Vinayak Sasikumar (born 13 June 1994) is an Indian lyricist, who works in

Malayalam cinema Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, ''Elippathayam' ...

Personal life

He was born in Trivandrum, Kerala to S. Sasikumar and Asha Sasikumar. At the age of 12, he started writing poetry. Later, he moved to Chennai and completed his graduation in Economics from Loyola College, Chennai. He completed his post-graduation from Madras School of Economics. After a span wherein he worked for Ford Motors 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 ''Kutteem Kolum'' (also written as ''Kuttiyum Kolum'') is a 2013 Malayalam comedy film directed by Guinness Pakru, who made his directorial debut with this film. Starring Guinness Pakru, Munna, Adithya and Sanusha in the lead roles, the film was ...

directed by Guinness Pakru. Later in the year 2013, he wrote songs for the movie Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi 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, directed by Anil Radhakrishnan Menon. In 2014, he wrote songs for the movie 7th Day, directed by

Syamdhar Syamdhar is an Indian film director who works in the Malayalam film industry. Prithviraj starrer 7th Day is his debut movie as a director, which was a crime thriller. In 2017, he made his second movie Pullikkaran Staraa with Mammootty ...

. His next movie was Sapthamashree Thaskaraha. Vinayak wrote the themes of central characters in the

Amal Neerad Amal Neerad (born on 7 October 1976) is an Indian film director, cinematographer and Film producer, producer who mainly works in Malayalam Cinema. He attended the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata (first batch). He was awarded ...

film Iyobinte Pusthakam later in 2014. However, his big break came in 2016 with the films Guppy and Karinkunnam 6's. The songs of Guppy were critically acclaimed and went on to become top hits. His major 2017 releases include Ezra(1 Song:''irulu neelum''), Godha, The Great Father, Parava,

Pullikkaran Staraa ''Pullikkaran Staraa'' () is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film written and directed by Syamdhar and starring Mammootty, Deepti Sati and Asha Sarath . The film released on 1 September 2017, coinciding with Onam and Bakrid festivals. ...

and

Mayaanadhi ''Mayaanadhi'' () is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language romantic thriller film directed and co-produced by Aashiq Abu, and written by Syam Pushkaran and Dileesh Nair. The film stars Tovino Thomas as a criminal on the run and Aishwarya Lekshmi ...

(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) # Best Malayalam Lyricist 2019 - SIIMA (South Indian International Movie Awards) #Best Lyricist of the Year 2019 - Asianet Film Awards

References

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