R k damodaran biography

R. K. Damodaran (born on 1 August 1953) is a poet and lyricist^[1] who has worked predominantly in the Malayalam movie industry. He also worked as a journalist in Mathrubhumi from 1982 to 2013.

He has written lyrics for almost 3,600 songs in devotional, political, environmental, drama and light music genres, including two Sanskrit songs. He has worked in more than 100 Malayalam films^[2][3] and written songs like "Ravivarma Chithrathin", "Thalam Thettiya Tharatt", "Manjil Chekkerum", "Sukham", "Chandrakiranathin Chandanamunnum", "Thani Thankakkinapponkal" and "Pakalppoove".

R k damodaran biography

Career

Damodaran, from Manjapra in Ernakulam district, studied BA Malayalam at [[Maharajas College,^[4] Kochi]] and Sanskrit language at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Kochi. He entered the film music world in 1977, when he was a second year BA student at Maharaja's College.

His first song was "Ravivarma Chithrathin Rathi Bhavame" for the 1978 movie Raju Ra