Sachidanandan Puzhankara

Sachidanandan Puzhankara (Malayalam: സച്ചിദാനന്ദൻ പുഴങ്കര) is an Indian lyricist, poet, and screenwriter who works predominantly in Malayalam. He co-wrote the lyrics and screenplay for the film Pranayavarnangal. Since then, he has written many successful songs.

Life and career
Sachidanandan was born in Annanad,near Chalakudy in Thrissur district of Kerala. He studied in Maharaja's College, Ernakulam and Government Victoria College, Palakkad. He worked as an officer in KSRTC. He entered the film industry through his friend Jayaraman Kadambat. His first film was Pranayavarnangal which was directed by Sibi Malayil and music composed by Vidyasagar. In the movie Pranayavarnangal he got an opportunity for writing a poetic song named "Varamanjaladiya Ravinte Maaril".

Literary contributions

 *  Pachavellam (Poetry collection)
 * Ivale vayikkumpol (Poetry collection)
 * Adukkala (Poetry collection)
 * Pacha (Poetry collection)
 * Vattiyilla (Poetry collection)
 * Ormmakkurippukal (Malayalam translation of Pablo Neruda's poems)
 * Vazhikatti (Malayalam translation of R.K. Narayanan's novel)
 * Anuranjanam (Malayalam translation of Benazir Bhutto's memoir)