Bharanikkavu Sivakumar

Bharanikkavu Sivakumar (17 June 1949 – 24 January 2007)^[1] was an Indian lyricist from Kerala who worked in Malayalam film industry.

Bharanikkavu Sivakumar
Born	(1949-06-17)17 June 1949 Kattanam, Alappuzha district, Kerala
Died	(2007-01-24)24 January 2007 Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Occupation	lyricist
Nationality	Indian
Spouse	Omanakumari
Children	Parvathi Sivakumar

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.^[2] He went on to write 272 songs for 88 Malayalam films.^[3]

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

References

1. Vijayakumar, B. (14 May 2016). "Chenda: 1973". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
2. "Bharanikkavu Sivakumar dead". The Hindu. 25 January 2007. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
3. "Profile of Malayalam Lyricist Bharanikkavu Sivakumar". Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.

External links

• Bharanikkavu Sivakumar at IMDb