Bichu Thirumala is an Indian lyricist

Lyricist

A lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...

 and poet

Poet

A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...

 from Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

, who works in the Malayalam film industry. He, along with O. N. V. Kurup

O. N. V. Kurup

Ottaplakkal Nambiyadikkal Velu Kurup , popularly known as O. N. V. Kurup or simply O. N. V., is a Malayalam poet and lyricist from Kerala, India, who won Jnanpith Award,the highest literary award in India for the year 2007. He is considered one of the finest living lyrical poets in India. O. N....

, is known for creating the style of arranging beautiful words in Malayalam film songs. In Malayalam cinema, Thirumala led the group of lyricist who wrote songs for readymade tunes. In 1981, he won the Kerala State Film Award

Kerala State Film Award

The Kerala State Film Awards are the most prestigious film awards for a motion picture made in Kerala. The awards have been bestowed by Kerala State Chalachitra Academy since 1998 on behalf of the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala, India....

 for the best lyricist for the films Thrishna and Thenum Vayambum

Thenum Vayambum

Thenum Vayambum is a 1981 Malayalam film directed by Ashok Kumar, strarring Prem Nazir, Rani Padmini, Sumalatha and Mohanlal.-Cast:-Soundtrack:The soundtrack for the film was composed by Raveendran with the lyrics penned by Bichu Thirumala....

. Thirumala won the same award for the second time in 1991, for the Rajasenan

Rajasenan

Rajasenan is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and occasional actor who has worked in Malayalam cinema. His notable films include Ayalathe Adheham , Meleparambil Aanveedu , CID Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed. and Aadyathe Kanmani .He also acted the lead role in the film Bharya Onnu Makkal Moonnu ,...

 directed film Kadinjool Kalyanam.

Bichu Thirumala started his lyricist career in the 1972-Malayalam film Bhaja Govindam. After his modest beginning, Thirumala went on to become one of the most successful Malayalam lyricists and wrote songs for such notable music directors as Shyam

Shyam (composer)

Samuel Joseph alias Shyam is a popular Malayalam music director from Tamil Nadu, India. He has scored music for over 300 films including Telugu, Kannada, Tamil and Hindi languages. He also composed many Christian devotional songs...

, A. T. Ummer

A. T. Ummer

A. T. Ummer , was a noted Malayalam music composer from Kerala, India. He is known for composing many soft melodies for Malayalam movies.Born in Thalasserry in Kannur district, Ummer made his debut in the 1967 film Thalirukkal. It was director A. Vincent who first recognized musical talents of Ummer...

, Raveendran

Raveendran

M. Raveendran , fondly called as "Raveendran Master" was a popular South Indian music composer and Playback singer from Kerala. He was always referred to as the aristocratic music director of Malayalam who had a distinctive style of his own. He composed more than 150 films primarily for the...

, G. Devarajan

G. Devarajan

Paravoor Govindan Devarajan , popularly known as G. Devarajan or Devarajan master, was a noted Malayalam music composer, died on March 15, 2006 in Chennai, at the age of 80....

, and Ilaiyaraaja

Ilaiyaraaja

Ilaiyaraaja is an Indian film composer, singer, and lyricist mainly in the Tamil film Industry. He is regarded as one of the finest music composers in India. Ilaiyaraaja is also an instrumentalist, conductor, and a songwriter...

. In the 1970s he teamed up with music director A. T. Ummer

A. T. Ummer

A. T. Ummer , was a noted Malayalam music composer from Kerala, India. He is known for composing many soft melodies for Malayalam movies.Born in Thalasserry in Kannur district, Ummer made his debut in the 1967 film Thalirukkal. It was director A. Vincent who first recognized musical talents of Ummer...

to compose many sweet melodies. Bichu Thirumala penned the lines for AR Rahman's one and only malayalam music for film Yodha

Bichu was born to C.J.Bhaskaran Nair and Shasthamangalam Pattanikkunnu Veettil Parukutty Amma in 1942 February 13. Wife: Prasanna, Son:Suman.

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