Want to imitate Yesudas’ life, not voice: Abhijith Vijayan
Posted March 21st, 2018, 10:34 AM IST
“I have been hearing that my voice is similar to Das sir’s since college days. I have never felt that I sing in his voice but I have been happy about the comparison because I consider it as a blessing. I am aware that I can never sing like him, with such intensity and perfection,” says the 25-year-old singer who hails from Chittumala in Kollam. Losing the coveted honour, surprisingly, doesn’t bother him. “It’s not arrogance. That the musicians I adore since childhood happened to listen to my song itself is a big award for me. A person like me coming from a little village in Kollam, who grew up collecting film posters and listening to songs made by these great men, making it up to the top contenders’ list is like a dream come true,” he gushes.
Was he being modest? “It’s not losing the award, but it's the comment that I was imitating Das sir that hurt me. I was never imitating his voice; if I want to, I would love to imitate his life, completely devoted to music,” he says. The song in question, ‘Kuttanadan Kaattu Chodikkunnu’, from Jayaraj’s Bhayaanakam, is composed by veteran M.K. Arjunan, who got his first state award this year for the songs in the movie. Working with the maestro has been another great honour for Abhijith. “My first big song was for Aakashamittayee for which (actor) Jayaram ettan had recommended my name. Listening to that song, Jayaraj ettan told Arjunan Master about me. When Master’s son called to tell me about the song, I didn’t know that it was Master’s composition. It was at the studio that I met him for the first time. I fell on his feet and he blessed me. I will never forget that moment,” he says.
Abhijith is a newbie in the film industry but he has over 2,000 songs to his credit. The reference makes him all the more humble, “I have been very lucky; that’s all. I could associate with many musicians for albums, devotional songs, festival songs, Onam songs and several ganamelas. For the introvert schoolboy who suffered from stage fright and was forced on to the stage by Kala teacher, I reached this far. What better term than luck,” he says. Since he recognised the value of his golden voice, Abhijith has been learning classical music. He began taking music lessons from Sajikumar, his teacher in Kollam, and has now moved to Kochi to learn more, from his guru Tripunithura Prathapan Thampuran. “Not everyone is gifted with a good voice. So I need to hone my skills and do my best,” he winds up.
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