Abhayadev

Abhayadev (25 June 1913 – 26 July 2000) was an Indian poet and lyricist during the 1970s in Malayalam movies.^[1] He wrote lyrics for around 500 films and dialogues for 25 Malayalam movies.^[2][3] He was born as Ayyappan Pillai, to Karimalil Kesava Pillai who was also a well-known poet, at Pallam near Kottayam.^[4] He made his debut in 1949 as lyricist in the film Vellinakshatram.^[5] He was actively involved in the activities of Sahitya Pravarthaka Cooperative Society (SPCS), Hindi Prachar Sabha, and numerous other social and cultural organisations till his death.^[6] He was awarded the J. C. Daniel Award in 1995.^[7] His one grandson Ambilikuttan is a play back singer. Another grandson Jayadevan is a violinist settled in Canada.

Abhayadev
Abhayadev
Background information
Birth name	Ayyappan Pillai
Born	(1913-06-25)25 June 1913 Pallam, Kottayam, Kerala, India
Died	26 July 2000(2000-07-26) (aged 87)
Occupation(s)	Poet, lyricist
Years active	1949–2000
Labels	Audiotracs