Madhurakavi Bhaskara Das

Vellaisamy Thevar, known professionally as Madhurakavi Bhaskara Das, (1892–1952) was a popular Tamil film lyricist. In 1931 he wrote lyrics for H. M. Reddy's Kalidas movie. He was the first lyricist in the Tamil film industry.

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

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