Carnatic musician Vaikom Vasudevan G Namboothiri no more

| Jul 19, 2022, 03:47:22 PM | etimes.in
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Renowned Carnatic musician Vaikom Vasudevan G Namboothiri breathed his last on Tuesday, July 19 at the age of 86. Vaikom Vasudevan G Namboothiri is survived by his wife Leela Antharjanan and his sons Vaikom Jayachandran and Vaikom Devanand who are noted musicians. Vaikom Vasudevan G Namboothiri studied at RLV College of Music & Fine Arts Tripunithura and was a classmate of the famous singer KJ Yesudas. Vaikom Vasudevan was a prominent figure in several Karnataka music stage programs and he has also served some years as a teacher. Apart from being a noted Carnatic musician, Vaikom Vasudevan G Namboothiri has also acted in two films. He played a prominent role in the 1983 bilingual dance film ‘Ananda Bhairavi’ which was directed by Jandhyala under the story written by Kondamudi Sri Ramachandra Murthy. Vaikom Vasudevan G Namboothiri also played a minor role in the action drama Malayalam film ‘Oru Kuprasidha Payyan’ which was released in the year 2018. The film was directed by Madupal and also featured the actors Tovino Thomas, Nimisha Sajayan, Anu Sithara, Saranya Ponvannan, Alencier Ley Lopez, and Sujith Shankar in significant roles.

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