Kavalam Sreekumar

Kavalam Srikumar is a classical musician, Malayalam film singer and music composer from Kerala, India. His recitation of Ramayana is also famous. He has also rendered more than 200 famous Malayalam poems. He is the son of the noted Malayalam poet and dramatist Kavalam Narayana Panicker.

Biography Kavalam Srikumar was born on 3 March 1959, in Alappuzha, Alappuzha district to Padmabhushan Kavalam Narayana Panikkar and Saradamani. He joined as programme executive in All India Radio in 1985 and voluntarily retired from service in 2007, as Assistant Station Director. His wife is Lekshmy Sreekumar and has two children, Krishna Narayanan & Gouri Sreekumar.

Sreekumar, who had participated in music competitions and won prizes since childhood, has won second place for classical music in the Kerala State School Arts Festival held in Alappuzha in 1971 and third place in 1972.

Musical career Kavalam Srikumar, as a musician, has made his mark in Karnatic classical, devotional, folk and indigenous music of Kerala. He has also sung many movie songs in Malayalam. 1990- Parayipetta Panthirukulam - All India Radio- Annual Award for the best musical feature Won first prize for consecutive 5 years in Classical Vocal in the University Youth Festival. 1998 - He was given the title “ Ramakadha Shukan” by Malliyur Sankaran Nambudiri for his contributions in rendering Adhyathma Ramayanam. 2011 - Ganapoornasree award from Chettikulangara Temple. 2017 - Ramapurath Warrier Award. 2017 - Sangeetha Ratna Puraskar from M S Subbalakshmy foundation. 2023 Bamsuri Ramayanasree Award for his outstanding contribution in propagating the epic Ramayana.