Popular Carnatic musician and Malayalam music director Kaithaparam Viswanathan Namboothiri (58) handed away on Wednesday afternoon in Kozhikode. He was present process therapy for most cancers at MVR Cancer Centre, Kozhikode. Viswanathan was the brother of well-known lyricist and composer Kaithaparam Damodaran Namboodiri.
Viswanathan was born to Kannadi Keshavan Namboothiri and Aditi Antarjanam in Kaithaparam village of Kannur district, Kerala. Viswanathan, an alumnus of Swathi Thirunal Music College, Thiruvananthapuram, accomplished the course with the diploma Ganabhushanam. Viswanathan labored as a music trainer at Mathamangalam School, Kannur and Raja’s HSS, Nileshwaram earlier than venturing into the sphere of cinema.
Kaithapram Viswanathan Namboothiri made his debut in Malayalam cinema in 1996 by helping his brother to compose the music for the movie Deshadanam, directed by Jayaraj. After his debut, he composed music for 23 Malayalam movies. He received the Kerala State Film Award for his background rating within the Jayaraj movie Kannaki, launched in 2001. His songs for the Dileep-starrer Thilakkam (2003) have been additionally appreciated by music lovers. Thilakkam’s track “Saare Saare Sambre” was one of the crucial common songs of the time, particularly amongst youngsters. Viswanathan’s different notable works have been within the movies Ekantham, Daivanamathil, Ullam, Madhyavenal and Nilambari. Many of his compositions have been sung by famend singers together with KJ Yesudas, G Venugopal, P Jayachandran and KS Chitra.
Viswanathan additionally began a music faculty named Shruthilay at Payyannur, Kannur. The musician is survived by his spouse Gauri Antarjanam and three youngsters – Aditi, Narmada and Keshav.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
