Renowned
music
director
Kaithapram
Viswanathan
Namboodiri,
best
known
for
composing
some
of
Malayalam's
best
soulful
songs
that
still
tug
at
one's
heartstrings,
passed
away
on
Wednesday
(December
29).
According
to
reports,
he
was
battling
cancer
for
a
very
long
period
and
breathed
his
last
at
a
private
hospital
in
Kerala,
where
he
was
undergoing
treatment
for
the
same.
He
was
58.
Also
the
younger
brother
of
renowned
lyricist-musician
Kaithapram
Damodaran
Namboothiri,
Viswanathan
forayed
into
the
world
of
cinema
with
the
1997
film
Kaliyattam
helmed
by
Jayaraaj
and
starring
Suresh
Gopi
and
Manju
Warrier
in
the
lead
roles.
He
had
composed
music
for
as
many
as
30
films.
His
chart-topping
melodies
include
'Enn
Varum
Nee',
'Iniyoru
Janmamundenkil',
'Neeyoru
Puzhayaayi',
'Enikoru
Pennundu'
and
'Karineelakkannazhaki'.
Celebrated
singers
including
KJ
Yesudas,
KS
Chitra,
P
Jayachandran
and
G
Venugopal
have
given
their
beautiful
voices
to
Viswanathan's
soulful
music.
The
music
director
had
initially
assisted
Damodaran
in
films
like
Desadanam
and
Karunyam.