1. Bhaskaran Sivasankaran Nair, popularly known as Bichu Thirumala, was an Indian lyricist and poet.
11 Facts About Bichu Thirumala
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Bichu Thirumala is known for creating the style of arranging beautiful words in Malayalam film songs.
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In Malayalam cinema, Bichu Thirumala led the group of lyricists who wrote songs for readymade tunes.
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Bichu Thirumala won the Kerala State Film Award for the best lyricist two times.
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Bichu Thirumala's siblings are the late Balagopalan, Susheela Devi, Vijayakumar, Dr Chandra, Shyama, Darshan Raman and Jayalekshmi.
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Bichu Thirumala graduated with a BA from University College Thiruvananthapuram.
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Bichu Thirumala was married to Prasanna and they have a son named Suman Bichu Thirumala.
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Bichu Thirumala debuted with the Malayalam Movie Bhaja Govindam in 1972, which was directed by CRK Nair and with Jaya Vijaya as the music composer.
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Bichu Thirumala penned the lines for AR Rahman's one and only Malayalam music for film, Yodha and the TV commercial jingle "Manam Pole" Mangalyam for REMANIKA.
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Bichu Thirumala had been on ventilator support after his condition worsened, and died on 26 November 2021 at the age of 79.
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Bichu Thirumala was survived by his wife Prasanna and son Suman Bichu.