Sreekumaran Thampi
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Sreekumaran Thampi | |
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| Born | 16 March 1940 |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, lyricist, film director, film producer |
| Years active | 1966–present |
| Spouse | Rajeswari |
| Children | Rajkumar Thampi, Kavitha |
| Parent(s) | Krishnapillai,Bhavanikutty Thankachi |
Sreekumaran Thampi ([ശ്രീകുമാരന് തമ്പി] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help) (born 16 March 1940)[1] is a lyricist, director, producer, and screenwriter in Malayalam cinema.
Film career
Thampi was introduced to the Malayalam film industry in 1966 by P. Subramaniam as a lyricist in the film Kaattumallika. He has produced 22 films, directed 29, and written scripts for 78 films in Malayalam besides writing thousands of songs. He is also the author of the well-known literary work Prem nazir enna prema ganam. His film Kanakkum Kavitayum won the national award while his films Gaanam and Mohiniyattam won state awards.[2]
He is a song writer, screenplay writer, film producer, director and musician, but says he is more of a lyricist than a filmmaker. His songs include "Chandrikayilaliyunna Chandrakaantham", "Hridayasarasile pranayapushpame" and "Swonthamenna padathinendhartham". His films Chandrakantham, Gaanam, Mohiniyattam, Maalika Paniyunnavar, Jeevitham Oru Gaanam and Ambalavilakku became artistic successes. His successful box office films include Naayattu, Aakramanam and Idi Muzhakkam.
Thampi is widely known as "Hrudaya Ragangaluday Kavi" (Poet of Love Songs), as the majority of his songs invoke romantic moods. He is known for his obstinate and uncompromising attitude to his work and strives to make his songs blend with the scene.
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 and Ammakkoru Tharaattu). His collection of selected songs, titled Hridaya Sarassu, had three editions in two years.
Personal life
Thampi was born in Haripad, Alappuzha District, on 16 March 1940 to Kalarikkal Krishna Pillai (from Thonnackad near Mavelikara) and Karimpalayathu Bhavaniamma Thangachi (related to Haripattu Koikkal, the Royal House ).[3] He completed his schooling from Haripad government school. He is a civil engineer by education graduated from Govt. Engineering College, Thrissur.[4]
His siblings are the renowned novelist late P. Vasudevan Thampi[5] who wrote novels like Sreekrishnaparinthu (which became a hit Malayalam film), Advocate P. Gopalakrishnan Thampi, the former Director General of Prosecutions (Kerala), Thulasi Gopinath and Prasannavadanan Thampi, former Vice President of Oracle Financial Systems Software Ltd.[6] Thampi is married to Raji; they have a son (Rajkumaran) and a daughter (Kavitha). His wife and daughter have also dabbled in the arts.[7] His son, Rajkumaran (also known as Raj Aditya) was an erstwhile associate of Priyadarshan and later directed some movies in the Telugu film industry, until his death in Secundarabad in March 2009.[8]
Awards
- 1971 - Best Lyricist (for the film, Vilakku Vangiya Veena)
- 2011 - Best Lyricist (for the film, Naayika)
Selected filmography
- Bhoogolam Thiriyunnu (1974)
- Chandrakantham (1974)
- Thiruvonam (1975)
- Mohiniyaattam (1976)
- Etho Oru Swapnam (1978)
- Jeevitham Oru Gaanam (1979)
- Maalika Paniyunnavar (1979)
- Puthiya Velicham (1979)
- Venalil Oru Mazha (1979)
- Ambalavilakku (1980)
- Naayattu (1980)
- Idi Muzhakkam (1980)
- Swandam Enna Padam (1980)
- Munnettam (1981)
- Aakramanam (1981)
- Ammakkorumma (1981)
- Arikkari Ammu (1981)
- Irattimadhuram (1981)
- Enikkum Oru Divasam (1982)
- Gaanam (1982)
- Aadhipathyam (1983)
- Vilichu Vilikettu (1985)
- Ore Rektham (1985)
- Yuvajanotsavam (1986)
- Amme Bhagavathi (1987)
- Bandhukkal Sathrukkal (1993)
References
- ^ http://www.mangalam.com/life-style/success/14967
- ^ "Sreekumaran Thampi gets Prem Nazir award". The Times Of India. 1 January 2002.
- ^ http://www.mangalam.com/life-style/success/14967
- ^ "Guided by principles". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 23 December 2005. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
- ^ http://www.haripad.in/pvthampi-renowned-malayalam-novelist/
- ^ http://www.haripad.in/pgthampi-renowned-advocate-and-novelist/
- ^ http://www.haripad.in/sreekumaran-thampi/
- ^ http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/article49317.ece