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Devan (Madhupal) commits suicide and Spadikam George is brutally killed by Ganga. Ganga return as a vengeful spirit haunting the family. Ganga regains consciousness and asks for water,but Devan's father (Spadikam George) angrily finishes the funeral by setting up the fire and burning Ganga alive. When the Maanikkasheri family come to know about it they angrily kick Ganga out of the house and arrange for the funeral of unconscious Ganga thinking her to be dead. Ganga (Mayuri), a poor servant, falls in love with one of the Maanikkasheri family member Devan (Madhupal) and gets pregnant. Starring Mukesh, Divya Unni, Mayuri, Madhupal He also acted in some of his films.īhaskaran had served as Chairman of the Kerala Film Development Corporation and was founder-chairman of Asianet, Malayalam's first cable television venture.Aakasha Ganga is a 1999 Malayalam horror film by Vinayan starring Divya Unni and Mukesh & Produced by Aakash Films Since the mid-1960s he mostly spared his creative talent for cinema as lyricist, script writer and director. He was equally conversant in turning out humour songs, many of them set in beats of 'Mappila Pattu', the musical tradition fostered by Malabar Muslims. The big film hits, known for the Bhaskaran lyrics of this period, include 'Laila Majnu,' 'Bhargavi Nilayam,' 'Rarichan Enna Pauran' and 'Nayarupidicha Pulivalu.' He, however, gave up the job and moved to Chennai as editor of 'Jaya Keralam,' a periodical that opened its pages to the new writing in the 1960s. In his radio days,he scripted a large number of audio plays and acted in many of them. Later, he distanced himself from the communist party and idelolgy and his subsequent poems are known for their humanism and romanticism.īhaskaran has also had a stint with All India Radio as staff artist at Kozhikode in the 1950s, where he came in close contact with many of his associates including K Raghavan and Baburaj. Hailing from Kodungallur in Thrissur district in Kerala, Bhaskaran's early writings were inspired by the freedom struggle and the leftist agitations to create an egalitarian society.Ī card-holding communist,one of his early popular poems was 'Vayalar Garjikkunnu', penned as a literary tribute to the revolutionaries of the Punnapra-Vayalar uprising. He is also a trail-blazer of modern Malayalam film and the 1959 classic 'Neelakkuyil', which he co-directed with Ramu Karyat, is regarded in Kerala as the first successful attempt to hold a mirror to social realities. His songs in the 1960s launched careers of top singers including KJ Jesudas and Jayachandran, and made S Janaki one of the most favourite female voices in Malayalam. Still, many of his widely appreciated scores are hailed for their 'ghazal touch'.īhaskaran's vintage numbers, most of them composed by K Raghavan and MS Baburaj, form part of the Malayalis' nostalgia. He was instrumental in freeing Malayalam film music from the influence of the Hindi and Tamil playback styles in the 1950s, by writing simple and lucid lines set to original music by veteran directors. Bhaskaran, who dominated Malayalam cinema along with Vayalar Ramavarma as top-notch lyricist for long, had penned hundreds of songs known for their romantic charm and soft lyrical touch. He is survived by his wife and four children. He was 83 and had been keeping unwell for quite some time.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Eminent Malayalam poet P Bhaskaran, who left a deep impression in Kerala's cultural realm as writer, lyricist and director for over five decades, died at his residence here on Sunday, family sources said.