About Bharanikkavu Sivakumar
Lived 1949 – 2007 (aged 57). Bharanikkavu Sivakumar was an Indian songwriter, lyricist, poet, teacher, translator and writer.
Bharanikkavu Sivakumar (17 June 1949 – 24 January 2007) was an Indian lyricist from Kerala who worked in Malayalam film industry.
He is the grandson of Mahakavi Azhakathu Padmanabha Kuruppu, the writer of the first 'Mahakavya' in Malayalam, 'Ramachandra Vilasam'. His first movie as a lyricist was Chenda in 1973. He went on to write 272 songs for 88 Malayalam films.
Sivakumar died suddenly due to a heart attack at his home in Thiruvananthapuram on 24 January 2007, aged 58.
Partial Filmography Chenda (1973) - Panchamithirunaal Swimming Pool (1976) - Sumangalaathira Rathri Narakasuran (2006) Chottanikkara Amma Kamam krodham moham
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Who was Bharanikkavu Sivakumar?
Malayalam lyricist
When was Bharanikkavu Sivakumar born?
Bharanikkavu Sivakumar was born on 17 June 1949 in Kattanam.
When did Bharanikkavu Sivakumar die?
Bharanikkavu Sivakumar died on 24 January 2007 in Thiruvananthapuram.
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Bharanikkavu Sivakumar was a songwriter, lyricist, poet, teacher, translator and writer.
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Bharanikkavu Sivakumar was Indian.
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