S. Ramesan Nair, who died at Kochi at the age of 73, was a poet and lyricist who needed to his credit score a number of hit Malayalam movie songs. However his greatest legacy although is his devotional songs, lots of that are among the many most interesting and hottest within the language.

His first album was, in truth, was a devotional one. It got here 4 years earlier than he debuted in cinema in 1985 with Pathamudayam, from which the melody Mangalam paadunna sangeetham... gained consideration.

He adopted it up with extra hits like Vanasree mukham nokki… (Rangam), Poomukha vaathilkal… (Rakkuyilin Ragasadassil), Neeyen kinaavo… (Whats up My Expensive Mistaken Quantity), Kunnathoru Kunniludichu… (Abhayam Thedi), Chandanam manakkkunna… (Achuvettante Veedu), Oru poo viriyunna… (Vicharana), Devasangeetham neeyalle…(Guru), O priye…(Aniyathi Pravu), Vibhavari raagam…(Rishyashringan), Mayilaayi parannu vaa.. Mayilipeelikkavu), Oru kunju poovinte… (Chandranudikkunna Dikkil) and Manju pole… (Dost).

Ramesan Nair wrote some 650 songs for near 150 movies.

His ardent ambition to turn out to be a lyricist led to the delivery of arguably the best devotional album in Malayalam: Pushpanjali, which had songs like Vadakkumnathanu suprabhatham…, Vighneswara janma nalikeram…, Ambadi thannilorunni…, Mookambike…, Neelamegham…and Koodum pinikale…

Its composer P. Ok. Kesavan Namboodiri was his colleague on the Thrissur All India Radio station. “Pushpanjali wouldn’t have happened if Ramesan Nair was a little less ambitious,” Namboodiri had as soon as instructed this author. “He always wanted to be a lyricist and he had asked me on many occasions to compose some of his lines and make them sing by P. Jayachandran, a close friend of mine.”

Pushpanjali was an enormous hit. It’s uncertain whether or not any devotional album in Malayalam has had as a lot success.

A type of impressed with the songs of Pushpanjali was Ok.J. Yesudas, who referred to as up Namboodiri to do report a devotional album for him. So the proficient, however a lot underrated composer joined arms with Ramesan as soon as once more. The outcome was the Vanamala.

One track from the album stood out. Guruvayoorappante pavizhadharam muthum… is probably pretty much as good a devotional track as any in Malayalam ever.

You don’t need to be devotee of Lord Krishna to benefit from the track: it’s sheer melody.