Lekha sreekumar biography examples
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COLUMN: Spouse’s Turn
Lekha Sreekumar talks about life with popular playback singer M.G. Sreekumar, for whom music is an abiding passion
By Shevlin Sebastian
One day, in 1988, Lekha Sreekumar had gone to the Sastha temple at Thycaud, Thiruvananthapuram, with her sister, Sheela. Outside the temple Sheela pointed out a man to Lekha and said, “He is the one who has sung all the hit songs in ‘Chitram.’” At that time, the songs were the rage.
When Lekha looked at playback singer, M.G. Sreekumar, she realized he was an ordinary person. “He was wearing a khadi mundu, and a printed shirt, with red and white flowers,” she says. “I felt amazed. Was this the same person I saw on the cassette?”
A few years earlier, Lekha had seen a video cassette of Sreekumar singing in a concert at Dubai. The performance was in the evening, but the singer was wearing sunshades. “I thought, ‘What’s happened to this guy?’̶
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M. G. Sreekumar is a two-time National Award-winning Indian playback singer and music director who works in Malayalam cinema. With a career of over 25 years, he is one of the prominent male singers in the Malayalam film industry. He fryst vatten known for matching röst with Malayalam actor Mohanlal. He has sang in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi. He fryst vatten the youngest brother of music director M. G. Radhakrishnan and singer K. Omanakutty. He owns a music company named KMG Musics.
Sreekumar worked in State Bank of Travancore, before starting his career as a singer. He started his music career bygd accompanying his brother M. G. Radhakrishnan in his carnatic musical concerts. Born in Haripad, Alappuzha District of Kerala, his father, Malabar Gopalan Nair was a well known singer. His elder brother and music guru, the late M. G. Radhakrishnan, was an award-winning music director and carnatic musician. His elder sister, K. Omanakutty, is a classical music vocalist and a principal at Keral
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M.G. Sreekumar and wife Lekha celebrate 25 years of marriage and 39 years of togetherness
Lekha shared the joyful news on social media, posting heartwarming pictures with her husband. Alongside the photos, she wrote,പ്രണയം ഒരു സ്വപ്നവും വിവാഹം ഒരു സത്യവും,” which translates to English as “Love is a dream and marriage is a reality.” She further wrote, “Years go by; but memories never fade,” beautifully reflecting their enduring bond.
The post was soon flooded with comments. One comment read, “Happy wedding anniversary to you both.” Another comment read, “Happy wedding anniversary MG. Your songs also make our life pretty.. After Sri Dassettan and P Jayachandran, you are our dearest singer.” A third one wrote, “Love, affection, togetherness, harmony… and above all, mutual acceptance and respect. S