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M. K. Arjunan is a Writer and Sound Indian born on 25 august 1936
M. K. Arjunan (Malayalam: എം.കെ. അർജുനൻ) (fondly called as Arjunan Master) is a Malayalam music composer from Kerala, India. He is known for composing many melodies for Malayalam cinema.
Losing his father (Kochukunju) at a young age, the burden of looking after a big family fell on his mother (Parvathi). Unable to provide for all her children she sent Arjunan and his brother, Prabhakaran, to Jeevakarunyananda Ashram at Palani. It was here that Arjunan got his first lessons in music. Every evening, after school, Arjunan would join the other children in singing bhajans. Noticing something different in the young boy, the head of the ashram decided to give him music lessons. For the next few years Arjunan began learning music under Kumarayya Pillai.
During the youth, composing music was another turn in Arjunan's life. After attempts in small-time amateur plays, music composing grew into a serious hobby. Arjunan was soon sought after by almost every amateur troupe. He then graduated to the professional stage and was soon associated with top names like Changanassery Geedha, People's Theatre, Kalidasa Kalakendram, Desabhimani Theatres, Alleppey Theatres and KPAC. Arjunan Master went on to compose around 800 songs for 300 plays. This association grew into an intimate bond, which he maintains even today.
The next step was cinema and since his debut in 1968 there was no looking back for this sensitive music director. At a time when stalwarts like K. Raghavan, G. Devarajan and M. S. Baburaj ruled the roost, Arjunan managed to break into the scene and establish an identity of his own.
During a career spanning 50 years in film field, Arjunan Master has scored music for more than 500 songs in over 218 Malayalam films.
He is also credited with giving A. R. Rahman his first musical break by giving him a chance to play keyboards in a film.
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M. K. Arjunan
Losing his father (Kochukunju) at a young age, the burden of looking after a big family fell on his mother (Parvathi). Unable to provide for all her children she sent Arjunan and his brother, Prabhakaran, to Jeevakarunyananda Ashram at Palani. It was here that Arjunan got his first lessons in music. Every evening, after school, Arjunan would join the other children in singing bhajans. Noticing something different in the young boy, the head of the ashram decided to give him music lessons. For the next few years Arjunan began learning music under Kumarayya Pillai.
During the youth, composing music was another turn in Arjunan's life. After attempts in small-time amateur plays, music composing grew into a serious hobby. Arjunan was soon sought after by almost every amateur troupe. He then graduated to the professional stage and was soon associated with top names like Changanassery Geedha, People's Theatre, Kalidasa Kalakendram, Desabhimani Theatres, Alleppey Theatres and KPAC. Arjunan Master went on to compose around 800 songs for 300 plays. This association grew into an intimate bond, which he maintains even today.
The next step was cinema and since his debut in 1968 there was no looking back for this sensitive music director. At a time when stalwarts like K. Raghavan, G. Devarajan and M. S. Baburaj ruled the roost, Arjunan managed to break into the scene and establish an identity of his own.
During a career spanning 50 years in film field, Arjunan Master has scored music for more than 500 songs in over 218 Malayalam films.
He is also credited with giving A. R. Rahman his first musical break by giving him a chance to play keyboards in a film.
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Rajaankanam (1976)
Directed by Jaycey kuttikkat
Actors Sheela, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Jose Prakash, K. P. Ummer, M. G. Soman, Sadhana Shivdasani
Roles Writer
Sound
101 Chodyangal (2013)
Directed by Sidhartha Siva
Themes Children's films
Actors Indrajith Sukumaran, Lena, Minon, Jagathy Sreekumar, Rachana Narayanankutty, Nishanth Sagar
A Class V student is given an assignment to frame 101 questions. The film is about the efforts he has to put in to frame those questions. At this point, his father, who is a factory employee, loses his job. The two parallel streams converge at the end.
Naayika (2011)
Directed by Jayaraj Rajasekharan Nair
Genres Drama
Themes Films about films
Actors Jayaram, Padmapriya, Sharada, Mamta Mohandas, Sarayu Mohan, Jagathy Sreekumar
Rating45%
Naayika tells the life and times of a yesterdays' heroine of Malayalam cinema. It is the story of Gracy (Sharada) a leading star until she suddenly disappeared from the silver screen.
Agnipushpam (2001)
Directed by Jaycey kuttikkat, P. N. Sundaram
Actors Kamal Haasan, Prem Nazir, Jayabharathi, Jayan, Sukumari, K. P. A. C. Lalitha
Persian #3 (1999)
Directed by Stan Brakhage
Actors Kamal Haasan, Ravikumar, Deepa Unnimary, Mallika Sukumaran, Jose Prakash, Sankaradi
Rating56%
Mizhineerppoovukal (1986)
Directed by Kamal
Genres Drama
Actors Mohanlal, Urvashi, Lissy, Sukumari, Innocent, Thilakan
Roles Music
Rating68%
Mizhineerppoovukal is the story of a womaniser (Mohanlal) along with his friends seducing girls and finally kills them after gang rape. But destiny had different plans as the same womaniser really falls in love with a girl for the first time and he reaches the same tourist spot for their honeymoon. His same friends also partying there finds them...
Nyayavidhi (1986)
Directed by Joshiy
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Actors Mammootty, Shobana, Sulakshana, Lalu Alex, Babu Namboothiri, Sukumaran
Rating58%
Iniyum Kurukshetrum (1986)
Genres Thriller
Actors Mohanlal, Jagathy Sreekumar, Shobana, Kaviyoor Ponnnamma, Lissy, Adoor Bhasi
Roles Music
Rating56%
Avidathepole Ivideyum (1985)
Directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Mammootty, Mohanlal, Shobana, Adoor Bhasi, M. G. Soman, Karamana Janardanan Nair
Rating69%
Anirudhan who belongs to a middleclass family is a sales manager of a private firm. His family comprises his father, grandmother and a sister; a typical shy village girl. One day as part of Anirudhcan’s job matters he moves to a lodge in town. There he meets a group of people that includes bachelors who work like him in small firms, a middle-aged helper and the owner of the lodge. Soon Anirudhan befriends everybody and comes to know about a special character named Sukumaran who also stays there. Sukumaran is a city-bred person yet he easily makes friends with Anirudhan. Two of them had a very short accidental acquaintance earlier which makes them easier to be friends. One day a young girl comes to the place and asks to meet Sukumaran. Anirudhan and one of his friends assume that she might be the girlfriend of Sukumaran. Later they make fun of Sukumaran and thinks that he hides something from them. Some days later the same girl arrives there again. From the appearance of Anirudhan the girl mistakes him for a servant. To their surprise Sukumaran announces that she is her only sister not any girlfriend the way they think. They go with their daily routines when a telegraph arrives with the news that Anirudhan’s grandmother is ill. Anirudhan decides to leave for home at the earliest. Sukumaran also joins him. At home he finds his grandmother got injured from a small fall but nothing to worry. He introduces his friend Sukumaran to the family. Sukumaran behaves easily like one of their family members. Anirudhan’s sister Sujatha gradually likes his character and she is drawn to him. After Sukumaran’s return from Anirudhan’s home he tells he is in love with Sujatha to their roommate Ravi. Ravi arranges a meeting with Anirudhan and it becomes a marriage proposal. Anirudhan, finding no problem with the alliance agrees to the same and his sister Sujatha also. In between this Sukumaran comes with a proposal of his sister for Anirudhan. Marriages of the two friends with their sisters take place soon. In the initial time after marriage Anirudhan experiences small amounts of classism & cultural shock from Neelima in terms of usage of contraceptive pills and her discomfort to be in a typical village house. His sister Sujatha also experiences similar experiences from Sukumaran from his urban model lifestyle. To Sukumaran and Neelima the new environment and their partners’ styles are not that challenging, at least for the time being.
Avidathepole Ivideyum (1985)
Directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Sukumari, Mohanlal, Mammootty, Shobana, Adoor Bhasi, Sankaradi
Roles Music
Rating69%
Mulamoottil Adima (1985)
Genres Action
Actors Mohanlal, Janardhanan, M. G. Soman, Adoor Bhasi, C. I. Paul, Meena
Roles Music
Rating65%
Chakravalam Chuvannappol (1983)
Genres Drama
Actors Mammootty, Mohanlal, Prem Nazir, Jagathy Sreekumar, Sumalatha, Vanitha Krishnachandran
Roles Music
Rating68%
Adima Changala (1981)
Directed by A. B. Raj
Genres Western
Actors Prem Nazir, Balan K. Nair, Vishnuvardhan, Cochin Haneefa, Jose Prakash, Sheela
Oothikachiya Ponnu (1981)
Genres Drama
Actors Poornima Bhagyaraj, Shankar Panicker, Mohanlal, Shankar, Mammootty, K. P. Ummer
Roles Music
Rating59%
A Poor young woman must succeed her dream as saleswoman.