P. Bhaskaran
His father, Nandyelathu Padmanabha Menon was a poet, lawyer, journalist, and Indian independence activist.The lyrics for the theme song of the Malayalam channel Asianet, starting Shyama Sundara was also written by him.He wrote the Malayalam lines for a multi-lingual song in film Apoorva Sagodharargal (1949).He worked with the director P. Venu in his films Viruthan Shanku (1968), Virunnukari (1969), and Ariyapedatha Rahasiyam (1981) and produced some evergreen songs.He appeared in the film Manoradham (1978), as a strict family head who has deep faith in astrology.Bhaskaran suffered from Alzheimer's disease at the end of his life, and could not recognize anyone who worked with him, a notable example being that the noted singer S. Janaki, who sang many songs written by him.The incident goes like this, as told by Ravi Menon, a veteran journalist and music critic, who accompanied Janaki to Bhaskaran's home: When Janaki sang some of her songs written by Bhaskaran, he accompanied her, but could not remember that they were written by him.
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