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Yusaf Ali Kechery(1934-2015)

  • Music Department
  • Director
  • Producer
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Yusaf Ali Kechery was born on 16 May 1934 in Kecheri, Thrissur district, Kerala, British India. He was a director and producer, known for Vanadevatha (1976), Sindhoora Cheppu (1971) and Maram (1972). He died on 21 March 2015 in Kochi, Kerala, India.
BornMay 16, 1934
DiedMarch 21, 2015(80)
BornMay 16, 1934
DiedMarch 21, 2015(80)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Vanadevatha (1976)
Vanadevatha
  • Director
  • 1976
Sindhoora Cheppu (1971)
Sindhoora Cheppu
  • Music Department
  • 1971
Jayabharathi and Prem Nazir in Maram (1972)
Maram
5.1
  • Music Department
  • 1972
Ambika in Neela Thamara (1979)
Neela Thamara
7.3
  • Music Department(as Yusufali Kechery)
  • 1979

Credits

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Music Department

  • Aju Varghese, Poojitha Menon, and Anu Mohan in Lokha Samastha (2015)
    Lokha Samastha
    3.0
    • lyricist
    • 2015
  • Saikumar, Irshad, and Maqbool Salmaan in Parayan Baaki Vechathu (2014)
    Parayan Baaki Vechathu
    • lyricist
    • 2014
  • Raghuvinte Swantham Rasiya (2011)
    Raghuvinte Swantham Rasiya
    2.6
    • lyricist
    • 2011
  • Kalabhavan Mani and Sujitha in Aayirathil Oruvan (2009)
    Aayirathil Oruvan
    6.3
    • lyricist
    • 2009
  • Mythili Roy and Jayakrishnan in Subhadram (2007)
    Subhadram
    6.0
    • lyricist
    • 2007
  • Suresh Gopi, Jagathy Sreekumar, and Lakshmi Gopalaswamy in Paranju Theeratha Visheshangal (2007)
    Paranju Theeratha Visheshangal
    6.2
    • lyricist
    • 2007
  • Indrajith Sukumaran and Navya Nair in Deepangal Sakshi (2005)
    Deepangal Sakshi
    5.1
    • lyricist
    • 2005
  • Masanagudi Mannadiyar Speaking (2004)
    Masanagudi Mannadiyar Speaking
    2.9
    • lyricist
    • 2004
  • Jishnu Raghavan and Nithya Das in Choonda (2003)
    Choonda
    4.0
    • lyricist
    • 2003
  • Varum Varunnu Vannu (2003)
    Varum Varunnu Vannu
    4.2
    • lyricist
    • 2003
  • Prithviraj Sukumaran, Ambili Devi, and Renuka Menon in Meerayude Dukhavum Muthuvinte Swapnavum (2003)
    Meerayude Dukhavum Muthuvinte Swapnavum
    3.8
    • lyricist
    • 2003
  • Dileep and Kavya Madhavan in Sadanandante Samayam (2003)
    Sadanandante Samayam
    5.6
    • lyricist
    • 2003
  • Dileep and Navya Nair in Kunjikkoonan (2002)
    Kunjikkoonan
    6.5
    • lyricist
    • 2002
  • Kavya Madhavan and Jayasurya in Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan (2002)
    Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan
    5.1
    • lyricist
    • 2002
  • Puthooramputhri Unniyarcha (2002)
    Puthooramputhri Unniyarcha
    3.5
    • lyricist
    • 2002

Director

  • Ambika in Neela Thamara (1979)
    Neela Thamara
    7.3
    • Director (as Yusufali Kechery)
    • 1979
  • Vanadevatha (1976)
    Vanadevatha
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Jayabharathi and Prem Nazir in Maram (1972)
    Maram
    5.1
    • Director
    • 1972

Producer

  • Vanadevatha (1976)
    Vanadevatha
    • producer
    • 1976
  • Jayabharathi and Prem Nazir in Maram (1972)
    Maram
    5.1
    • producer
    • 1972
  • Sindhoora Cheppu (1971)
    Sindhoora Cheppu
    • producer
    • 1971

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Yusef Ali Kecheri
  • Born
    • May 16, 1934
    • Kecheri, Thrissur district, Kerala, British India
  • Died
    • March 21, 2015
    • Kochi, Kerala, India(bronchial pneumonia)

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