Singer M S Naseem dies

Thiruvananthapuram: Singer M S Naseem, who was a popular presence on television and stage shows with his rendition of old Malayalam classics, died at a private hospital here on Wednesday. He was 67. He is survived by his wife Shahida and daughters Nadiya and Nazmi. He was bedridden for more than a decade after a stroke.
Naseem made his debut with the song ‘Nirayum Tharangale’ in the film ‘Ananthavrithandam’.He endeared himself to music lovers by reproducing gems of singers A M Raja and P B Sreenivasan on stage and mini screen.
He associated with journalist and music critic Ravi Menon for a documentary that tracked the life and music of playback singers who enthralled Malayalis for a long time. He was working on another documentary when he suffered a stroke. The mortal remains were buried at Pallipuram Pariyarathukara Muslim Jamaat mosque.