Violinist Balabhaskar passes away week after car accident

Popular violinist and musician Balabhaskar, who was under treatment after the car he was travelling met with a tragic accident on September 25, died at a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram early this morning. He was 40. His two-year-old daughter Thejaswini Bala also was killed in the accident. His wife Lakshmi and driver Arjun are still under treatment.

The musician who made his debut as a music composer, when he was just 17 years old, with the movie Mangalya Pallakku, has composed many album songs and performed several violin concerts across the world.