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Chennai:
National Award-winning lyricist Na Muthukumar died in Chennai on Sunday due to jaundice, a source revealed. He was 41.
"He passed away at his residence. He was suffering from high fever and succumbed to jaundice," the source close told IANS.
When he began his career, he wanted to be a director. It was with the 2000 release Tamil film Veera Nadai that Mr Muthukumar started his journey as a lyricist.
In a career lasting over a decade, he wrote around 1,000 songs. He holds a special record for writing 103 songs in 2012.
Most popular for his collaboration with composers Yuvan Shankar Raja and G V Prakash, he reportedly wrote over 200 songs for Mr Prakash's compositions.
Mr Prakash tweeted:
Celebrities like actors Dhanush and Sidharth, and filmmaker Prabhu Deva also mourned his death on Twitter:
Two of his songs Aanandha Yazhai Meetugiraai from Thanga Meengal and Azhage Azhage from Saivam fetched him National Awards.
Some of his other popular songs include Suttum Vizhi, Devathaiyai Kandaen, Mun Andhi and Venillave.
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"He passed away at his residence. He was suffering from high fever and succumbed to jaundice," the source close told IANS.
When he began his career, he wanted to be a director. It was with the 2000 release Tamil film Veera Nadai that Mr Muthukumar started his journey as a lyricist.
In a career lasting over a decade, he wrote around 1,000 songs. He holds a special record for writing 103 songs in 2012.
Most popular for his collaboration with composers Yuvan Shankar Raja and G V Prakash, he reportedly wrote over 200 songs for Mr Prakash's compositions.
Mr Prakash tweeted:
Can't believe this #namuthukumar is no more ...He's written more than 200 songs in my films A huge loss May god give strength to his family
— G.V.Prakash Kumar (@gvprakash) August 14, 2016
My music career started with his lyric in veyilodu vilayadi ... He had written all the songs in #KIK .
— G.V.Prakash Kumar (@gvprakash) August 14, 2016
Celebrities like actors Dhanush and Sidharth, and filmmaker Prabhu Deva also mourned his death on Twitter:
Rest in peace na.muthukumar. Very shocked and saddened. Strength to the family.
— Dhanush (@dhanushkraja) August 14, 2016
I cannot believe Na.Muthukumar is no more. Too young to die. God give his family strength. What a loss! Sad sad day.
— Siddharth (@Actor_Siddharth) August 14, 2016
RIP Na Muthukumar
— Prabhudheva (@PDdancing) August 14, 2016
Two of his songs Aanandha Yazhai Meetugiraai from Thanga Meengal and Azhage Azhage from Saivam fetched him National Awards.
Some of his other popular songs include Suttum Vizhi, Devathaiyai Kandaen, Mun Andhi and Venillave.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
