The 20th Kamukara Foundation award was presented to playback singer P. Madhuri at a function at the University Senate Hall here on Sunday.
Actor Madhu presented the award in memory of yesteryear playback singer Kamukara Purushothaman. The award consists of a sculpture and citation.
Madhu said that Kamukara was a singer who had sung far less number of songs compared to other singers, but each one of them had a unique quality.
“Much before I had a chance to meet him, I had fallen in love with one of his songs Aathmavidhyalayame from Harishchandra . I used to listen to them endlessly, imagining the visuals. Later, I had the luck of acting out one of his songs, Ekandhathayude apaara theeram , which remains one of my favourites. It is such a powerful song and I had so much trouble lip-syncing that song. I feel blessed to have got a chance to act out his songs,” he said.
