<p>Noted lyricist and director Alleppey Ranganath passed away late Sunday night, family sources said.</p>.<p>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'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.</p>.<p>He had also penned numerous Lord Ayyappa devotional songs and received this year's Harivarasanam Award.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>
<p>Noted lyricist and director Alleppey Ranganath passed away late Sunday night, family sources said.</p>.<p>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'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.</p>.<p>He had also penned numerous Lord Ayyappa devotional songs and received this year's Harivarasanam Award.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>