Rajeev Alunkal

Rajeev Alunkal
Born (1973-08-17) 17 August 1973 (age 51)
Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Occupations
  • Poet
  • lyricist
Music Director and Member - Film Censor Board
Years active1997 to Present

Rajeev Alunkal is an Indian prominent poet, lyricist, music director and well known orator. now he is the Member central film censor board. He is the former chairman of Kumaranashan Smarakam, Pallana, Govt of Kerala.[1] He is best known for writing lyrics on romantic and philosophical themes. He has written numerous poems and songs. Rajeev has penned lyrics for songs in about 130 movies, of which a few are worth mention – Vettom, Mallu Singh Kanaka Simhaasanam, Oru Marubhoomikkadha, Romans, Sound Thoma, Chattakkari, Angry babies, Aamayum Muyalum, Happy Wedding, Kuttanadan Marpappa, Aanakallan.

He won URF National Record (2021) for 4200 songs in three lyrics areas (Drama, Album, Cinema)[2][3]

He has received Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy Award in 2012 for lifetime achievement as lyricist.[4][5] He achieved this award at the age of 39 and nobody has received such an award so far in history.[6] Since then, he has written lyrics for 350 songs for more than 130 films. He has also written more than 1000 songs for 250 professional dramas and 2800 songs for 280 albums.

Rajeev Alunkal co-operated with music directors of three to four generations, namely V.Dakshinamoorthy, M.K.Arjunan, A.R.Rahmam, Raveendran, M.Jayachandran and Gopi Sundar, and most Indian Singers.

He won the Kerala State Award for Best Lyricist in 2004 (Drama), and he won the Kerala Film Critics Association Awards in three times (2006, 2012 and 2018[7])

Rajeev Alunkal got the opportunity to work with A R Rahman for the album "One Love" which acted to ensure the position of the Taj Mahal among the 7 Wonders of the World, on the behalf of the Government of India

During the canonisation ceremony of Mother Teresa at the Vatican, Pope Francis released the poem "Theresamma" written by Rajeev Alunkal, and the Indian Pop singer Usha Uthup rendered her voice for the same. This poem has also been translated into other languages including English, Bengali, Albanian, Latin and Tamil.[8]

  1. ^ "രാജീവ് ആലുങ്കൽ കുമാരനാശാൻ സ്മാരക സമിതിയുടെ ചെയർമാനായി". ManoramaOnline. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  2. ^ Daily, Keralakaumudi. "യൂണിവേഴ്സൽ റെക്കാർഡ് ഫോറത്തിൻ്റെ ദേശീയ അംഗീകാരം കവിയും ഗാനരചയിതാവുമായ രാജീവ് ആലുങ്കലിന് ഗോവ ഗവർണർ പി.എസ്. ശ്രീധരൻപിള്ള സമ്മാനിക്കുന്നു". Keralakaumudi Daily. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  3. ^ "രാജീവ് ആലുങ്കലിന് യൂണിവേഴ്‌സല്‍ റെക്കോര്‍ഡ് ഫോറത്തിന്റെ ദേശീയ അംഗീകാരം – Rajeev Alunkal Got National Recognition From The Universal Records Forum". Canchannels. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Akademi awards announced". The Hindu. 21 February 2013.
  5. ^ "നാലുവരി കൊണ്ട് പാട്ട് ഹിറ്റാകില്ല". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Kerala Culture – Official Website of Department of Culture, Government of Kerala". keralaculture.org. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Kerala Film Critics Awards announced". The New Indian Express. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Canonisation of Mother Theresa". Manoramaonline. 22 August 2016.