Rafeeq Ahammed

Rafeeq Ahammed, a Malayalam poet, lyricist and novelist, is regarded as the most successful and critically acclaimed lyricist of contemporary Malayalam cinema. He is a six-time winner of Kerala State Film Award for Best Lyrics and has won several literary and film awards including the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 2006 for his poetic work, Aalmara. His recent publication is a poem titled Pramukthan.