Bichu Thirumala Awards to Padma Shri Madhu

Padmasree Madhu, a famous actor, received the first Bichu Thirumala Award

Ajay Thundathil - PRO

Film actor Padma Shri Madhu has received the first Bichu Thirumala Award, which was established in honor of Bichu Thirumala, who was also a patron of the National Children's Wave and who created a spring of melodies with flowers of love. Padma Shri Madhu was awarded by a jury made up of Dr. George Onakkoor, Balu Kiriyath, and MR Thampan. The prize includes a gold medal, a gift created by artist Namboothiri, and one lakh one (1,00001) rupees. (ads)

On November 26, the 5^th anniversary of Bichu Tirumala's death, the award will be given out during the National Children's Wave's "Raagendu Kiranangal" memorial evening program, which will be opened by Hon. Chief Minister Shri VD Satheesan at the Senate Hall in Thiruvananthapuram. The Department of Culture and the National Children's Wave work together to organize the program.

After the memorial service, there will be a song tribute led by well-known playback singers like Madhu Balakrishnan, Krishnachandran, Kallara Gopan, Rakhesh Brahmanandan, Pandalam Balan, Akhila Anand, Preetha, Lekshmi Rangan, Aparna Rajeev, Vrinda Menon, and Alka Ashkar, as well as a dance performance led by Regatta Girija Teacher with popular songs chosen by Bichu Tirumala.

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The National Youth Wave's chairman and chairman will be K Muraleedharan. The general convener was T Saratchandra Prasad, the program director was film director TS Suresh Babu, the program coordinator was Kalliyoor Sasi, the music coordinator was Rakhesh Brahmanandan, and Ajay Thundathil is the PRO.

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The movie Akkaldaama marked the debut of Bichu Tirumala, who has written over 5,000 songs for over 400 films. Brahmanandan's rendition of Neelakashavum Meghangalum... with music by AT Ummer made him renowned in the cinema industry. In addition to writing the plot and screenplay for movies like Sakthi and Ishtapraaneshwari, he composed the soundtrack for the movie Satyam. He was awarded the Central Government Award for composing and directing the lyrics to the play Vallatha Duniyav while he was a student. He has written a lot of dramatic lyrics. For All India Radio, he has written numerous straightforward tunes. Additionally, he has written numerous poems, including Anusaranayulla Manas, Kalathinte Kanakkupusthakam, and Punyaham, a compilation of poems.