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Noted lyricist Alleppey Ranganath passes away at 73

Alleppey Ranganath was undergoing treatment for Covid-19 at the medical college hospital in Kottayam.

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Alleppey RanganathAlleppey Ranganath was 73. (Photo: sijusreekumar/Twitter)

Noted lyricist and director Alleppey Ranganath passed away late Sunday night, family sources said. He was 73. Ranganath was undergoing treatment for Covid-19 at the medical college hospital here.

The eldest among six children of Alappuzha Vezhappra Kunjukunju Bhagavathar and Gana Bhushanam M G Devammal, Ranganath has directed 42 plays and 25 dance dramas.

He wrote and composed music for a play by the Kanjirapally People’s Arts Club at the age of 19 and first composed music for the song Hosanna from the 1973 film, Jesus.

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Ranganath recently wrote 10 keerthanas, composed in Carnatic music, based on Bible verses.

He had also penned numerous Lord Ayyappa devotional songs and received this year’s Harivarasanam Award.

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