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{{Short description|Indian musician (1940–1995)}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Kannur Rajan
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1940|06|24|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Kakkad, Kannur|Kakkad]], [[Malabar District]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British Raj|British India]]<br>(present day [[Kannur district|Kannur]], [[Kerala]], India)
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1995|04|07|1940|06|24|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
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| other_names =
| occupation = [[Music Composer]]
| yearsactive = 1974{{endash}}1995
| spouse = Swarnalatha
| children = 3
| parents =
| relatives = {{Unbulleted_list|[[Sharreth]] (son-in-law)|[[K. K. Haridas]] (brother-in-law)}}
| known for = ''[[Chithram]]'' (1988)
| awards =
| website =
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'''Kannur Rajan''' (24 June 1940 – 7 April 1995) was a music [[composer]] from [[Kerala]],<ref>{{cite web|title=All Great Music|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/All-Great-Music-is-Melancholy-Says-Music-Critic-Shaji-Chennai/2015/05/16/article2816381.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151030191907/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/All-Great-Music-is-Melancholy-Says-Music-Critic-Shaji-Chennai/2015/05/16/article2816381.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 October 2015}}</ref> [[India]]. Though his songs are less in numbers, they are noted as emotional and [[nostalgic]] in the [[Malayalam]] film songs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://imdb.com/name/nm1818716/ |title=Kannur Rajan |publisher=IMDB database}}</ref> He was the father-in-law of celebrated music director, [[Sharreth]].

== Early life ==

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.

== Filmography ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! 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
|}

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

== External links ==
* [http://play.raaga.com/malayalam/music/Kannur-Rajan raaga.com]

== References ==
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[[Category:Malayalam film score composers]]
[[Category:Musicians from Kannur]]
[[Category:1995 deaths]]
[[Category:1937 births]]
[[Category:Film musicians from Kerala]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian composers]]

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