Veteran Malayalam singer Edava Basheer passed away on Saturday after collapsing onstage during a live performance in Kerala's Alappuzha. The 78-year-old was rushed to a private hospital at Cherthala but could not be saved. The late singer was a resident of Kollam and is survived by his wives Rasheeda and Rehna and four children Ullas, Beema, Umesh and Ushus Seetta.