Madhurakavi Bhaskara Das

Vellaisamy Thevar, known professionally as Madhurakavi Bhaskara Das, (1892–1952) was a popular Tamil film lyricist.[1] In 1931 he wrote lyrics for H. M. Reddy's Kalidas movie. He was the first lyricist in the Tamil film industry.[2]

Filmography

Das wrote the lyrics for the music in the following films.

  • Kalidas - 1931
  • Valli Thirumanam - 1933
  • Bojarajan - 1935
  • Chandragasan - 1936
  • Raja Thesinggu - 1936
  • Usa Kalyanam - 1936
  • Dhevadas - 1937
  • Sathi Agaliya - 1937
  • Rajasegaran - 1937
  • Kodaiyn Kadal - 1941
  • Navena Thennairaman - 1941

References

  1. ^ "Bhaskaradas, the people's bard". The Hindu. 27 October 2009. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  2. ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. ISBN 9781135943189.