Kannur Rajan

• Name — Kannur Rajan • Born — 24 June 1940 • Birthplace — Kakkad, Malabar District, Madras Presidency, British India (present day Kannur, Kerala, India) • Died — 7 April 1995 • Place of death — Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India • Occupation — Music Composer • Years Active — 19741995 • Spouse — Swarnalatha • Children — 3 • Known for — Chithram (1988)

Rajan was born in a poor family in Kakkad near Kannur. He entered Malayalam cinema in 1974 with his first music composition for the film Mister Sundary. He then composed music for around 50 films, working with all major lyricists and singers of Malayalam film industry. He was married twice. He had 3 sons in the first marriage with Swarnalatha. Then he married Vilasini and had three children. He died suddenly due to a massive heart attack while composing for a film titled Kokkarakko on 7 April 1995, aged 55. Malayalam film director K. K. Haridas was his brother-in-law.

• Year — Movie — Lyrics • 1974 — Mister Sundari — Vayalar Ramavarma • 1976 — Abhinandanam — Sreekumaran Thampi • 1977 — Pallavi — P. Bhaskaran • 1977 — Choondakkari — Monu • 1977 — Oru Jathi Oru Matham — S Babu • 1978 — Padakkuthira — Mankombu Gopalakrishnan • 1978 — Beena — Bichu Thirumala • 1978 — Soundaryam — Yusuf Ali Kecheri • 1978 — Kshethram — Bharanikkavu Sivakumar • 1983 — Karyam Nissaram — Konniyoor Bhas • 1984 — Appunni — Bichu Thirumala • 1984 — Swantham Sharika — P Bhaskaran • 1985 — Akkare Ninnoru Maran — Priyadarshan • 1985 — Kiratham — Bharanikkavu Sivakumar • 1985 — Paara — Ilanthoor Vijayakumar • 1985 — Ente Ammu Ninte Thulasi Avarude Chakki — O.N.V. Kurup • 1985- — Ushasse Unaroo — Poovachal Khader • 1985 — Bheekararathri — Ilanthoor Vijayakumar • 1986 — Surabhiyamangal — Madhu Alappuzha • 1986 — Bharya Oru Manthri — Pappanamkodu Lakshmanan • 1986 — Ninnishtam Ennishtam — Bichu Thirumala • 1986 — Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal — Bichu Thirumala • 1986 — Katturumbinu Kathukuthu — Panthalam Sudakaran • 1986 — Ahalya — K. Jayakumar • 1988 — Onninu Purake Mattonnu — Puvachal Khader • 1988 — Chithram — Shibu Chakravarthy • 1989 — Ayiram Chirakulla Moham — George Thomas • 1989 — Omale Aromale — Mankombu Gopalakrishnan • 1987 — Puzhayorathoru Pujari — Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair • 1990 — Shankaran Kuttikku Pennu Venam — Padmanabhan • 1990 — Thaalam — Mankombu Gopalakrishnan • 1993 — Kanyakumariyil Oru Kavitha — Chunakkara Ramankutty • 1994 — Vardhakya Puranam — S. Rameshan Nair, IS Kundoor • 1994 — Vadhu Doctoranu — Gireesh Puthenchery • 1994 — Kadalponnu — Gireesh Puthenchery • 1995 — Kokkarakko — Gireesh Puthenchery

• Hridayanjali (1983) • Ragaveena (1984) • Swathanthrya Samara Gatha (1985) -Two songs • Karvarnan (1992) • Sreerama Ganamrutham (1992) • Sruthilaya Tharangini (1993) • Krishnanamam (1995)