Bharanikkavu Sivakumar

Born(1949-06-17)17 June 1949

Kattanam, Alappuzha district, Kerala

Died(2007-01-24)24 January 2007

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

Occupationlyricist

Nationality Indian

Bharanikkavu Sivakumar
Born	(1949-06-17)17 June 1949 Kattanam, Alappuzha district, Kerala
Died	(2007-01-24)24 January 2007 Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Occupation	lyricist
Nationality	Indian
Spouse	Omanakumari
Children	Parvathi Sivakumar

Bharanikkavu Sivakumar (17 June 1949 – 24 January 2007)^[1] was an Indian lyricist from Kerala who worked in Malayalam film industry.

He is the grandson of Mahakavi Azhakathu Padmanabha Kuruppu, the writer of the first 'Mahakavya' in Malayalam, 'Ramachandra Vilasam'. His first movie as a lyricist was Chenda in 1973.^[2] He went on to write 272 songs for 88 Malayalam films.^[3]

Sivakumar died suddenly due to a heart attack at his home in Thiruvananthapuram on 24 January 2007, aged 58.