Sree Chithira Thirunal Award for Yesudas

Chennai: Legendary play singer KJ Yesudas has been selected for the prestigious Sree Chithira Thirunal Award for the year 2010.

The award has been conferred on the singer for his outstanding contribution to Malayalam music.

Former ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair, former National Security Advisor MK Narayanan, agriculturist MS Swaminathan and Mohanlal are the few who already received this prestigious award.

The award was instituted by the Sri Chithira Thirunal Trust in memory of the erstwhile King of Travancore and carries Rs One lakh and a citation.