Thacheth Neelakanta Menon, better known as Appan Thacheth (10 November 1937 – 2 July 2011), was a

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...

-language poet and lyricist from

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, India. Thacheth was born in 1937 in Elamkulam, Cochin, as the son of Kandaveli Achuthan Pillai and Elamkulam Thacheth Sanikutty Amma. After completing his bachelor's degree in Arts and diploma in business management, he joined Larson and Toubro in

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. He worked at the Madras Atomic Power Station,

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and Lotus Temple in

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. He also worked in

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and

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. He retired as Senior Quality Control Engineer in 1998. He published over 50 collections of poems. Some of his works include ''Poopalika'' (1963), ''Apsarassukal'' (1965), ''Udayasthamayangal'' (1966), ''Nirangal Nizhalukal'' (1979), ''Ekakiyude Veena'' (1987), ''Ninne Kurichu Veendum'' (1988), ''Gopurathile Kuruvi'' (1989) and ''Kaliveedu'' (1989). He penned the lyrics for around ten Malayalam films, including ''

Sindooram ''Sindhooram'' is a 1976 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Jeassy. The film stars Jayabharathi, Sudheer, Vincent and M. G. Soman in the lead roles. The film has musical score by A. T. Ummer. Cast *Jayabharathi *Rani Chandra *Sudheer *Vinc ...

'' (1976), ''

Rajaankanam ''Rajaankanam'' is a 1976 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Jeassy and produced by Chithrarekha. The film stars Sheela , Vincent , Jayan and K. P. Ummer in the lead roles. The film has musical score by M. K. Arjunan. Cast *Vincent as Vi ...

'' (1976), ''

Rajaparambara ''Rajaparambara'' is a 1977 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Dr. Balakrishnan and produced by M. P. Bhaskaran. The film stars Vincent, Jayan, Jayabharathi, Jose Prakash and Shobha in the lead roles. The film has musical score by A. T. Ummer. ...

'' (1977), '' Beena'' (1978), ''Mookkilla Rajyathu Murimookkan Rajavu'' (1996), ''Varavaay'' (2000) and ''Randu Penkuttikal'' (2002). "Devi Nin Chiriyil" from ''Rajaparambara'' is one of his most famous songs. Thacheth died on 2 July 2011 at his residence in

Pukkattupadi Pukkattupady is a suburb of the City of Kochi, in Ernakulam District, Kerala, India. It is in intersection of major bus route from Aluva Town via F.A.C.T and BPCL to Thrippunithura and Kolenchery via Kizhakkambalam and the routes from Perumba ...

near Cochin. He was survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thacheth, Appan 1937 births 2011 deaths People from Ernakulam district Writers from Kochi 20th-century Indian poets Malayalam-language writers Malayalam poets Malayalam-language lyricists Film people from Kerala