Shibu Chakravarthy is an Indian lyricist, screenwriter, and poster designer who works in Malayalam cinema. His ancestors were the rulers of Kurukkanmoola Dynasty, hence the name Chakravarthy (transl. Emperor).[1] His birthname was Shibu Rajav, later changed to Shibu Chakravarthy by publishing in gazette.[2][3]
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Birth name | Shibu Rajav |
Genres | Film score |
Occupation(s) | Lyricist, scriptwriter, poster Designer |
Years active | 1984–present |
Labels | HMV India BMG India Tarangini Inreco |
He was introduced to the Malayalam film industry by Rajan Prakash of Prakash Movie tone.[citation needed] His first film was Allimalarkkavu (1984), made while he was doing his master's degree in philosophy in Maharaja's College, Ernakulam. He continued his studies and secured a diploma in journalism while working in the film industry. His breakthrough was the film Shyama with the song "Chembarathy Poove chollu", and became a lyricist.[citation needed]
Besides being a lyricists and screenwriter, he has also worked as a graphic designer with Gayathri Asokan at Gayathri designs.[citation needed] He had then worked on poster designs for many Malayalam movies and cover designs for music cassettes.[citation needed]
He has worked with M.K. Arjunan, Raghu Kumar, Shyam, Ravindran, Johnson, K.J. Joy, Kannoor Rajan, Jerry Amal Dev, M.G. Radhakrishnan, S.P. Venketesh, Mohan Sithara, M. Jayachandran Alphons, Deepak Dev, and Ousephachan.[citation needed]
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