Br Lakshmanan

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| occupation = Music director

| nationality = Indian

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| years_active= 1952-1966

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Br Lakshmanan was an Indian music director in Malayalam movies during 1950s and 1960s.{{Cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/profiles.php?i=70|title=Br Lakshmanan}}

Lakshmanan started his career with Aathmasakhi in 1952.{{cite web|url=http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?artist%3DBr+Lakshmanan%26category%3Dmusician |title=Profile of Malayalam Musician Br Lakshmanan |accessdate=2014-11-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129123420/http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?artist=Br%20Lakshmanan&category=musician |archivedate=2014-11-29 }} He provided music for around 250 Malayalam movie songs.{{Cite web|url=http://play.raaga.com/malayalam/music/Br._Lakshmanan|title = Br.-Lakshmanan songs, Br.-Lakshmanan hits, Download Br.-Lakshmanan Mp3 songs, music videos, interviews, non-stop channel}}{{Cite web|url=https://oldmalayalamcinema.wordpress.com/tag/br-lakshmanan/|title = Br.Lakshmanan| date=23 December 2010 }}{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/oldisgold/article2311813.ece | title=oldisGOLD | date=1 August 2011 | newspaper=The Hindu | accessdate=18 September 2019 }}{{Cite web|url=https://oldmalayalamcinema.wordpress.com/2010/07/03/ponkathir-1953-lata-mangeshkar-br-lakshmanan-and-jikkis-liveliness/|title = Ponkathir (1953), Lata Mangeshkar, Br.Lakshmanan and Jikki's liveliness|date = 3 July 2010}} Lakshmanan's songs were also used in the films Ponkathir, Baalyasakhi and Harishchandra. Most of his songs were written by Thirunayinarkurichi Madhavan Nair and sung by Kamukara Purushothaman. The trio made numerous popular songs in 1950s and early 60s, mostly in the films produced by Merryland Studios.