Krishnachandran
Quick Facts
Biography
Krishnachandran (born 16 June 1960) is an Indian film actor,tv serial actor, playback singer, and dubbing artist in Malayalam movies.
Career
His debut movie was Rathinirvedam in 1978. He was the voice for actor Vineeth and Rahman and also for Kunchacko Boban in Aniyathi Pravu". He won best dubbing artiste Kerala State Award for Kabuliwala (Vineeth) and Aniyathi Pravu (Kunchacko Boban). He acted in approximately 30 Malayalam movies and sang almost 1000 songs in Malayalam and Tamil movies, including many famous songs for Ilaiyaraaja in Tamil movies. Music director Ilaiyaraaja introduced him to the Tamil film industry in Kozhikoovuthu in 1
Personal life
Krishnachandran was born as the elder of two children of P. Narayana Raja and Nalini Raja of Nilambur KovilakamNilambur, Malappuram district (Then in Kozhikode district) on 16 June 1960. He has a younger sister named Meera.He had his primary education from GMHS, Nilambur. He pursued a bachelor's degree in Music with first rank from Calicut University from Government College Chittur, Palakkad. He holds an M.A. in Music at Madras University.
He married South Indian actress Vanitha Krishnachandran on 11 May 1986 at Mookambika Temple, Kollur. They have a daughter named Amritavarshini, born in 1990. They lived at Chennai from 1986 till 2005. They are currently settled at Thiruvananthapuram. His daughter was married in 2016 to Navaneeth and are currently settled in Canada.
Awards
- 1994 Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist - Kabooliwala for Vineeth
- 1997 Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist - Aniyathi Pravu for Kunchacko Boban
Television
- TV serials
- Parvathy (Surya TV)
- Ayirathil Oruval (Mazhavil Manorama)
- Chempattu (Asianet)
- Bhadra (Surya TV)
- As Host
- Swarnachamaram (Amrita TV)