Cheri Viswanath (9 August 1933 – 9 September 2014) was a South Indian screenwriter, playwright, lyricist and journalist.
[1][2] Many of his works were written under the pen name Cheri, which is derived from the name of his family Cheriyil in Kollam District in South India.
He started his career as a playwright and journalist and was associated with the famous theatre group in South India called Kalanilayam.
[3] In a literary career spanning over 45 years, he had written 16 novels, 25 dramas and 19 radio plays and several lyrics for Malayalam movies.
He is the father of award-winning international film maker Biju Viswanath and Priya Prakash, Veena Player.