Kochi, June 18 :Noted poet and lyricist S Ramesan Nair who was undergoing treatment for Covid-19, died at a private hospital here Today. He was 73 and is survived by wife P Rema, writer and retired teacher, and son Manu Remeshan, a music composer.
Nair had penned about 500 songs for Malayalam movies He had worked as a sub-editor in Kerala Bhasha Institute and producer at Akashavani.
He also translated Tamil classics like ‘Thirukural’ and Chilapathikaram into Malayalam.
Nair had bagged several honours including Kerala Sahitya Akademi award for overall contribution in 2010, Vennikkulam Memorial Award, Asan Prize and Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award in 2018 for his collection of poetry ‘Gurupournami’ .He had also written over 1,000 Hindu devotional songs.(UNI)