Noted
Malayalam
music
director
Poovachal
Khader
has
been
presented
the
first
P.
Bhaskaran
Master
Award
by
the
Kerala
Transport
Minister
Mathew
T.
Thomas
during
the
6th
anniversary
celebrations
of
the
All
Kerala
Mappila
Sangeetha
Academy
on
Thursday
in
Kozhikode.
The
award
carries
a
plaque
and
citation.
Music
directors
Joy
Vincent
and
Suresh
Sivapuram
shared
the
first
Devarajan
Master
award
while
singer
Jyotsna
was
given
the
M.S.
Baburaj
award.
The
Mahakavi
Moyinkutty
award
went
to
noted
Mappilappattu
singer
Kannur
Salim
(Kannur)
and
Feroz
Babu
(Malappuram),
while
the
Monisha
award,
instituted
in
memory
of
late
actress
Monisha,
was
presented
to
Heera
Nambudiri.
Vellayil
Aboobacker,
who
contributed
a
lot
to
Mappilappattu,
was
honoured
on
the
occasion.