Madhurakavi Bhaskara Das

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Vellaisamy Thevar, known professionally as Madhurakavi Bhaskara Das, (1892–1952) was a popular Tamil film lyricist.{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-bookreview/Bhaskaradas-the-peoplersquos-bard/article15951076.ece | title=Bhaskaradas, the people's bard | newspaper=The Hindu | date=27 October 2009 | accessdate=18 August 2020 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20201018121130/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-bookreview/Bhaskaradas-the-peoplersquos-bard/article15951076.ece | archivedate=18 October 2020}} In 1931 he wrote lyrics for H. M. Reddy's Kalidas movie. He was the first lyricist in the Tamil film industry.{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ&q=Madhurakavi+Bhaskara+Das&pg=PA62 |title = Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|isbn = 9781135943189|last1 = Rajadhyaksha|first1 = Ashish|last2 = Willemen|first2 = Paul|date = 2014-07-10}}