Veteran Malayalam lyricist Mankombu Gopalakrishnan passed away at the age of 78 on March 17. According to Onmanorama, he suffered a heart attack last week and was admitted at Medical Trust Hospital in Kochi. Apart being a lyricist, he was also a poet and a script writer.
He reportedly wrote more than 700 songs for more than 200 movies. He also wrote dialogues for many popular Malayalam movies. He also wrote dialogues for the movies that were dubbed in Malayalam, including Company, Drona, RRR, the Baahubali franchise, Police Academy, and many more.
Very sad to hear the demise of
— K.T.Kunjumon (@KT_Kunjumon) March 17, 2025
Eminent Malayalam Lyricist
Sri.Mankombu Gopalakrishnan #ripmankombu #ripmankombugopalakrishnan#mankombugopalakrishnan@film_gentleman @johnsoncinepro @ajay_64403 pic.twitter.com/McTtezTkBm
More details are awaited.
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