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Chacko was born on
March 7, 1926, in the
village of Mulakulam in
erstwhile Travancore.
His father was a Christian priest.
He worked as a professor at
Mar Ivanios College and the
Department of
Malayalam, University of Kerala.
He did his early schooling in
Saint Joseph's school, Piravom,
and went on to receive his BA
honours in Malayalam
literature with first rank
from University College,
Trivandrum.
Chacko's first published poem
was 'Munnottu' (Forward) which
appeared in a local weekly in
1946.
 The poem
'Kanakaaksharangal' published
in 1967 brought him popularity.
Chemmanam is famed for
efficiently utilising satire in his
poems as a means of social
and political critique.
 His poetic style has often
drawn comparison to the
early Malayalam language
poet .
His 1977 poetry
collection won
the Kerala Sahitya
Akademi Award.
 He was conferred with
the lifetime achievement
award for literature by
the Kerala Sahitya
Akademi in 2006.
He received the
Mahakavi Pandalam
Keralavarma Award for
Poetry in 2014.
List of poems
Vilamparam (Proclamation)
(1947)
Kanakaaksharangal (Golden
Letters) (1967)
Nellu (Paddy) (1968)
Innu (Today) (1969)
Puthari (Fresh Rice) (1970)
Asthram (Arrow) (1971)
Agneyaasthram (Fire-arrow) (1972)
Dukkhanthinte Chiri (Laughter of sorrow)
(1973)
Aavanazhi (Quiver) (1974)
Jaithrayaathra (Victory Parade) (1975)
Rajapaatha (Royal Path) (1976)
Daahajalam (Water for Thirst) (1981)
Bhoomikulukkam (Earthquake) (1983)
Ampum Villum (Bow and Arrow) (1986)
Raajavinu Vasthramilla (King is naked)
(1989)
Aalilla Kaserakal (Empty Chairs) (1991)
Chinteru (Plane - as in tool for timber work)
(1995)
Narma Sankadam (Light Sadness) (1997)
Onnu Onnu Randaayiram (1-1-2000) (2000)
Ottayaal Pattaalam (One-man Army) (2003)
Ottayaante Choonduviral (Pointing finger of
a lone Elephant) (2007)
Akshara Poraattam (War of Words) (2009)
Akshara Poraali (Warrior of words) (2010)
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Chemmanam chacko

  • 1.
  • 2.
  • 3. Chacko was born on March 7, 1926, in the village of Mulakulam in erstwhile Travancore.
  • 4. His father was a Christian priest. He worked as a professor at Mar Ivanios College and the Department of Malayalam, University of Kerala.
  • 5. He did his early schooling in Saint Joseph's school, Piravom, and went on to receive his BA honours in Malayalam literature with first rank from University College, Trivandrum.
  • 6. Chacko's first published poem was 'Munnottu' (Forward) which appeared in a local weekly in 1946.  The poem 'Kanakaaksharangal' published in 1967 brought him popularity.
  • 7. Chemmanam is famed for efficiently utilising satire in his poems as a means of social and political critique.
  • 8.  His poetic style has often drawn comparison to the early Malayalam language poet .
  • 9. His 1977 poetry collection won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award.
  • 10.  He was conferred with the lifetime achievement award for literature by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi in 2006.
  • 11. He received the Mahakavi Pandalam Keralavarma Award for Poetry in 2014.
  • 12. List of poems Vilamparam (Proclamation) (1947) Kanakaaksharangal (Golden Letters) (1967) Nellu (Paddy) (1968) Innu (Today) (1969)
  • 13. Puthari (Fresh Rice) (1970) Asthram (Arrow) (1971) Agneyaasthram (Fire-arrow) (1972) Dukkhanthinte Chiri (Laughter of sorrow) (1973) Aavanazhi (Quiver) (1974) Jaithrayaathra (Victory Parade) (1975)
  • 14. Rajapaatha (Royal Path) (1976) Daahajalam (Water for Thirst) (1981) Bhoomikulukkam (Earthquake) (1983) Ampum Villum (Bow and Arrow) (1986) Raajavinu Vasthramilla (King is naked) (1989) Aalilla Kaserakal (Empty Chairs) (1991)
  • 15. Chinteru (Plane - as in tool for timber work) (1995) Narma Sankadam (Light Sadness) (1997) Onnu Onnu Randaayiram (1-1-2000) (2000) Ottayaal Pattaalam (One-man Army) (2003) Ottayaante Choonduviral (Pointing finger of a lone Elephant) (2007) Akshara Poraattam (War of Words) (2009) Akshara Poraali (Warrior of words) (2010)