Pappukutty Bhagavathar


Pappukutty Bhagavathar was an Indian film singer and actor in Malayalam cinema. He was the father of Malayalam actor Mohan Jose. Malayalam film director K. G. George is his son-in-law.

Personal life

Pappukutty Bhagavathar was born the second of five children on 29 March 1913 to Michael and Anna, in Vypin, Kochi, Kerala.
He had two brothers, Daniel and Varghese and two sisters, Rosy and Valsala. He studied at Government boys school Vypin.
He sang for the 2009 released Marykkundoru Kunjadu at the age of 95, sixty years after he sang his first song for a movie, which made him the oldest Malayali to sing in a film. The song "Entadukke Varum" was a hit. He was married to Baby. They had five children, actor Mohan Jose, playback singer Selma George, Sabu Jose, Shadhi, and Jeevan. His son-in-law K. G. George is a Malayalam movie director. He turned 100 in March 2013. His wife Baby died in 2017.
Bhagavathar died in Kochi in June 2020 at the age of 107 due to an age-related illness.

Filmography

As an actor