Bharanikkavu Sivakumar (died 24 January 2007) was an Indian lyricist from

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

who worked in Malayalam film industry. He is the grandson of Mahakavi Azhakathu Padmanabha Kuruppu, the first great poet of the Malayalam poetry 'Ramachandra Vilasas'. His first movie as a

lyricist A lyricist is a songwriter who writes lyrics (the spoken words), as opposed to a composer, who writes the song's music which may include but not limited to the melody, harmony, arrangement and accompaniment. Royalties A lyricist's incom ...

was

Chenda The Chenda ( ml, ചെണ്ട, ) is a cylindrical percussion instrument originating in the state of Kerala and widely used in Tulu Nadu of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu in India. In Tulu Nadu (Coastal Karnataka), it is known as ''chende''. ...

in 1973. He went on to write 272 songs for 88 Malayalam films. Sivakumar died of a heart attack on 24 January 2007, he was aged 60.

Filmography

(1973) - Panchamithirunaal * Swimming Pool (1976) - Sumangalaathira Rathri * Narakasuran (2006)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sivakumar, Bharanikkavu Indian male songwriters 20th-century Indian composers Malayalam-language lyricists Film musicians from Kerala 21st-century Indian composers Year of birth missing 2007 deaths 20th-century male musicians 21st-century male musicians