Zero Babu

Zero Babu is a director and music director in Malayalam cinema, credited on Marakkillorikkalum (1983).

K. J. Mohammed Babu (28 December 1939 – 21 October 2020), also known as Zero Babu, was an Indian film singer, actor and music composer who was active in Malayalam cinema during the 1980s. He was a theater artist turned movie actor. His debut film song was for Kudumbini in 1964 at the age of 18. In a P. J. Antony’s play, Babu played the role of a man who is fed up with life owing to the cotton gambling game that prevailed in the past. Open Zero was the name of the game. Ever since he acted the role and performed a song called Open Zero, he was known as Zero Babu.

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