Rafeeq Ahamed


Rafeeq Ahmed is a Malayalam poet, lyricist and novelist. He has won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry and is a five-time winner of the Kerala State Film Award for Best Lyrics. With more than 600 songs in his credit, Rafeeq Ahamed is regarded as the most successful and critically acclaimed lyricist of contemporary Malayalam cinema.

Biography

Rafeeq Ahamed was born to Syed Sajjad Hussain and Thithayikutty on 17 December 1961 in Akkikavu, Trichur. 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. His second work as a lyricist was Perumazhakkalam, directed by Kamal. It was music director M. Jayachandran who suggested Rafeeq to Kamal, based on an experience of working with Rafeeq for the title song of a television serial Samanathaalam. Rafeeq penned the lyrics of much acclaimed song Rakkilithan for perumazhakalam and has since written more than 600 songs for about 400 Malayalam films. He received Kerala State film award for best lyrics five times. He won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 2006 for his poetic work, Aalmara. His first novel, Azhukkillam, was serialised in Mathrubhumi Weekly.

Poetry collections

YearTitle
2013Rafeeq Ahamedinte Kavithakal
2012Thoraamazha
2008Gramavrikshathile Vavval
2008Shivakami
2007Cheettukalikkar
2006Alamara
2000Paarayil Paninjathu
1996Swapnavangmoolam

Novel

Literary awards

Kerala State Film Awards:
Asianet Film Award
;Amrita Awards
Filmfare South
Vanitha Film Awards