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Rajagopala Kulashekharan or R. K. Shekhar (21 June 1933 – 09 September 1976) was an Indian music composer who worked mainly for Malayalam movies. He composed music for 52 films (23 in Malayalam with 127 songs), and was the music conductor for more than 100 films.
Oct 11, 2018 · But what a lot of people either don’t know or overlook is that his father, R.K. Shekhar, was also a very talented musical pioneer. Rajagopala Kulashekhara Shekhar was born on 7 November...
- Krishna Trilok
Rajagopala Kulasekara Shekhar, shortly known as R.K.Shekhar was a music composer of Malayalam cinema during the golden era of 70’s. He was one among those unfortunate artists of film field who didn’t receive appreciation that he actually deserved.
- R. K. Shekhar’s Association with Theatre Gave Him Entry to Films
- V. Dakshinamoorthy Gave Him First Break to Film Industry
- R. K. Shekhar Was Mostly Associated with Malayalam Music
- He Did His Last Work in Deathbed, Which Became His Masterpiece
- R. K. Shekhar – Some Interesting and Less-Known Facts
R. K. Shekhar was born into a Tamil Mudaliyar family in Tamil Nadu. His father Rajagopala Bhagavathar was a Harikathai exponent. Shekhar’s wife Kasthuri is a Malayali and the couple had 4 children. He was a school dropout, who was initially an electrician, and later moved to the world of music and arts. He even worked part-time as a Bhagavatar, who...
V. Dakshinamoorthy once happened to listen to his performance in theatre and hired young Shekhar as his assistant, when harmonium used to be an integral part of recording orchestras. From this great musician, Shekhar learnt the first lessons of arranging and reading music. Apart from Dakshinamoorthy, he frequently worked with leading composers, M.K...
The philosophical song, Chotta muthal chudala vare of his debut flick as a composer,Pazzassi Raja (1964) was immensely popular. After one more movie, Aisha, he turned back to arranging and conducting for other composers. He returned back to composing songs with 1971 movie, Anaathashilpangal. He delivered hits through Taxi Driverand a series of more...
He was undergoing treatment while he was doing his last film, Chottanikkara Amma (1976). The romantic song he composed, Manasu manasinte kaathilbecame an evergreen classic. No other song has recreated the magic of this song, which truly expresses the emotions of first night and consummation to this much perfection. He was 43 when he passed away, le...
1. It was Shekhar who introduced electronic music instruments to south Indian music scene. He mostly brought them from Singapore & never allowed anyone to touch them. 2. He was so obsessed with musical instruments that he spent huge amounts to buy them. When he left world at a young age, to support family, his son Rahman used to rent those instrume...
Jun 16, 2022 · Though RK Shekar had died at the early age of 43, it was the goodwill that he had left behind for his family and his son, AR Rahman, which had become a stepping stone for the young musician to flourish in his music career.
- Mamta Roy
Dec 30, 2022 · Sekhar was a workaholic musician, who used to go to seven – eight places for work each day. Famous Tamil film musician, Ilayaraja used to play the combo organ for background music recording sessions with Sekhar Master at the age of 17. Many talented people including singer Yesudas were introduced to Malayalam film music by Sekhar.
Dec 28, 2022 · From childhood musical prodigy to choosing music over school, discover how R.K. Sekhar’s legacy propelled A.R. Rahman’s journey. The interview which appears below, was originally published on Vikatan in January 2008. ©The rights to this material are reserved to the owner.
