Abhayadev

Abhayadev
Abhayadev
Background information
Birth name	Ayyappan Pillai
Born	1913 Pallam, Kottayam, Kerala, India
Died	2000 (aged 86–87)
Genres	Playback singing, Carnatic music
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1949–2000
Labels	Audiotracs

Abhayadev was an Indian theatre and lyricist during the 1970s in Malayalam movies. He wrote lyrics for around 500 films and dialogues for 25 Malayalam movies. He was born as Ayyappan Pillai, to Karimalil Kesava Pillai who was also a well-known poet, at Pallam near Kottayam. He made his debut in 1949 as lyricist in the film Vellinakshatram. He was actively involved in the activities of Sahitya Pravarthaka Cooperative Society (SPCS), Hindi Prachar Sabha, and numerous other social and cultural organisations till his death. He was awarded the J. C. Daniel Award in 1995.

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