Ezhacherry Ramachandran

Indian writer

Poet
lyricist
journalist

NationalityIndianNotable worksEnniloodeNotable awardsKerala Sahitya Akademi Award (2008)
Vayalar Award (2020)

Ezhacherry Ramachandran (born 1944) is a Malayalam poet, lyricist and journalist.^[1] He has penned lyrics for several Malayalam movies and albums.^[2] In 2020, he won the Vayalar Award.^[3]

Personal life

Ramachandran was born at Ezhacherry near Pala, Kerala. He studied at S.V.N.S.S High School, Edanad. He was the chief editor of Deshabhimani weekly. He has won the best lyricist award for professional dramas several times. He has also written more than 30 film songs. Chandana Manivathil from the 1988 film Marikkunnilla Njan, composed by Raveendran and sung by G. Venugopal is the most popular among them.

Awards

1995: Kerala State Bala Sahitya Institute Award
2008: Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry – Enniloode^[4]
2015: Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Children's Literature – Sunny Cherukkanum Sangeetha Pengalum^[5]
2015: Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award for Poetry – Ilathumbile Vajradaaham^[6]
2016: Asan Poetry PrizeBalan Foundation Award

Punalur BL

2020: Vayalar Award – Oru Virginian Veyilkaalam^[7]
2020: I. V. Das Award^[8]
Ulloor Award
Moloor Award
A. P. Kalaykkad Award
S. B. T. Award
Nimishakavi Achal R. Velu Pillai Award
Ezhumangalam Vamadevan Award
Pandalam Kerala Varma Award^[9]
M. S. Rudran Award^[10]

References

^ "Malayalam writers to publish world classics". Zee News. 28 September 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
^ "Ezhcherry Ramachandran - MSIDb". Malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
^ "Vayalar award for Ezhacheri Ramachandran". The Hindu. 10 October 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
^ "Sahitya Akademi awards announced". The Hindu. 19 April 2009. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
^ "2015 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Trichur: Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
^ "അബുദാബി ശക്തി അവാര്‍ഡ് സമര്‍പ്പണം ആഗസ്റ്റ് 28ന്". DC Books. 18 August 2016. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "Vayalar award for Ezhacheri Ramachandran". The Hindu. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
^ "Poet Ezhacherry Ramachandran bags I V Das Award of State Library Council". Mathrubhumi. 19 March 2020. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
^ "Pandalam Kerala Varma Awards". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 23 December 2013.
^ "Award for Ezhacheri". The Hindu. 16 December 2006. Archived from the original on 13 November 2007.