A. T. Ummer

Anjukandy Thalakkal Ummer (10 March 1933 – 18 October 2001) was a Malayalam music composer from Kerala, India. He is known for composing many soft melodies for 174 Malayalam movies.

Born in Anjukandy in Kannur district on 10 March 1933, as the son of A. T. Moideen Kunhi and Sainaba, Ummer made his debut in the 1967 film Thalirukkal. In 1969 he composed songs for the film Almaram, directed by A. Vincent. Two years later, Ummer composed music for Vincent's musical film Abhijathyam.

In the 1970s, Ummer teamed up with lyricist Bichu Thirumala, producing numerous evergreen songs. He also made tunes for lyrics by P. Bhaskaran and O. N. V. Kurup, along with others. Most of his songs were sung by K. J. Yesudas and S. Janaki.

In 1976, he won the Kerala State Film Award for the best music director for the I. V. Sasi directed film Aalinganam. The melancholic song "Thushaara bindhukkale" from the same movie earned S. Janaki the Kerala State Film Award for the best female singer.

His song 'Neela jalashayathil' from the movie Angekaram earned the State Award for Yesudas in 1977.

He composed many popular songs including 'Oru mayil peeliyay njan','Marivill panthalitta', 'Devi nin chiriyil', 'Vakappoo maram choodum', 'Chemapakappoonkavanathile', 'Ninnepunaran neettiya kaikalil', 'Vrishchika rathri than', 'Pottikkaranjukondomane', 'Thushara bindukkale', 'Unni aarariro' and 'Oru nimisham tharoo'. However, many of his hits songs were composed by copying tunes of songs from other languages, mostly Hindi.

He died at his home in Chennai aged 68 on 18 October 2001, after suffering from Parkinson's disease and lung cancer.

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