| Shibu Chakravarthy | |
| Birth Name: | Shibu Chakravarthy |
| Alias: | Shibu Chakravarthy |
| Birth Place: | [1] |
| Genre: | Film score |
| Occupation: | Lyricist, screenwriter, scriptwriter, journalist and poster designer |
| Years Active: | 1984–present |
| Label: | HMV India BMG India Tarangini Inreco |
| Associated Acts: | Ouseppachan S. P. Venkatesh Shyam Johnson Kannur Rajan Reghu Kumar |
Shibu Chakravarthy is an Indian lyricist, screenwriter, journalist and poster designer who works in Malayalam cinema[2] [3] [4] [5]
He is one of the most coveted lyricists of Malayalam cinema who has bagged several awards and accolades. Having penned thousands of hits and blockbusters, he is undoubtedly the most popular and sought after writer of Mollywood.
He was introduced to the Malayalam film industry by Rajan Prakash of Prakash Movie tone. 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.
Besides being a lyricists and screenwriter, he has also worked as a graphic designer with Gayathri Asokan at Gayathri designs. He had then worked on poster designs for many Malayalam movies and cover designs for music cassettes.
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.