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Chandran Veyattummal ചന്ദ്രൻ വെയാട്ടുമ്മൽ | |
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 Chandran Veyattummal / Paris Chandran | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Chandran Veyattummal |
| Born | 30 April 1956 Kozhikode, Kerala |
| Died | 22 May 2022 (aged 66)[1][2] Kozhikode, Kerala |
| Genres | Film Score, World Music, Electronic |
| Occupation(s) | Music Composer, Multi Instrumentalist, Music Arranger, Mixing Engineer |
| Instrument(s) | Sitar, Piano, Cello, Flute, Jhempe, Derbuka, Idakka, Tabla, Dholak, African Shakers, Saxophone, Esraj, Keyboard, Synthesizer, Seaboard, Carnatic & Sopanam Vocal |
Chandran Veyattummal [3](also known as Paris Chandran/ Paris V Chandran; April 30, 1956 – May 22, 2022) was born in a traditional musical family in Narikkuni, Kozhikode district of Kerala).
Chandran started learning music at the age of six under parents first and then under renowned gurus like Venu Nanminda and Ustad Ahemmed Hussain Khan. Adept at percussion, string instruments, wind instruments, keyboard and reed instruments, he became a music composer. Since 1982, he has been giving background scores for theatrical productions, films and documentaries.[4] He has won Kerala State Film Awards for best background score for the film Bioscope in 2008. He was a disciple of Njaralath Rama Pothuval, Theyyanasan, Kunnamkulam Kelu Asaan.
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- ^ "The perfect tune". The Hindu. 23 July 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2019 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Bioscope". madhusudhanan. Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2019.