Thikkodiyan, Uroob, and K. Raghavan back on AIR, thanks to AI
The Kozhikode station of All India Radio has revived the voices of notable figures Thikkodiyan, Uroob, and K. Raghavan using AI technology for a play. This play, titled 'Kaanka, Kadaline Kan Thurakkathe', is part of the All Kerala Radio Drama Festival and pays tribute to the station's 75-year history. The festival marks a return after an eight-year hiatus, bringing back the tradition of one-hour plays that were once popular among listeners.
- ▪The play features the recreated voices of Thikkodiyan, Uroob, and K. Raghavan using AI technology.
- ▪It is part of the All Kerala Radio Drama Festival, which has returned after eight years.
- ▪The festival celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Kozhikode station of All India Radio.
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The Kozhikode station of All India Radio has a rich history. Some of Malayalam’s biggest names in literature, music, and cinema used to work at the station. Among them were poet and film director P. Bhaskaran, composer K. Raghavan, authors Uroob and Thikkodiyan and poets Akkitham and N.N. Kakkad.The voices of three of them — Thikkodiyan, Uroob, and Raghavan — have been recreated using AI for a play that was first broadcast on Saturday, as part of the All Kerala Radio Drama Festival. The play, titled Kaanka, Kadaline Kan Thurakkathe, will be broadcast again at 1 p.m. on Sunday.Station turns 75It is about certain phases of Thikkodiyan’s life, and it is also a tribute to the AIR station, which turned 75 last year. “K.V.
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