Malaysia Vasudevan had once said that all his family members, except his mother Ammalu, were singers. As such, Tamil became his language of choice, at school and at home.Ĭhattu Nair was musically inclined and all his children grew up with a natural ability to sing and appreciate music. Even though he was a Malayali, as was the case with the majority of contemporary South Indian migrants to Malaya then, his surroundings in Malaysia was dominated by the Tamil language and culture. Vasudevan was born on 15 June 1944 as their eighth and youngest child. After a few years, Chattu Nair married Ammalu in an arranged marriage. They became labourers in the rubber estates in Rajaghiri estate, Kuala Selangor. Chattu Nair of Ottappalam and Ammalu of Polpulli, along with their families migrated to British Malaya in search of a livelihood. Malaysia Vasudevan's parents were from Palakkad.
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