row from 1987 to 1990.

Jayachandran began his career in the film industry as a playback singer for the movie Vasudha in 1992 and then became an assistant to Malayalam music director G. Devarajan. In 1995, he became an independent music director through the film Chantha.

Personal life

Jayachandran is the younger among the two sons of late Madhusoodanan Nair (d. 2014) and late Vijaya Nair (d. 2009), born in 1971. He worked at Asianet before taking up full-time music direction. He married Priya on 12 November 1995, and has two sons. He has been on the judging panel of musical reality shows in Malayalam television.

Filmography

Albums (non-film)

  • Mangalyathaali (lyrics: Chovvalloor Krishnankutty, Chittoor Gopi, Sreemoolanagaram Ponnan, singers: various)
  • Mahamaaya (2005) (lyrics: Rajeev Alunkal, singer: K. S. Chithra)
  • Sandhyanjali (2005) (lyrics: Traditional, singer: K. S. Chithra)
  • Unnikkannan (2005) (lyrics: Chowalloor Krishnankutty, singer: K. S. Chithra)
  • Vandeham Harikrishna (2006) (lyrics: Gireesh Puthenchery, singer: K. S. Chithra)
  • Padmam Sree Padmam (2008) (lyrics: S Ramesan Nair, singers: M. G. Sreekumar, Radhika Thilak)
  • Aattukal Deviyamma (lyrics: various, singers: various)
  • Amme Devi Mahamaye (lyrics: S. Ramesan Nair, singer: P. Jayachandran)
  • Gopichandanam (lyrics: S Ramesan Nair, singer: K. S. Chithra)
  • Haripriya (lyrics: S Ramesan Nair, singer: K. S. Chithra)
  • Campus (2002) (lyrics: Gireesh Puthenchery, S Ramesan Nair, Rajeev Alunkal, Yogesh, singers: various)
  • Kudamullapoo (2003) (lyrics: Gireesh Puthenchery, singers: K. J. Yesudas, Vijay Yesudas, K. S. Chithra)
  • Iniyennum (2004) (lyrics: East Coast Vijayan, singers: various)
  • Ormakkai (2005) (lyrics: East Coast Vijayan, singers: various)
  • Swantham (2006) (lyrics: East Coast Vijayan, singers: various)
  • Raagolsavam (lyrics: Pallippuram Mohanachandran, singers: Biju Narayanan, Srinivas, K. S. Chithra)
  • Thiruvona Paattu (lyrics: Sreekumaran Thampi, singers: P. Jayachandran, K. S. Chithra)

Television

TV Shows as Judge

TV serials as Music Director

Awards

National Film Awards:

Honorary

Kerala State Film Awards:

Kerala Film Critics Association Awards

Asianet Film Awards:

  • 2003 – Best Music Director Award Gaurisankaram
  • 2004 – Best Music Director Award Perumazhakkalam, Mampazhakkalam
  • 2007 – Best Music Director Award Nivedyam
  • 2011 – Best Music Director Award Pranayam

Filmfare Awards South

  • 2004 – Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Malayalam – Perumazhakkalam
  • 2011 – Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Malayalam – Pranayam
  • 2013 – Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Malayalam – Celluloid
  • 2015 – Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Malayalam – Ennu Ninte Moideen

Asiavision Awards

Mirchi Music Awards South

  • 2009 - Best music director
  • 2009 - Album of the year
  • 2009 - Song of the year
  • 2010 - Best music director
  • 2010 - Album of the year
  • 2010 - Song of the year
  • 2011 - Song of the year
  • 2011 - Album of the year
  • 2011 - Best music director

Asianet Television Awards

  • 2017 - Manninte Manamulla Sangeetham ( Honorary awards)
  • 2017 - Best Music Director

Vijay Television Awards

  • 2018 - Vijay Television Awards for Special Jury Award

Mazhavil Mango Award

  • 2021 - Best Music director

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