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A. V. Vasudevan Potti (born 25 October 1951) is an Indian poet and lyricist who works in Malayalam film industry and Hindu devotional song industry.
Potti was born in Mavelikkara, Alappuzha district, Kerala, India, as the son of A. N. Vasudevan Potti (Athimon Illam) and Devaki Antharjanam (Mannarassala Illam). He began to write poems in various magazines at age 19.
Potti's first album was Mannarassala Nagasthuthikal, released in 1989. [1] He was featured in Thathwamasi, a collection of songs about Ayyappan. He got his first break as a Hindu devotional lyricist on the album Devigeetham, released by Magnasound in 1993.
In 1995 Potti entered the Malayalam film industry with a song for Kakkakkum Poochakkum Kalyanam , directed by Raveendran Maash. Potti also wrote songs for Kannum Khadarum Kannamangalathu, Aala, and others. [1] Potti, who retired as a chief ticket examiner in Indian Railways, now lives in Palakkad, along with his wife Nirmala Devi, with whom he has two sons. [2]
Vayalar Ramavarma, also known as Vayalar, was an Indian poet and lyricist of Malayalam language. He was known for his poems which include Sargasangeetham, Mulankaadu, Padamudrakal, Aayisha and Oru Judas janikkunnu and for around 1300 songs he penned for 256 Malayalam films. He received the National Film Award for Best Lyrics in 1972 and was the winner of the Kerala State Film Award for Best Lyrics in its year of inception which he received three more times. He was also a recipient of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry in 1962. His collaborations with G. Devarajan produced the golden era of Malayalam film music and many songs written and composed by these duo remain the ever green classics in Malayalam. Ramavarma is regarded as one of the most successful and critically acclaimed lyricist in the history of Malayalam cinema.
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Vasudevan is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name are:
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