Noted
Malayalam
lyricist
B
Sivasankaran
Nair
popularly
known
as
Bichu
Thirumala
breathed
his
last
on
Friday
(November
26)
at
a
private
hospital
in
Kerala's
Thiruvananthapuram.
According
to
reports,
the
veteran
lyricist
was
hospitalised
on
Wednesday
following
a
heart
attack
post
which
he
was
on
ventilator
support.
He
was
79
and
is
survived
by
his
wife
Prasanna
Kumari
and
son
Suman
Bichu
(music
director).
He
entered
the
world
of
cinema
with
the
1972
film
Bhaja
Govindam.
Reportedly,
he
had
penned
as
many
as
5000
songs
and
worked
in
over
400
Malayalam
films.
The
two
time
Kerala
State
Film
Award-winner
was
also
known
for
his
magical
collaboration
with
music
composers
G
Devarajan,
V
Dakshinamurthy,
MS
Baburaj,
K
Raghavan,
Shyam,
AT
Ummer,
MS
Viswanathan,
Raveendran,
Johnson,
Ouseppachan,
Ilaiyaraaja
among
many
others,
that
gave
birth
to
several
evergreen
hits
that
still
tugs
at
the
heartstrings
of
Malayalam
music
aficionados.
He
had
also
collaborated
with
music
maestro
AR
Rahman
for
the
Mollywood
film
Yodha
starring
Mohanlal
and
Madhoo
in
the
lead
roles.
Notably,
he
had
also
penned
lyrics
for
Malayalam
superstar
Mohanlal's
debut
film
Manjil
Virija
Pookal.
A
few
of
his
unforgettable
songs
are
'Ezhu
Swarangalum',
'Pazamthamizh',
'Paavada
Venam',
'Hrudayam
Devalayam',
'Padakali',
'Konchi
Karayalle'
among
many
others.
Several
condoled
the
acclaimed
lyricist's
death.
A
condolences
message
posted
on
Kerala
Governor's
Arif
Mohammad
Khan
read,
"Sad
to
know
about
the
demise
of
Shri
#BichuThirumala,
noted
lyricist
&
poet
whose
melodies
penned
over
three
decades
enthralled
all
sections
of
people
alike.
My
heartfelt
condolences.
May
his
soul
attain
Mukti."
On
the
other
hand,
Kerala
Chief
Minister
Pinarayi
Vijayan
during
his
media
interaction
said
that
Thirumala
was
a
lyricist
of
the
masses.