Pappukutty Bhagavathar

Pappukutty Bhagavathar
പാപ്പുകുട്ടി ഭാഗവതർ
Born (1919-03-29) 29 March 1919
Kochi
Nationality Indian
Occupation Film actor
Years active 1949 - present
Spouse(s) Baby
(1947-2017, her death)
Children Selma George, Mohan Jose and Sabu Jose
Parent(s) Michael (deceased)
Anna (deceased)

Pappukutty Bhagavathar (Malayalam: പാപ്പുകുട്ടി ഭാഗവതർ; born 29 March 1919) is an Indian film singer and actor in Malayalam cinema.[1] He is the father of Malayalam actor Mohan Jose. Malayalam film director K. G. George is his son-in-law.

Personal life

Pappukutty Bhagavathar was born as second among five children on 29 March 1919 to Michael and Anna, in Vypin, Kochi.

He has two brothers Daniel and Varghese and two sisters Rosy, Valsala. He studied at Government boys school Vypin.[2]

He sang for the 2009 released Marykkundoru Kunjadu at the age of 95, sixty years after he sang his first song for a movie, which made him the oldest Malayalee to sing in a film. The song ‘Entadukke Varum’ was a hit. He is married to Baby. They have five children, actor Mohan Jose, playback singer Selma George, Sabu Jose, Shadhi, and Jeevan. His son-in-law K. G. George is a Malayalam movie director. He turned 100 in March 2013.[3][4] His wife Baby died in 2017.

Filmography

As an actor

As an playback singer

  • Vidhiyude Leela ... Prasanna 1950
  • Kallane Vazhiyil ... Karutha Kai 1964
  • Kanne Karale ... Aashaachakram 1973
  • Entadukke Vannadukkum ... Marykkundoru Kunjaadu 2010

References

  1. ↑ "A voice that still casts a spell - The Hindu". thehindu.com. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  2. ↑ "Centenarian Pappukutty Bhagavathar honoured - IBNLive". ibnlive.in.com. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  3. ↑ Deepthi Sreenivasan (2016-01-10). "102, still going Sa Re Ga Ma". The Asian Age. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
  4. ↑ Staff (2017-05-07). "When 104-yr-old Pappukutty Bhagavathar sang 'Soja Rajakumari' for Mar Chrysostom". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
  • "Pappukutty Bhagavathar:Profile And Biography". metromatinee.com. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  • "Pappukutty Bhagavathar". malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
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