Kannur Rajan

Kannur Rajan (24 June 1940 – 7 April 1995) was a music composer from Kerala, India. Though his songs are less in numbers, they are noted as emotional and nostalgic in the Malayalam film songs. He was the father-in-law of celebrated music director, Sharreth.

Early life

Rajan was born in a poor family in Kakkad near Kannur. He entered Malayalam cinema in 1974 with his first music composition for the film Mister Sundary. He then composed music for around 50 films, working with all major lyricists and singers of Malayalam film industry. He was married twice. He had 3 sons in the first marriage with Swarnalatha. Then he married Vilasini and had three children. He died suddenly due to a massive heart attack while composing for a film titled Kokkarakko on 7 April 1995, aged 55. Malayalam film director K. K. Haridas was his brother-in-law.

Filmography

Year Movie Lyrics 1974 Mister Sundari Vayalar Ramavarma 1976 Abhinandanam Sreekumaran Thampi 1977 Pallavi P. Bhaskaran 1977 Choondakkari Monu 1977 Oru Jathi Oru Matham S Babu 1978 Padakkuthira Mankombu Gopalakrishnan 1978 Beena Bichu Thirumala 1978 Soundaryam Yusuf Ali Kecheri 1978 Kshethram Bharanikkavu Sivakumar 1983 Karyam Nissaram Konniyoor Bhas 1984 Appunni Bichu Thirumala 1984 Swantham Sharika P Bhaskaran 1985 Akkare Ninnoru Maran Priyadarshan 1985 Kiratham Bharanikkavu Sivakumar 1985 Paara Ilanthoor Vijayakumar 1985 Ente Ammu Ninte Thulasi Avarude Chakki O.N.V. Kurup 1985- Ushasse Unaroo Poovachal Khader 1985 Bheekararathri Ilanthoor Vijayakumar 1986 Surabhiyamangal Madhu Alappuzha 1986 Bharya Oru Manthri Pappanamkodu Lakshmanan 1986 Ninnishtam Ennishtam Bichu Thirumala 1986 Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal Bichu Thirumala 1986 Katturumbinu Kathukuthu Panthalam Sudakaran 1986 Ahalya K. Jayakumar 1988 Onninu Purake Mattonnu Puvachal Khader 1988 Chithram Shibu Chakravarthy 1989 Ayiram Chirakulla Moham George Thomas 1989 Omale Aromale Mankombu Gopalakrishnan 1987 Puzhayorathoru Pujari Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair 1990 Shankaran Kuttikku Pennu Venam Padmanabhan 1990 Thaalam Mankombu Gopalakrishnan 1993 Kanyakumariyil Oru Kavitha Chunakkara Ramankutty 1994 Vardhakya Puranam S. Rameshan Nair, IS Kundoor 1994 Vadhu Doctoranu Gireesh Puthenchery 1994 Kadalponnu Gireesh Puthenchery 1995 Kokkarakko Gireesh Puthenchery

Albums Hridayanjali (1983) Ragaveena (1984) Swathanthrya Samara Gatha (1985) -Two songs Karvarnan (1992) Sreerama Ganamrutham (1992) Sruthilaya Tharangini (1993) Krishnanamam (1995)