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Sreekumaran Thampi | |
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 Thampi in MBIFL 2023 | |
| Born | 16 March 1940 |
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| Years active | 1966–present |
| Children | 2 |
Sreekumaran Thampi (born 16 March 1940) [1] is an Indian lyricist, [2] music director, director, producer and screenwriter in Malayalam cinema. He also writes poetry and is a recipient of the Vallathol Award. [3] [4] In 2017, he was awarded the J. C. Daniel Award, Kerala government's highest honour for contributions to Malayalam cinema. [5]
Thampi was introduced to the Malayalam film industry in 1966 by P. Subramaniam as a lyricist in the film Kaattumallika . He has produced 25 films, directed 29, and written scripts for 85 films in Malayalam besides writing thousands of songs. He is also the author of the well-known literary work Prem Nazir Enna Prema Gaanam. He won the National Award for Best Book on Cinema film (Kanakkum Kavitayum) whilst his films Gaanam and Mohiniyattam won Kerala State Awards. [6]
He is a songwriter, screenplay writer, film producer, director and musician, but says he is more of a lyricist than a filmmaker. [7] His songs include "Chandrikayilaliyunna Chandrakaantham", "Hridayasarasile pranayapushpame" and "Swanthamenna padathinendhartham". His films Chandrakantham , Gaanam , Mohiniyattam , Maalika Paniyunnavar , Jeevitham Oru Gaanam and Ambalavilakku became artistic successes. [3] His successful box office films include Naayattu , Aakramanam and Idi Muzhakkam .[ citation needed ]
Thampi has written four novels - Kakkathampuraatti, Kuttanad, Kadalum Karalum and Njanoru Kadha Parayam and collections of poems Engineerayuday Veena, Neelathaamara, En Makan Karayumpol, Sheershakamillatha Kavithakal, Achante Chumbanam, Ammakkoru Tharaattu. Puthralaabham and Avaseshippukal. His collection of 1001 selected songs, titled Hridaya Sarassu, had three editions in two years. Now going to its sixth Edition. His selected Poems are published in Hindi with the title "Sreekumaran Thampi Ki Kavithayem".[ citation needed ]
Sreekumaran Thampi was born in Haripad in Alleppey district on 16 March 1940 to Kalarikkal Krishna Pillai and Karimpalayathu Bhavaniamma Thangachi (related to Haripattu Koikkal, the Royal House). [8] He is a graduate in mathematics from Sanatana Dharma College,Alappuzha and civil engineer, graduated from Institute of Engineering Technology, Chennai and Govt. Engineering College, Thrissur. [9]
His siblings are the novelist late P. Vasudevan Thampi [10] who wrote Sreekrishnaparinthu (which became a hit Malayalam film), late Advocate P. Gopalakrishnan Thampi, the former Director General of Prosecutions (Kerala), and former Chairman of Kerala Bar Council, Thulasibhai Thankachi and Prasannavadanan Thampi, former Vice President of Oracle Financial Systems Software Ltd. [11]
Thampi is married to Rajeswari, the daughter of Vaikom M. P.Mani, a popular drama actor and singer of 1930's and 1940's, and they have a daughter (Kavitha). His wife and daughter have also dabbled in the arts. [12] He also had a son, Rajkumaran Thampi (also known as Raj Aditya) was an erstwhile associate of Priyadarshan and later directed some movies in the Telugu film industry, until his sudden death in Secundarabad in March 2009. [13] According to Thampi, he could not sleep after his son's death without the help of sleeping pills.
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| Year | Film | Credited as | ||||||
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| Director | Producer | Story | Screenplay | Dialogue | Lyricist | Musician | ||
| 1974 | Chandrakaantham |  | | | | | |  |
| Bhoogolam Thiriyunnu | | | | | | | | |
| 1975 | Thiruvonam | | | | | | | |
| 1976 | Mohiniyaattam | | | | | | | |
| 1978 | Etho Oru Swapnam | | | | | | | |
| 1979 | Maalika Paniyunnavar | | | | | | | |
| Simhaasanam | | | | | | | | |
| Puthiya Velicham | | | | | | | | |
| Venalil Oru Mazha | | | | | | | | |
| Jeevitham Oru Gaanam | | | | | | | | |
| 1980 | Idimuzhakkam | | | | | | | |
| Ambalavilakku | | | | | | | | |
| Swantham Enna Padam | | | | | | | | |
| Naayattu | | | | | | | | |
| 1981 | Munnettam | | | | | | | |
| Arikkaari Ammu | | | | | | | | |
| Munnettam | | | | | | | | |
| Aakramanam | | | | | | | | |
| Ammakkorumma | | | | | | | | |
| 1982 | Enikkum Oru Divasam | | | | | | | |
| Gaanam | | | | | | | | |
| Irattimadhuram | | | | | | | | |
| 1983 | Aadhipathyam | | | | | | | |
| 1985 | Vilichu Vili Kettu | | | | | | | |
| Onde Raktha (Kannada) | | | | | | Dubbed version | | |
| 1986 | Yuvajanotsavam | | | | | | | |
| Amme Bhagavathi | | | | | | | | |
| 1990 | Appu | | | | | | | |
| 1993 | Bandhukkal Sathrukkal | | | | | | | |
| 2015 | Ammakkoru Tharattu | | | | | | | |
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