Yusuf Ali Kecheri (born 1934) is a poet and film director from Kerala, India.He is the former president of the Kerala Sahitya Academy. Professor K. P. Narayana Pisharody, the eldest scholar, was Yousuf Ali's Sanskrit

Sanskrit

Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...

 teacher. The film Dhwani included his lyrics, with music director Naushad Ali.

Asianet Film Awards

• 1999 - Best Lyricist Award -Deepasthambam mahashcharyam

Partial filmography

Some films that he has written lyrics for the songs

1. Aayirathil Oruvan
   Aayirathil Oruvan (2009 film)
   Aayirathil Oruvan is a 2009 Malayalam drama film directed by Sibi Malayil, starring Kalabhavan Mani in the lead role.-Plot:Aravindan is an ever sacrificing brother who gets himself into a financial mess, following the marriage of his younger sister...
   
   (2009)
2. Deepangal Sakshi
3. Choonda (2003)
4. Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan (2002)
5. Karumadikkuttan (2001)
6. Dada Sahib (2000)
7. Deepasthambam Mahashcharyam
8. Chitrashalabham (1998)
9. Joker
10. Vasantiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njanum
11. Nadodikkattu
    Nadodikkattu
    Nadodikattu is a 1987 Malayalam comedy film directed by Sathyan Anthikkad and written by Sreenivasan. The story revolves around two impecunious young Malayali men, Ramdas aka Dasan and Vijayan who not being able to find any job in Kerala, plan to go to Dubai to make their fortunes, but get...
    
    
12. Thirakalkkappuram
13. Five star Hospital
14. Parinayam
    Parinayam
    Parinayam is a Malayalam–language film directed by Hariharan and written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair. The key characters are played by Mohini, Vineeth and Manoj.K.Jayan...
    
    (1994)
15. Sargam (1992 film)
    Sargam (1992 film)
    Sargam is a Malayalam film directed by Hariharan released in 1992. It was written by Chowallur Krishnankutty. The movie was produced by Bhavani Hariharan, , under the banner of Gayathri Enterprises. The cast of the movie included Vineeth, Manoj K...
    
    (1992)
16. Gasal
17. Dhwani (1988; Music by Naushad
    Naushad
    Naushad Ali was an Indian musician. He was one of the foremost music directors for Bollywood films, and is particularly known for popularizing the use of classical music in films.His first film as an independent music director was Prem Nagar in 1940...
    
    )
18. Pattanapravesham
    Pattanapravesham
    Pattanapravesham is a 1988 Malayalam comedy film directed by Sathyan Anthikkad and written by Sreenivasan. It is the sequel to Nadodikkattu and follows the story of Dasan and Vijayan who are now CIDs and are investigating a homicide case...
    
    (1988)
19. Ithile Iniyum Varu (1986)
20. Iniyenkilum (1983)
21. Pinnilavu (1983)
22. Lava (1980)
23. Sarapanjaram (1979)
24. Eeta (1978)

External links

• Hits of Yusaf Ali Kecheri