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 C ...

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 was Chenda 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

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

References

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