Identifying the composer of a Mohanam piece, 'Karunakari'

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aravind_suresh
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Identifying the composer of a Mohanam piece, 'Karunakari'

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'Karunakari Shivakama Sundari': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FydokwGVgZQ

I hear the lyrics as follows.

P: karuṇākarī śivakāma sundarī
A: arul̥nāyakī akhilāṇḍakōti brahmāṇdanāyakī yōgīśvarī
C: annayinri śēyum uṇḍō ārkkum anta kaḍamaiyyuṇḍō
ennai ātarī paramēśvarī iha parasukham tantāl
parātpari paramēśvarī

The recording I've linked to is by K J Yesudas. From the licensing on another YouTube video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22Y6aZazk6Q) of the same song, it seems that it appears in an album entitled 'Classical Live Program, Vol 12' by Yesudas.

I could not find any information about this song online. I would appreciate it if someone would come forward with the composer or other recordings.

Lakshman
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Re: Identifying the composer of a Mohanam piece, 'Karunakari'

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Many of Yesudas' songs don't mention the composer's names. I tried to contact him and his son but never got a response form KJY but the son referred me to the producer of the cassettes / CDs which again proved useless. I just gave up

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