Madhurakavi Bhaskara Das Explained

Vellaisamy Thevar, known professionally as Madhurakavi Bhaskara Das, (Tamil:மதுரகவி பாஸ்கர தாஸ்) (1892–1952) was a popular Tamil film lyricist.^[1] In 1931 he wrote lyrics for H. M. Reddy's Kalidas movie. He was the first lyricist in the Tamil film industry.^[2]

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

Notes and References

1. News: Bhaskaradas, the people's bard . The Hindu . 27 October 2009 . 18 August 2020 . https://archive.today/20201018121130/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-bookreview/Bhaskaradas-the-peoplersquos-bard/article15951076.ece . 18 October 2020.
2. Book: Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. 9781135943189. Rajadhyaksha. Ashish. Willemen. Paul. 2014-07-10.