Vinayak Sasikumar (born 13 June 1994) is an Indian

lyricist A lyricist is a songwriter who writes lyrics (the spoken words), as opposed to a composer, who writes the song's music which may include but not limited to the melody, harmony, arrangement and accompaniment. Royalties A lyricist's incom ...

, who works in Malayalam cinema.

Personal life

He was born in

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to S. Sasikumar and Asha Sasikumar. At the age of 12, he started writing poetry. Later, he moved to

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and completed his graduation in Economics from

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. He completed his post-graduation from

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. After a span wherein he worked for

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as a data scientist, he moved to Kochi as a full-time lyricist.

Career

He made his debut as a lyricist in the movie Kutteem Kolum directed by

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. Later in the year 2013, he wrote songs for the movie

Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi ''Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi'' () is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language road adventure film directed and co-produced by Sameer Thahir and written by Hashir Mohamed. The film stars Dulquer Salmaan and Sunny Wayne with Dhritiman Chatte ...

directed by Sameer Thahir. The songs composed by Rex Vijayan, went on to become top hits. In 2013, he worked for the movie

North 24 Kaatham ''North 24 Kaatham'' is a 2013 Indian Malayalam language adventure drama film written and directed by debutant Anil Radhakrishnan Menon. The film features Fahadh Faasil, Nedumudi Venu and Swathi Reddy in the lead roles. The background score i ...

, directed by

Anil Radhakrishnan Menon Anil Radhakrishnan Menon is an Indian film director working in Malayalam film. Career Anil Radhakrishnan Menon directed television commercials before venturing into feature films. His first film North 24 Kaatham starring Fahadh Faasil and Ne ...

. In 2014, he wrote songs for the movie 7th Day, directed by Syamdhar. His next movie was

Sapthamashree Thaskaraha ''Sapthamashree Thaskaraha'' ( ''Seven Good Thieves'') is a 2014 Malayalam-language heist comedy film directed and written by Anil Radhakrishnan Menon. The film features an ensemble cast of Prithviraj Sukumaran, Asif Ali, Nedumudi Venu, Sudhee ...

. Vinayak wrote the themes of central characters in the Amal Neerad film

Iyobinte Pusthakam ''Iyobinte Pusthakam'' () is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language period thriller film directed by Amal Neerad. It stars an ensemble cast including Fahadh Faasil, Lal, Jayasurya, Isha Sharvani, Jinu Joseph, Chemban Vinod Jose, Vinayakan, Padmapri ...

later in 2014. However, his big break came in 2016 with the films

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and Karinkunnam 6's. The songs of Guppy were critically acclaimed and went on to become top hits. His major 2017 releases include

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(1 Song:''irulu neelum''),

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The Great Father ''The Great Father'' is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film directed by Haneef Adeni and jointly produced by Prithviraj Sukumaran, Arya, Santhosh Sivan, and Shaji Nadesan under the banner of August Cinema. It stars Mammoo ...

, Parava, Pullikkaran Staraa and Mayaanadhi(2 Songs: ''Kaattil'' and ''Uyirin Nadiye'').

Discography

List of Songs

Awards and recognitions

# Best Lyricist 2019 - Mazhavil Music Awards # Best Malayalam Lyricist 2018 -

SIIMA South Indian International Movie Awards, also known as the SIIMA Awards, rewards the artistic and technical achievements of the South Indian film industry. It was launched in 2012 by Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Brinda Prasad Adusimilli to apprec ...

(South Indian International Movie Awards) # Best Malayalam Lyricist 2019 -

(South Indian International Movie Awards) #Best Lyricist of the Year 2019 -

Asianet Film Awards The Asianet Film Awards is an award ceremony for films presented annually by Asianet, a Malayalam-language television network from the south-Indian state of Kerala. Asianet says that awards ceremony has been instituted to honour both artis ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sasikumar, Vinayak Living people Malayalam-language lyricists Screenwriters from Thiruvananthapuram 1994 births 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights