Ganachandra in Pournami Shobha
Bhavaka singer P. Jayachandran is turning eighty. He is a symbol of eternal youth for Malayalees. The adolescent voice of the same timbre that soaked the Malayali's enjoyment in jasmine five decades ago is still not past the grinding age. Not only in the song, but also in the steps, in the speech and in the role, age is bowing down before him.

Jayachandran has a style and voice that imitates no one. Always cheerful. Even during the Gandharvas of Yesudas, whose appearance was like the Himalayas, we heard Jayachandra's kinnara sound separately and held it to our chest. Jayachandran also saw Yesudas, whom he met at a school youth festival in 1958, not as a contender, but as his elder brother. Though an admirer of Yesudas, he completed his own throne with his graceful voice. It was understood that the Malayalam language has narcissism. Thiruvathirapally, the day of his birth, was resplendent.

The owner of the voice that gave hits to composers from Devarajan and Baburaj to Bijibal and Gopi Sundar through the generations, he brought to life the lyrics of poets from P. Bhaskaran, Vayalar, ONV to Harinarayanan. Despite the change of generations, there was no dearth of sweetness. Just as intoxicating as wine.
Jayachandran, who made a comeback with the song Vidyasagar after a gap, impressed the music composers with a series of hits and enthralled the fans. The posterity of the generation that sang Rajeevanayane Neeyurangu sang Olanjalikuruvee with the same emotion. What else does a singer need? It is rare to find singers who have maintained a magical voice for decades without a strict shadaka or specific system. Jayachandran is one such genius.

Jayachandran was born into a family with a musical background. In Iringalakuda, where chenda, kathakali, koothu and kutcheri are in abundance. One who was immersed in the enjoyment of the song along with its melody. A festival lover, fond of Panchari melam, wedding ceremonies, Kathakali, and church feasts, he is an ardent fan of P. Susheela, Mohammed Rafi, and Talat Mahmood. Artistry that speaks volumes about Sreekumaran Thampi's lyrics and Dakshinamoorthy's music. The camaraderie with which Yesudas's Thamasame and Venchandralekha sing over and over again.

Though Jayachandran scored several hits in Kannada and Telugu, he made waves in Tamil. Kalaimamani, who was embraced by the natives. Raasathi Unne and Waiting for Waiting created not only a hero named Vijayakanth, but also millions of fans. Jayachandran's melodious voice was also used extensively by his friend Ilaiyaraaja-turned-nine-year-old Rahman.
He gave us a handful of simple melodies for which Smriti used to take wings, like Ekkini Srutithathirukku Poonguyile. The path taken by Jayachandra is unique in the field of devotional music. Neyyattinkaravazhunna Kannan and Vadakkunnathan, who sang Vannathikilikal Suprabhatham, entered the evenings of Keralakara through that voice. The illusion it created turned the sunsets into spectacles.

To the owner of the age-defying voice, Mathrubhumi's birthday wishes to Jayachandran, the darling of Malayalis. We will wait for more songs.