Paliyath Jayachandran (3 March 1944 – 9 January 2025) was an Indian playback singer and actor from Kerala.

He collaborated with composers, G. Devarajan, M. S. Baburaj, V. Dakshinamoorthy, K. Raghavan, M. K. Arjunan, M. S. Viswanathan, Ilaiyaraaja, Koti, Shyam, A. R. Rahman, M. M. Keeravani, Vidyasagar and M Jayachandran.

[5][6][7][8] He was cremated with full state honours at his ancestral home in Chendamangalam, North Paravur, Kerala on 11 January 2025.

[9] Jayachandran was born in Paliyath palace at Irinjalakuda, Thrissur, on 3rd March 1944, and his family later moved to Ravipuram in Eranakulam District.

The year 1978 brought him another Kerala State award, this time for the song "Ragam Sreeragam" from the film Bandhana, composed by M. B. Sreenivasan.

The song "Prayam Nammil", from the film Niram, brought him a third Kerala state award in 1998.

Jayachandran was honoured with the Swaralaya Kairali Yesudas award at the beginning of 2001, which he was the first person to receive.

Jayachandran sang in Hindi for the first time in 2008 for the movie ADA...A Way of Life along with Alka Yagnik, with music scored by A. R. Rahman.