[1] Pappukutty Bhagavathar was born as Joseph on 29 March 1913 to Michael and Anna, at Vypin in the erstwhile Kingdom of Cochin.
He had two brothers, Daniel and Varghese and two sisters, Rosy and Valsala.
[2] He sang for the 2009 released Marykkundoru Kunjaadu at the age of 95, sixty years after he sang his first song for a movie, which made him the oldest Malayali to sing in a film.
Bhagavathar died in Kochi in June 2020 at the age of 107 due to an age-related illness.
[5] Bhagavathar was the father of actor Mohan Jose and singer Selma George.