Augustine Joseph
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Kattassery Augustine Joseph | |
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| Born | 24 March 1912[1] |
| Died | 3 February 1965 (aged 52)[2] Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation(s) | Stage actor, musician |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth (m. 1937) |
| Children | 7, including K. J. Yesudas |
| Relatives | Vijay Yesudas (grandson) |
Kattassery Augustine Joseph (24 March 1912 – 3 February 1965) was an Indian classical musician and stage actor from Kerala, India. He was the father of Indian playback singer K. J. Yesudas[3] and grandfather of singer Vijay Yesudas.[4]
Life
[edit]He was born in a Latin Catholic family in Kochi, as the only son of Kattassery Augustine and Thresyamma, both farmers.[5] He started training in music and acting at a very young age.[6] He had sung many songs and acted in many plays. He married Puthanpurakkal Elizabeth in 1937, and they had seven children - five sons and two daughters - namely Pushpa (b. 1938), Yesudas (b. 1940), Antony (Nicknamed Antappan, b. 1943), Babu (b. 1945), Mani (b. 1948), Jayamma (b. 1953) and Justin (b. 1958) in chronological order. Among these siblings, Pushpa and Babu died of severe fever at a young age. He believed in Oneness among religion and there is only One Supreme God though called by different names. He has brought up Yesudas in similar school of thought.[7] He died of a suspected heart attack aged 53 in 1965. Yesudas, his son, later said in an interview that he had faced lot of money problems during this period and when his father died, the hospital authorities told him to give Rs. 1000/-.[8] It was the famous lyricist P. Bhaskaran who helped him during this period.[9] He was buried according to his wish at Kochi.[10]
Filmography
[edit]As an actor
[edit]- Nallathanka (1950)[11]
- Velakkaaran (1953)
As a playback singer
[edit]- Mahesha Maayamo ... Nallathanka 1950
- Sodara Bandhamathonne ... Nallathanka 1950
- Manoharamee Raajyam ... Nallathanka 1950
- Maanam Thanna Maariville ... Nallathanka 1950
- Aanandamaanaake ... Nallathanka 1950
- Paahimaam Jagadeeshwara ... Velakkaaran 1953
- Aanandamennum ... Velakkaaran 1953
References
[edit]- ^ "Augustine Joseph profile at m3db". M3DB.com.
- ^ "Augustine Joseph's obituary advertisement". M3DB.com.
- ^ "Yesudas-Vijay in concert". The Hindu. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ Who is (Padmashree)Dr. Kattassery Joseph Yesudas? Archived 12 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine at www.yesudas.com
- ^ Staff Reporter (4 April 2012). "A voice that still casts a spell". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Yesudas and Vijay stage a Carnatic concert together". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "Music is a continuous process of learning, says K.J. Yesudas - Carnatic Music Interviews - Darbar for classical music / classical dance". carnaticdarbar.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "Singing maestro Yesudas turns 73". dna. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "Yesudas, Son to Enthral Tripunithura". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 5 September 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "Dr. K. J. Yesudas". keralatourism.org. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "Augustine Joseph". malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
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