Music director Sidharth Vijayan passes away

VYPIN: Renowned music director Sidharth Vijayan (65) passed away in Kochi on Tuesday. He had been undergoing treatment at Aster Medicity hospital for the last one week.

Vijayan is famous for his collaboration with actor Kalabhavan Mani. The two had gone on to create some of the popular folk songs in Malayalam.

Vijayan, who has composed music for three films, had composed over 3000 songs including one song sung by legendary musician MS Viswanathan.

The funeral took place at Murukkumpadam cemetery on Tuesday. He is survived by wife Devi, daughters Nisari and Sanitha.