Alleppey Ranganath

Indian composer (1949–2022)

This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Malayalam.  (January 2022) Click [show] for important translation instructions.

* View a machine-translated version of the Malayalam article.
* Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia.
* Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article.
* You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is `Content in this edit is translated from the existing Malayalam Wikipedia article at [[:ml:ആലപ്പി രംഗനാഥ്]]; see its history for attribution.`
* You should also add the template `{{Translated|ml|ആലപ്പി രംഗനാഥ്}}` to the talk page.
* For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation.

|

Alleppey Ranganath

Born| (1949-03-03)3 March 1949

Alappuzha, Travancore, India

Died| 16 January 2022(2022-01-16) (aged 72)

Kottayam, Kerala, India

Occupation(s)| Composer, lyricist, music director, film director

Alleppey Ranganath (Malayalam: ആലപ്പി രംഗനാഥ്; 9 March 1949 – 16 January 2022) was an Indian composer, lyricist, music and film director and screenwriter.

## Biography[edit]

Ranganath, who was born in 1949 in Alappuzha, as the eldest son of Kunjukunju Bhagavathar and Devamma, both musicians, has composed many Malayalam songs in various fields.[1][2]

His best known songs are Swami Sangeetham Aalapikkum, En Manam Ponnambalam, Pathupathungi Pammi Nadakkum, etc. Most of his songs were sung by K. J. Yesudas.[citation needed]

Ranganath died of COVID-19 on 16 January 2022, at the age of 72.[3] Just days before his death, he was awarded with Harivarasanam award by Travancore Devaswom Board, and he had a concert at Sabarimala Temple. He was cremated with full state honours at his home in Kottayam, where he was living for the last few years of his life. He is survived by his wife and four children.[citation needed]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Music director Alleppey Ranganath passed away". Malayala Manorama. 16 January 2022.
2. ^ "Musical journey of Alleppey Ranganath special story". Malayala Manorama. 13 January 2022.
3. ^ "Alleppey Ranganath passes away at 73". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

## External links[edit]

* Alleppey Ranganath at IMDb

This article about an Indian composer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template