Malayalam film industry’s first techno-musician KJ Joy passes away

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 15 (IANS) Malayalam film industry’s first techno-musician K. J. Joy passed away in Chennai in the wee hours on Monday, said industry sources.He has worked in nearly 200 films, including 12 Hindi films.The tag of techno-musician came to Joy as he began the trend of using technology, including the use of key board in South Indian cinema for the first time.77-year-old Joy, hailing from Trissur, began his music career as an accordion artiste under his guru M. S. Viswanathan, who launched him as a full time music director in the 1975 Malayalam film ‘Love Letter’, after which he never looked back.After suffering a stroke, Joy had been mostly keeping to his house in Chennai, where the last rites would be held.--IANSsg/kvd

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