Exclusive: Vijay Yesudas reacts to fake news father Yesudas’s hospitalisation
Playback singer Vijay Yesudas responded to the rumours of his father and singer KJ Yesudas’s hospitalisation. It was reported that the renowned playback and devotional singer KJ Yesudas was admitted to a private hospital in Chennai. According to reports, Yesudas complained of age-related illness, which led to the hospitalisation. Aged 85, the singer has been active in performing on stage. In November 2024, he performed a Sankrit rendition of Sarvesa, a Christian prayer.
India Today Digital reached out to his son and singer, Vijay Yesudas, for a comment. Unaware of the reports, he said, “There is no truth to the reports of hospitalisation.”
Sources close to Yesudas confirmed that he is in good health and is currently in the United States of America.
Yesudas turned 85 on January 10 and social media were filled with wishes and playlists of the legend. He is a playback singer and musician who has recorded over 50,000 songs in over six decades.
Popularly known as Gaana Gandharvan (The Celestial singer), Yesudas has sung songs in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Telugu, Arabic, Russian and several other languages.
KJ Yesudas has been the recipient of many prestigious awards including eight National Awards, and state governement awards from Kerala Tamil, Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and West Bengal. He was conferred with Padma Shri in 1975, Padma Bhushan in 2002 and Prabhu Vibhushan in 2017.
