My father, Arulappan Bhagavather, classically trained musician, was a rare combination of music and drama. In his days, there was no play back singing. And so the musicians were preferred for acting also. That gave him entry in dramas of Kalaithozhan like 'Jodippurackal.' He even tried to join Cinema Company in Madurai. But his mother went all the way to bring him back. But that could not keep him for long and thus began acting in local troupes. He even conducted public recital in village and other programmes.
He learned music from a teacher who always dreamed to teach music to the talented ones even from coastal villages like Erayumanthurai, our village. That teacher's name was Azhoor Muthayya Bhavather.
