Veteran
Malayalam
music
director
M.G.
Radhakrishnan,
composer
of
many
evergreen
melodies,
passed
away
at
a
private
hospital
on
Friday(June
2)
following
a
prolonged
illness.
Radhakrishnan
was
suffering
from
illness
since
last
year.
He
was
in
a
critical
condition
since
last
week
and
was
undergoing
treatment
for
liver
problems.
He
died
at
70
and
is
survived
by
his
wife
and
a
son
and
daughter.
Playback
singer
K.S.
Chithra
was
introduced
in
the
film
industry
by
this
veteran
composer
as
he
offered
her
an
opportunity
to
sing
for
the
movie
Attahasam.
He
was
a
specialist
in
light
music.
Radhakrishnan
started
his
career
by
singing
his
first
song
for
the
Malayalam
movie
Kallichellamma
in
1969.
But,
he
realized
his
interest
and
strength
lies
in
music
direction
so
he
debuted
as
a
music
director
with
the
1978
movie
Thampu,
which
was
directed
by
Aravindan.
He
has
scored
music
for
over
30
Malayalam
films
in
his
almost
three
decade
long
music
career.
Leading
directors
such
as
Priyadarshan,
Bharatan,
Padmarajan,
Venu
Nagavally,
Fazil,
and
Shaji
Kailas
preferred
him
as
the
music
director
of
their
films.
He
composed
music
for
his
last
film
Anandabhadram
by
Santosh
Sivan
in
2005.
Filmmaker
Priyadarshan
showed
his
last
respect
to
the
composer
saying,
“He
composed
the
music
for
my
first
film.
I
am
probably
not
wrong
saying
that
Radhakrishnan
has
composed
the
maximum
number
of
music
for
my
films.
We
all
feel
that
he
did
not
get
due
recognition."
Most
of
the
films,
which
had
music
by
M.G.
Radhakrishnan"s
became
all-time
hits
of
the
Malayalam
movie
industry.
This
includes
films
like
Agnidevan,
Manichithrathazhu
etc.
He
won
Kerala
state
films
award
twice
in
2001
and
2005
for
best
music
director.
He
also
earned
the
Asianet
film
awards
for
best
music
director
in
the
same
year.