Anvar Ali
Anvar Ali is a renowned poet and lyricist, critic, translator, screenwriter, and documentary filmmaker. His first collection of poems, Mazhakkalam established him as a prominent voice in contemporary Malayalam poetry and some of his other works include Aadiyaadi Alanja Marangale, Mehaboob Express, Eternal Sculptures and Njan Rappai among others. Ali’s poems have been translated into various Indian and foreign languages and has been accoladed with Kunchu Pillai Award, 65th Filmfare Awards South for Best Lyricist and CPC Cine Awards for Best Original Songs to name a few.