Yusufali Kecheri is the only person to have written a film song in Sanskrit

Yusufali Kecheri is the only person to have written a film song in Sanskrit

Yusufali Kecheri is the only person in world cinema to have written a film song in Sanskrit. He wrote three songs in Sanskrit. Yusufali Kecheri was a Malayalam poet, lyricist, and film director. He was the former president of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi. He was born on 16 May 1934 at Kechery in Thrissur district to Ahmed and Najmakutty Umma of Elamkulam. BA from Kerala Varma College, Thrissur. He took and later won the BL. He has worked as a lawyer.

  It was the encouragement and motivation of his elder brother A.V. Ahmed that helped Yusufali to establish himself in the field of literature. Yusuf Ali is the only poet in India to have written full-length songs in Sanskrit. Yusufali's first book was Zainab. He wrote the screenplay for the film Sindooracheppu directed by Madhu. He entered the film music industry in 1963. The songs were first composed for the film "Moodupadam". The song "Mazha" won the National Award in 2000. All three films have been directed by Yusufali. His film "Neelathamara", directed in 1979, was remade by Lal Jose in 2009 and was directed and released under the same name Neelathamara.

He died at Amrita Hospital, Kochi on March 21, 2015, due to a lung infection.