Eminent
lyricist-poet
Poovachal
Khader,
who
had
penned
a
handful
of
evergreen
romantic
songs
and
nostalgic
melodies
in
Mollywood
during
late
1970s
and
80s,
died
following
COVID-19
complications
here
on
Tuesday.
He
was
73.
He
died
following
cardiac
arrest
while
undergoing
treatment
for
COVID
and
intense
pneumonia
at
the
government
medical
college
hospital
here,
family
sources
said.
Creator
of
a
number
of
biggest
ever
hit
songs
of
Malayalam,
Khader
wrote
nearly
1500
songs
in
about
400
movies
in
his
career
spanning
over
five
decades.
'Poomaname'
(Nirakoottu),
'Anuragini
itha
en'
(Oru
Kudakkeezhil),
'Etho
janma
kalpanayil'
(Palangal),
'Natha
nee
varum'
(Chamaram)
and
so
on
were
among
the
evergreen
songs
penned
by
Khader.
Born
in
a
tiny
hamlet
named
Poovachal
near
hear
in
December
25,
1948,
Khader
had
worked
as
an
engineer
in
the
government
service
before
becoming
a
part
of
the
tinsel
town.
After
entering
the
Mollywood
by
penning
lyrics
for
a
movie
in
1972,
he
had
been
a
prominent
presence
in
the
industry
for
several
decades
and
penned
songs
for
maestros
like
K
J
Yesudas,
P
Jaychandran,
S
Janaki
and
so
on.
He
worked
with
several
iconic
filmmakers
including
Bharathan,
Padmarajan,
P
N
Menon,
K
G
George
and
I
V
Sasi
during
his
illustrious
creative
career.
Also
a
published
author,
Khader
wrote
a
number
of
Mappila
and
radio
songs
besides
penning
lyrics
for
movies.
He
is
survived
by
wife
Amina
Beevi
and
two
daughters.
Chief
Minister
Pinarayi
Vijayan
termed
the
demise
of
Khader
as
a
'great
loss'
to
the
world
of
literature
and
said
he
might
be
the
lyricist
who
had
written
highest
number
of
film
songs
in
Malayalam.
Most
of
his
songs
had
received
incredible
acceptance
among
people,
he
added.
Union
Minister
V
Muraleedharan
also
condoled
the
death
of
Poovachal
Khader.