Thiruvananthapuram/Kochi: Eminent Carnatic vocalist and playback singer Ok J Yesudas, who has captivated music lovers of all ages together with his dulcet tones throughout a profession spanning over six many years, turned 83 on Tuesday.
Social media was abuzz with birthday needs pouring in from superstars, singers, followers and politicians for Yesudas, additionally fondly referred to as ‘Dasettan’ by his admirers and shut pals with a particular puja being held on the Mookambika Temple at Kollur in Udupi district of Karnataka.
A particular occasion to rejoice his birthday was organised in Kochi metropolis by the Yesudas Academy and was attended by the movie business’s bigwigs like Mammooty, Siddique, Manoj Ok Jayan and outstanding playback singers, together with M G Sreekumar.
Yesudas, who attended the occasion on-line from the US of America, thanked everybody for his or her birthday needs.
Malayalam megastar Mammootty additionally wished a “thousand birthday needs to Dasettan” on Fb and in the course of the occasion held in Kochi. He reduce a delicious cake on behalf of Yesudas.
Celebrity Mohanlal conveyed his birthday needs to Yesudas on Fb the place he stated ‘Dasettan’ was the delight of Kerala and there was hardly a Malayali all over the world who wouldn’t have heard his “amrit swaram” (divine voice) at the very least as soon as a day.
“Heartfelt birthday needs to my beloved Dasettan,” he stated on his Fb web page.
Award-winning singer Ok S Chithra additionally conveyed her birthday needs through social media to the ‘Gana Gandharvan’ (the celestial singer) — one other moniker, and a well-deserved one, by which he’s recognized.
It is usually an apt descriptor of the expertise he possesses and which has been displayed within the over 80,000 songs recorded by him in varied genres and nearly all languages of India.
“Blissful Birthday needs to our one and solely Dasettan. The voice that touches each coronary heart. You’re a true inspiration to singers. All my prayers on your good well being and effectively being,” Chithra stated in her Fb put up accompanied by a video of her wishing him.
In her video message, she stated that for the final three years ‘Dasettan’ has not come again to India and due to this fact, everybody misses him dearly and had been ready to satisfy him.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan conveyed his birthday needs to Yesudas on Instagram.
The Chief Minister stated Yesudas, together with his incomparable singing fashion, created a tremendous world of music.
“His contributions to the sector of artwork and tradition are invaluable. Blissful birthday to Ganagandharvan Ok J Yesudas,” Vijayan stated in his put up.
Chief of Opposition within the state meeting V D Satheesan, in his birthday needs to Yesudas, stated that his voice displays the life, happiness, love and longing of each Malayali.
“Each Malayali hears that voice at the very least as soon as a day,” he stated in his Fb put up.
Yesudas has recorded over 25,000 movie songs, Carnatic bhajans and devotional songs.
Apart from Indian languages like Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, Bengali and Odia, he has additionally delivered to life songs in Arabic, English, Latin, and even Russian throughout an over six decade lengthy profession.
He has been honoured with the Padma Vibhushan in 2017, and is the recipient of eight nationwide awards, 25 Kerala state awards, 5 state awards of Tamil Nadu and 4 of Andhra Pradesh.
Often called one of many best playback singers within the nation, Yesudas started his music profession within the tinsel city with the Malayalam tune “Jathi bhedam matha dwesham” within the yr 1961 and sang in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada movies amongst different languages.
A few of his well-known Hindi songs, which went on to develop into hits, included ‘Jab Deep Jale Aana’ and ‘Gori Tera Gaon Bada Pyara’.
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