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
References
- "Bhaskaradas, the people's bard". The Hindu. 27 October 2009. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. ISBN 9781135943189.