THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Noted Mappilapattu singer Eranholi Moosa died here Monday. He was 75. He was undergoing treatment for pulmonary diseases for quite some time. He has sung more than 1000 Mappilapattu songs.

Valiyakath Moosa of Eranholi near Thalassery later became famous as ‘Eranholi Moosa’. He learnt music for two years under Sharatchandran Maratte. He started his singing career through the song ‘Arimullapoomanam Ullole Azhakilettam Gunamullole’.

He became famous after singing in Aakashavani with Raghavan Master as his mentor. It was Moosa who first sang the hit song Manikya Malaraya Poovi. He has sung many hit Mappila songs and various drama songs. He has presented Mappillapattu in Gulf countries more than 300 times.