Singer Malaysia Vasudevan is no more
Veteran singer and actor Malaysia Vasudevan (born 15 June 1944) passed away in a city hospital on Sunday. He has sung close to 8000 songs in Tamil and 4000 in other South Indian languages.
Malaysia Vasudevan hails from a family of singers in Malaysia. He has worked with many top music directors, including M.S. Viswanathan, Ilaiyaraaja, Shankar-Ganesh, Deva, A.R. Rahman and Vidyasagar. Besides acting, he has also acted in a good number of Tamil films including Mudhal Vasantham (with Sathyaraj), Oomai Vizhigal (with Vijayakanth), Kathanayagan (with Pandiarajan), Oru Kaidhiyin Diary (with Kamal Haasan), Jallikattu, Thiruda Thiruda, Amaidhippadai, Povae Unnakaga, Punnagai Desam, and Kokki. He was 67 and is survived by his wife and three children: Yugendran, Prashanthini, Pavithra.
Malaysia Vasudevan's daughter Prashanthini is a budding playback singer in Kollywood. She is most famous for her songs 'Mundhinam Parthene' in Varanam Aayiram and 'Ayyayo' in Aadukalam.
We at Galatta.com offer our deep condolences to his family and friends.
