Balabhaskar Chandran

Born: 10 July 1978

Died: 2 October 2018

• He was an Indian musician, violinist, composer, and record producer.
• He is best known for promoting fusion music in South India.
• Hailing from a musically affluent family, he was introduced to the world of instrumental music at the age of three by his uncle B. Sasikumar, a laureate in Carnatic music.
• Balabhaskar began his professional career at the age of 12.
• He made his debut as a music director by composing the soundtrack for the Malayalam film Mangalya Pallakku (1998) and was the youngest music composer to have worked in the industry at the age of 17.
• He had won the Bismillah Khan Yuva Sangeetkaar Puraskaar in 2008 by Kendra Sangeet Natak Academy for Instrumental Music (Violin).

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