<p>Noted lyricist and director Alleppey Ranganath passed away late Sunday night, family sources said.&nbsp;He was 73.</p>
<p>Ranganath was undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at the medical college hospital here.</p>
<p>The eldest among six children of Alappuzha Vezhappra Kunjukunju Bhagavathar and Gana Bhushanam M G Devammal, Ranganath has directed 42 plays and 25 dance dramas.</p>
<p>He wrote and composed music for a play by the Kanjirapally People&rsquo;s Arts Club at the age of 19 and first composed music for the song Hosanna from the 1973 film, Jesus.</p>
<p>Ranganath recently wrote 10 keerthanas, composed in Carnatic music, based on Bible verses.&nbsp;He had also penned numerous Lord Ayyappa devotional songs and received this year&rsquo;s Harivarasanam Award.&nbsp;</p>
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The eldest among six children of Alappuzha Vezhappra Kunjukunju Bhagavathar and Gana Bhushanam M G Devammal, Ranganath has directed 42 plays and 25 dance dramas

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