Well-known Malayalam poet and lyricist Anil Panachooran died at the age of 55 at a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday after suffering a heart attack, the hospital sources told PTI. 

Panachooran, who tested positive for COVID-19, was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Kollam district and was brought to another facility in the city at around 7.20 pm, they said.

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“He passed away at 8.20 pm,” the sources said.

Panachooran is known for his famous lyrics in movies like ‘Arabikadha’, ‘Kadha Parayumbol’, ‘Madambi’, ‘Marykkundoru Kunjaadu’, ‘Velipadinte Pusthakam’ among many others.

His poems ‘Valayil veena kilikal’, ‘Anadhan’, ‘Pranayakalam’ were pretty famous among Keralites.

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Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala and others condoled the demise of the late poet.

“His lyrics for the movies ‘Arabikadha’, and ‘Kadha Parayumbol’ will remain in the hearts of Keralites forever. His untimely demise is a loss to the cultural and the film fraternity of the state,” Vijayan said in his condolences message.

Chennithala said he had good relation with the late poet and that “we lost a talented poet and lyricist.”