Background
He was born in 1940 in Thrissur, Kerala.
He was born in 1940 in Thrissur, Kerala.
He gave his first concert at the age of 14 and was a disciple of G. North. Balasubramaniam. Later he underwent training under M L Vasanthakumari as part of an Indian government Cultural Scholarship. Ramachandran married Charumathi in 1973.
He also received the Padma Bhushan award from the Government of India in 2003.
Among plenty of titles and accolades, he is also the recipient of Vidhya Tapasvi title from TAPAS Cultural Foundation in 2009.
