Vinayak Sasikumar

Vinayak Sasikumar
Birth name Vinayak Sasikumar
Born (1994-06-13) 13 June 1994
Occupation(s) Lyricist
Years active 2011-present

Vinayak Sasikumar is an Indian lyricist, who works in Malayalam cinema, with films such as Guppy, Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi, Parava, Godha, Ezra, E,Karinkunnam 6'S and Sapthamashree Thaskaraha:.

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 directed by Guinness Pakru. Later in the year 2013, he wrote songs for the movie Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi.[1] This movie, directed by Sameer Thahir, was the first road movie made in India. The songs, composed by Rex Vijayan, went on to become top hits and has a cult following among a section of Keralites. In 2013, he worked for the movie North 24 Kaatham, directed by Anil Radhakrishnan Menon. The movie went on to receive the National Award for the best feature film in Malayalam and the Kerala State Award for the second best feature film. In 2014, he wrote songs for the movie 7th Day, directed by Syamdhar and written by Akhil Paul. The movie went on to become the biggest hit in the box office in the summer. His next movie was Sapthamashree Thaskaraha, which released in September 2014. Vinayak wrote the themes of central characters in the Amal Neerad film Iyobinte Pusthakam later in 2014.[2]

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. The track 'Gabrielinte' from Guppy entered Kerala's pop music as a major Christmas carol song in December 2016.[3] The song 'Thaniye' from Guppy earned Sooraj Santhosh Kerala State Award for the Best Male Singer the same year.[4]

His major 2017 releases include box office hits like Ezra, Godha, The Great Father, Parava, Pullikkaran Staraa and Mayaanadhi.[5][6]

Filmography[7]

Movie Songs Music Director Singer
Kutteem Kolum
  1. Karalil Ozhukum
 Shaan Rahman Shaan Rahman, Shweta Mohan
Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi
  1. Doore Doore
  2. Thaazhvaaram
  3. Neerpalunkukal
 Rex Vijayan Suchith Suresan

Sushin Shyam

Saju Sreenivas

North 24 Kaatham
  1. Thaarangal Ee Yathrayil
 Govind Menon Siddharth Menon, Jeba Niyaz
7th Day
  1. Oru Kadha Parayunnu
  2. Ithu Jeevitham
 Deepak Dev Prithviraj Sukumaran

Deepak Dev

Sapthamashree Thaskaraha
  1. Kayyethum Doorathunde
  2. Sapthamashree Thaskaraha
 Rex Vijayan Sushin Shyam

Rex Vijayan

Iyobinte Pusthakam
  1. Rawther Theme
  2. Rahel Theme
  3. Martha Theme
  4. Chemban Theme
 Neha Nair,

Yakzan Gary Perreira

 Usha Uthup,

Neha Nair,

Anthony Dasan

Haram
  1. Theeyaay
  2. Ningalkkee Lokam
 Thaikkudam Bridge Thaikkudam Bridge
Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi
  1. Aayiram Naalamay
  2. Thaarangal Paadunne
 Rex Vijayan Gowry Lekshmi,

Rex Vijayan

Maalgudi Days
  1. Sky is Smiling
 Dr. Praveen Sreya Jaydeep

Gowreesh

Aakashvani
  1. Maayum Sandhye
 Rahul Subramanian Arun Alat

Remya Nambisan

Karinkunnam 6's
  1. Medapoo Pattum Chuti
  2. Ulakathin
  3. Dhadkane De
 Rahul Raj Najim Arshad,

Arun Alat,

Rahul Raj

Guppy
  1. Thira Thira
  2. Gabriyelinte
  3. Thaniye
  4. Virinja Poonkurunne
 Vishnu Vijay Madhuvanti Narayan,

Anthony Dasan,

Sooraj Santhosh,

Suchith Suresan,

Yakzan Gary Perreira

Ezra
  1. Irulu Neelum Raave
 Sushin Shyam Sachin Balu
Godha
  1. O Rabba Bhayangariya
 Shaan Rahman Zia Ul Haq
The Great Father
  1. Minnum Thaarangal
 Sushin Shyam Uthara Krishnan
Himalayathile Kashmalan
  1. Akkidi
 Arvind Chandrashekar Sooraj Santhosh
E
  1. Pranavaakaaram
  2. Divaayaanam
  3. Arupathu Maram
 Rahul Raj Saritha Ram,

Rahul Raj,

Sunil Mathayi,

Aparna Rajeev

Pullikkaaran Staraa
  1. Maathalathen
 M Jayachandran Vijay Yesudas
Parava
  1. Pyaar Pyaar
  2. Ormakal
  3. Pakalin Vaathil
 Rex Vijayan Dulquer Salmaan,

Rex Vijayan,

Sreenath Bhasi

Mayaanadhi
  1. Uyirin Nadhiye
  2. Kaatil
 Rex Vijayan Rex Vijayan,

Neha Nair,

Shahabaz Aman

Rosapoo
  1. Mutta Pattu
 Sushin Shyam Jassie Gift,

Anthony Dasan

Hey Jude
  1. Hey Don't Worry Jude
 Rahul Raj Kavya Ajit,

Rahul Raj

Kuttanadan Marpappa
  1. Edanpoove
  2. Paalnila Thaarame
  3. Sa Re Ga Ma
 Rahul Raj Santhi Krishna

Sangeetha Prabhu

Yasin Nizar

Niranj Suresh

B Tech
  1. Peda Glassu
 Rahul Raj Jassie Gift,

Kavya Ajit

Orange Valley
  1. Aedan Vaniyile Poove
 Rhithwik S Chand Ann Amie
Maradona
  1. Kaadhale
  2. Nilapakshi Happy Version
  3. Varum Varum
  4. Nilapakshi Sad Version
 Sushin Shyam Sruthy Sasidharan,

Sushin Shyam,

Neha Nair

Kidu
  1. Imayil
 Vimal T.K. Vimal T.K.
Nonsense
  1. Chirakukal Njan Tharam
 Rinosh George Rinosh George
Jallianwala Bagh
  1. Tha Na Na
 Manikandan Ayyappa Anthony Daasan
Varathan
  1. Puthiyoru Paathayil
  2. Nee
  3. Oduvile Theeyaay
 Sushin Shyam Nazriya Nazim
Mandhaaram
  1. Kadalaazham
  2. Nooru Vattam Ninne
 Mujeeb Majeed Karthik, Zia Ul Haq

References

  1. ↑ Sam, Serin (25 Jul 2013). "Vinayak on a high note". Deccan Chronicle. Deccan Chronicle Holdings Limited (DCHL). Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "List of Malayalam Songs by Lyricist Vinayak Sasikumar,Cl 1". malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
  3. ↑ "Loving the bygone era of music: Vinayak Sasikumar". deccanchronicle.com/. 2017-04-13. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
  4. ↑ "Sooraj Santhosh won the state award". English News Portal. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
  5. ↑ "From Guinness Pakru to Anwar Rasheed - Interview with lyricist Vinayak Sasikumar". onlookersmedia.in. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
  6. ↑ NiKisCafe (2017-06-24), Interview with Vinayak Sasikumar - Malayalam Lyricist, retrieved 2017-12-02
  7. ↑ "വിനായക് ശശികുമാർ - Vinayak Sasikumar | M3DB.COM". www.m3db.com (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2017-12-02.

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  1. ↑ "Hey Jude (film)". Wikipedia. 2018-05-09.
  2. ↑ "'Maradona' song 'Kadhale' is a sensous romantic number - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
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