Master of Malayalam cinema melodies, MK Arjunan passes away at 84
Thiruvananthapuram: Veteran music composer M K Arjunan, known for his mellifluous melodies in Malayalam cinema, died in the wee hours of Monday at his house in Kochi, family sources said.
He was 84 and was suffering from age related ailments, they said.
In a career spanning over five decades, Arjunan, popularly known as Arjunan master in the industry, set scores for over 200 songs in nearly 600 movies. Most of his songs were all-time super hits.
His evergreen melodies have placed master Arjunan among the legendary composers of Malayalam cinema like G Devarajan, V Dakshinamoorthy and M S Baburaj.
Arjunan was also known for recording the first song of legendary Carnatic vocalist and playback singer K J Yesudas when the latter was just 16 years old and gave the chance to Oscar winning musician A R Rahman to play the keyboard in a film.
Born in a family in Fort Kochi on March 1, 1936, Arjunan master entered into the world of composing by giving tunes for theatre songs. His first break in cinema came with 1968 movie "Karutha Paurnami" and there was no looking back after that.
"Kasthoori manakkunnallo kaattee", "thanka bhasma kuriyiyta", "yadukula rarhi devanevide", " chettikulangara bharani naalil" are among his evergreen hits.
Arjunan master worked with the doyens of Malayalam movie lyrics like Vayalar and P Bhaskaan but his collaboration with lyricist Sreekumaran Thampi is rated as of the most popular composer-lyricist pair in the industry.
Though he got awards and accolades for theatre songs many times, the composer had to wait till 2017 to receive the best music composer title in a film.
He received the state award for the song in Jayaraj directed movie "Bhayanakam" in 2017. Kerala Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan, was among those who condoled his passing away.
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UP: Govt school principal suspended after video shows students 'massaging' her
Chitrakoot (UP) (PTI): The principal of a government primary school has been suspended after a purported video surfaced on social media, allegedly showing schoolgirls giving her a massage, an official said on Monday.
District Basic Education Officer (BSA) B K Sharma stated that the suspension was enacted following the review of an inquiry report submitted by City Education Officer Praveen Kumar Dixit.
The suspended principal, identified as Madhu Rai, works at a primary school located in the Naya Bazar area. She has been suspended immediately, and a departmental inquiry has been initiated against her, the official said.
According to Sharma, the video, which appeared on social media two days ago, allegedly depicts Rai lying on the floor while some students are seen massaging her hands and legs.
Taking cognisance of the video, an inquiry was assigned to Dixit, whose preliminary findings found the allegations to be prima facie true, the BSA said.
During her suspension, Rai has been reassigned to the district headquarters, he added.
