Vellaisamy Thevar, known professionally as Madhurakavi Bhaskara Das, (Tamil:மதுரகவி பாஸ்கர தாஸ்) (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
- ↑ "Bhaskaradas, the people's bard". The Hindu. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. ISBN 9781135943189.