Kizhakke Potta Udayabhanu (born Bhanuprakash; 6 June 1936 – 5 January 2014) was an Indian playback singer and music director, mainly in Malayalam films.
[4] In 1964–65, he worked as music teacher at Lawrence School, Lovedale,[7] but quit it in 1965 and rejoined All India Radio in the same year.
[4] The most notable songs are Kananachayayil aadumeykkan (Ramanan), Anuraga nadakathin (Ninamaninja Kalpadukal), Ponvalayillenkilum (Kutti Kuppayam), Thamara Thumbi Vava (Puthiya Akasam Puthiya Bhoomi), Vellinakshathrame ninne nokki (Ramanan), Chudukanneeralen (Laila Majnu), Tharame tharame (Laila Majnu), Vadaruthee malarini (Sathyabhama), Pennale pennale (Chemmeen), Pennayi pirannenkil, Viralonnillenkilum (Veluthambi Dalawa, and Velutha penne velutha penne (Nairu Pidicha Pulivalu).
[4][8] The songs Kili chilachu from Samasya and Indu sundarasmitham thookum from Mayil Peeli and several light music hits were broadcast through all India radio like 'oru pattu paduvan', 'athramelinnum nilavine' etc... were highly popular.
[1][8] In 1984, Udayabhanu launched the musical troupe Old is Gold which has conducted several stage shows in India and abroad.
He was also the chief conductor of the Drums of India music programme which was organised as part of the Republic Day celebrations in 1985.
[8] The rest were in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Assamese, Sindhi, Kashmiri, Marathi, and Oriya.