He also learnt from other vidwans formally, including S. Rajam and professor T. R. Subramanian of Delhi University.
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His initial education was at P.S. High School (North), Mylapore, and he did his P.U.C. at Vivekananda College.
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The most notable of these include National Sangeet Sammelan programmes on All India Radio in 1997 and 2000, AIR National Programme of Music in 2004 and National Programme of Music on Doordarshan, in 2008.
Appooppan (also known as Charitram Aavarthikkunnilla before release) is a 1976 Malayalam-language Indian feature film directed by P. Bhaskaran, starring Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair, Jayabharathi and Sumithra.
In 1971, a film adaptation of the novel was released, starring Sheela as Ummachu, Madhu as Mayan, Nellikode Bhaskaran as Beeran, and directed by P. Bhaskaran.
He set the scores for many songs written by Sreekumaran Thampi, forming a famous musician-songwriter duo like the Vayalar Ramavarma - G. Devarajan and P. Bhaskaran - Baburaj duos.