Yusufali Kechery

Yusufali Kechery
Yusufali Kechery
Born	16 May 1934; 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 from

Vallathol Award

.

Career

K. P. Narayana Pisharody was Kechery's Sanskrit teacher and taught him free of cost for four years.^[3] Kechery's poetry works include Sainaba, Aayiram Navulla Mounam, Anchu Kanyakakal, Nadabhramam, Amrithu, Kecheri Puzha, Anuragagaanam Pole, Aalila, Kadhaye Premicha Kavitha, Perariyatha Nombaram and Ahaindavam.^[4]

He also directed the films Vanadevatha (1977) and

Naushad. In 2000 he was awarded a National Award for a Sanskrit song written for the Malayalam film Mazha (Rain). ^[5]

Kechery died on 21 March 2015 at
Amrita Hospital in Kochi, aged 80.^[6]

Awards

Literary awards

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

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

^ "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" Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback 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. Retrieved 22 March 2015.

Kerala Sahitya Academy
. Retrieved 11 December 2012.

^ "Yusufali Kecheri gets Asan poetry prize". The Indian Express. 26 September 1988. p. 3. Retrieved 17 February 2018.

^ "Awards, Trusts and Scholarships: 2: Deviprasaadam Trust". Namboothiri.com. Retrieved 3 January 2023.

^ "Yusafali Kecheri bags Vallathol Puraskaram". Kerala Kaumudi. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.

^ "Balamaniamma award for Kecheri". The Hindu. 9 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.

Kerala Sahitya Academy
. Retrieved 24 December 2014.

External links

Yusufali Kechery at
IMDb

Hits of Yusaf Ali Kecheri

Interview with Yusaf Ali Kecheri Archived 22 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine

v
t
e
National Film Award for Best Lyrics
1968–1980

Kannadasan (1968)

Kaifi Azmi (1969)

– (1970)

– (1971)

Vayalar Ramavarma (1972)

– (1973)

Sri Sri (1974)

– (1975)

– (1976)

– (1977)

– (1978)

– (1979)

– (1980)

1981–2000

– (1981)

– (1982)

– (1983)

Vasant Dev (1984)

Vairamuthu (1985)

– (1986)

Gulzar (1987)

O. N. V. Kurup (1988)

Satarupa Sanyal (1989)

Gulzar (1990)

K. S. Narasimhaswamy (1991)

Vairamuthu (1992)

Veturi (1993)

Vairamuthu (1994)

Amit Khanna (1995)

Javed Akhtar (1996)

Javed Akhtar (1997)

Javed Akhtar (1998)

Vairamuthu (1999)

Yusufali Kechery and Javed Akhtar (2000)

2001–2020

Javed Akhtar (2001)

Vairamuthu (2002)

Suddala Ashok Teja (2003)

Pa. Vijay (2004)

Baraguru Ramachandrappa (2005)

Swanand Kirkire (2006)

Prasoon Joshi (2007)

Anindya Chatterjee and Chandril Bhattacharya (2008)

Swanand Kirkire (2009)

Vairamuthu (2010)

Amitabh Bhattacharya (2011)

Prasoon Joshi (2012)

Na. Muthukumar (2013)

Na. Muthukumar (2014)

Varun Grover (2015)

Vairamuthu and Anupam Roy (2016)

J. M. Prahlad (2017)

Manjunatha S. Reddy (2018)

Prabha Varma (2019)

Manoj Muntashir (2020)

2021–present

Chandrabose (2021)

v
t
e
Kerala Sahitya Akademi Fellowship

K. P. Kesava Menon (1970)

G. Sankara Kurup (1970)

Puthezhath Raman Menon (1971)

Joseph Mundasseri
(1973)

Mathew M. Kuzhiveli (1973)

V. T. Bhattathiripad (1976)

Sooranad Kunjan Pillai (1976)

N. Krishna Pillai (1979)

N. Balamani Amma
(1979)

V. Unnikrishnan Nair (1981)

P. Kesavadev (1981)

Vailoppilli Sreedhara Menon
(1981)

Vaikom Muhammad Basheer (1981)

Lalithambika Antharjanam (1981)

R. E. Asher (1983)

Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai (1985)

N. V. Krishna Warrier (1985)

Kainikkara Kumara Pillai (1986)

T. M. Chummar (1986)

K. M. George (1989)

Ponkunnam Varkey (1989)

M. P. Appan (1989)

C. N. Ahmad Moulavi (1989)

Sukumar Azhikode (1991)

M. P. Sankunni Nair (1994)

K. Surendran (1995)

S. Gupthan Nair
(1996)

V. K. N. (1997)

Kovilan (1997)

P. Bhaskaran (1998)

O. N. V. Kurup (1999)

M. Leelavathy (1999)

Thikkodiyan (2000)

O. V. Vijayan (2001)

Kamala Surayya (2002)

Ayyappa Paniker (2003)

Sugathakumari (2004)

K. Satchidanandan (2010)

C. Radhakrishnan (2010)

Yusuf Ali Kecheri
(2013)

N. S. Madhavan (2013)

M. Thomas Mathew (2014)

Kavalam Narayana Panicker (2014)

Sara Joseph (2015)

U. A. Khader (2015)

Attoor Ravi Varma (2017)

K. N. Panikkar (2017)

K. G. Sankara Pillai (2018)

M. Mukundan (2018)

P. Valsala
(2019)

N. V. P. Unithiri (2019)

Sethu (2020)

Perumbadavam Sreedharan (2020)

Vaisakhan (2021)

K. P. Sankaran (2021)

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[1] "Malayalam film personality Yusufali Kechery dead".

[2] "Words and poetry turned into music in the hands of the late poet and lyricist Yusufali Kechery".

[3] "The bard of Kechery".

[4] "Vallathol award for Kechery" Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Entecity.com. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.

[5] "Yusufali Kechery, Kavishala".

[death-6] "Renowned Malayalam poet Yusufali Kechery passes away". Deccan Herald. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.

[7] Kerala Sahitya Academy
. Retrieved 11 December 2012.

[8] "Yusufali Kecheri gets Asan poetry prize". The Indian Express. 26 September 1988. p. 3. Retrieved 17 February 2018.

[Deviprasadam_Trust-9] "Awards, Trusts and Scholarships: 2: Deviprasaadam Trust". Namboothiri.com. Retrieved 3 January 2023.

[10] "Yusafali Kecheri bags Vallathol Puraskaram". Kerala Kaumudi. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.

[11] "Balamaniamma award for Kecheri". The Hindu. 9 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.

[12] Kerala Sahitya Academy
. Retrieved 24 December 2014.

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