Alleppey Ranganath

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Alleppey Ranganath
Born	(1949-03-03)3 March 1949 Alappuzha, Travancore, India
Died	16 January 2022(2022-01-16) (aged 72) Kottayam, Kerala, India
Occupation	Composer lyricist music director film director screenwriter

Alleppey Ranganath (Malayalam: ആലപ്പി രംഗനാഥ്; 9 March 1949 – 16 January 2022) was an Indian composer, lyricist, music and film director and screenwriter.

Biography[]

Ranganath, who was born in 1949 in Alappuzha, as the eldest son of Kunjukunju Bhagavathar and Devamma, both musicians, has composed many Malayalam songs in various fields.^[1][2] He made his debut in music direction through the film ', released in 1973. He then made songs for some more films. But, most of his popular works come from non-film field. His most important songs are Swami Sangeetham Aalapikkum, En Manam Ponnambalam, Pathupathungi Pammi Nadakkum, etc. Most of his songs were sung by K. J. Yesudas.

Ranganath died of COVID-19 on 16 January 2022, at the age of 72.^[3] He also had many co-morbidities, which may have complicated his condition, and caused his death. Just days before his death, he was awarded with by Travancore Devaswom Board, and he had a concert at Sabarimala Temple. He was cremated with full state honours at his home in Kottayam, where he was living for the last few years of his life. He is survived by his wife and four children.

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External links[]

• Alleppey Ranganath at IMDb

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