Yusufali Kecheri

Yusufali Kecheri

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Yusufali Kecheri Profile

  • Name:
  • Yusufali Kecheri
  • Born:
  • May 16, 1934

Yusufali Kecheri Biography

Yusufali Kecheri is a noted poet, lyricist and film producer of Malayalam film industry. He has also produced and directed a few Malayalam movies. He belongs to Kecheri of Thrissur district, near Guruvayur. He belongs to an era of modern poetry and has won Odakuzhal award, Vallathol award, Balamani Amma Award, Aasan Sahitya Puraskaaram and Kerala Sahitya Academy award.

 

As a lyricist, he has contributed a lot to Malayalam film industry. He debut with Sindooracheppu in 1971. He penned lyrics as well as script for this movie. As a director he debut with Maram in 1973, script written by famous writer M.T.Vasudevan Nair. He directed a couple of movies during 70’s – Vana devatha (Forest goddess) and Neelathamara (Blue lotus). Neelathamara was a critically well acclaimed movie which saw the best performance of Ambika as heroine. Most recently the movie was remade by Lal Jose with the same title.  

 

When Nausad Ali did the music of Dwani in 1990, lyrics were written by Yusufali Kecheri and still they are considered one among the best works of him. In 2000, he won the best lyricist National award for a Sanskrit poem written for the movie ‘Mazha’ (Rain). The song was ‘Gayam Hari Nama Dhayam’.  He has won state awards thrice for the movies – Sneham (1998), Parinayam (1994) and Ghazal (1993). He won best lyrics Asianet award for Deepasthumbham Manaschariyam. His most famous lyrics include the movies Mazha, Ghazal, Parinayam, Dwani, Sneham, Sargam, Nadodi  kaattu, Vasanthiyum Lekshmiyum pinne jnanum, Chitra salabham, Deepangal Sakshi, Joker, Pattana pravesham, Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan, Deepasthumbham Manaschariyam and Dada Saheb.

 

His most popular songs are Ente Kannil virunnu vannu of Deepasthumbham Manaschariyam, perariyathoru nombarathe of Sneham, Parvanendu and Anju sarangalum of Parinayam, Rathisukha and Manasa nilayil of Dwani, Vaarmukile and Aashada raagam pol of Mazha, Enikkum oru naavundenkil and Madhuram sakhi of Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan, Kanneer mazhayathu of Joker, Aalila kanna and chand pottum of Vasanthiyum Lekshmiyum pinne jnanum, Vaisakha Sandhye of Nadodi Kattu and Antholanam and Pravahame of Sargam. His noted poetry works include Perariyatha Nombaram, Sainaba, Kecheri puzha, Anchu kanyakakal, Aalila and Ahaindavam.

 

He has worked as Assistant secretary of Kerala sangeetha nadaka academy and has also served as the president of Kerala Sahitya Academy.

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Updated: May 02, 2013

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