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Yusufali Kechery (Yūsaphali Kēccēri; 16 May 1934 – 21 March 2015) was a poet, film lyricist, film producer and director from Kerala, India. He was one of the leading poets of the modern era Malayalam poetry and has won numerous awards including Odakkuzhal Award, Kerala Sahitya Academy Award and Vallathol Award. He was born in 1934 in Kechery, Thrissur district, Kerala. After completing his Bachelor's degree in Arts and Law, he started his career as a lawyer and freelance writer. Professor K. P. Narayana Pisharody, a highly regarded scholar, was Yousuf Ali's Sanskrit teacher and taught him free of cost for four years. Kechery is regarded as one of the major poets of the modern era. His major poetry works include ''Sainaba'', ''Aayiram Navulla Mounam'', ''Anchu Kanyakakal'', ''Nadabhramam'', ''Amrithu'', ''Kecheri Puzha'', ''Anuragagaanam Pole'', ''Aalila'', ''Kadhaye Premicha Kavitha'', ''Perariyatha Nombaram'' and ''Ahaindavam''.〔("Vallathol award for Kechery" ). Entecity.com. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.〕 He had served the post of Assistant Secretary and Executive Member of the Kerala Sangeeta Nataka Academy and Advisory Committee Member of All India Radio Thrissur. He has also served as the president of the Kerala Sahitya Academy. Yusuf Ali Kechery was also known as a prolific lyricist who has written some well acclaimed songs for Malayalam films. His first film as a producer was ''Sindooracheppu'' (1971), which was directed by the famous actor Madhu. Kechery wrote the screenplay and lyrics for all the songs in this film. He made his directorial debut in 1973 with ''Maram'' (''Tree''), a film written by M.T. Vasudevan Nair. He also directed the films ''Vanadevatha'' (1977) and ''Neelathamara'' (1979). He wrote the lyrics for the hit songs in the film ''Dhwani'', which were composed by renowned musician Naushad. In 2000 he was awarded a National Award for a Sanskrit song written for the Malayalam film ''Mazha'' (''Rain''). Kechery died on 21 March 2015 at a private hospital in Kochi. He was suffering from bronchial pneumonia.〔 His death came a day after the 11th death anniversary of his Guru, K.P. Narayana Pisharody. ==Awards== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yusufali Kechery」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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