MUMBAI: Two-time National award winner and renowned music composer Johnson, passed away on Thursday evening in Chennai. Johnson, 58, suffered a cardiac arrest and was rushed to a private hospital where he was declared dead.
The maestro had scored music for more than 300 Malayalam films and had won the National award for best background score for the films ‘Ponthan Mada’ in 1994 and ‘Sukrutham’ in 1995. Johnson has also won state awards five times in his career spanning over three decades.
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He started his career as an assistant to G Devarajan in the 1970s and debuted as an independent composer towards the end of the decade with ‘Aaravam’. He was a recurrent collaborator for directors Padmarajan, Bharathan, Sathyan Anthikkad, T V Chandran, Kamal, Lohithadas, Balachandra Menon and Mohan.
In 1968, Johnson and his friends formed a club named â€?Voice of Thrissur’, becoming the main instrumentalist of the group. Within a short span of time, the club which had around 50 members, became one of the most popular music troups of the state.
