| R. N. Jayagopal | |
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| Born | 1935 |
| Died | May 19, 2008 Chennai |
R. N. Jayagopal was an Indian lyricist of the Kannada film industry who wrote over 12000 film songs.[1]
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He died on 19 May 2008 at the age of 72 following a cardiac arrest. He is survived by his wife Lalita Jayagopal, son Ravi (Prashanth) Jayagopal (an E-Business Architect in NY, USA), daughter-in-law Veena Prashanth, and grandchildren Rhea and Rohan.
He started the first school in Chennai to offer Kannada as a 2nd language - Vidya Vinaya Vinoda Mat. Hr. Sec. School.
He also made his mark in the Tamil film industry with his well acclaimed roles in movies like Nayagan and Michael Madana Kamarajan.