KK's last rites to be held at his home in Mumbai, funeral at Muktidham Shamshan Ghat tomorrow

MUMBAI: The funeral of famous Bollywood playback singer KK (Krishnakumar Kunnath) funeral will be held tomorrow in Mumbai. For this, the family returned to Mumbai along with KK's mortal remains, they will reach Mumbai at 8.15 pm. KK lived in the Versova Park Plaza complex in Mumbai. The funeral will be held at Muktidham Shamshan Ghat near the house.

The singer reportedly collapsed during a music concert in Kolkata on Tuesday and was rushed to Kolkata Medical Research Institute, but was declared dead. The primary conclusion is that cause of the death could have been a heart attack.

KK was a busy singer in Bollywood and have sung many hit songs. Sang more than 700 songs in his career. The demise of Krishnakumar Kunnath is a great loss to the music world.

KK was born to C S Menon of Thiruvambadi in Thrissur and Kanavally of Punkunnam, in Delhi in 1968. Though he could not read or write Malayalam, KK who grew up in Delhi could speak Malayalam. His schooling was in Delhi's Mount St Mary's School and graduated from Kirori Mal College, Delhi University. After his studies, he worked as a marketing executive.

KK has sung over 700 songs in his career but has sung only one song in Malayalam. KK sang a song in the film Puthiya Mugham in 2009 directed by Deepan starring Prithviraj. The song was composed by Deepak Dev and found a place in the hit charts.

In an interview, KK had said that although he sings in other South Indian languages, it is difficult for him to sing in Malayalam. The singer, who thought that the Malayalam he spoke was not a problem, doubted whether his pronunciation in Malayalam would be accepted.

However, he wanted to sing more songs in Malayalam. He also shared the suspicion that Malayalam music directors had an impression that he was not interested in accepting offers in Malayalam. He loved to hear Malayalam songs and loved Kerala very much.

KK, who returned after a music concert in Kolkata on Tuesday, collapsed at the Grand Hotel where he was staying. He was rushed to Calcutta Medical Research Institute, but died later.