Rafeeq Ahammed

Rafeeq Ahammed
Born	(1961-12-17) December 17, 1961 Thrissur, Kerala
Occupation	Lyricist, Poet
Spouse(s)	Laila
Children	Manish Ahammed,Lasya

Rafeeq Ahammed (born December 17, 1961) is a noted Malayalam lyricist and poet. He has won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi award and is a four-time winner of the Kerala State Film Award for Best Lyricst. He is regarded as one of the most successful film-song writers for contemporary Malayalam films.

Biography

Rafeeq Ahammed was born to Sajjad Hussain and Thithayikutty on December 17, 1961 in Akkikavu, Thrissur.^[1] He graduated in English literature from Sree Krishna College, Guruvayur. He started his film career through the 1999 film Garshom directed by P. T. Kunju Muhammed and has since written the lyrics for about 100 Malayalam films. He won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 2006 for his poetic work, Aalmara.

Poetic works

• Swapnavangmoolam (1996)
• Paarayil Paninjathu (2000)
• Aalmara (2004)
• Cheettukalikkar (2007)
• Shivakami
• Gramavrikshathile Vavval
• Thoraamazha(2012)
• Hits of Rafeeq Ahmmed on Devaragam.com

Awards

Literary awards

• 2014: Odakkuzhal Award for Rafeeq Ahammedinte Kruthikal^[2]
• 2006: Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Aalmara
• 2000: Olappamanna Memorial Award for Paarayil Paninjathu
• Edappally Award
• Kunchupilla Award
• Kanakasree Award
• Vailoppilli Award

Film awards

Kerala State Film Awards:

• 2007 - Best Lyricist - Pranayakalam
• 2009 - Best Lyricist - Sufi Paranja Katha
• 2010 - Best Lyricist - Sadgamaya
• 2012 - Best Lyricist - Spirit

TV Awards:

• 2012 - Asianet TV Film Award for Best Lyricist - Ustad Hotel
• 2014 - Amrita TV Film Award for Best Lyricist - Oru Indian Pranayakatha

References