Late Singer KK Had Revealed Reaching A 'Dead-end' To His Wife Jyothy

Popular singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, better known as KK, died on Tuesday evening in Kolkata, where he was performing at Nazrul Mancha for Gurudas College’s fest. His health deteriorated after reaching the hotel. Rushed to the hospital, he was declared dead. 

KK, 53, is suspected to have had cardiac arrest as the cause of his sudden demise. The tragic news has shocked Bollywood and the Indian music industry. KK is survived by his wife Jyothy Krishna and two children - son Nakul Krishna Kunnath and daughter Tamara Kunnath. KK married Jyothy in 1991.

Singer KK Wife Jyothy Krishna

KK had once shared how his wife helped him overpower a tough phase in life. He had also said that she played an important part in his career and made him shift base from Delhi to Mumbai in 1994. 

Speaking about the reasons that made him move from Delhi to Mumbai, KK said in 2013, "It was a very stagnant existence that I was leading. I was doing jingles, producing jingles, advertising, and all that. But there was only that much I could do. I was getting to a dead end. I had got married just three years ago and my wife Jyoti became the reason for me to move to Bombay."

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Further, he said in a video for Sony Music India, "She made me take the decision which on my own I would not have taken. She helped me get out of a certain state of mind, she continues to do that even now. It worked well for me that I got married before I settled down and she helped me in settling down."

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Krishnakumar Kunnath popularly known as KK was an Indian playback singer. He recorded songs in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Bengali, Assamese and Gujarati languages. KK began his career by singing for advertisement jingles and made his film debut with an A.R. Rahman soundtrack. He emphasized that it is not important for a singer's face to be prominently seen – saying he believed the important thing is that "a singer must be heard."

Filmmaker Srijit Mukerji wrote on social media, "In a state of total shock. Just met him last month for the first time and it seemed that we had known each other for years. The chatter wouldn’t just stop. And I was so moved to see the love he had for Gulzar saab. He said he stepped into the film world with Chhor aaye hum and sang it to him as a tribute. Farewell, my newest friend. Will miss you. I wish we could have had more sessions on music and food and cinema."

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