Pen name Cheri Name Cheri Viswanath Music director Neela Sari Literary movement Realism Spouse S.Radhamani Amma | Subject Social Aspects Died September 9, 2014 Nationality Indian Role Screenwriter | |
Born 9 August 1933
Kollam, Kollam District,
British India ( 1933-08-09 ) Occupation Screenwriter, journalist, lyricist, novelist Children Biju Viswanath, Veena Player, Priya Prakash Movies Thimingalam, Kulambadikal, Naradhan Keralathil, Pacha Velicham, Rowdy Ramu Similar People Biju Viswanath, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Balan K Nair, Jagathy Sreekumar, Kuthiravattam Pappu | ||
Cheri Viswanath (9 August 1933 – 9 September 2014) was a South indian screenwriter, playwright, lyricist and journalist.
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Biography
Many of his works were written under the pen name Cheri, which is derived from the name of his family Cheriyil in Kollam District in South India.
He started his career as a playwright and journalist and was associated with the famous theater group in South India called Kalanilayam.
In a literary career spanning over 45 years, he had written 16 novels, 25 dramas and 19 radio plays and several lyrics for Malayalam movies.
His song for the movie Thaalappoly (1977) was the biggest hit of the year.
He had written screenplays for 20 feature films, directed by veteran film makers M.Krishnan Nair, Madhu, Crossbelt Mani and M.Mani.
Viswanath worked as the Chief Editor for the Malayalam Dailies Thaniniram and Yeenadu for 45 years.
He is the father of award-winning international film maker Biju Viswanath and Priya Prakash, Veena Player.