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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 34. Chapters: Johnson, Swami Ranganathananda, Bharathan, Innocent, K. Karunakaran, Pradip Somasundaran, Kalabhavan Mani, Bhavana Menon, Shankar, M. A. Yousuf Ali, Gopika, Sarah Joseph, Jyotsna Radhakrishnan, T. G. Ravi, P. N. Menon, Edavela Babu, M. A. Prajusha, V. K. N., Sekar Ayyanthole, Kovilan, Euphrasia Eluvathingal, Philip V. Francis, Ranjith Sankar, Mala Aravindan, Santha P. Nair, Lalitha Lenin, Bombay Sisters, C. J. Varkey, Chunkath, Alex Kaliyanil, K. P. Prabhakaran, Jacob Thoonkuzhy, Mohan Sithara, List of people from Thrissur, Santhosh Jogi, Jo Paul Ancheri, Vipindas, Attoor Ravi Varma, K. P. Rajendran, K.A. Siddique Hassan, Priyanandanan, Joy Alukkas, Mar George Alapatt, R. Bindu, M. K. Ramachandran, K. P. Karunakara Menon, Joseph Kundukulam, Mar Francis Vazhapilly, Jose Kattukkaran, I.P. Paul, Andrews Thazhath, P. C. Thomas. Excerpt: Johnson is an Indian film score composer and music director who has given music to some of the most important motion pictures of Malayalam cinema, including those for Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal, Oru Minnaminunginte Nurunguvettam, Vadakkunokkiyantram, Perumthachan, Amaram, Manichitrathazhu, Njan Gandharvan, Ponthan Mada, and Bhoothakkannadi. He is noted for his lyrical and expressive melodies together with simple but rich tonal compositions of thematic music. Johnson is a recipient of National Film Awards twice and Kerala State Film Awards five times. He started his career as an assistant to G. Devarajan in 1970s, and debuted as an independent composer in late seventies with Aaravam. He was a recurrent collaborator for directors Padmarajan, Bharathan, Sathyan Anthikkad, T. V. Chandran, Kamal, Lohithadas, Balachandra Menon and Mohan. He has composed music for more than 300 Malayalam films, the most by any composer except for Devarajan. Johnson was born in a musically affluent Chris...