Yusufali Kechery
Yusufali Kechery | |
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Born | |
Died | March 21, 2015[1] | (aged 80)
Occupation(s) | Film Director,film producer,poet,film lyricist |
Yusufali Kechery(Yūsaphali Kēccēri; യൂസഫലി കേച്ചേരി 16 May 1934 – 21 March 2015) was a poet, film lyricist, film producer and director fromKerala, India.[2]He wrote during the modern era of Malayalam poetry and won theOdakkuzhal Award,theKerala Sahitya Academy Awardand theVallathol Award.
Career[edit]
K. P. Narayana Pisharodywas Kechery'sSanskritteacher and taught him free of cost for four years.[3]Kechery's poetry works includeSainaba,Aayiram Navulla Mounam,Anchu Kanyakakal,Nadabhramam,Amrithu,Kecheri Puzha,Anuragagaanam Pole,Aalila,Kadhaye Premicha Kavitha,Perariyatha NombaramandAhaindavam.[4]
He also directed the filmsVanadevatha(1977) andNeelathamara(1979). He wrote the lyrics for the songs in the filmDhwani,which were composed by musicianNaushad.In 2000 he was awarded a National Award for a Sanskrit song written for the Malayalam filmMazha(Rain).[5]
Kechery died on 21 March 2015 atAmrita HospitalinKochi,aged 80.[6]
Awards[edit]
Literary awards[edit]
- 1985:Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award—Aayiram Naavulla Maunam[7]
- 1987:Odakkuzhal Award—Kechery Puzha[citation needed]
- 1988:Asan Smaraka Kavitha Puraskaram—Kechery Puzha[8]
- 1990:Asan Smaraka Kavitha Puraskaram[citation needed]
- 2001:Deviprasadam Trust Award[9]
- 2012:Vallathol Award[10]
- 2012:Balamani Amma Award[11]
- 2013:Kerala Sahitya Akademi Fellowship[12]
Film awards[edit]
- 1993:Kerala State Film Award for Best Lyrics-Ghazal[citation needed]
- 1994:Kerala State Film Award for Best Lyrics-Parinayam[citation needed]
- 1998:Kerala State Film Award for Best Lyrics-Sneham[citation needed]
- 1999:Asianet Film Award for Best Lyricist-Deepasthambham Mahascharyam[citation needed]
- 2000:National Film Award for Best Lyricist-Mazha[citation needed]
- Prem Nazir Award[citation needed]
- Kunchacko Memorial Award[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^"Malayalam film personality Yusufali Kechery dead".
- ^"Words and poetry turned into music in the hands of the late poet and lyricist Yusufali Kechery".
- ^"The bard of Kechery".
- ^"Vallathol award for Kechery"Archived14 July 2014 at theWayback Machine.Entecity.com. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^"Yusufali Kechery, Kavishala".
- ^"Renowned Malayalam poet Yusufali Kechery passes away".Deccan Herald.21 March 2015.Retrieved22 March2015.
- ^"List of Kerala Sahitya Academy Award Winners - Poetry".Kerala Sahitya Academy.Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^"Yusufali Kecheri gets Asan poetry prize".The Indian Express.26 September 1988. p. 3.Retrieved17 February2018.
- ^"Awards, Trusts and Scholarships: 2: Deviprasaadam Trust".Namboothiri.com. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^"Yusafali Kecheri bags Vallathol Puraskaram".Kerala Kaumudi.3 October 2012.Retrieved10 December2012.
- ^"Balamaniamma award for Kecheri".The Hindu.9 December 2012.Retrieved10 December2012.
- ^"2013 Kerala Sahitya Academy Award".Kerala Sahitya Academy.Retrieved 24 December 2014.
External links[edit]
- Yusufali KecheryatIMDb
- Hits of Yusaf Ali Kecheri
- Interview with Yusaf Ali KecheriArchived22 December 2019 at theWayback Machine
- 1934 births
- Indian male songwriters
- Indian songwriters
- Indian Muslims
- Malayalam poets
- Malayalam-language lyricists
- People from Thrissur district
- Kerala State Film Award winners
- Recipients of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award
- 2015 deaths
- Screenwriters from Kerala
- 20th-century Indian musicians
- 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights
- Film musicians from Kerala
- 20th-century Indian poets
- 20th-century Indian people
- Indian lyricists
- 20th-century Indian male writers
- Best Lyrics National Film Award winners
- 20th-century male musicians