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Biju back in the limelight

Every one is humming the song `Kalabham tharam... '

The song that is on everyone's lips is `Kalabham tharam... ' from the recently released `Vadakkumnathan,' the last movie for which Raveendran Master scored music. And the singer, Biju Narayanan, is savouring every moment of this runaway hit.

For Biju this song will always be special for its association with Raveendran Master, the music director who gave him his first break in films.

"There must be something divine in all this. My first song in films, `Pathu veluppinnu... ' from the film `Venkalam,' was tuned by Raveendran Master and I was destined to sing one from his last film also," says the city-based singer.

A post-graduate in Political Science, music was always Biju's first love. This talented singer has rendered more than 200 songs, in almost every South Indian language. Working under stalwarts like Ilayaraja, Dakshinamoorthy, M.K. Arjunan, M. S. Viswanathan, Mohan Sithara, Johnson, Vidyasagar, M. Jayachandran, S.P. Venkatesh and others was a wonderful, enlightening experience for him.

Popular hits

His songs, like `Marivillin... ' (Summer in Bethlehem) and others in films like `Achhanayan Enikku Ishtam,'`Satyam Shivam Sundaram, `Aniyan Bava Chetten Bava,' `Manthrikam,' and `Adityakanmani,' became popular. Biju's only other interest in life, apart from music, is travelling. Married to his college-time sweetheart Srilatha, a lawyer.

HEMJIT BHARATHAN

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