V.
Dakshinamurthy,
who
created
a
niche
directing
music
for
over
350
films,
has
been
honoured
with
the
Swaralaya-Kairali-Yesudas
Award
2007
for
his
lifetime
contribution
to
the
Malayalam
film
industry.
Music
composer
and
playback
singer
Shankar
Mahadevan
was
presented
with
Swaralaya
Kairali-Yesudas
Award
2007.
The
awards
were
presented
by
singer
K.J.
Yesudas
on
Monday,
28
January.
Dakshinamurthy
made
his
debut
into
films
with
Nalla
Thanka
produced
by
Kunchako
and
Koshy.
He
has
scored
the
music
for
several
songs
penned
by
Sreekumaran
Thampi.
Some
of
his
popular
songs
include
Hridaya
Sarassille,
Navalokam,
Seetha
and
Sri
Guruvayoorappan.
He
had
been
the
guru
of
several
playback
singers
and
music
directors
including
P.
Susheela,
Kalyani
Menon,
and
Ilaiyaraaja.
He
also
won
the
State
Award
for
Best
Music
Director
in
1971.
Swaralaya-Kairali-Yesudas
Awards,
jointly
instituted
by
Swaralaya,
an
organization
that
promotes
music
and
Kairali
Channel,
are
given
annually
to
music
artists
in
recognition
of
their
outstanding
performances.
Mr.
Mahedevan's
award
comprised
Rs.
1
lakh,
a
statuette
and
a
citation;
Mr.
Dakshinamurthy"s
prize
consisted
of
a
purse
of
Rs.
75,000,
a
statuette
and
a
citation.
Some
of
the
earlier
recipients
of
the
award
include
A.R.
Rahman,
Sonu
Nigam,
K.S.
Chitra,
Asha
Bhonsle,
S.P.
Balasubramanian,
P.
Jayachandran,
P.
Leela
and
S.
Janaki.