Shibu Chakravarthy is an Indian lyricist, screenwriter, and poster designer who works in Malayalam cinema. His ancestors were the rulers of Kurukkanmoola Dynasty, hence the name ''Chakravarthy'' (). His birthname was Shibu Rajav, later changed to Shibu Chakravarthy by publishing in gazette.https://malayalam.filmibeat.com/features/shibu-chakravarthy-opens-up-an-unknown-backstory-about-mammootty-starrer-new-delhi-074379.html

Career

He was introduced to the Malayalam film industry by Rajan Prakash of Prakash Movie tone. His first film was ''Allimalarkkavu'' (1984), made while he was doing his master's degree in philosophy in

Maharaja's College, Ernakulam The Maharaja's College is a government college of higher education located in Kochi, Kerala. Established in 1875, it is one of the oldest colleges in India. Located in the heart of the city, the college is spread over a campus of on the ba ...

. He continued his studies and secured a diploma in journalism while working in the film industry. His breakthrough was the film ''Shyama'' with the song "Chembarathy Poove chollu", and became a lyricist. Besides being a lyricists and screenwriter, he has also worked as a graphic designer with Gayathri Asokan at Gayathri designs. He had then worked on poster designs for many Malayalam movies and cover designs for music cassettes. He has worked with M.K. Arjunan, Raghu Kumar, Shyam, Ravindran, Johnson, K.J. Joy, Kannoor Rajan, Jerry Amal Dev, M.G. Radhakrishnan, S.P. Venketesh, Mohan Sithara, M. Jayachandran Alphons, Deepak Dev, and Ousephachan.

As script writer

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'', directed by

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*'' Adharvam'', directed by

*'' Nair Saab'' (as co-writer with

), directed by Joshiy *'' Samrajyam'', directed by Jomon *'' Abhayam'', directed by Sivan *'' Ezharakoottam'', directed by Karim. *'' Parvathy Parinayam'' directed by P. G. Viswambharan *'' Churam'', directed by Bharathan * ''Sainyam'' - directed by Joshi

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''Shibu Chakravarthy''
at the Malayalam Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Chakravarthy, Shibu 1961 births Living people Malayalam screenwriters Indian male screenwriters Screenwriters from Kerala Maharaja's College, Ernakulam alumni 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Indian male writers