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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Cheppadi Kunnil Chinni Chinugunna… This title music for the Malayalam model of the Jungle Ebook cartoon aired on Doordarshan was a favorite of virtually all youngsters of the Nineteen Nineties. The person who wrote these charming traces isn’t any extra. Throughout the 5 a long time as a celebrated lyricist in Malayalam movies, Bichu Thirumala, aka B Sivasankaran Nair, penned round 5,000 songs together with movie and devotional tracks. He was a genius who excelled in penning verses of all genres, be it a quick quantity like Padakaali Chandi Chankari for Yodha or a lullaby- like Konji Konji in Kalipattam.
His magical lyrics effortlessly blended various feelings of romance, remorse, lust and happiness, leading to innumerable melodious film songs which can be nonetheless hummed even after a long time. That the songs like Oru Madhurakinavin Lahariyil, Aayiram Kannumayi and Mizhiyoram Nananjozhukum have been reprised by filmmakers many a time stands testimony to their mass enchantment even as we speak.
In his lengthy profession, Bichu labored with eminent music administrators like M G Radhakrishnan, G Devarajan, V Dakshinamoorthy and A R Rahman. It’s, nonetheless, his collaboration with Shyam, aka Samuel Joseph, that gave beginning to many nice tracks like Mynakam and Kannanthaliyum Kattukurinjiyum.
“The early Nineteen Seventies noticed a metamorphosis in movie music, whereby songs have been composed primarily based on rhythm, thereby posing a problem for lyricists to give you lyrics as per the tune. Bichu Thirumala proved to be the last word lyricist, together with his good use of distinctive and catchy phrases and phrases, a few of which even made it into film titles too equivalent to Manjil Virinja Pookkal, Manichithrathazhu and Unnikale Oru Katha Parayam,” says Ravi Menon, music researcher and creator. Playback singer G Venugopal who labored with him in a number of movies like Manichithrathazhu too recalled Bichu’s mastery over phrases.
“He was a grasp of his craft. His combos with Kannur Rajan, Okay T Ummer aside from Shyam made him a very talked-about lyricist at the moment.” Bichu had a gentle spot for devotional and light-weight music too, says singer and composer Kavalam Sreekumar. In line with him, Bichu excelled within the utilization of chaste Malayalam phrases with a folks contact.
“His information of Tamil helped in arising with folks or quick numbers. He might simply churn out quick, romantic and devotional lyrics concurrently. He used to even pen lyrics for mild music songs sung on Akashavani.”
