P. K. Gopi is a noted India

India

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n poet

Poet

A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...

 in Malayalam. He used to write lyrics

Lyrics

Lyrics are a set of words that make up a song. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist or lyrist. The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of...

 for Malayalam films. He is a member of Kerala Sahitya Akademi.

He won the Mahakavi Vennikkulam Memorial Literary Award for 2006, for his anthology of poems entitled Chiranthanom. Gopi was also awarded the Mahakavi Kuttamath award in 2000. He is the author of more than 15 Malayalam poetry books. He also penned for 25 Malayalam films.

Biography

P.K.Gopi was born in Koduman-Angadikkal village in Pattanamthitta District of Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

 on June 8, 1949. His father is P.K.kunjupillai and mother, Kalyani. He completed his schooling from Angadikkal S.N.V.High School. He also studied in Pathanapuram St. Stephens college and Velloor Christian Medical College. He retired from Government Service as a Physiotherapist. He won the Jesees award given for the best govt employee.
At present Mr.Gopi is the member of Kerala Sahitya Akademi and Thunchan Trust, Tirur

Tirur

Tirur is a town and a municipality in Malappuram district in the Indian state of Kerala spread over an area of 16.55 km2 . It is birth place of Thunchathu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan, the father of Malayalam literature. Thunchan Parambu is highly venerated and its sand is believed to be sacred. The...

. He is the State President of YuvakalaSahithi.

Notable works

• Orittu (2010),
• Thanal maram (2010),
• Ezhuthamma,
• Mankudam,
• Oppu,
• Harisree,
• Malayalappookkal,
• Neru,
• Chimizhu,
• Kuruvikkoodu,
• Arivum Murivum,
• Pattam,
• Muthumozhikal,
• Kiliyamma,
• Eekam,
• Chiranthanam,
• Sushumnayile Sangeetham,
• Nenjile Mancherathukal,
• Oolachoottinte Velicham,

Film Lyrics

He has written lyrics for the following Malayalam films.

• Dhanam,
• Shubhayathra,
• Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal,
• Sasneham,
• Mannadiyaar penninu chengotta chekkan,
• Ottayal pattalam,
• Anashvaram,
• Neelagiri,
• Bhoomika,
• Naaraayam,
• Mukthi,
• Thiruvithamkoor thirumanassu,
• Oru kochu bhoomi kilukkam,
• Kusruthi kaattu.

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Achievements and Awards

• Mundasheri Memorial Award,
• Pala Sahridaya Samithi Award,
• Ezhumangalam Award,
• Abudabi Malayali Samajam Award,
• Kuwait Malayali Samajam Award,
• Mahakavi Kuttamath Award,
• Shakthi Award,
• Moodadi Damodaran Memorial Award,
• Mahakavi Vennikkulam Award,
• Delhi Gayathri Award,
• Prof. Kozhisheri Balaraman Award,
• Moloor Smaraka Award,
• K.P.Kayalatt Award,
• P.Narendra Nath Award,
• P.T.Bhaskara panikkar Award,
• Mahakavi P.Kunjiraman Nair Award (2010),
• Malayala chalachithra parishad award (for best lyrics),
• American Malayalee Doctors Award.