Anil Panachooran (20 November 1969 – 3 January 2021) was an Indian lawyer, poet and lyricist, who worked in the Malayalam film industry. While undergoing treatment for

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during the

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, he died on 3 January 2021, following a

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. He was an Indian

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and

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, who worked predominantly in the Malayalam film industry and Malayalam poetry. He was a lawyer by profession. He had written more than 200 songs in the Malayalam film industry.

Filmography

''*He penned his last lyrics for the movie Within Seconds(2021).''

Death

While undergoing treatment for

during the

, he died on 3 January 2021, following a

. Upon his death, relatives demanded a postmortem and police later registered a case of

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Awards

* Asianet Film award for best Lyricist 2008- Arabikadha, Kadha Parayumbol * Filmfare award for best Lyricist 2008

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* 1969 births 2021 deaths Malayali people Writers from Alappuzha district Malayalam-language lyricists Male actors from Alappuzha Film musicians from Kerala Singers from Kerala 21st-century Indian singers 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors in Malayalam cinema Indian male film actors 21st-century Indian composers Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India {{india-film-bio-stub