Renowned
Malayalam
singer
MS
Naseem
passed
away
at
a
private
hospital
in
Kerala's
Thiruvananthapuram
on
Wednesday
(February
10,
2021).
Reportedly,
he
was
undergoing
treatment
at
the
hospital
post
suffering
from
a
stroke.
He
was
67
and
is
survived
by
his
wife
Shahida
and
daughters
Nadiya
and
Nazmi.
Naseem
was
best
known
for
his
impeccable
renditions
in
the
Malayalam
Doordarshan
channel.
He
had
also
crooned
songs
for
Asianet
and
All
India
Radio.
The
musician
was
a
part
of
the
industry
since
the
age
of
11
and
rendered
songs
for
several
films
as
a
playback
singer
including
Bharyaye
Avashyamund
and
Anantha
Vruthantham.
He
had
also
lent
his
voice
for
several
popular
theatre
groups
including
Sivagiri
Kalasamithi,
Changampuzha
theatres
and
Kozhikode
brothers.
He
later
joined
Kerala
People's
Arts
Club,
better
known
as
the
KPAC
theatre
group,
that
promoted
communist
ideologies.
Naseem
was
also
the
narrator
of
Malayalam's
first
musical
series
Aayiram
Ganagal
Than
Ananda
Lahari.
He
had
won
the
Sangeetha
Nataka
Academy
award
for
Best
Playback
Singer
in
1987.
Well,
several
fans
and
followers
of
the
singer
are
shocked
with
the
news
of
his
demise
and
are
expressing
condolence
to
the
family
through
their
respective
social
media
handles.