M. Jayachandran Quotes

M. Jayachandran

Profession : Composer

Birth : June 14, 1971

For me, music is God and each song I make is an offering at the temple of music.

M. Jayachandran

In any art, unpredictability is the delightful factor.

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If a singer wants to improvise while recording a song, he has to get the permission of the composer.

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My work is music. That's why I could set to tune a song such as 'Kathirunnu Kathirunnu.'

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What really surprised me was that we had released the song 'Kondoram'... without any video and it still garnered so many views. The song had only lyrics and no visuals.

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I am familiar with the Odiyan legend, as my mother used to tell me that her grandmother would narrate the Odiyan tales while she grew up in Palakkad.

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In the past 20 years of musical journey, what I realized is that one need to respect their teachers, elders and parents and their blessings are more than enough for one to reach success. I believe it as my success mantra.

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Acting is not at all my forte.

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Music is my passion and career.

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Every song has a mood, a situation and a different kind of score.

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Usually all lullabies are featured on a mother and child. But in 'Kalimannu,' it is picturised on a mother-to-be who is singing to her unborn child. I found the entire concept so beautiful.

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I always try to look for variety in my work.

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'Celluloid' is set in the 1930s. During the decade, the folk-classical genre seems to have been in vogue. It didn't take much effort to compose because my guru Neyyattinkara Mohanachandran and his guru, M. M. Dandapani Desikar, used to sing this genre.

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Vijayalakshmi is one artiste whom I admire. There is something divine about her singing.

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'Kilikal Parannatho' sung by Rajesh Krishnan, who sung 'Julie I Love You' in 'Chattakari,' is a personal favourite of mine.

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Actors are given songs that suit their voice and skill. At the same time, those songs which have a complicated tune and need expertise to perform should be given to trained singers.

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It's alright to make an actor sing if the director already has an ideal sequence in his film. But I am totally against bringing in actors to sing in every film without any context and just for marketing purposes.

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Ramesh Vinayakam is a maestro music composer and a dear friend, too.

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Usually people like experimental music which is usually not the case in Carnatic classical concerts.

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Times are such that poetry has been slowly drifting away from our songs and the language of conversation is used a lot more as lyrics. I believe such attempts create mundane songs, and they hardly stand the test of time.

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