Noted
playback
singer
Vijay
Yesudas
and
music
composer
M
Jayachandran
will
share
the
'Hit
Maker
Award',
instituted
by
Eanam-Swaralaya
for
their
steady
outstanding
performances
in
the
last
five
years.
Vijay
Yesudas
and
M
Jayachandran
would
receive
a
cash
award
of
Rs
50,000
each,
plaque
and
citation,
Eanam
International
Chairman
CC
Thampy
and
Swaralaya
Kerala
Chapter
Chairman
G
Rajmohan
told
a
press
meet
here
today.
Eenam
International
and
Swaralaya
are
cultural
organisations.
'Ottaykku
Padunna
Poonkuyile',
sung
by
Vaikom
Vijayalakshmi
in
the
movie
Nadan
released
last
year,
was
chosen
as
the
Song
of
the
Year,
they
said.
Besides
the
singer,
the
lyricist
of
the
song
Madhu
Vasudev
and
composer
Ouseppachan
will
get
a
cash
prize
of
Rs
50,000,
plaque
and
citation
each.
Yesteryear
singer
Thankom
Rachel,
who
has
many
hit
films
and
theatre
songs
in
her
credit,
has
been
selected
for
the
Swaralaya-Eanam
Suvarna
Prathibha
Puraskarama.
An
expert
panel,
comprising
vocalist
K
Omanakkutty,
music
critic
Ravi
Menon
and
N
Ayyappan
IPS,
selected
the
winners
of
the
'Hit
Maker'
award
while
the
'Song
of
the
Year'
was
chosen
through
an
online
poll,
the
organisers
said.