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Kadakkavoor Pachan Brahmanandan (Malayalam:കടയ്ക്കാവൂർ പാച്ചൻ ബ്രഹ്മാനന്ദൻ; 22 February 1946 – 10 August 2004) was a South Indian playback singer from Kerala.[1]

K. P. Brahmanandan കെ. പി. ബ്രഹ്മാനന്ദൻ
Birth name	Kadakkavoor Pachan Brahmanandan
Born	(1946-02-22)February 22, 1946 Kadakkavoor, Trivandrum, India
Died	August 10, 2004(2004-08-10) (aged 58) Kadakkavoor, Trivandrum, India
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1969-2004

Personal life

Brahmanandan was born in Kadakkavoor, which is located north of Trivandrum district in Kerala, on 22 February 1946. His parents were Pachan and Bhavani. He was the third child of his parents, who totally had eight children. He began to study Carnatic music since a young age, firstly from his uncle Kadakkavoor Sundaram Bhagavathar, and later from the eminent musician D. K. Jayaraman. Brahmanandan was the father of Rakesh Brahmanandan, another Malayalam singer.[2]

Brahmanandan died at his home in Kadakkavoor on 10 August 2004, at the age of 58.[1]

Awards

Brahmanandan has received All-India Radio Award In 1965, Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy award and Critics Award - 1999.[3]

Career

He also sang for a dozen Tamil films, for composers such as Ilaiyaraja...Santha Kavigal for Tamil movie "Metti" from Director Mahendran and Shankar–Ganesh, and composed the music for two movies, `Malayathi Pennu' and `Kanni Nilaavu'.[1]

"Brahmanandan Foundation", constituted in memory of Brahmanandan encourages projects that promote values in line with particular interests that are well informed, that have clearly defined goals, and that are innovative and risk-taking, while acknowledging traditional standards of excellence and responsibility to the music.[4] The foundation has also constituted Brahmanandan memorial award, for excellence in Music.[5]

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