Sreevalsan J. Menon

Dr. Sreevalsan J. Menon
Background information
Born Trichur, Kerala[1]
Origin Kunissery, Palakkad, Kerala, India
Genres Classical
Carnatic
Occupation(s) Singer, composer
Years active 2001-present

Sreevalsan J. Menon is an Indian Carnatic vocalist and a music composer from Kerala.

Biography

After initial training under Rajalakshmi Krishnan (disciple of Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar) and violinist T.V. Ramani at Thrissur, Menon had much of his advanced tutelage under the late Neyyattinkara Vasudevan. Menon is an 'A' grade artist of All India Radio and has given concerts all over the country including the National Concerts of AIR and Doordarshan. He has received several awards including Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award 2013,[2] from the Madras Music Academy, and a title from Krishna Gana Sabha, also in Chennai, besides such institutions of repute in the Deccan. He has also participated in Music Transcends, a symphony held at Washington, D.C. in 2004, integrating Western and Indian classical music. His jugalbandis with Hindustani vocalist Ramesh Narayan and late Kathakali musicians Kalamandalam Sankaran Embranthiri and Kalamandalam Hyderali have been widely appreciated.

Menon's two songs ("I Be Here" and "I Have Secrets") and background score for Saint Dracula has been qualified for songs and original score categories of 85th academy awards. [3]

Personal life

Menon is married to Indu on 8 September 1996.They have a daughter Subadra and a son Narayanan.[4]

Career

Menon's music albums are fresh and innovative. They include Vanaprastham, a musical interpretation of the famous short story by M.T. Vasudevan Nair; Monsoon Anuraga a musical experience on monsoon rains. Vismaya, a fantasy video album featuring Artist Namboodiri, M T Vasudevan Nair and menon himself. He has given Carnatic vocal performances and lecture demonstrations throughout India, the Middle East, UK, US, Canada and Africa.

Menon works as Associate Professor at the Kerala Agricultural University in Thrissur, and has a Ph D in Agricultural Extension from IARI, New Delhi. (He earned his doctorate with research on the social impact of rubber cultivation.) A native of Kunissery in Palakkad district, Menon lives in the temple town of Tripunithura off Kochi.

Films

Year Film Language Notes
2008 My Mother's Laptop Malayalam
2010 T. D. Dasan Std. VI B Malayalam
2012 Saint Dracula 3D English Nominated Oscar Award for Best Song and Best Background Score
2014 London Bridge Malayalam
Swapaanam Malayalam
2015 Loham Malayalam
Odiyan Malayalam

Albums

References

  1. ↑ http://www.sreevalsanmenon.com/profile.html
  2. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-sangeetha-nataka-akademi-announces-kalashri-awards/article5335032.ece
  3. ↑ http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/carnatic-musician-sreevalsan-work-in-saint-dracula-nominated-for-oscars/1/237832.html
  4. ↑ http://shevlinsebastian.blogspot.in/2014_01_01_archive.html

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