Noted Malayalam music director Rajamani passes away at 60

Well-known musician Rajamani, known for his background scores in Malayalam movies has died. He was 60. The composer passed away while being taken to a city hospital on Sunday night after he complained of uneasiness, sources close to the family said.

Son of late musician B A Chidambaranath, Rajamani had composed songs for more than 70 Malayalam movies in his over three-decade long career. He made his Malayalam debut with the film "Nullinovikkathe" in 1985. He composed the background score for blockbusters including "Narasimham", "Aaraam Thampuran," for which he won Kerala state film award, and "Ravanaprabhu".

Rajamani is survived by son Acchu, who is also a music composer in Tamil and Telugu cinema.