Name AV Potti | Role Lyricist | |
Anjanashilayil Aadiparaashakthi.....(Preetha Madhu)
AV Vasudevan Potti (born October 25, 1951) is a poet and lyricist in both the Malayalam film industry and Hindu devotional song industry.
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Life
Potti was born in Mavelikkara, Alappuzha district, Kerala, India, as the son of A. N. Vasudevan Potti (Athimon Illam) and Devaki Antharjanam (Mannarassala Illam). He began to write poems in various magazines at age 19.
Career
Potti's first album was Mannarassala Nagasthuthikal, released in 1989. He was featured in Thathwamasi, a collection of songs about Ayyappan. He was first featured as a Hindu devotional lyricist on the album Devigeetham.
In 1995 Potti entered the Malayalam film industry with a song for Kakkakkum Poochakkum Kalyanam, directed by Raveendran Maash. Potti also wrote songs for Kannum Khadarum Kannamangalathu, Aala, and others. Potti, who retired as a chief ticket examiner in Indian Railways, now lives in Palakkad, along with his wife Nirmala Devi, with whom he has two sons.