<p>Noted Malayalam poet and lyricist S Ramesan Nair died in a private hospital here on Friday, sources close to his family said.</p>.<p>He died while undergoing treatment for Covid-19 related complications, they said.</p>.<p>Nair, 73, is survived by wife and a son. Born in 1948 in the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu, Nair started writing poems during his school days.</p>.<p>He entered the world of lyrics in 1983 by penning songs for the Malayalam movie 'Pathamudayam' and headed the Tapasya Kala Sahithya Vedi, an art and literary organisation.</p>.<p>He was honoured with the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award in 2018 for the collection of his poems titled 'Gurupournami.'</p>.<p>He had also won the Kerala Sahithya Academy award in 2010 for his contributions.</p>.<p>Nair had worked as a sub-editor in the Kerala Bhasha Institute and also in the All India Radio as a producer in the 1970s. His cremation would be held here on Saturday. <br /><br /></p>
<p>Noted Malayalam poet and lyricist S Ramesan Nair died in a private hospital here on Friday, sources close to his family said.</p>.<p>He died while undergoing treatment for Covid-19 related complications, they said.</p>.<p>Nair, 73, is survived by wife and a son. Born in 1948 in the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu, Nair started writing poems during his school days.</p>.<p>He entered the world of lyrics in 1983 by penning songs for the Malayalam movie 'Pathamudayam' and headed the Tapasya Kala Sahithya Vedi, an art and literary organisation.</p>.<p>He was honoured with the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award in 2018 for the collection of his poems titled 'Gurupournami.'</p>.<p>He had also won the Kerala Sahithya Academy award in 2010 for his contributions.</p>.<p>Nair had worked as a sub-editor in the Kerala Bhasha Institute and also in the All India Radio as a producer in the 1970s. His cremation would be held here on Saturday. <br /><br /></p>