John Mattupurathu Raju is an Indian film singer and music composer in Malayalam cinema during the 1970s. He made his debut with the movie "Naadan Pennu" in 1967.
Personal life.
Raju was born on 1 January 1944 in Ernakulam, Kerala, as the son of the late John Mattupurathu and the late Mary John. He is married to Latha Raju, a Malayalam playback singer, who is the daughter of famous singers Santha P. Nair and K. Padmanabhan Nair. The couple have two children, Aalap Raju and Anupama. Aalap Raju is also a playback singer. In 2015 Raju won the Kalashree Award from the Kerala Sangeeta Nataka Academy.
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