Violinist Balabhaskar dies week after road accident in Kerala

Renowned violinist Balabhaskar, who was critically injured in a road accident last month, passed away at a hospital in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday morning. He suffered a massiv cardiac arrest at 1 am, hospital sources said. He was 40. His two-year-old daughter Tejaswini had died soon after the accident.

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Balabhaskar's wife Lakshmi was seriously injured and is undergoing treatment.

On September 25, when the family was travelling back from Thrissur where they had visited a temple, their car met with an accident. Balabhaskar suffered brain and spine injuries and underwent a series of surgeries since the accident in Pallipuram. 

Balabhaskar's only daughter Tejaswani Bala was born 16 years after marriage.

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His death has saddened thousands of his fans. Balabhaskar had composed music for Mangalyappallak, Panchajanyam, Paattinte Paalaazhi, Moksham, and Kannadikkadavath, among others. His albums Ninakkaay and Aadyamaay won many hearts.