There are no words to describe the magic of Yesudas’ voice. If there is one thing all Malayalis would agree to without any difference at all, it is about the quality of  songs sung by Yesudas. Shri Bharath Mammooty presented the memento to K.J. Yesudas felicitating him on his 70th birthday, which was held along with the presentation of the Ravindra Awards. Music composers Ouseppachan and Mohan Sithara were given the awards for 2008 and 2009 respectively. ( Click to read more on the Ravondran awards )

Dr. K J Yesudas

In his reply speech, Dr. Yesudas said that Ravindran, as a music composer, exploited all possibilities of his voice. “He used to give freedom to explore potential of a song he had composed, letting me hover like an eagle in a wide sky,” said Dr. Yesudas.

Ten dignitaries including A.K. Basheer, Kerala High Court judge, music composers Jayan, Vidyasagar and Ignatius; Sreekumari Ramachandran, writer; and Leela Menon, journalist, draped ’ponnada’ on Dr. Yesudas. Mr. Mammotty presented the awards to Mr. Ouseppachan and Mr. Mohan Sithara. Veteran singer P.B. Sreenivas was also honoured at the function.

He also led a ganamela featuring compositions by Ravindran, in which other singers like Biju Narayanan, Madhu Balakrishnan, Naveen Madhava, Sangeetha Prabhu and Sithara also participated. Sobha Ravindran, wife of the late music director, was also present.

What a legend. ! May he live another healthy 70 years !