Sreekumaran Thampi
This genius lyricist, versatile Film Director, Producer and Scenarist is born in Haripad. Sreekumaran Thampi has the unique record of having produced 22 films, directing 29, and writing scripts for 78 films in Malayalam besides writing thousands of super hit songs. Sreekumaran Thampi has written thousands of film songs, seventy eight screenplays, published four Novels (Kakkathampuraatti and Kuttanad,kadalum karalum, and njanoru kadha parayam) and collection of poems Engineerayuday Veena, Neelathaamara, En Makan Karayumpol Sheershakamillatha Kavithakal, Achante chumbanam, and Ammakkoru tharaattu). His collection of selected songs titled Hridaya Sarassu has gone to three editions in two years. There's hardly anyone in the Malayalam film industry to equal Sreekumaran Thampi. His career graph is a testimony to his multifaceted talents.
His evergreen songs such as `Chandrikayilaliyunna chandrakaantham', `Hridayasarasile pranayapushpame' and `Swonthamenna padathinendhartham' still evoke nostalgia in Malayalis. So are some of his films. While his films such as `Chandrakaantham', `Gaanam', `Mohiniyattom', `Malika Paniyunnavor', `Jeevitham Oru Gaanam', `Ambalavilakku', etc. became artistic successes; Mr. Thampi also made movies such as `Naayattu', `Simhasanam', `Akramanam', `Idimuzhakkam', etc. that succeeded at the box office.
